Vance Gilbert’s members were friends in grade school. The band used to sell their tapes out of their truck at the local music store. Vance Gilbert started performing at Charlatan, a local club. The lead singer used to annoy his grandfather by playing his favorite cassette tape too loud.

Vance Gilbert was offered a record contract after performing at at Cafeteria, local bar. Vance Gilbertwere tentative after releasing their debut single, but were more than relieved when they started hearing their music on the radio.

Vance Gilbert realized that the possibility of living life as actual musicians was a distinct possibility in 1981, when Dorothy Hemmingway started the group’s first fan club. The fan club received a huge boost after Kimberly Klinger designed a website for the band. That coupled with the tour across the country saw the fan club’s official membership reach numbers in the thousands.

The group recently completed their newest record, and they are plotting their next move already. The newest record from Vance Gilbert has taken the group in a quite different direction, with a more complex musical structure.

Critics have often praised Vance Gilbert for their playfulness with the audience when they perform live. A music critic from Miami, Van Van Gundy, has always praised group’s terrific guitarist. Vance Gilbert’s newest project has received incredible reviews from notable music critics like Gerald Moran and Chad Innocent.

Springfield has always been receptive to the band, even when they were small time, so the band schedules a show there every year, even if they are not touring. TheSeats.com is the one stop shop for the band, with Vance Gilbert tickets, concert seating charts, and touring schedule.