Dickey Betts Reveals Plans To Return To Touring

Former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts is returning to the road for a new tour in 2018. He has been retired from touring for three years.More »

By on December 17, 2017

Former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts is returning to the road for a new tour in 2018. He has been retired from touring for three years. Betts plans to play a select string of dates in 2018, though details have not been worked out yet. His longtime manager, David Spero, has called it a “birthday present to himself.” “Everywhere I go, fans keep saying they want me to get out and play again,” Betts told the Herald-Tribune. “I think the time is right.” Betts previously told Rolling Stone, “It’s a little bit of burnout, a little sour grapes, a little bit like a boxer who gives it up. It’s pretty tough, to tell you the truth,” he said. “Everyone wishes they could be young forever. But I feel like I did my work, and I’m not gonna do anything that’s gonna top what I’m known for. So why don’t you just stay home?” Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «