American blues legend Walter Trout is a living miracle and it is thanks to his army of British fans.

For they helped to raise a staggering $250,000 dollars to cover medical bills for a liver transplant for the 65 year-old guitarist, singer and songwriter.

Following an internet crowd funding campaign the star has a new liver.

Now fighting fit he is back in the UK with a new tour including The Brook tonight.

Walter, who has become Patron of the British Liver Trust, says: “Liver disease almost cost me my life. The disease progressively drained me of my life force until I was on the verge of death.

“A miraculous liver transplant allowed me to survive and thrive once again. I owe my life to their research and development in the field around treatment of liver diseases.”

It was while touring Germany that the star got the first signs that he was suffering from cirrhosis of the liver.

Although his health was deteriorating he continued to tour until he was told that he needed a liver transplant within 90 days.

Supported by donations from his fans – many from the UK – his wife raised the money for the life saving operation.

Back and fighting fit he returns to the UK following the release of his brand new live album Alive in Amsterdam.

It comes after his 2015’s Battle Scars, the acclaimed studio album that channelled his near-death experience into raw autobiographical songs.

For someone who, just a few years ago, was fighting for his life his enthusiasm and passion for getting out on the road and performing to his adoring fans is stronger than ever.

He says: “I am incredibly overjoyed to get back to doing what I love and to make music and play to people again, is just an incredible experience. I’m enjoying it, every single note."

With songs pulled from every era of his five-decade career, the ALIVE in Amsterdam set is potent stuff from the stinging Luther Allison cover I’m Back, to the plaintive B.B. King tribute Say Goodbye To The Blues, which builds from neck-tingling guitar swells to a stunning virtuoso climax.

Battle Scars is well-represented by the harmony-bolstered rocker Almost Gone and the raucous Tomorrow Seems So Far Away.

Trout is joined by his son Jon for Rock Me Baby, and even finds time for a fistful of fan favourites, including The Love That We Once Knew and Marie’s Mood.

Tickets for the gig are sold out.