MelodicRockFest 2 - Lineup Revealed

by **portland** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:41 am

Saint John wrote:Too bad these guys couldn't make it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPT1PGD ... re=related

I agree....I have seen them a couple of times and from what I have heard he still has a great voice.

by **Andrew** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:56 am

Saint John wrote:Too bad these guys couldn't make it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPT1PGD ... re=related

They wanted $25k!!!!!!!!!!

by **portland** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:56 am

Andrew wrote:
Saint John wrote:Too bad these guys couldn't make it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPT1PGD ... re=related

They wanted $25k!!!!!!!!!!

Yikes!!!

by **G.I.Jim** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:08 pm

Andrew wrote:
Saint John wrote:Too bad these guys couldn't make it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPT1PGD ... re=related

They wanted $25k!!!!!!!!!!

I'll pay it Andrew. Just go ahead and book them. I've got you covered buddy! :wink:

by **Behshad** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:12 pm

G.I.Jim wrote:
Andrew wrote:
Saint John wrote:Too bad these guys couldn't make it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPT1PGD ... re=related

They wanted $25k!!!!!!!!!!

I'll pay it Andrew. Just go ahead and book them. I've got you covered buddy!

I thought you said you don't drink on Sundays anymore.

by **G.I.Jim** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:13 pm

Behshad wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Andrew wrote:
Saint John wrote:Too bad these guys couldn't make it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPT1PGD ... re=related

They wanted $25k!!!!!!!!!!

I'll pay it Andrew. Just go ahead and book them. I've got you covered buddy!

I thought you said you don't drink on Sundays anymore.

I'm a recruiter dude... I lied! :lol:

by **StevePerryHair** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:14 pm

G.I.Jim wrote:
Behshad wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Andrew wrote:
Saint John wrote:Too bad these guys couldn't make it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPT1PGD ... re=related

They wanted $25k!!!!!!!!!!

I'll pay it Andrew. Just go ahead and book them. I've got you covered buddy!

I thought you said you don't drink on Sundays anymore.

I'm a recruiter dude... I lied!

by **G.I.Jim** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:17 pm

StevePerryHair wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Behshad wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Andrew wrote:
Saint John wrote:Too bad these guys couldn't make it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPT1PGD ... re=related

They wanted $25k!!!!!!!!!!

I'll pay it Andrew. Just go ahead and book them. I've got you covered buddy!

I thought you said you don't drink on Sundays anymore.

I'm a recruiter dude... I lied!

I am joking of course. I haven't been drinking much of anything lately. I'm working on getting back in shape! :wink:

by **StevePerryHair** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:22 pm

G.I.Jim wrote:
StevePerryHair wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Behshad wrote:
G.I.Jim wrote:
Andrew wrote:
Saint John wrote:Too bad these guys couldn't make it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPT1PGD ... re=related

They wanted $25k!!!!!!!!!!

I'll pay it Andrew. Just go ahead and book them. I've got you covered buddy!

I thought you said you don't drink on Sundays anymore.

I'm a recruiter dude... I lied!

I am joking of course. I haven't been drinking much of anything lately. I'm working on getting back in shape!

I believe you Jim! The recruiter joke was still a good one though :lol:

by **Andrew** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:33 pm

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March 15, 2010

MELODIC ROCK FEST 2 HITS CHICAGO APRIL 30-MAY 2

FEATURES HEADLINE SETS FROM Y&T, WINGER, DANGER DANGER AND TRIXTER AT ELGIN’S ROADHOUSE VENUE

SUPPORT FROM PRIDE OF LIONS, EDEN’S CURSE, CROWN OF THORNS, TERRY BROCK, JIMI JAMISON, TED POLEY & ROCK SUGAR

Some of the biggest and best names in Melodic Rock will once again gather for the biggest party of the year when MELODICROCKFEST 2 comes to Chicago for the weekend of April 30 - May 2.
Heading to the newly opened ROADHOUSE venue in the Chicago suburb of Elgin, MelodicRockFest 2 is the second major concert event organized by the popular hard rock website MelodicRock.com.
MelodicRock.com’s first show in October 2007 was held in South Bend and featured an audience made up of fans from 8 countries and 34 US states. And now its Chicago’s turn!

Spread over two full days (Saturday May 1 and Sunday May 2); with an additional VIP ticket holder night on Friday April 30; the event will feature 20 bands and additional special guests in a display of classic melodic and hard rock music.

SATURDAY MAY 1 –

Saturday’s show will be headlined by San Francisco hard rock legends Y&T. The band will be taking a break from the studio, preparing the release of their new studio album due mid-year to rock Chicago.

DANGER DANGER is one of the most popular hard rock acts to come out of the late 80s and in 2009 the band delivered one of the genre’s best new albums.
They’ll be playing all their biggest hits and some new tracks too.

PRIDE OF LIONS needs no introduction – featuring Chicago’s favourite rock legend Jim Peterik (ex-Survivor, Ideas Of March, World Stage) and vocalist Toby Hitchcock, plus members of the World Stage band, Pride Of Lions will appear for one of their rare live appearances.

EDEN’S CURSE features members from 4 different countries, but they will converge on the USA for the very first time to perform the best tracks from two acclaimed albums and maybe even preview the upcoming third opus. And they’ll record and film the set for a DVD release!

TERRY BROCK has been in the business for 20 years and is the current lead vocalist for much loved AOR act Giant and classic rock band Le Roux. But Terry has a solo career also and in his feature set, he will cover all the favourites and perhaps a surprise or two. His backing band will be popular New York melodic rockers Valentine.

ROCK SUGAR might just be one of the most talked about bands of the weekend. Their unique take on twisting songs into each other, or ‘mashing them’ together will have everyone talking. Fast becoming a YouTube sensation with their Metallica/Journey mash-up, these guys are going to rock the house.

US rockers TALON are another band bubbling under and will debut their new vocalist and film a live DVD at the same time.

Opening the day is FARCRY – a band with the attitude of any stadium act of the 80s.

SUNDAY MAY 2 –

Headlining Day 2 of MelodicRockFest is multi-platinum rockers WINGER. Famed for their musical prowess and fresh off a European tour, the band are supporting the release of their latest hard rock masterpiece Karma.

For the first time in 14 years, acclaimed NJ rockers TRIXTER will return to the mid-west to perform a true greatest hits set as they continue the tour that commemorates the 20th Anniversary of their debut album.

Pulling double duty for the show is Danger Danger frontman TED POLEY.
Ted will do his own set, concentrating on some D2 rarities and solo material, plus tunes from his Poley/Rivera release. Ted will be joined by guitarist Vic Rivera and band.

JIMI JAMISON (ex-Survivor) returns from a guest appearance that brought the house down at MRF1 to perform a solo set of new solo tracks and some much loved Survivor classics. Who knows what guests might join him on stage.

VOICES OF ROCK RADIO are just that. Kevin Chalfant (The Storm, Two Fires) and Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent) and the Two Fires Band perform their best known hits before inviting former Survivor vocalist Jimi Jamison to join the fun.

CROWN OF THORNS, featuring Jean Beauvoir and Tommy Lafferty will play a rare US soil live show in support of their latest studio album and a catalogue of much loved tunes that go back to the Paul Stanley (Kiss) produced debut album.

No Chicago based show would be complete without local legends 7TH HEAVEN – the hardest working band in the Midwest and recently featured on American Idol.

Opening up Day 2 is melodic hard rockers BOMBAY BLACK, a heavy duty live act that will get the day off to a thunderous start.

FRIDAY APRIL 30 –

The Friday VIP Meet & Greet night is open to VIP ticket holders and will feature some acoustic performances from more melodic rock stars.
Headlining the night will be a rare special 30 minute set from ALIAS, featuring vocalist Freddy Curci and guitarist Steve DeMarchi.

Chicagoland rockers MECCA made an immediate impact with their debut album in 2000, but has never played live – until now. This will be a very special set not to be missed.

ROCK SUGAR couldn’t help but get involved again and will warm up for Saturday with some acoustic tracks.

And joining us again from MRF1 is US melodic rock band GOODBYE THRILL, who might just ignore the acoustic night premise to deliver some rocking tunes.
A number of the weekend guests will be on hand to meet and greet fans and sign autographs and share a drink or two.

Tickets for this very special only event are on sale now.
Purchase tickets online at the festival website: www.melodicrockfest.com or call Revolution Tickets for credit card phone sales on 312-675-8025.

About MelodicRock.com: The website is run by Australian based journalist Andrew McNeice and first made its debut in the first week of January 1997.
Since that time it has become one of the most respected and leading websites in the world, taking in 42 million hits and currently services 275,000 unique users per month.
Merchandise from MelodicRock.com and the participating artists will be on sale throughout the day as will a major CD Vendor with many current and recent titles to purchase.

Full show information can be found at: www.melodicrockfest.com.
The event hotel for MRF2 is the Holiday Inn in Elgin. Discount rates are available by logging on to the event website.

For additional information regarding MELODIC ROCK FEST 2 show, please contact Andrew McNeice on +61 403 922016 or E-mail: ajm@melodicrock.com.
All artists are available for interviews to promote the event.

SELECT YOUTUBE LINKS:

Y&T http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVnKhB3pt4A
Danger Danger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUNB07R8z5I
Pride Of Lions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQQoRC5f3A8
Eden's Curse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qt3MdV1HGM
Rock Sugar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKeA3-n27t8
Winger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jPsU4DkjSs
Trixter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_KiO9SgEWc
Jimi Jamison http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suYuuGBLsKQ
Voices Of Rock Radio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzk950FmSXo
Crown Of Thorns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUVQ-fcVVe8
Alias http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmha53sjb-I

by **Rip Rokken** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:53 am

Saint John wrote:Too bad these guys couldn't make it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPT1PGD ... re=related

They'll be in Dallas soon! I may go. Just my luck, too - who else but Dokken w/Skid Row is playing there NEXT weekend when I'll be in Vegas.

by **mrsromek** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:13 pm

Honestly....$25K for Loverboy? I'm not any of them or in their camp, but....they should swallow a little pride, realize it's not 1986 anymore, and they should have joined this bill. Their last album kicks serious ass and they could have shown fans they can still rock. I guess they prefer playing festivals where most of the audience are just "townies" that show up no matter who is performing.

by **Rockindeano** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:09 pm

mrsromek wrote:Honestly....$25K for Loverboy? I'm not any of them or in their camp, but....they should swallow a little pride, realize it's not 1986 anymore, and they should have joined this bill. Their last album kicks serious ass and they could have shown fans they can still rock. I guess they prefer playing festivals where most of the audience are just "townies" that show up no matter who is performing.

Actually, 25K is about right...except regarding Andrew. Look, bands with nominal success from the 80's are getting about that. I imagine REO is a bit higher. Journey is about 100K. You know what Bryan Adams gets? 250K-300K for a private gig. I inquired once for the Hell of it. I also checked other acts too, just for fun. James Taylor- 250K. And the big boys? U2 and Springsteen both get 3 million per private gig. That's a lot of bank, but there isn't a whole lot of private gigs for those two bands. I imagine Bon Jovi is up there as well.

Loverboy could have lowered their cost, for the sake of the site I guess, but I don't know the trade offs regarding advertising and Drew's relationship with them either. Just curious Andrew, what were you willing to pay for say an REO or Loverboy? I would love to know.

by **Andrew** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:28 pm

Rockindeano wrote: Just curious Andrew, what were you willing to pay for say an REO or Loverboy? I would love to know.

If I hadn't spent money on any other headliners, maybe $10k max.

by **Rockindeano** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:39 pm

Andrew wrote:
Rockindeano wrote: Just curious Andrew, what were you willing to pay for say an REO or Loverboy? I would love to know.

If I hadn't spent money on any other headliners, maybe $10k max.

I figured about that much. Think they would negotiate down to that? I bet they would indeed come down in price, being that the demand for them is akin to seeing Betty White spread eagled on a pool table.

by **mrsromek** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:54 pm

Years ago, I was told by a village employee of a suburb of Chicago that had REO at their fest the year before got $75K for a 1.5 hour performance. I was there seeing Night Ranger and the guy said they got $30K. $100K for Journey? No wonder they have to do package tours in the US.

I actually passed on seeing Loverboy last summer at a gig in Iowa....tickets were $25. No way in hell I'm paying that in 2009, or 2010. That's why this fest is a great deal....I'm pretty sure Winger was around $35 for their show at the HOB in Chicago last time around. For $55, you get them and a slew of other things.

by **mrsromek** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:29 am

I've been listening to Ted Poley's Collateral Damage quite a bit lately. There are some catchy tunes on there. I'm glad he'll be at the VIP. Is Jimi no longer attending the VIP?

by **Andrew** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:25 pm

mrsromek wrote:I've been listening to Ted Poley's Collateral Damage quite a bit lately. There are some catchy tunes on there. I'm glad he'll be at the VIP. Is Jimi no longer attending the VIP?

