Lynyrd Skynyrd returned to the highway Sunday for the primary time since founding guitarist Gary Rossington’s loss of life. Rossington, who was the final surviving authentic member of the legendary Southern rock band, died earlier this month after spending the previous few years battling a sequence of well being issues.
Performance and residential movies of Rossington performed on the enormous display screen behind the band throughout its efficiency of “Tuesday’s Gone” on the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla.
You can see video and the set record from the present under.
Singer Johnny Van Zant paid tribute to his late bandmate whereas Damon Johnson, who has been filling in for Rossington at dwell reveals since 2021, performed the tune’s distinctive guitar figures. “Damon Johnson playing it pretty for Mr. Gary Rossington, up in rock ‘n’ roll heaven,” Van Zant stated. At the conclusion of the tune, the phrases “Gary Rossington 1951-2023: Your Legacy Lives on Forever” appeared on the display screen.
“We felt you there with us last night, Gary,” the band wrote in a Facebook publish the day after the present. “Looking down from Rock N’ Roll Heaven and helping us get through one of the toughest shows of our lives. We felt you during the nuances of ‘Free Bird,’ ‘Tuesday’s Gone,’ ‘Saturday Night Special.’ We felt you in the roar of the crowd as they cheered your name and stood up for most of the night. And we will forever feel you on any stage and in our hearts as Skynyrd’s music continues to move billions of people across the world. We love you brother.”
According to the band’s web site, Lynyrd Skyrnrd is scheduled to carry out a handful of reveals within the coming months earlier than becoming a member of ZZ Top for the Sharp Dressed Simple Man tour, which kicks off July 21 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Watch Lynyrd Skynyrd Perform ‘Tuesday’s Gone’ on March 12, 2023
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Florida Strawberry Festival, Plant City, Fla., 3/12/2023
1. “Workin’ for MCA”
2. “What’s Your Name”
3. “You Got That Right”
4. “Whiskey Rock-a-Roller”
5. “The Needle and the Spoon”
6. “That Smell”
7. “Cry for the Bad Man”
8. “Saturday Night Special”
9. “Gimme Back My Bullets”
10. “Tuesday’s Gone”
11. “Red White & Blue (Love it or Leave)”
12. “Simple Man”
13. “Gimme Three Steps”
14. “Call Me the Breeze”
15. “Sweet Home Alabama”
16. “Free Bird”
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