May 9, 2001 – If it is late June/July, than B.B. King can be found touring the European jazz festivals. Starting in Paris, June 26 and winding down in late July, King will be performing in at least ten countries: France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, England, Scotland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, and Austria.

King's annual European jazz festival trek is still being booked. When King returns to the States, he will kick off his 10th annual B.B. King Blues Festival with special guests Buddy Guy, John Hiatt and Tommy Castro.

Earlier in the year, King toured throughout the United States including three concerts in Alaska (two in Anchorage and one in Fairbanks) and Hawaii. And from June 1-3, King will be performing his annual Mississippi homecoming concerts.

June 4, B.B. King will record his first Christmas album in his long, illustrious career. The sessions will be held in Louisiana with King's touring band. King will also be the producer. The CD will be released in time for the 200l holiday season.

In the 49th annual downbeat Magazine Critics Poll, B. B. King won three awards: Blues Artist of the Year, Blues Album of the Year ("Ridin' With the King" with Eric Clapton) and Blues Group of the Year.

Tues.	Jun. 26	Palais De Congress	Paris, France
Fri.	Jun. 29	Ahoy Rotterdam	Rotterdam, Holland
Sat.	Jun. 30	Piazza Blues Festival	Bellinzona, Switzerland
Sun.	Jul. 1	Idrascalo	Milano, Italy
Tues.	Jul. 3	Manchester Bridgewater	Manchester England
Weds.	Jul. 4	Leicester Hall De Montfrt	Leiscester, England
Thurs.	Jul. 5	Royal Albert Hall	London, England
Fri.	Jul. 6	Bournemouth Bil.	Bournemouth, England
Sat.	Jul. 7	Brighton Center	Brighton, England
Sun.	Jul. 8	Edinburgh Princess Ctr.	Edinburgh, Scotland
Weds.	Jul. 11	Congress Center	Montreux, Switzerland
Fri.	Jul. 13	Scalinata Europa	Rome, Italy
Sat.	Jul. 14	Campo Sportivo Rosa	Venice, Italy
Sun.	Jul. 15	Kulturzentum Kammgarn	Kaiserslautern, Germany
Tues.	Jul. 17	Skeppsholmen	Stockholm, Sweden
Weds.	Jul. 18	Molde Jazz Festival	Molde, Norway
Fri.	Jul. 20	Kormametplatz	Bregenz, Austria
Sat.	Jul. 21	Sternenzelt Musikfest	Badreichen, Germany
Sun.	Jul. 22	Ba Stage	Weisen, Austria
Mon.	Jul. 23	Blues Ball Festival	Luzerne, Switzerland
Weds.	Jul. 25	Nice Jazz Festival	Nice, France