Toby Lee is the British blues guitarist who went viral at ten with a tribute to B.B. King and has since shared stages with Slash, Joe Bonamassa and Jools Holland.
Saturday 1st May 2027
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music - Sage Two, Gateshead
Doors at 19:30 | Ends: 22:30
Toby Lee belongs to a proud line of British blues guitarists that runs from John Mayall and Eric Clapton to Keith Richards and Slash. Warwickshire-born and largely self-taught, he picked up the guitar young and never looked back. At the age of ten, his heartfelt online tribute to B.B. King went viral, leading to an invitation from King's family to perform at the legendary B.B. King's Blues Club on Beale Street in Memphis. Around the same time he took to the West End stage in the original cast of School of Rock the Musical.
Since then, Toby has become one of the most exciting live players of his generation, sharing stages with heroes including Slash, Joe Bonamassa and Buddy Guy. He has toured widely as Jools Holland's special guest, appeared on Holland's New Year's Eve Hootenanny on BBC Two, and played major UK festivals such as Glastonbury, Isle of Wight and Love Supreme. His records include his debut Aquarius and the all-original House on Fire, and he is now signed to Fontana Records.
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