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Content Source: Humanitix8 BALL AITKEN live in Darwin. One night only! SATURDAY JUNE 28th, Doors 7pm. TIX $35 online or $40 at the door.
8 Ball Aitken has toured the world for more than a decade performing his swamp-soul and blues-rock across twenty countries to date. Hes earned a loyal fanbase from his live shows and internet videos, while paying his dues as a singer, songwriter, slide-guitarist, and producer.
8 Ball moved to Nashville, Tennessee, USA in 2012 and worked for nine years with many of the best in the blues business today. He won second place in the 2021 International New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival.
8 Balls previous albums Ice Cream Man and Ice Cream Man 2 both hit #1 on the Australian Blues & Roots Charts and had several #1 AMRAP Australia Radio Chart hits.
8 Ball Aitken is back in 2025 with a new collaborative album project Nightbird. Sydney soul singer Taya Chani and 8 Ball co-wrote and co-produced the 12-track album together over several years living in different countries and states of Australia during the process of making the album.
The cast of musicians on Nightbird include USA saxophone legend Buddy Leach (George Thorogood & The Destroyers), Sydney drummer Declan Kelly, and 8 Balls younger brother Dillion James Aitken on Hammond organ and piano.
CDs and vinyl records are available now from the SHOP page on 8ballaitken.com along with tour dates, news, videos, merch and more.
8 Ball Aitken demonstrates that the blues are alive and well Down Under with this deep-in-the-pocket collection of modern blues and blues rock thats built atop a swamp blues structure. Chicago Blues Guide
For a guy from Australia, 8 Ball Aitken really has the Delta in his bones... I wouldnt be surprised to find Mississippi mud on the soles of his shoes. - Gonzo Okanagan
A lovely, enjoyable collection, start to finish, with the inevitable few songs that stand out, and invite you to hit the replay. Blues In Britain Graham Munn
A mixture of balladry, wordplay, and cutting edge guitar, Swamp Blues 2 from 8 Ball Aitken deserves to be in everyones collection. American Blues Scene
"Ice Cream Man is a splendid listen from start to finish. I highly recommend it.
Philly Cheezes Rock & Blues Reviews
"I first saw him when he was young, hairy and straight outa Brisbane. Now hes all growed up and going global. Unstoppable!
Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool, Eagle Rock), Melbourne, Australia
"8 Ball is not an act any band wants to follow! ....even a 5 piece band will have to do some quick and serious note pounding to get 8-ball's vibe off the stage, it just hangs in the air long after he is gone.....he's a freakin solo red headed infector...!"
Mitch Lind, owner/promoter of the Riverhawk and Stringbreak Music Festivals, Florida, USA
This is outstanding. The way it should be done. You have a new fan.
Ray Wylie Hubbard (Snake Farm), Texas, USA