Buddy Guy
@TheRealBuddyGuy
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8x GRAMMY Award winner. Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. Chicago Blues Legend. 2024 Damn Right Farewell Tour — Tickets on sale now at .
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The loss of our friend Jeff Beck is crushing. All our love and prayers go out to his family, his friends, and his fans around the world. Until we meet again, Jeff. - Team BG
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86 YEARS YOUNG! Please join us in wishing the man himself a very Happy Birthday. 🎂 - Team BG
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Buddy would like to offer his deepest condolences, his love, and his prayers to the family of Charlie Watts, to Mick, Keith, Ronnie, and to everyone in the Rolling Stones camp. Friends till the end. All our love. ❤️ - Team BG
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87 YEARS YOUNG and still havin’ fun. Please join us as we wish the legend himself a very Happy Birthday! 🎂🥃
View the full list of Buddy’s Damn Right Farewell tour dates and get tickets at . - Team BG
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83 never looked so good! Please join us in wishing the man himself a very Happy Birthday. 🥃🍰🎉- Team BG
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84 YEARS YOUNG: Please join us in wishing Buddy a very Happy Birthday! - Team BG
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“Every time I accept an award like this, I do it for my friends who maybe didn't get em years ago, especially black people - the late Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, etc- they're still in my heart, & every time I look up, it's like they're looking down on me."- BG
#BlackHistoryMonth
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He’s a man on the move! Check tour dates and get tickets for The Damn Right Farewell Tour at . - Team BG
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85 YEARS YOUNG YA’LL and still killin’ it! Please join us in wishing the man himself a very Happy Birthday. We can’t wait to see you on the road again soon. - Team BG
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Well, looky here! It’s a brand new record. 😁 ‘The Blues Don’t Lie’ is available everywhere tomorrow, Sept 30.
CDs and vinyl will be available tomorrow night at
@BuddyGuys
Legends during the record release party. Get your tickets now at - Team BG
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“The best that ever did it and got away with it.” Happy heavenly birthday,
#BBKing
.🖤- Team BG
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Thinking of our friend SRV today. - Team BG
#StevieRayVaughan
#legendary
(📷 by Lynn Goldsmith, 1983)
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To all my friends and fans for making today a great birthday. From the bottom of my heart. I love you too! - BG
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We’re excited to announce that Buddy will be returning to the stage in January 2024 at
@BuddyGuys
Legends! More info coming later this week. Stay tuned. - Team BG
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We don’t know about you guys but we’re really missing these January moments! BG will be back on stage soon, but until then, we hope you stay safe and healthy. - Team BG (📷 by BG’s Assistant Annie)
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Vaccine check! ✔️ Buddy is feelin’ good. We hope you’re all staying safe and healthy out there. - Team BG
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BG is honored to accept the 2019
#GRAMMY
for
#BestTraditionalBluesAlbum
! Thank you to
@RecordingAcad
, to all of the special guests, to
@rcarecords
, and to everyone who helped make this record a success. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!
#thebluesisaliveandwell
- Team BG
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"I think of this date like my birthday. Fact of the matter is it's my second birthday. It's when I was born again. Born this time not to stay in Louisiana, but to leave Louisiana. My life before September 25, 1957, was one thing, and my life after was something else." - BG
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Thank you to
@TheGRAMMYs
for an incredible night & for
#keepingthebluesalive
! - Team BG
#BornToPlayGuitar
#GRAMMYs
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#TheBluesIsAliveAndWell
! Thank you everyone for all the birthday well wishes. BG is spending the day relaxing at home while on break from his summer tour. We'll see you all tomorrow night at
@buddyguys
Legends for the birthday party! - Team BG
#82yearsyoung
(📷 by Nels Akerlund)
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This morning, I come to you all with a heavy heart.
BB King was the greatest guy I ever met. The…
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You DAMN RIGHT we’re adding more tour dates! Get tickets for the 2023 Damn Right Farewell Tour and more info at . - Team BG
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Happy birthday to the world's coolest boss. 81 years young! We love you, Buddy! - Love,
#TeamBG
. Bday party this Wed Aug 2 at
@BuddyGuys
!
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The Blues Is Alive And Well.... and available everywhere June 15!!!
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September 25, 1957: Sixty-two years ago today Buddy, pictured here in his hometown of Lettsworth, Louisiana, boarded a train to Chicago with nothing but his guitar and a promise to his mother. The rest, as they say, is music history.
