The Dillion James Band

8 Ball Aitken has toured the world for more than a decade performing his swampy-blues-rock across twenty countries to date. He’s earned a loyal fanbase from hislive shows and internet videos, while paying his dues as a singer, songwriter, slide-guitarist, and producer. 8 Ball moved to Nashville, Tennessee, USA in 2012 and worked for nine years withmany of the best in the blues business today. He won second place in the 2021International New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival hosted by blues woman Samantha Fish. 8 Ball is back with a brand-new blues rock album ‘ICE CREAM MAN 2’ that hit #1in the Australian Blues & Roots Charts in June 2023 and had 4 number #1 AMRAP Chart hits. This new 12-song recording was mostly completed in Nashville right before he re-located back to Australia. It’s a highly anticipated follow up to the first ‘ICE CREAM MAN’ album that also hit #1 on the Australian Blues & Roots Charts in March 2021. 8 Ball Aitken produced ‘ICE CREAM MAN 2’ himself. The cast of musicians include Grammy winning drummer Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy), saxophone legend Buddy Leach (George Thorogood & The Destroyers), Sydney soul singer Taya Chani and 8 Ball’s younger brother Dillion James Aitken on Hammond organ and piano.