Trying to, but looks like coming in on th Saturday due to other commitments.

by **kgdjpubs** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:55 am

mrsromek wrote:I actually passed on seeing Loverboy last summer at a gig in Iowa....tickets were $25. No way in hell I'm paying that in 2009, or 2010. That's why this fest is a great deal....I'm pretty sure Winger was around $35 for their show at the HOB in Chicago last time around. For $55, you get them and a slew of other things.

Depends on whether you are a fan of the band. For those you mentioned, I personally don't care one way or the other....but if you are a fan, I would MUCH prefer a 90min-2hr headlining set with some rare tracks played versus a 60min festival performance that simply covers the hits that you've heard 40,000 times.

The benefit of a festival is that you get to see bands that don't have enough popularity draw to perform by themselves (and there are PLENTY of those if you are talking melodic rock in the USA). For the specific band though, the stage times aren't long enough to do much outside of the expected stuff. For a lot of the bands listed, you could probably guess 95% of the setlist just by looking at the running time onstage. There is good and bad to every arrangement.

by **(Crazy)Dulce Lady** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:28 pm

Andrew wrote:
mrsromek wrote:I've been listening to Ted Poley's Collateral Damage quite a bit lately. There are some catchy tunes on there. I'm glad he'll be at the VIP. Is Jimi no longer attending the VIP?

Trying to, but looks like coming in on th Saturday due to other commitments.

by **mrsromek** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:44 pm

Would it be possible for the CD company in attendance (that will be selling artists' CD's) to have a link or something with what will be available for purchase?

by **LtVanish** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:22 am

mrsromek wrote:Would it be possible for the CD company in attendance (that will be selling artists' CD's) to have a link or something with what will be available for purchase?

I bought a few cds from Kivel Records, they are the label of Goodbye Thrill, Farcry, Bombay Black and Talon. They are a sponsor as well. http://www.kivelrecords.com/

I buy a lot of cds from www.nehrecords.com they have been a sponsor for this site for years, plus you can not beat their service either.

by **Behshad** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:30 am

mrsromek wrote:Would it be possible for the CD company in attendance (that will be selling artists' CD's) to have a link or something with what will be available for purchase?

Link!

by **Andrew** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:19 am

mrsromek wrote:Would it be possible for the CD company in attendance (that will be selling artists' CD's) to have a link or something with what will be available for purchase?

There will be a bunch of stuff...promise!

by **Melissa** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:35 am

Heard Winger is supposed to be on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" this Saturday night

by **Rip Rokken** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:26 pm

LtVanish wrote:I bought a few cds from Kivel Records, they are the label of Goodbye Thrill, Farcry, Bombay Black and Talon. They are a sponsor as well. http://www.kivelrecords.com/

Friends from my hometown -- Erik is one of the most talented dudes I've met. Check out their Christmas tunes from their Screaming Santas project!

http://www.myspace.com/thescreamingsantas

by **LtVanish** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:03 pm

Rip Rokken wrote:
LtVanish wrote:I bought a few cds from Kivel Records, they are the label of Goodbye Thrill, Farcry, Bombay Black and Talon. They are a sponsor as well. http://www.kivelrecords.com/

Friends from my hometown -- Erik is one of the most talented dudes I've met. Check out their Christmas tunes from their Screaming Santas project!

http://www.myspace.com/thescreamingsantas

Thanks Rip for the link, very cool.

I think Bombay Black have a new album coming out next week.

by **Saint John** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:04 am

LtVanish wrote:I think Bombay Black have a new album coming out next week.

I wonder if they'll be able to sell it. :lol:

by **mrsromek** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:08 am

Yes, Winger was on That Metal Show this past week. Karma's a great album. It's too bad those types of albums get released sooner outside the US.

Any new MRF2 updates????

by **LtVanish** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:15 pm

3 weeks away!! I am excited. Listening to the Farcry album right now, these guys are excellent. Andrew you coming to the area a couple weeks early?

MR

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