Danny Clinch Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band.The tumbling over of a new year on the ol' chronometer arrives with some familiar traditions: the declaration of life-improving resolutions for the months to come, the illusion that one might hit the gym more often than in years past and the announcement of dates for the Allman Brothers Band's residency at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan.
As has been the almost-annual custom of that long-lived rock band (we'll overlook that unfortunate year when the group was denied its familiar performance space to make way for Cirque du Soleil), the Allman Brothers Band will return t o the Beacon for 10 shows in March, its press representatives said on Wednesday. The group, led by the keyboardist and singer Gregg Allman, is scheduled to perform there on March 1 and 2; 5 and 6; 8 and 9; 12 and 13; and 15 and 16. Tickets for these shows will go on sale Jan. 11 at 10 am, and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com and beacontheatre.com.
Of course, none of the surprise guests who typically join the Allmans at these performances were announced. But the band is slated to perform on April 12 and 13 at Eric Clapton's Crossroads benefit shows at Madison Square Garden, so maybe Mr. Clapton will return the favor?
