Upcoming Studio Recording

The Ventures are preparing for a recording session for several projects that will be released in Japan this summer. The group will be in studio for most of late February and March. More details will be available later.
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Les Paul Tribute Concert, Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH

The Ventures were invited to participate in the 13th Annual American Music Masters’ concert, this year to honor Les Paul and his legacy. The Ventures performed on a line up that included fellow Hall of Fame inductees James Burton, Duane Eddy an
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McPhillips Street Casino, Winnipeg, Canada

This was an adventure I think the first time The Ventures have performed in Winnipeg since the 1960s. Snow, cold (and bad travel connections)! Again, our Canadian fans were just great. We look forward to returning to Winnipeg in 2009.
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East Coast USA

Once again, The Ventures go east to perform at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA, and BB Kings in New York City. We are always glad to see our East Coast fans. Don Wilson does an interview for the Forbes on-line magazine (see link I think I sent this t
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Set List for Japan Summer Tour

The Ventures return to Japan for their annual summer concert tour. Line-up: Don Wilson, Bob Spalding, Leon Taylor, Gerry McGee. The group performs 45 concerts all over the country, from Sapporo in the North to Okinawa in the South. Set List 1st Set T
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Work Continues On The DVD Box Set

The Ventures will soon be celebrating their 50th Anniversary (Bob Bogle and Don Wilson first got together in 1958, although their first hit record “Walk Don’t Run” did not reach the charts until 1960). To commemorate the event, and to offer a r
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Festival dEte, Quebec, Canada

The Ventures perform two concerts at 2 of the outdoor venues at the Quebec City Summer Festival. As this was the 400th Anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, the whole town was filled with music at many different venues: the Plains of Abraham be
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Ashland, Kentucky

The Ventures perform at the July 4th festival in Ashland, KY, along with the group Kansas. This was a new venue for us, and much enjoyed by all.
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Albany, New York

The Ventures perform at the Thursday night summer festival in Albany. It was great to see fans from all around the New England states.
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Beverly Arts Center, Chicago

The Ventures return to Chicago for the first time in 10 years. Great venue, great audience, great times
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Flower Power Series, Epcot, Walt Disney World, Orlando

The Ventures play 3 nights at the Flower Power Stage at Epcot. Line-up: Don Wilson, Bob Spalding, Nokie Edwards, Leon Taylor. The group plays three 30-minute sets each afternoon/evening. Special guests Jeff Cook (Alabama) and George Terry (Clapton
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The Ventures Book is Available Online

“Walk Don’t Run – The Story Of THE VENTURES” has been published, and is now available online. Fans everywhere are reporting this large book (over 380 8½ X 11 inch pages) to be the definitive historic account of the band’s fifty
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