VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) —
Just over five years ago, Joe Nester was homeless and addicted to heroin. Today, he’s a traveling music working to spread awareness about substance abuse and recovery.
The Delaware native has chosen Virginia Beach for the first stop in his latest nationwide tour: the Never Gonna Take My Soul Acoustic Tour.
Nester will play at West Beach Tavern on Cleveland St. starting at 7:30 p.m.
“I never thought in a million years that I’d be traveling the country with my face on the side of a van,” said Nester. “It’s a humbling experience.”
Nester joined a 12-step recovery program in 2012 that he credits as the beginning of his music career.
A musician since a child, Nester picked the guitar back up during his recovery and started playing shows at local coffee shops in Wilmington.
He now has more than 50,000 followers on Facebook.
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