- Team BG
Photo by Chuck Lanza
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! - Team BG
Congrats Best Traditional Blues Album winner - 'The Blues Is Alive And Well'
@TheRealBuddyGuy
#GRAMMYs
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Can you believe this guy turns 80 tomorrow!?! Lookin' good, boss! - Team BG
#80yearsyoung
(📷 by Chuck Lanza)
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60 years ago today, Buddy left his home in Louisiana and took a train to Chicago. The rest, as they say, is music history. -
#TeamBG
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“I wouldn’t change anything. Whatever I have achieved seems to have come later, but that’s alright. I’ve always been someone who gives everything he has to what he’s doing. When you come to see me, you know you’re getting the best I’ve got.”
- BG for
@GuitarWorld
Magazine
“I’ll still be playing guitar – I’ll do that until I can’t – but I’m at the age where my heroes passed away. I’ve gotta keep that in mind”: Buddy Guy opens up on his retirement from the road and 70-year career as a true blues original
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Happy birthday, Mick! - BG
Huge thank you to
@mickjagger
for his incredible contribution to BG's new record
#TheBluesIsAliveAndWell
. Listen to "You Did The Crime" featuring Mick on harp on
@Spotify
@AppleMusic
and
@amazonmusic
now. - Team BG (photo by Rick Wood)
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Look out, Blues fans! We’ve got some big news coming your way tomorrow. Stay tuned. 😎- Team BG
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Thank you
@foofighters
for helping to inform the next generation of great musicians. - BG
#keepthebluesalive
#sonichighways
#chicago
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“Hello, Chicago!” - Tickets for Buddy’s January residency at
@BuddyGuys
Legends are available at . Tickets for the Damn Right Farewell Tour are available at . Where will we be seeing you!? - Team BG
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"I think of this date like my birthday. Fact of the matter is it's my second birthday. It's when I was born again. Born this time not to stay in Louisiana, but to leave Louisiana. My life before September 25, 1957, was one thing, and my life after was something else." - BG
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Interviewer: Do you do anything to prepare for the stage?
BG: Yeah.
Interviewer: ....
BG: ...a double shot of cognac.
-Team BG
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We’re excited to announce that Buddy's new album 'The Blues Don't Lie' is available everywhere September 30th! Listen to the powerful new single "Gunsmoke Blues" featuring
@JasonIsbell
streaming now. - Team BG
Pre-order ‘The Blues Don’t Lie’:
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"Buddy Guy brought Chicago blues to its pinnacle," Keith Richards of the
@RollingStones
told
@Pollstar
. "His phrasing, originality and style topped it all. Not only that, but he's a great guy. I'm still recovering from our last meeting. Take it easy, Buddy!"-
@officialKeef
on BG
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Blues Brothers: Happy heavenly birthday to the late great
#JuniorWells
. - Team BG
📷 by Art Shay, 1965
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What a weekend! Thank you to all our friends & family who joined us in Lettsworth, LA (+ our good friend
@JimmieVaughan
) & thank you to state & local officials who made this possible. There’s nothing like coming home. - Team BG
#BuddyGuyDay
#BuddyGuyWay
#MississippiBluesTrail
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Blues fans are the best fans.
#TheBluesIsAliveAndWell
enters the
@billboard
Blues Chart at Number 1! Our deepest thanks to you, the fans, for all your support. - Team BG
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7 years ago today, we were in Washington DC as Buddy was awarded the
#KennedyCenter
Honor by President
@BarackObama
. It was the experience of a lifetime. - Team BG ✨🎄
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BG and The Damn Right Blues Band knockin’ the dust off in rehearsal this morning! We can’t wait to get back on the road later this Summer. (
@BuddyGuys
Legends is still closed for now but we’ll be back soon. Stay tuned). - Team BG
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Thank you to our friend
@EricClapton
for an incredible weekend of music! Thank you to
@JonnyLangBand
for sitting in with us, and thank you to all of the amazing artists & friends we got to see at
#Crossroads
. We love you! - Team BG
@turnup4recovery
@CrossRoadsCentr
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The loss of our friend and band mate Marty Sammon leaves a hole in the soul of the Damn Right Blues Band. Marty was a father, a friend to many, and an incredible musician. We’ll always be thankful for the memories and the music we made together. - Team BG
📷 Roman Sobus
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Tim Austin was the heartbeat of The Damn Right Blues Band & we are so sad to announce his passing. When you spend as much time on the road as we do, you become a family. Tim was not only our drummer: He was a husband, a father, and a friend. We'll miss you so much, Tim. - Team BG
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And that’s how it feels to kick off the US leg of the Damn Right Farewell Tour with 3 SOLD OUT shows in Rockford & Joliet! Thank you all. — Next up: Ft. Wayne, New Buffalo, Anderson, & Evansville. Then it's down south to BG's original stomping grounds, Baton Rouge, Louisiana! ⚜️
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BG is honored to be included in the list of nominees for
#BestTraditionalBluesAlbum
! Congratulations to our fellow nominees and thank you to the
@RecordingAcad
! - Team BG
#TheBluesIsAliveAndWell
📷 by Danny Clinch
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"If I look out there and see somebody with a frown I know I have work to do. There’s so many angry people in the world today... Music makes you forget about anger sometimes." - BG
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY! ‘The Blues Don’t Lie’ is available everywhere now. What’s your favorite track? - Team BG
Get your copy today: or pick one up tonight at
@BuddyGuys
Legends during the record release party. Tickets at .
