Allman Brothers plotting star-studded 40th

August 25, 2008

DETROIT (Billboard) - The Allman Brothers Band plans to use its 2009 engagement at New York’s Beacon Theatre as the focal point for the Southern blues-rock group’s 40th anniversary celebration.

"We’re planning a big one, man, a real big one," founding band member Gregg Allman told Billboard.com. "We’re trying to get all the people we know that we’ve played with to come and sit in and play."

A number of performers have confirmed that they’ll be part of the celebratory shows, Allman said, but he declined to offers specifics.

"I can’t tell you all the secrets," Allman said with a laugh. "Just think about all the people we’ve played with. We’re shooting to get all of them. Of course, people are on tour, but not usually so much in March as they would be, say, in August."

The Allmans’ 2009 return to the Beacon — where their spring multi-night stands have become a tradition over the past 20 years — will also be big news because the group had to cancel a 15-show stint in May while Allman was treated for long-festering hepatitis C.

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