The Scottish rock & roll band, Nazareth began in the early 60’s as The Shadettes with Dan McCafferty on vocals, Pete Agnew on bass and Darrell Sweet on drums but after the addition of lead guitarist, Manny Charlton in 1968, the band decided they needed a name change and found it in the first line of the song, “The Weight” by The Band: “I pulled into Nazareth.” Nazareth struggled somewhat to get recognition with their first two albums but after teaming up with Roger Glover of Deep Purple as producer, things really started to happen. First came Razamanaz in 1973 with the hugely successful single, “Broken Down Angel.” The band became huge in Canada the following year after the release of Loud ‘n’ Proud which featured the hit single, “This Flight Tonight” … a song originally written by Joni Mitchell. They then went on to release a row of now classic albums … the most known being Hair of the Dog in 1975. The North American version included the major hit single, “Love Hurts” originally a hit by the Everly Brothers. The group remained active in the 80’s releasing albums that had a slightly more radio friendly approach. The decade also saw the band release their first official live album, Snaz. Over the last few years, the band has continued their intensive touring still selling out shows worldwide. The current line-up is McCafferty and Agnew along with lead guitarist, Jimmy Murrison and Agnew’s son, Lee Agnew on drums. Fans and music critics alike describe the current line-up as a mature yet very refreshing experience. Nazareth will be returning to Boulevard Casino’s Red Robinson Show Theatre for one night only in July.
Tickets on sale Thursday March 26 @ 10AM

Tickets: Golden Circle $44.50 | Orchestra $39.50 | plus service charges