Friday, July 25, 2025 | 8:00PM | Pearl Concert Theater
Doors open at 7:00PM

On the evening of December 1st, 1973, at The University of Delaware’s Lane Hall, a guitarist, a drummer, and their rhythm guitarist set up their gear – including a borrowed PA – on the small bandstand. Though the three-piece band had only rehearsed once or twice, guitarist George Thorogood and drummer Jeff Simon had been bashing out covers of songs they loved – including ‘No Particular Place To Go’, ‘Madison Blues’ and ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer’ – in suburban Wilmington basements since they were teens.

Then there’s an ongoing legacy unlike any in Rock history: By reverently reinventing obscure blues, country and R&B tracks by icons that include Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker and Hank Williams – via now-classic hits like ‘Who Do You Love?’, ‘Boogie Chillun’ and ‘Move It On Over’ – George Thorogood and The Destroyers have kept the music of these American Masters alive for the MTV Generation and beyond. And with his own smash originals such as ‘I Drink Alone,’ ‘Gear Jammer,’ and the ultimate badass anthem ‘Bad To The Bone,’ Thorogood and band have forged a one-of-a-kind career built on humor, fervor and six-string swagger delivered with equal parts fire and fun. “The dreams we had as teenagers all came true,” Jeff Simon says. “We’ve shared stages with our music heroes. We perform for audiences all over the world. We’ve always stayed true to who we are. And most of all, we still love what we do.”