Guitar slinger and blues-rock powerhouse Joe Bonamassa has launched his newest single, “Drive By The Exit Signal,” a gritty, uptempo standout from his upcoming studio album Breakthrough, out July 18th through J&R Adventures. Fueled by a crunchy slide guitar riff, Southern-rock power, and a full-throttle vocal efficiency, “Drive By The Exit Signal” finds Bonamassa leaning into the dirtier, road-tested aspect of his songwriting. It’s a breakup tune disguised as a freeway burner—fast-paced and hook-heavy, with lyrics that evoke missed possibilities, unsuitable turns, and the emotional wreckage we depart behind.
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Produced by Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden, The Black Crowes, Journey), the only captures the uncooked, unfiltered aspect of Breakthrough, a file that spans genres and continents. Recorded throughout Greece, Nashville, and Los Angeles, Breakthrough displays Bonamassa’s most expansive imaginative and prescient but—a file that faucets into swampy funk, acoustic introspection, arena-ready blues rock, and extra.
Co-written by Bonamassa, James Home, and producer Kevin Shirley, “Drive By The Exit Signal” follows the discharge of the album’s title monitor,“Breakthrough,” an anthemic, soul-stirring name to transformation that shortly grew to become a fan favourite. That single, co-written with longtime collaborator Tom Hambridge, showcased Bonamassa’s development as a storyteller and emotional interpreter, marking a brand new chapter in a profession already outlined by evolution.
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The album additionally options beforehand launched tracks “Nonetheless Strolling With Me” and “Shake This Floor,” which launched listeners to the wide-ranging soundscape Bonamassa has constructed on Breakthrough—from the introspective and moody to the celebratory and uplifting. Every single provides a brand new layer to an album that celebrates danger, reinvention, and deep musical roots.
The brand new music arrives as Bonamassa wraps his Spring 2025 European Tour, which introduced sold-out crowds throughout the UK, Germany, and Central Europe. Subsequent, he’ll hit the street together with his supergroup Black Nation Communion—that includes Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham, and Derek Sherinian—for a extremely anticipated European run in June. A U.S. summer time amphitheater tour follows, together with stops at The Greek Theatre, Purple Rocks, and extra, with a full Fall U.S. Tour on the horizon.
With greater than 50 albums, 28 #1 Billboard Blues albums, and a fame as one of many hardest-working performers in music, Bonamassa continues to interrupt new floor whereas staying deeply rooted within the blues-rock custom. Breakthrough is his most bold effort but—a celebration of craft, character, and sheer musical pressure.
For extra data on Breakthrough, tour dates, and unique pre-order packages, go to jbonamassa.com.
CD Observe Listing
1. Breakthrough
2. Set off Finger
3. I’ll Take The Blame
4. Drive By The Exit Signal
5. Damaged Document
6. Shake This Floor
7. Nonetheless Strolling With Me
8. Life After Darkish
9. You Don’t Personal Me
10. Ache’s On Me
VINYL Observe listing
Aspect A
1. Breakthrough
2. Set off Finger
3. I’ll Take The Blame
4. Drive By The Exit Signal
5. Damaged Document
Aspect B
1. Shake This Floor
2. Nonetheless Strolling With Me
3. Life After Darkish
4. You Don’t Personal Me
5. Ache’s On Me
Joe Bonamassa Upcoming Excursions
Black Nation Communion – Europe Summer season Tour 2025
June 6 – Fredericksburg, DK – Falkonersalen
June 7 – Solvesborg, SE – Sweden Rock Competition
June 9 – Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium Tilburg
June 10 – Hamburg, DE – Stadtpark
June 12 – Berlin, DE – Zitadelle
June 13 – Olomouc, CZ – Korunní Pevnůstka
June 15 – Charlotta Valley, PL – Rock Legends Competition
June 17 – Vienna, AT – Vienna Gasometer
June 19 – Köln, DE – Tanzbrunnen
Europe Summer season Tour 2025
July 1 – Cork, IE – Reside at The Marquee*
July 2 – Cork, IE – Reside at The Marquee*
July 3 – Cork, IE – Reside at The Marquee
July 6 – Klam, AT – Clam Fort
July 8 – Veszprém, HU – Veszprémfest
July 10 – Stuttgart, DE – Jazzopen Stuttgart
July 13 – Weert, NL – Bospop
July 16 – Montreux, CH – Montreux Jazz Competition
July 18 – Pordenone, IT – San Valentino Park
July 19 – Rome, IT – Auditorium Parco della Musica – Cavea
* Offered Out
US Summer season Tour 2025
July 31 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
August 1 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
August 3 – Bend, OR – Hayden Properties Amphitheater
August 5 – Airway Heights, WA – BECU Reside at Northern Quest
August 6 – Pocatello, ID – Portneuf Well being Belief Amphitheatre
August 8 – Morrison, CO – Purple Rocks Amphitheatre
August 9 – Albuquerque, NM – Sandia Resort & On line casino Amphitheater
September 2025
September 7 – Chicago, IL – United Middle*
September 9 – Chicago, IL – United Middle*
September 12 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Past Competition
September 13 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Entice
September 15-21, 2025 – Seattle, WA – Holding The Blues Alive at Sea ALASKA
*Opening for The Who
U.S. Fall Tour 2025
November 3 – Columbus, OH – Palace Theatre
November 5 – Toronto, ON – The Theatre at Nice Canadian Toronto
November 7 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
November 8 – Fort Wayne, IN – Embassy Theatre
November 10 – Rockford, IL – Coronado Theatre
November 11 – Kansas Metropolis, MO – The Midland Theatre
November 14 – Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater
November 15 – Houston, TX – The Pastime Middle
November 18 – Corpus Christi, TX – American Financial institution Middle Selena Auditorium
November 19 – Abilene, TX – Abilene Auditorium
November 21 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noël Performing Arts Middle
November 22 – Austin, TX – ACL Reside at The Moody Theater
November 23 – Shreveport, LA – Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
November 25 – Fayetteville, AR – Walton Arts Middle
November 26 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre
November 29 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
November 30 – Montgomery, AL – Montgomery Performing Arts Centre
December 2 – Savannah, GA – Johnny Mercer Theatre
December 3 – Sarasota, FL – Van Wezel Performing Arts Corridor
December 5 – Estero, FL – Hertz Area
December 6 – Hollywood, FL – Laborious Rock Reside
About Joe Bonamassa:
Blues-rock celebrity Joe Bonamassa is likely one of the most celebrated performing musicians of immediately. As a four-time GRAMMY-nominated artist and 15x Blues Music Award Nominee (4-time winner), he achieved his twenty eighth No.1 album on the Billboard Blues Chart together with his most up-to-date stay album and live performance movie, Reside on the Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra. Solely in his mid-40s, Bonamassa has change into a residing legend with an astounding multi-genre catalog. He has launched greater than 50 albums, together with studio and stay recordings, in addition to collaborative albums together with his adventurous aspect tasks: Black Nation Communion and Rock Sweet Funk Social gathering.
A prolific author who’s all the time on the hunt to broaden his eclectic musical horizons, Bonamassa has a limitless work ethic whether or not it’s within the studio, on the street, or working with different artists to spur new music. Lately, he has produced an immense variety of albums together with Joanne Shaw Taylor, Marc Broussard, Larry McCray, Jimmy Corridor, and others for his unbiased labels Journeyman Data and KTBA Data, and has additionally launched Journeyman LLC, a full-service artist administration, file label, live performance promotion, and advertising and marketing firm that builds consciousness for unbiased artists worldwide. Go to http://www.jbonamassa.com for extra data.