Black Stone Cherry Guitarist Ben Wells on Touring Post-COVID; “This is the Current Norm, Not the New Norm”

One of the things we’ve all be craving for the last 18 months is the return of live music. In the past few months, lockdown restrictions have been lifted and groups have started touring again. For fans of live music, this is great news but, what does it mean for bands? Kentucky rockers Black Stone Cherry are about to land in the UK next week for a full UK headline tour so, before they headed off, we jumped onto the phone for a quick chat with guitarist Ben Wells to find out what life is now like for a touring band post-lockdown. Thanks for your time, Ben. As you’ve got the UK tour coming up, I wanted to chat with you about touring, the future and your thoughts on the way things are going to be. Firstly, though, the UK headline tour is just around the corner. How exciting is it to be back o...

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