AllRespect.com // Danzig plans "Legacy" set with Samhain, Misfits members added to Riot Fest

Posted on 2011-06-25 03:00:32
Artist/band(s): Danzig [FB], Descendents [FB], Misfits [FB], Social Distortion [FB], Strike Anywhere [FB], The Flatliners [FB], Weezer [FB], X [FB]

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Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/43196

Riot Fest has announced the final headliner for the Chicago version of the festival. The promoters have confirmed that Glenn Danzig will be performing a "Legacy" set, featuring music from his various incarnations from Misfits to Samhain to Danzig. To that end, he has recruited members of Samhain and The Misfits' Doyle Von Frankenstein to join him on-stage.

It's all set for October 7th. Other confirmed headliners include Weezer, Social Distortion and the Descendents. Other bands confirmed for the event include The Suicide Machines, Youth of Today, X (performing Los Angeles in its entirety), ALL featuring Dave Smalley, Scott Reynolds and Chad Price, Helmet, D Generation, The Business, Strike Anywhere, The Tossers, The Flatliners, The Menzingers, Banner Pilot, The Copyrights, Cheap Girls, The Holy Mess and others.

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