(Jackson, MN)-Grammy Award winning musician David Ellefson will return to his hometown of Jackson for a performance at the Jackson County Fairgrounds on July 29.
Ellefson says he’s excited to reunite with friends and play in Jackson:
“Tom Holthe from the Board of the Fair operations had contacted me. I’ve known him for many years and has been a friend to me as much as anything and of course, I’ve got a lot of lifetime friends in Jackson. So, when he reach out to me for this event, I was actually really excited about it. Not just a homecoming, but an opportunity to play the Jackson County Fair which I haven’t played at since I was probably 15 years old with my band TOZ, and I remember playing at the Pavilion, that was pretty new at the time back in that day. You know, look, any gig is a gig to be grateful for in my opinion. From the smallest gig all the way up to the biggest stadium that I’ve ever played. Every opportunity to perform for people is a privilege, especially to do it back in Jackson, and again, at the Jackson County Fair, which is the biggest gig in town. So, for me, I was excited about it. I said yes immediately. I’m really looking forward to it, but on top of it, was when Tom asked me, he said, hey would you be willing to to call some of the guys up from your old band TOZ and sort of put the old band back together again, I thought, this is a great opportunity to do this, to reconnect with some life-long friends of my where it all started in music for me back in Jackson. I’ve had my journey around the globe many time now and to bring it all back home to Jackson again is just a cool treat and a privilege.”
Ellefson will do a talk about his rock and roll journey and traveling around the world as the bassist for Megadeth and other experiences prior to the performance.
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