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Jerry Shirley Presents: Humble Pie Legacy – 50 Years of Smokin’

  • The Newtown Theatre 120 North State Street Newtown, PA 18940 (map)

The current incarnation of Humble Pie will stage a short tour of America this September. Staged as JERRY SHIRLEY PRESENTS: HUMBLE PIE LEGACY – 50 YEARS OF SMOKIN,’ the excursion is a celebration of one of the greatest touring bands to ever perform internationally. Band leader and guitarist Dave “Bucket” Colwell, bassist Ivan Bodley, drummer Bobby Marks and vocalist/guitarist Jim Stapley were handpicked by Jerry Shirley to carry on the band’s legacy.

Humble Pie founding drummer Jerry Shirley offers, “Having spent a long time carefully putting together such a wonderful band of top-class players with the help of Dave ‘Bucket’ Colwell, my musical director and band leader using his recruiting skills, I am thrilled with the outcome and can't wait to see and hear them light up the live stage later this year." Founding guitarist Peter Frampton adds, “I wholeheartedly support this venture.”

When Humble Pie emerged a half century ago, they led the way as the heavy harbingers of a new generation of organic, hard-hitting blues-rock that would help define the denim and doobies half-decade of the early 1970s. Their unimpeachably classic LPs like 1971’s heralded live album Performance: Rockin’ the Fillmore and 1972’s commercial breakthrough Smokin’ remain veritable cornerstones of classic rock, foundational influences for generations of artists from Aerosmith to Van Halen to Quiet Riot to the Black Crowes to Rival Sons, Dirty Honey, and beyond.

Looking toward the road ahead, singer Stapley shares, “Having spent a number of years playing with guys like Bucket, Kenney Jones, and Rick Wills, and having written, performed with, and been a close friend to Mollie – one of Steve’s daughters – it’s clearly obvious to me that the legacy of Humble Pie is an important and influential one. It’s not lost on me that the center spot on stage has a huge hole in it, where Steve Marriott once stood. I can’t even attempt to fill those boots, no one can. But I’ll tear my lungs out giving it a shot…the songs deserve it, the band deserves it, and everyone one who has come to love the music of Humble Pie, but never got to see them live, deserve it too…so, no pressure."

Tickets are $40 per person or $35 for theatre members. Any remaining tickets will be sold for $50 at the door on the night of the show (if available).

All seating is general admission.

DETAILS

  • Doors open at 7 PM and the concert starts at 8 PM.

  • Beer, wine and canned cocktails will be available for purchase at the theatre before and during the show. 

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  • Members, please be prepared to present your membership card at the door.