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The Yardbirds, the legendary rock band of the “British Invasion,” will return to the Narrows Center in Fall River, MA, on April 10, 2025, for a completely new multi-media show. Purchase tickets HERE.

The Yardbirds have a long and storied history and were part of the “British Invasion” of bands that broke out of the U.K. in the 1960s. The blues/rock band will be remembered as having produced the top three English blues-based guitarists of the ‘60s: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Since then, co-founder of the Yardbirds, Jim McCarty, continues to lead this ground-breaking rock band, while pioneering the use of innovations like fuzztone, feedback and distortion. This drummer, singer, songwriter, and producer is said to be one of the driving forces responsible for the band’s haunting sound.

New from the Yardbirds comes a multi-media show YARDBIRDS LEGACY with McCarty telling stories and anecdotes from the formation of the band in the early 60s through the legendary lead guitarists — Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page — who made important contributions to Rock music, to the 1992 induction into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame, the reformation of the band shortly after that and spanning 60 years to today. McCarty will tell all with video clips and photographs with the current band playing the hits along the way.

The heavily Blues influenced Yardbirds had some major hits back in the 60s that include “For Your Love” and “Over Under Sideways Down” and “I’m a Man,” but their recorded repertoire includes Blues staples such as “Muddy Water” and “New York City Blues” and the Mose Allison tune “I’m Not Talkin.” Jim will pay tribute to the YARDBIRDS LEGACY by showing vintage film clips of the iconic lead guitarists who graced the stage in this band including Jimmy Page (currently #3 on Rolling Stone’s list of Top Guitarists), Jeff Beck (#5), and Eric Clapton (#35) as former lead guitarists. The current band includes Godfrey Townsend on lead guitar (John Entwistle, Happy Together Tour), Kenny Aaronson on bass (Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Rick Derringer), and Myke Scavone is on Blues harp (Doughboys). Lead singer John Idan just celebrated his 30 year anniversary with the Yardbirds.

The current band just recorded a new live album Mind the Gap which will be released soon. A special compilation featuring the original band recordings, The Yardbirds Psycho Daisies – The Complete B-Sides, was just released for Record Store Day 2024. A documentary film, The Yardbirds in Their Own Words produced by Nick Samwell-Smith and directed by James Tonkin, is currently airing on SKY-UK channel and will be released in the USA soon.

The Narrows Center is located at 16 Anawan Street in Fall River, MA. Attendees are welcome to bring their own food, beverages, and alcohol to all events in bags and small coolers that will fit under your chair. Tickets to this show can be purchased HERE or by calling the box office at 508-324-1926. For those wanting to purchase tickets in person, box office hours are Thursday through Saturday, 12 noon to 5 PM.

The Yardbirds, the legendary rock band of the “British Invasion,” will return to the Narrows Center in Fall River, MA, on March 21, 2024. The band performed two sold out shows at this venue in 2016 and 2017 and they are eager to play here again. Purchase tickets HERE.

For this concert, fans can expect to hear all their favorite Yardbirds songs, including “For Your Love,” “Heart Full of Soul,” “Shapes of Things,” Over Under Sideways Down” and many more. This show will also serve as a tribute to Jeff Beck, one of the three legendary guitarists who got their start with this band.

In addition to McCarty, the band features lead singer John Idan, who has lent his distinct vocals to the sound of the band since their reformation, showcased on the classic 2003 Birdland album with guest appearances from Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Slash, and Brian May. Rounding out the current line-up of top musicians is lead guitarist Godfrey Townsend (John Entwistle, Alan Parsons, Todd Rundgren, Ann Wilson of Heart, Christopher Cross, Dave Mason and Musical Director of the Turtles’ Happy Together Tour), bassist Kenny Aaronson (Bob Dylan, Billy Idol, Rick Derringer, Brian Setzer, Dave Edmonds and Joan Jett), and percussionist, harmonica and background vocalist Myke Scavone (The Doughboys, Ram Jam). The current band has recently completed work on an upcoming live album, Mind the Gap, which will be released this year.

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