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The award-winning Danish roots rockin’ octet Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado have revealed the latest slice from their forthcoming live album, with ‘Already Gone,’ which you can listen to HERE.
 
Live At Hotel Cecil will be released on 19 June via Provogue/Artone. ‘Already Gone’ follows the previous tracks ‘Said I Was Hurt (Live)’, ‘Hold My Lover Tight (Live)’, ‘I Used To Love You (Live)’ and ‘Come On In (Live)’.  Pre-order the album and stream the latest singles HERE.

Originally released on 2025’s album House of Sticks, the song has immediately become a live favourite. The song kicks into life and the band begins to dance beneath the warm glow of their logo.and the tone is immediately set.  Talking about it Thorbjørn Risager says, “Already Gone is a classic Thorbjørn Risager & TBT blues rock track with some pretty solid guitar work from Joachim Svensmark. Since we started the release tour it has been the opening song of all our shows. The energy and the groove of the song is just a perfect way to get the band and the crowd in the right mood.”
 
Set against an Art Deco backdrop, it perfectly suits the smooth, smoky blues of Denmark’s hardest-working band.
The show was recorded at their sold-out performance on 29 November 2025, one of the band’s final shows on their House of Sticks winter tour, and saw the band fully flexing their sophisticated might.
 
“Hotel Cecil has a certain intimacy,” says Risager. “It’s big enough to have power, but still close enough that you can really feel the faces in front of you. That kind of room invites you to dig deeper — both musically and emotionally. There’s a history in places like that. You can feel that many stories have unfolded there.”
 
Reflecting on the night, he recalls, “I remember a great sense of anticipation backstage — that quiet buzz before you walk on stage. The room felt warm, very present. The audience was listening — really listening — and then when the groove hit, they were right there with us. That exchange of energy is everything.”
 
The eight-piece band adorned the high stage. The curtains are raised. As the lights are dimmed, the band’s neon logo draws your attention. The drape-flanked room catapults you to another place and another time. That’s where the Danish sensations draw you in.

Thorbjørn Risager (Vocals, Electric Guitar), Emil Balsgaard (Organ, Keys), Joachim Svensmark (Electric Guitar), Kasper Wagner (Baritone Sax), Hans Nybo (Tenor Sax), Peter W Kehl (Trumpet), Søren Bøjgaard (Bass), and Martin Seidelin (Drums, Percussion) – have won four Danish Music Awards (with seven nominations), the “Best Band” in the European Blues Awards and won the prestigious German Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik Jahrespreis – German Record Critics’ Awards. They’ve sold over 100,000 physical albums and surpassed 32 million streams, all the while blazing a trail worldwide with more than 1.500 shows. They’ve opened for Bonnie Raitt, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, jammed with the legendary Buddy Guy and even picked up a fan in Elwood Blues himself – Dan Aykroyd! – who hailed their “Hot rhythm and blues.”
 
Live At Cecil Hotel proves to be a special moment.” A sold-out show still sends a tingling sensation through a band. “It’s humbling. Truly. We’ve built this step by step over many years, often far from home. To see “Sold Out” means people have chosen to spend their evening with us. That’s not something I take lightly,” he says.

Track Listing

1. Already Gone
2. Long Time Ago
3. Said I Was Hurt
4. House Of Sticks
5. Insomnia Boogie
6. Long Forgotten Track
7. Sin City
8. Never Givin’ In
9. Headed For The Stars
10. Inner Light
11. I Used To Love You
12. Come On In
13. Hold My Lover Tight
14. Over The Hill
15. Maybe It’s Alright
16. Train
17. All I Want

Upcoming Tour Dates
Tickets are available HERE

Jun 12 – HsD Gewerkschaftshaus – Erfurt, Germany
Jun 19 – Blues Garage Open Air (Release concert!) – Hannover, DE
Jun 20 – Bluesnacht Petershagen – Petershagen, Germany
Jun 25 – Riverboat Jazzfestival – Silkeborg, Denmark
Jul 4 – Stedli-Blues – Laufen, Switzerland
Jul 10 – JUKS Schenefeld – Schenefeld, Germany
Jul 11 – Blues, Roots & Song Festival – Schneverdingen, Germany
Jul 29 – Vallemaggia Magic Blues – Avegno, Switzerland
Aug 8 – e-Ventschau Festival – Dahlenburg, Germany
*Aug 14 — Den Blå Festival — Ålborg, Denmark (Duo)
Aug 15 – Den Blå Festival – Aalborg, Denmark
Aug 16 – Gemsinghoved Festival – Struer, Denmark
Aug 21 – Flensburger Hofkultur – Flensburg, Germany
Aug 29 – Kristiansand Blues & Rock – Kristiansand, Norway
*Sep 2 — Jazzhus Dexter – Odense, Denmark (Duo)
*Sep 3 – Kulturhuset Brøk – Brønshøj, Denmark (Duo)
*Sep 4 – 28 Live – Roskilde, Denmark (Duo)
*Sep 5 – Cafe Støj – Århus, Denmark (Duo)
*Sep 12 – Kulturloftet – Ebeltoft, Denmark (Duo)
Sep 17 – BW Live – Haslev, Denmark
*Sep 18 – Bluesette – Esbjerg, Denmark (Duo)
*Sep 19 – Industrien – Aarup, Denmark (Duo)
Sep 24 – Festhalle – Dudenhofen, Germany
Sep 25 – Kesselhaus – Berlin, Germany
Sep 26 – Lahnsteiner Bluesfestival – Lahnstein – Germany
*Sep 30 – Ronneby Musikförening – Ronneby, Sweden (Duo)
*Oct 1 – E-Street – Sundsvall, Sweden (Duo)
*Oct 2 – Bryggeriet – Härnösand, Sweden (Duo)
*Oct 3 – Perdido – Örnskjoldsvik, Sweden (Duo)
Oct 9 – Rootsy Live – Falkenberg – Sweden
Oct 10 – Nalen – Stockholm, Sweden
Oct 15 – Color Line Cruise Oslo–Kiel – Norway
Oct 16 – Color Line Cruise Kiel–Oslo – Norway
Oct 17 – Oslo Bluesklub – Oslo, Norway
Oct 23 – Sønderborghus – Sønderborg, Denmark
Oct 29 – Het Bolwerk – Sneek, Netherlands
Oct 30 – Harmonie – Bonn, Germany
Oct 31 – Spirit of 66 – Verviers, Belgium
Nov 7 – Farum Jazzklub – Farum, Denmark
Nov 12 – Metropool – Hengelo, Netherlands
Nov 13 – TBA – Netherlands
Nov 14 – De Bosuil – Amersfoort, Netherlands
Nov 20 – Bygningen – Køge, Denmark
Nov 27 – TBA – Germany
Nov 28 – Lehenbachhalle – Winterbach, Germany
Dec 5 – Amager Bio – Copenhagen, Denmark
Dec 11 – Slagthuset, Malmø – Sweden
Dec 12 – Pustervik – Gothenburg, Sweden

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