The J. Geils Band frontman says the band’s current tour, which stops at the Borgata Aug. 12 may be the last go around for the Boston blues-rockers.
Peter Wolf
Performances have been few and far between for the J. Geils Band with vocalist Peter Wolf since 1985. The latter left the band due to artistic differences and focused on a solo career.
Keyboardist Seth Justman took over as vocalist of the J. Geils band. Since 2006, the group has reunited for a few concerts, primarily charity events.
“We did a show for Worcester [Massachusetts] firefighters [in 2006], “ Wolf tells Atlantic City Weekly while calling from Boston. “Not long after that [former Boston Bruin] Cam Neely asked if we would do a benefit for his cancer foundation. And then we did the show at Fenway [Park] with Aerosmith. We re-discovered that we love to play with each other. We’re way over our differences. We just love to get out there and play.”
However, Wolf is quick to note that this is not a reunion tour.
“We’re not about going out and doing that,” Wolf said. “This is different. This is a very limited run of East Coast dates. This could be the last time we ever play together.”
Wolf has a new solo album, Midnight Souvenirs. He’s going to tour behind it but for the moment he’s with the band, which formed in 1967.
The J. Geils Band could go out and do the long reunion tour for a nice cash grab but it’s never been about money for the blues-rock band.
Wolf left the group at its commercial zenith. The band became a pop sensation during the early 1980s with such hit singles as “Love Stinks” and “Centerfold.” However, that’s when the band had its disagreements. Rather than iron it out, Wolf and the group went its separate ways.
“It’s not all about money,” Wolf says. “It’s about what you want to do. Right now we want to play some shows together and we’re doing it. It’s great to go out and revisit material that has been a huge part of our lives. I can do this and do my own thing.”
At the band’s Friday, Aug. 12, show at the Borgata in Atlantic City, expect the J. Geils Band to deliver tracks, which run the gamut of its canon.
“We’re going to play songs from every period of J. Geils,” Wolf, 65, says.
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