Th Band Plays On "50th Anniversary show of losing Paul Kossoff"

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50th ANNIVERSARY GIG
REMEMBERING KOSS
On the 19th March 2026…. it will be fifty years since the tragic death of Paul Kossoff.
Kossoff…The Band Plays On intend to commemorate Paul’s life and music in a series of very special shows. The show we have is on the actual date we lost Paul.
Paul Kossoff, the guitar prodigy, aged just 25, tragically died in March 1976 - but his music lives on. Kossoff was (and still is) revered by music fans and fellow musicians worldwide.
Joe Bonamassa, Brian May (Queen), Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd), and Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers / Government Mule) are just a few of the guitarists influenced by Kossoff.
Kossoff…The Band Plays On will feature the very best of Free and Back Street Crawler's back catalogue.
The band is fronted by Terry Slesser, the former lead vocalist of Back Street Crawler, with Paul, and the line-up includes some well-known musicians, making this show way beyond a mere ‘tribute’ act.
Guitarist John Buckton embodies the sound, soul and rawness of Koss' playing, and it’s no surprise that Free drummer Simon Kirke has said: "If Free were to reform, John would be my first choice as guitarist." Paul Kossoff had his own unique style, and it lives on in John Buckton’s fretboard.
Also included in the line-up is powerhouse drummer Clive Edwards, formerly of UFO, Wild Horses and Lionheart.
The lineup is completed with the revered and inimitable John ‘Rhino’ Edwards (Status Quo) on bass guitar.
Highlights will include Free’s worldwide hit and rock anthem “All Right Now”, “Fire and Water”, “Wishing Well”, crowd-pleaser “The Hunter” and “Molten Gold”; one of the first tracks Slesser and Kossoff played together with Back Street Crawler.
All of this is brought to life in a show of sheer quality, which will pay homage to the highly talented and much-missed guitarist.
Kossoff…The Band Plays On presents a very special evening to celebrate the life and music of Paul Kossoff, gone but not forgotten.