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“If you don’t like the Blues, you’re in the wrong f’ing house tonight!” - BG
View the full list of Buddy’s 2023 Damn Right Farewell Tour dates and get tickets at . - Team BG (📷 by Steve Sands/Repost from Summerstage NYC).
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"He was like a father, man. To all of us." - BG. Happy Birthday to the late great
#MuddyWaters
(📷 by Watt Casey)
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"The Mud" was born 105 years ago today. Happy heavenly birthday to the Godfather of the Blues. - Team BG
#buddyguy
#muddywaters
#juniorwells
(📷 by Watt Casey, Antone's 1976)
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"Reefer make me mellow and whiskey make me wild. Get a couple glasses and lets get drunk in style!" NOW LOOKY HERE: The newest single from The Blues Is Alive and Well is out today! Listen to 'Cognac' featuring
@jeffbeckmusic
&
@officialKeef
here: -Team BG
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Buddy's sitting in with
@theroots
on
@FallonTonight
11:35|10:35c
#FallonTonight
#BornToPlayGuitar
in stores FRIDAY!
http://t.co/i9CZFDWBpn
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HERE SHE IS! Click the link to sign up for BG’s email list & enter to win this beautiful custom
@Fender
Buddy Guy Strat. She's going home with someone and it could be you:
Open to US residents only due to the complexities of int’l law regarding giveaways
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"Funny thing about the blues -- you play 'em 'cause you got 'em. But when you play 'em, you lose 'em."
‘Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away’ TONIGHT on
@PBS
@PBSAmerMasters
. Check your local listings. - Team BG
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New dates have been added to the 2023 Damn Right Farewell Tour! Visit for a full list of tour dates. Local presales begin Wed Nov 16 at 10AM local time. Tickets are on sale Friday Nov 18 at 10AM local time. See you on the road! - Team BG
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Thanks to all our friends and family who made it out to
@BuddyGuys
Legends for BG's 80th birthday! (📷's Paul Natkin)
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HERE IT IS! The first release from Buddy's new record is available now, a cover of Sonny Boy Williamson's classic "Nine Below Zero". The Blues Is Alive And Well and in stores everywhere June 15! - Team BG
Hear the full track:
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We're celebrating Buddy's 82nd birthday at
@BuddyGuys
Legends on Tuesday July 31! Come have a sip of cognac and wish the man himself a Happy Birthday. Performances by Mr. Sipp and The NuBlu Band. Tickets are on sale now at ! - Team BG
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LOOK OUT NOW! Buddy Guy and The Damn Right Blues Band are comin’ in hot! Where will we be seeing you!? - Team BG
#thebluesisaliveandwell
#buddyguy
#springtour
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‘The Blues Don’t Lie’ debuts at Number 1 on the
@billboard
Blues chart! Listen now: - Team BG
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We’re so excited to announce that ‘The Blues Don’t Lie’ has been nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 2023 GRAMMY Awards! Thank you to the
@RecordingAcad
and congratulations to all fellow nominees. - Team BG
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"I wish you could've stayed around a little longer, old friend."- BG / HBD to
#BBKing
who would've been 90 today.
