The Allman Brothers Band to Stop Touring Next Year

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When two-headed axe-behemoth Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks recently announced that 2014 would be their final year in the Allman Brothers ranks, some fans feared the end may be nigh for the legendary band.

They were right. According to Relix, Gregg Allman is ready to close up shop along with his departing bandmates at the end of the year.

“This is it — this is the end of it,” he says. “45 years is enough and I want to do something else, anyway. Everyone has their own real good perspective bands.” However, he didn’t nail down the coffin just yet. “We may get together every five years and just do one play at a time,” he says.

Overall, this is incredibly sad news, but it’s also fitting. These giants are going out on top, with arguably the best line-up in their history (barring, probably, the original with Duane Allman and Dickey Betts).

Gregg Allman will continue with his solo projects, which has recently expanded into a more full-fledged band with the addition of a horn section and ABB percussion whiz Marc Quiñones. Meanwhile, Haynes is carrying on with his solo work and his other stellar outfit, Gov’t Mule; Trucks will put his creative focus into the Tedeschi Trucks Band.

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