Formed in 1973, George Thorogood and The Destroyers originally started off as a three-piece band which consisted of a guitarist, drummer and rhythm guitarist. Though the three-piece band had only rehearsed once or twice, guitarist George Thorogood and drummer Jeff Simon had been bashing out covers of songs they loved – including “No Particular Place To Go”, “Madison Blues” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” – in suburban Wilmington basements since they were teens. Fast forward five decades with more than 8,000 performances and over 15 million albums later, only a few bands can still rock the house like George Thorogood and the Destroyers. The band is now formed by of George Thorogood, Jeff Simon and long-time Destroyers Bill Blough, Jim Suhler and Buddy Leach.

For the past 50 years, with no signs of slowing down, the band has performed their 50 Dates/50 States Tour; delivered landmark performances at Live Aid and on SNL, opened club gigs for Muddy Waters and stadiums for The Rolling Stones; and remain one of the most reliable/formidable live acts in the world, with 2022’s run of nearly 100 shows in 17 countries across three continents including Europe and Australia – plus a top-selling U.S. summer tour with Sammy Hagar.

For Thorogood, the 50th Anniversary Tour – along with a top-streaming catalog of albums that now includes his acclaimed 2017 solo disc Party Of One, 2020’s epic George Thorogood & The Destroyers Live In Boston 1982: The Complete Concert, and 2022’s The Original George Thorogood – is proof that nice guys can finish first even when they’re the baddest of the bad. The band has toured with big names such as The Allman Brothers Band, Little Feat, ZZ Top, Steve Miller Band, B.B. King, Bryan Adams, Buddy Guy, to name a few. Don’t miss your chance to see their stellar performance LIVE at the 2024 Big Fresno Fair, October 11!