The Gladstones Live

We're fired up to welcome The Gladstones to the Potter's stage! Get ready for a Saturday night packed with high-energy, old-school rock 'n' roll spanning every variety-from Johnny Cash to The Clash, The Rolling Stones to The Grateful Dead. Grab a cider, hit the dance floor, and let's turn up the volume on an unforgettable night!

About the Band

Long ago in a distant galaxy, Bob Girard toured the East Coast in the estimable Charlottesville ensemble known as The Casuals featuring Johnny Sportcoat. The band dissolved, Bob got a job, had kids, the whole nine yards. Some time later, Bob got run over by a bus in Rome, started playing guitar as therapy for his shattered arm, and began to write songs at an alarming pace. The Gladstones were born.

Bob enlisted his long-time friend Charlie Pastorfield to play guitar in his new band. Charlie had spent most of his adult life playing in The Skip Castro Band and The Believers, and then he also got a job and had kids. Joining Bob and Charlie are the kickin' rhythm section of Tim Ryan on bass and Jim Ralston on drums, veterans of many Charlottesville bands. They have also had both jobs and kids.

The Gladstones play straight up, old school rock 'n' roll of every variety, ranging from Johnny Cash to The Clash, from the Rolling Stones to the Grateful Dead. They also mix in a bunch of original songs, penned by Girard and Pastorfield, that fit right in to the general mayhem.