"The Mayor Of Benderville," renowned Louisiana blues guitarist Tab Benoit, returns to the Big Blues Bender, at the Westgate Resort & Casino, Friday, August 25, Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27. 3000 Paradise Rd. Tickets/Info: (702) 518-3222 or log on to https://bigbluesbender.com/2022-music-schedule/ for all the great happenings at the one and only Big Blues Bender. Benoit has rightly earned the “Mayor of Benderville” nickname due to the many memorable all-night music jams he leads at the 'Bender each year featuring notable guest musicians, with Tab performing on the drums as well as guitar.
What The Press Is Saying About...Tab Benoit
"Tab Benoit has been a frequent Lincoln visitor over the three-plus decades that he’s been bringing his brand of blues out of Louisiana. Known for his distinctive guitar tone and fiery playing, he’s a powerhouse vocalist who sounds something like Otis Redding," writes the Lincoln Journal-Star.
"Benoit took the stage, and within ten minutes the rain slowed to a drizzle, then stopped completely. Blues From The Top 1, Mother Nature 0," writes Denver Entertainment Hub's Rick Witt. "From his set opening “Why Are People Like That” to his encore “Medicine”, Benoit had the delighted crowd swinging, singing, and swaying. Benoit’s set was the perfect culmination of three fabulous days of extraordinary music at an extraordinary venue in an idyllic location".
Tab Benoit is renowned throughout his thirty-plus-year career for his passionate environmental activism. To that end, he performed two nights in his hometown of Houma, Louisiana at the 16th Annual Voice of the Wetlands Festival. He also appears prominently in the IMax motion picture Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary of Hurricane Katrina's effects and a call to protect and restore the Wetlands, and produced a CD to help restore that state's Coastal Wetlands. Benoit was inducted into the Louisiana Folklife Center Hall of Master Folk Artists in 2020. Benoit is one of the featured musicians in the Sony Picture Classics 2022 movie JazzFest: A New Orleans Story, Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern’s documentary on the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
One of the most impressive guitarists to emerge from the rich Bayous of Southern Louisiana in recent time, Tab Benoit’s guitar tone can be recognized before his Otis-Redding-ish voice resonates from the speakers. He doesn’t rely on any effects and his setup is simple. It consists of a guitar, chord, and Category 5 Amplifier. The effects that you hear come from his fingers.
Aug 25 (Thur) - Phoenix [email protected] Ballroom
Aug 26 (Fri) - Las Vegas [email protected] Blues Bender
Aug 27 (Sat) - Las Vegas [email protected] Blues Bender
Aug 28 (Sun) - Las Vegas [email protected] Blues Bender
Aug 30 (Tue) - Solana Beach [email protected] Up Tavern
Aug 31 (Wed) - Solana Beach [email protected] Up Tavern
Sept 1 (Thur) - San Juan Capistrano [email protected] Coach House
Sept 2 (Fri) - Santa Barbara [email protected] Theater
Sept 3 (Sat) - Bakersfield [email protected] Records
Sept 4 (Sun) - San Francisco [email protected] The Great American Music Hall
Sept 5 (Mon) - Felton [email protected] Music Hall
Sept 6 (Tue) - Sacramento [email protected] Tsakapolous Center For The Arts
Sept 8 (Thur) - Salem [email protected] Theater
Sept 9 (Fri) - Seattle [email protected] Hall
Sept 10 (Sat) - Spokane [email protected] Factory
Sept 11 (Sun) - Whitefish [email protected] Remington Bar
Sept 13 (Tue) - Boise [email protected] Egyptian Theater
Sept 15 (Thur) - Rifle [email protected] Theater
Sept 16 (Fri) - Telluride [email protected] Blues & Brews Festival
Sept 17 (Sat) - Telluride [email protected] Blues & Brews Festival
Oct 6 (Wed) - Auburn [email protected] Of Auburn Amphitheater
Oct 7 (Thur) - Birmingham [email protected] City
Oct 11 (Tue) - Little Rock [email protected] Hall*
Oct 12 (Wed) - Oklahoma City [email protected] Auditorium at The Douglass*
Oct 13 (Wed) - Fort Worth [email protected]'s Tavern & Music Hall*
Oct 14 (Thur) - Houston [email protected] Outdoor Theater
Oct 16 (Sat) - Mobile [email protected] Civic Center Theater*
Nov 3 (Thur) - Kent [email protected] Kent Stage
Nov 4 (Fri) - Niagara Falls [email protected] Theater
Nov 5 (Sat) - Cahoes [email protected] Music Hall
Nov 6 (Sun) - East Greenwich [email protected] Odeum
Nov 7 (Mon) - Old Saybrook [email protected] Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
Nov 9 (Wed) - Plymouth [email protected] Center For The Performing Arts
Nov 10 (Thur) - Newton, [email protected] Newton Theater
Nov 11 (Fri) - Peterborough [email protected] Town House Concert Hall
Nov 12 (Sat) - Beverly [email protected] Theater
Nov 13 (Sun) - Plymouth [email protected] Flying Monkey
Nov 15 (Tue) - Sellersville [email protected] Sellersville Theater
Nov 16 (Wed) - Richmond [email protected] Pan
Nov 17 (Thur) - Falls Church [email protected] State Theater
Nov 18 (Fri) - Reading [email protected] Blues Festival
Nov 19 (Sat) - Mamaroneck [email protected]
Dec 1 (Thur) - Tampa [email protected] Theater*
Dec 2 (Fri) - Ft. Lauderdale [email protected] Parker
Dec 3 (Sat) - Jacksonville [email protected] Theater*
Dec. 4 (Sun) - Melbourne [email protected] Center For The Performing Arts*
Dec 6 (Tue) - Orlando [email protected] Plaza Live*
Dec 8 (Wed) - Atlanta [email protected] Playhouse
Dec 9 (Thur) - Charlotte [email protected] Theater
Dec 10 (Fri) - Knoxville [email protected] Bijou Theater
Dec 11 (Sat.) - Rocky Mount [email protected] Performance Center
Dec 13 (Mon.) - Winston Salem [email protected] Ramkat
Dec 17 (Fri) - St. Louis [email protected] Hawthorne
* With Dirty Dozen Brass Band
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Progressive jam giants Umphrey's McGee‘s return to Las Vegas for the seventh installment of the massively popular UMBowl production was marked once again by a stand-out tour closing dual evening extravaganza where all stops were pulled out and the power given directly to the fans, for better or for worse.
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