2025 Show
Weโre excited to announce that Anthony Gomes and his band are just as fond of us as we are of them! Thatโs why weโll be seeing them again in 2025 at #BrezoiulLumii! ๐ถ Anthony has promised some amazing surprises for Open Air Blues Festival Brezoi 2025, and he canโt wait to reunite with all of us. Save the date: #BrezoiBlues2025, July 22-27, the annual reunion with our dear friends! ๐คฉ Donโt miss out, grab your tickets now while theyโre still at a great price: TICKETS
About artist
"Gomes is a power player who is at his best when his gear is in the scorched earth between blues and rock. After all, itโs the electric guitar; sometimes tickling it is not enough."
- Guitar World
With a guitar slung over his shoulder and the amps turned up full tilt, Anthony Gomes electrifies blues and rock at a 21st century crossroads of his own. The Canadian vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and producer wails with all the force of a hurricane in the Mississippi Delta and enough fret-burning fireworks to leave his strings in flames. Over the years, heโs toppled the Billboard Blues Chart at #1, earned the endorsement of legends such as B.B. King, tallied tens of millions of streams, and packed shows on multiple continents. In 2022, he makes his Rat Pak Records debut with High Voltage Blues, amplifying his soul and spirit like never before.
โIโve learned how to embrace my voice as a guitarist and as a singer,โ he states. โI understand who I am, and I use my strengths to my advantage. I have a blues soul and a rock โnโ roll heart. I love to jump back and forth between both with a modern day approach. When I play rock, itโs got a little more dust to it. I just try to be the best me I can be. So, Iโm the best Anthony Gomes impersonator out there,โ he grins.
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Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he fell in love with music as a kid, listening to everyone from Muddy Waters and Jimi Hendrix to Jeff Beck and Eddie Van Halen. At 14 years old, Anthony gravitated to the guitar and his relationship with the instrument was born. After grinding it out, his chops caught the attention of B.B. Kingโs bus driver at a jam night. Blown away, the driver introduced him to B.B. who invited him to open up a string of tour dates in 2005. Gaining invaluable knowledge from โThe King,โ he went on to share the stage with the likes of Buddy Guy, Robert Plant, Joe Bonamassa, Heart, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and more. Along the way, his concert attendees have included Academyยฎ Award winner Morgan Freeman, John Goodman, and Vince Vaughn as well as Eric Clapton, to name a few.
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2018โs Peace, Love & Loud Guitars vaulted to #1 on the iTunes Top Blues Albums Chart and #1 on Amazon Musicโs New Release Blues Chart. Meanwhile, Guitar World readers voted him one of โThe 30 Best Blues Guitarists in the World Todayโ in 2019, and the publication noted, โGomes is another power player who is at his best when his gear is in the scorched earth between blues and rock.โ After seven consecutive Top 10 debuts on the Billboard Blues Albums Chart, Containment Blues marked his second #1 on the respective chart in 2020.
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During 2021, he signed to Rat Pak Records and assembled High Voltage Blues, re-recording fan favorites from previous releases and cutting three new tunes. On five tracks, Ray Luzier of Korn and Billy Sheehan [Mr. Big, David Lee Roth, The Winery Dogs] handled drums and bass, respectively. Co-produced by Anthony and Peter Carson, sessions went down in St. Louis and Nashville.
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โWe had a lot of fun rocking these songs up,โ he observes. โAs an artist, it was great to circle back to some of my past work and look at it from a different perspective. Billy and Ray really pushed the way I play guitar, and they added a whole new element with a little insanity. When people ask me what I sound like, I say, โIf B.B.
King was in AC/DC, thatโs what it would beโ. Thatโs High Voltage Blues in a nutshell.โ
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In the end, Anthony Gomes is just the kind of guitar hero we need for today.
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โIโm either the last of a dying breed or the start of a new revolution,โ he smiles. โI still believe in a world of guitar heroes. I strive for a world where you donโt have to be 19 years old to sell a lot of records and tickets and to make a statement. Iโm one of those people who doesnโt think rock, or the blues is dead. Iโm looking for fresh ways to bring them together. Iโm at the table rolling the dice all in the name of blues and rock โnโ roll. I know thereโs never been a more exciting time for music, and Iโm here for the journey.โ
Shows Archive
2023 Show
โHendrix on crank guitar phrasing... all the soul of Otis Redding and the swagger of Steven Tyler. Anthony joyfully blends the distinction between blues and rock.โ
- ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ
โEqual parts down home blues and hard rock.โ
- ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ
"Gomes is a power player who is at his best when his gear is in the scorched earth between blues and rock. After all, itโs the electric guitar; sometimes tickling it is not enough."
- ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐
โA very talented guitarist... and where did that voice come from?โ
- ๐.๐. ๐๐ข๐ง๐
"Gomes takes modern blues way beyond the established points and sets the new high water mark for the genre. Gomesโ blues rock hits the heights and delights. Killer stuff."
- ๐๐ข๐๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐
โAnthony Gomes is a serious mojo mofo.โ
- ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ
โGomesโ authentic voice and the formidable guitar chops place him in the forefront of modern blues.โ
- ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐
โTrademark mesmeric guitar riffs and incendiary solos, a serious student of the blues...โ
2023 Show
โHendrix on crank guitar phrasing... all the soul of Otis Redding and the swagger of Steven Tyler. Anthony joyfully blends the distinction between blues and rock.โ
- ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ
โEqual parts down home blues and hard rock.โ
- ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ
"Gomes is a power player who is at his best when his gear is in the scorched earth between blues and rock. After all, itโs the electric guitar; sometimes tickling it is not enough."
- ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐
โA very talented guitarist... and where did that voice come from?โ
- ๐.๐. ๐๐ข๐ง๐
"Gomes takes modern blues way beyond the established points and sets the new high water mark for the genre. Gomesโ blues rock hits the heights and delights. Killer stuff."
- ๐๐ข๐๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐
โAnthony Gomes is a serious mojo mofo.โ
- ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ
โGomesโ authentic voice and the formidable guitar chops place him in the forefront of modern blues.โ
- ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐
โTrademark mesmeric guitar riffs and incendiary solos, a serious student of the blues...โ