Allman Family Revival - 12.10.22 - The Factory - St. Louis, MO
  • Gibson Guitars & Flying Embers Present:

Allman Family Revival

  • Featuring The Devon Allman Project, Duane Betts, Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, Jimmy Hall , Maggie Rose, Larry McCray, River Kittens / Orbi Orbison / Donovan Frankenreiter, John Ginty, Greg Koch | SUPPORT: JACKSON STOKES

The Allman Family Revival is a celebration of the life, spirit, and music of Gregg Allman. Hosted by his son, Blues Music Award-winning artist Devon Allman and anchored by his group, The Devon Allman Project. What started out as a tribute has evolved into one of the biggest jams of the year.  It’s a tour like no other.  Running coast to coast in some of America’s most historic venues like The Ryman in Nashville, The Beacon Theater in NYC among others, performers this year include ringleader Devon Allman, Blues legend, Larry McCray, professional surfer and renaissance man Donavon Frankenreiter, Nashville’s Opry darling Maggie Rose, the son of Roy Orbison, Alex Orbison, Duane Betts – the son of Dickey Betts, John Ginty & Johnny Stachela (Allman Betts Band), The River Kittens, Jimmy Hall (Jeff Beck Band, Wet Willie) and many more. The show will feature music from the historic Allman catalog while also giving guest artists a chance to play some of their own. Rounding out the bill in select cities will be Shemekia Copeland, Luther and Cody Dickinson, Vaylor & Melody Trucks, G. Love, Greg Koch, and Jackson Stokes with opening acts varying from city to city include : George Porter & Runnin’ Pardners, Samantha Fish, J.D.Simo, Ivan Neville & Dumpstaphunk, Mike & the Moonpies. These shows feature world class production, including an epic light show and 40 foot video wall with imagery unique to the Allman family. It’s a celebration, it’s a remembrance, it’s the jam of the year!

 

Artist Bio

On December 8, 2017, Devon Allman invited a couple dozen of his closest musical compadres onto the hallowed stage of The Fillmore to perform a three-hour, multi-set monster of a concert for the sold-out crowd that filled the historic San Francisco venue in tribute to Allman’s late father, Gregg. The date was bittersweet; what would’ve been Gregg’s 70th birthday. For Allman, in a year when the award-winning musician lost both parents within a few months of each other, what started as a simple idea of music as medicine had given birth to The Allman Family Revival: a happy and healing cosmic experience celebrating the life, spirit, and indelible musical legacy of Gregg Allman.

The format for this ambitious undertaking, Allman says, was inspired by one of rock’s most famous concerts (and film). “I had recently re-fallen in love with The Band’s The Last Waltz and thought that would be perfect: let our band come out and serve as the appetizer; then one-by-one welcome our special guests; have them do a song they are known for and also do an Allman-centric song.”

Year one, the newly-formed Devon Allman Project with Duane Betts indeed welcomed a slew of heavyweights to the tribute: G. Love; Robert Randolph; Luther and Cody Dickinson; Alex Orbison; and Samantha Fish, to name a few. In 2018, Allman and Betts installed The Allman Betts Band as the Revival’s house band, adding wunderkind Marcus King to the already-impressive guest list for another sold-out affair at The Fillmore. By 2019, Allman extended the scope of the now-annual event, and the invites (including Cheap Trick’s legendary singer, Robin Zander), slating Allman Family Revival shows in San Francisco, Denver’s Mission Ballroom, and New York City’s Beacon Theatre. In 2020, the global pandemic forced Allman to pivot to a February 2021 date, adapting the Revival to a single, socially-distanced performance at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium and included Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie) and JD Simo among the now-familiar faces of Allman’s ever-expanding musical family.

“I like having artists that knew Dad, played with him, maybe were an opening act, or were really influenced and inspired by him,” Allman says. “As for a venue, I prefer those turn-of-the-century to mid-20th century, old-school theatres. They are just gorgeous inside, sculpted for sound, and provide the perfect location for these very special shows. I love for this concert to feel like a night at the theatre for our audience.”

Once envisioned as a single celebration in San Francisco, the Allman Family Revival, in its fifth year, has evolved into a full-fledged, coast-to-coast tour. As curator, host, and performer, Allman remains true to the painstaking mission of providing an epic event worthy of its inspiration. “I want to make sure there’s some ‘sonic ginger,’ to cleanse the palette amidst all those guitars,” Allman says with a smile. “I really enjoy working with the guests individually on setlists to make each show a very special night. It’s a daunting task, for sure, but a labor of love every time.”

Among the marquee names scheduled for 2021’s Revival are Robert Randolph, Eric Gales, Jimmy Hall, Donavon Frankenreiter, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Cody and Luther Dickinson, Lilly Hiatt, and Lamar Williams Jr., plus, of course, more surprises to come.

“My favorite part is just the joy of the audience. I can tell they are touched and getting every penny’s worth,” Allman says. “Knowing Dad is looking down saying, ‘Damn, son, all that hot jammin’ for me?!’ I know he’s tickled that we celebrate him. Because none of us has to do this. We all have busy careers. This is a ‘want to’ situation; absolutely, 100% about music and celebration and tribute.”

GENRE

  • Rock
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  • Date
  • Sat. December 10, 2022
  • Times
  • Doors 7:00PM | Show 8:00PM
  • Age Restrictions
  • ALL AGES
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