Jeff Beck has confirmed that, due to overwhelming demand, he has added a third performance at The Paramount in Huntington on Wednesday, April 15 in hunting.
This newly added show will precede his two shows already set for Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17, This will mark the first time that The Paramount will present a triple-header with a single artist.
Limited tickets remain for the show on for Thursday’s show, while all available tickets for Friday are already sold out.
Beck’s career took off in the mid-1960s, after replacing Clapton as lead guitarist for The Yardbirds on a recommendation from his friend Jimmy Page. He played on several of the rock group’s hits, such as “Heart Full of Soul,” “Shapes of Things” and “Over Under Sideways Down.”
Beck has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once with The Yardbirds in 1992 and once as a solo artist in 2009. He has won numerous Grammy Awards, including two at the 2011 Grammy Award Celebration when he won Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “Hammerhead” and Best Pop Instrumental performance for “Nessun Dorma”, both from his last studio album, Emotion & Commotion.
Recently, in London, Beck participated in The Poppy Appeal song “No Man’s Land”, a tribute to the men and women that served in World War I, resulting in four performances, culminating in the NFL pre-game entertainment that was broadcast from Wembley Stadium. The song featured singer Joss Stone on vocals and a gospel choir with vocals arranged by Antonia Wilson.
A DVD of Beck’s Tokyo concert from April of this year was released on November 25. In 2015,Beck has both solo and co-headlining dates with ZZ Top on tap, and will complete work on his new studio album, expected next year.
Joining Beck on both the solo and double-bill tour are his band – vocalist Jimmy Hall, Rhonda Smith on bass, Jonathan Joseph on drums and Nicolas Meier on guitar.
Tickets for the newly added show on April 15 will go on sale to the general public starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 23 through Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone at (800) 745-3000 or The Paramount Box Office (open daily from 12 to 6 p.m.
