Lynyrd Skynyrd to perform first two albums live for DVD release
ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 12: (L-R) Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform onstage at One More For The Fans! - Celebrating the Songs & Music of Lynyrd Skynyrd at The Fox Theatre on November 12, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Blackbird Productions) Credit: Getty
Band will perform at the Florida Theatre this February
Lynyrd Skynyrd are to play their first two albums live from start-to-finish in back-to-back shows at the Florida Theatre this February.
The group will perform 1973 debut album ‘Pronounced ‘Leh-nerd Skin-nerd” in their hometown of Jacksonville on February 12, with follow-up album ‘Second Helping’ being played the following night. Both shows, which will also feature a selection of other hits, are to be recorded and will be released on DVD.
“We’ve been wanting to go back and recreate these live records for a long time,” said lead singer Johnny Van Zant, as reported by The Florida Times-Union. “We decided to come back to our hometown, Jacksonville, and play at the legendary Florida Theatre. Can’t wait to rock it.”
Included on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s first two records are signature hits ‘Freebird’ and ‘Sweet Home Alabama’. The band went on to release 15 studio records in total and, in 2006, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.