Southside Johnny, Asbury Jukes set for ROH show

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes will bring their special Jersey Shore style rock to the Rochester Opera House in March. (Courtesy photo)

ROCHESTER - Legendary rockers Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes will grace the stage at the Rochester Opera House on Saturday, March 7.

Southside's contemporaries, friend Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, all grew from the Jersey Shore music scene. Ardent Southside fan Bon Jovi once said, "I've always wanted to be a Juke...and I still do!"

Springsteen as well as several other E Streeters have played with the band.

Southside's first three albums I Don't Want To Go Home, This Time It's For Real and Hearts of Stone were produced by band co-founder Steven Van Zandt (E Street Band, The Sopranos) and feature songs written by Van Zandt and Springsteen. Southside and the Jukes have produced 30 albums and have performed their classic blend of R&B and rock thousands of times around the globe.

The band, which has been performing since the 1970s, is renowned for its solid brass section and has a star-studded alumnus similar to Tower of Power.

Reserve tickets online at Rochester Opera House.com or call/stop by the box office (603) 335-1992, M/W/F from 10-5 and two hours before the show. Cash bar. Patrons under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. This show is sponsored by TD Bank, Eastern Propane and Oil, Foster's Daily Democrat, Shaheen and Gordon, P.A., Norman Vetter Foundations and The Governor's Inn. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH. The season continues with Rhythm in the Night: The Irish Dance Spectacular 3/21.