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Allman Betts Revival Headed to Sarasota for New Show at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

| Vicky Sullivan |

Coming this Tuesday, December 12, to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is the annual Allman Betts Family Revival show! Devon Allman and Duane Betts are bringing the show to Sarasota, hometown to Duane and second home to Devon.  Over the years they have  cut their teeth playing various local gigs both individually and together from Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse to the sorely missed Blue Rooster to a loyal Sarasota fan base of Allman Brothers fans. In 2018, they put a band together and have recorded two albums. The Revival show itself has grown and changed since its inception and promises to be a night of great music, trips down memory lane, and new musical experiences with a cast of great artists paying homage to Gregg, Dickey, and the band. Get ready Sarasota, because it will be Dickey Betts’s 80th birthday!

The Allman Family Revival initially began as a one-off concert in 2017 at The Fillmore in San Francisco to celebrate the late Gregg Allman’s life on what would have been his 70th birthday. Now in its 7th year, it has since expanded into a full tour that kicked off on November 25 in Saint Louis, MO.  

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Earlier this year, the tour announced an official rebranding of the Allman Family Revival to the Allman Betts Family Revival. Devon Allman (son of Gregg) and Duane Betts (son of Dickey) have hand-picked an array of guests who will perform two sets – one featuring songs by Gregg Allman and one featuring songs by Dickey Betts. Fans will enjoy listening to the hits along with the deep cuts from their legendary Allman Brothers catalogue performed by Devon AllmanDuane Betts, The Allman Betts Band featuring Tal Wilkenfeld on Bass (Jeff Beck), Anders OsborneLuther Dickinson & Cody Dickenson (North Mississippi Allstars), Jimmy Hall (Jeff Beck, Wet Willie), Jackie GreeneLarry McCrayAlex Orbison, and Ally Venable. There will also be incredible guest artists that will join the tour in select cities including Chuck Leavell (The Allman Brothers, The Rolling Stones), Greg KochJ.D. SimoVaylor TrucksMelody TrucksFrank Hannon (Tesla), Sierra HullG. Love, Sierra Ferrell, and Mike Zito, plus additional guests to be announced. 

The Allman Betts Family Revival will welcome back The Brotherhood of Light for the otherworldly visuals and trippy liquid light shows Allman Brothers fans experienced at the height of their career.  The Allman Betts Family Revival promises nearly three action-packed hours that will leave fans with the musical experience of a lifetime!

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