http://t.co/W9ySMF0bPo
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❤️🙏🏿 - Team BG
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Thank you to everyone who tuned in to
@PBS
@PBSAmerMasters
last night for the premiere of 'Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away". If you missed it, you can watch the full episode online here. - Team BG
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24 years ago today we lost our friend, the legendary
#StevieRayVaughan
- Today we honor his memory
#keepthebluesalive
http://t.co/zoaATYZopU
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Buddy is BACK with 16 shows at
@BuddyGuys
Legends starting this week, Thurs January 6! Tix for Fridays & Saturdays are nearly sold out. Open tables are still available for some Thurs & Sun shows. Get your tix and more info here: - Team BG
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The first tune Buddy ever learned to play was JLHs 'Boogie Chillen". Happy 100th birthday to the late great legend
#JohnLeeHooker
! - Team BG
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NEW DATES JUST ADDED: Tickets for the new Damn Right Farewell Tour dates are on sale this Friday June 23 at 10AM local time. Stay updated on the Damn Right Farewell Tour and get tickets at . Where will we be seeing you? - Team BG
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Proud to see
#theblues
represented on the
#GRAMMYs
stage tonight!
@BobbyRushBlues
#LurrieBell
@GaryClarkJr
#WilliamBell
- Team BG 🎸
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Thank you to The Recording Academy for this incredible honor.
#GRAMMYs
#Grammys2015
@TheGRAMMYs
#keepthebluesalive
http://t.co/HyQ4DmGTbS
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Tour update: Thank you for your patience and understanding. We hope you all stay safe and healthy out there. - Team BG
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#HappyMothersDay
to all the momma’s out there! Pictured here is BG’s mother, Isabel Guy. - Team BG
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We're so sad to hear that BB King's Times Square location is closing but honored to have been asked to perform the final show. We'll see you tonight 4/17, tomorrow 4/18, and again on April 29 for the final show at
@BBKingBluesNYC
. Tix at - Team BG
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The US leg of The Damn Right Farewell Tour starts TONIGHT! Midwest, you’re up first: Rockford, Joliet, Ft. Wayne, New Buffalo, Anderson, and Evansville. Then, we’re southbound. Tickets and tour dates at . - Team BG
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The Blues Is Alive And Well! In stores June 15. (📷 by Paul Natkin)
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first weekend of January Buddy Shows at
@BuddyGuys
Legends! It’s going to be a great month. Get more info and grab your tickets before they’re gone here: - Team BG
📷 by Casey Mitchell. Jan 12, 2024
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Buddy Guy & The Damn Right Blues Band are hitting the road in support of his new album 'The Blues Is Alive And Well' available everywhere June 15! Where will we be seeing you!? - Team BG
More dates being added soon!
#thebluesisaliveandwell
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Check out the trailer for "The Torch", a new documentary focusing on Buddy's career and mentorship of young artists like
@QuinnSullivan1
and
@callmekingfish
. In select theaters March 18: - Team BG
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Buddy’s new album
#TheBluesIsAliveAndWell
is available now! Feat. collaborations with Mick Jagger, James Bay, Keith Richards, and Jeff Beck! Listen now:
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As Buddy's 87th birthday approaches and his Damn Right Farewell Tour kicks into high gear, Buddy sat down with
@ForbesEnt
for a look back at a music career that took him all the way “from the outhouse to the White House!”
Read the full interview here:
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Buddy Guy and The Damn Right Blues band are BACK ON THE ROAD for their first tour in over a year and a half! We can’t wait to see you. More confirmed Spring 2022 tour dates at . - Team BG
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‘The Blues Don’t Lie’ is out NEXT WEEK, Friday Sept 30, which is almost 65 years ago to the day that a 21 year old Buddy left Louisiana for Chicago. - Team BG
Pre-order your copy today:
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Some great footage of Buddy and Albert Collins at
@BuddyGuys
Legends in Chicago, 1990. - Team BG
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You DAMN RIGHT we’re adding more tour dates, and we’re bringing a whole bunch of friends with us! Where will we be seeing you? - Team BG
Stay updated on The Damn Right Farewell Tour and get tickets at .
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Thank you to all the fans who’ve helped us kick off The Damn Right Farewell Tour! We love seeing those smiles in the crowd. Houston & Dallas, you’re up next. - Team BG
Coming up this week on The Damn Right Farewell Tour: ⬇️
📸 by
@alexmorganimage
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The Damn Right Farewell Tour has only just begun! Check out the new dates just added. Where will we be seeing you!? - Team BG
Get tickets and keep up with the tour at .
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Our deepest and most sincere thanks to the great states of
#Louisiana
and
#Mississippi
for this incredible honor. - Team BG
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