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War

Craig Ranch Regional Park Amphitheater - Craig Ranch Regional Park, West Craig Road, North Las Vegas, NV, United States

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Description

“Low Rider," “Cisco Kid," “Why Can't We Be Friends?"
“The World is a Ghetto," “Slippin' into Darkness," “Spill the Wine"


What do you get when you take Funk, Jazz, R&B and Rock & Roll and mix it all together? Well,
you get one of the greatest bands of all time; WAR has sold more than 50 million albums
worldwide. Lonnie Jordan, original lead singer, keyboardist extraordinaire and musical director
has always been the voice of WAR and is one of the most versatile and musically talented men
of the twentieth century. His powerful voice presides over WAR's political, historical and
downright fun songbook. Whether listening to “Lowrider" on “Grand Theft Auto San Andreas"
or on classic vinyl, WAR's music is a timeless thread in the quilt of American pop culture.




WAR is not a band. WAR is a Movement!




In 1969, Eric Burdon and WAR recorded and released their first album entitled “Eric Burdon
Declares WAR" featuring the number one single, “Spill The Wine." Following its release, Eric
Burdon and WAR embarked on an extensive tour of Europe and the UK recognize by England's
New Musical Express (1969) as “The best live act I ever saw".




On September 16, 1970 Jimi Hendrix joined Eric Burdon and WAR for a jam session at
London's Famous Ronny Scotts Jazz Club. Unfortunately, this would be Jimi's last jam session
as he passed away later that night. Stunned and devastated by the death of his friend Jimi
Hendrix, Eric Burdon made the heavy hearted decision to leave the band and return to Los
Angeles. WAR continued their European tour without their former front man before returning to
the states.




Following Burdon's departure, WAR's career skyrocketed. In the early 1970's the release of
“Slippin' into Darkness" and “Me and Baby Brother" represented their exhilarating sound and
spoke to millions of Americans about the troubled times of Vietnam, Watergate and the ethnic
tension that centered around inner cities. Then, in1972 WAR released The World Is a Ghetto. Its
second single, "The Cisco Kid," shipped gold and the album attained the number one spot as
Billboard magazine's Album of the Year.

Location

Craig Ranch Regional Park, West Craig Road, North Las Vegas, NV, United States (Get Directions)