In celebration of their 30th anniversary, America’s favorite masked surf rock group Los Straitjackets announce the first leg of their U.S. tour. Kicking off March 22 in San Diego, the six-date run will include stops along the West Coast. A complete list of dates is below and tickets are now on sale.
Over 30 years ago, the Nashville-bred band—Danny Amis (guitar), Eddie Angel (guitar), Greg Townson (guitar), Pete Curry (bass) and Chris Sprague (drums, percussion)—first donned their recognizable Lucha Libre Mexican wrestling masks. Known as the leading practitioners of the lost art of the guitar instrumental, The “Jackets” have delivered their trademark guitar licks to 16 albums, thousands of concerts and dozens of films and TV shows.
Using the music of the Ventures, The Shadows, and with Link Wray and Dick Dale as a jumping off point, the band has taken their unique, high energy brand of original rock ‘n’ roll around the world with El Vez, Dave Alvin, The Reverend Horton Heat, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Big Sandy, and Nick Lowe.
LOS STRAITJACKETS: ON TOUR
March 22 – Casbah – San Diego, CA*
March 23 – Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium – Lake Elsinore, CA
March 24 – McCabe’s – Santa Monica, CA
March 28 – Hopmonk Tavern – Novato, CA*
March 29 – Moe’s Alley – Santa Cruz, CA*
March 30 – The Chapel – San Francisco, CA*
*co-headline with Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
