Rocklahoma 2008!!!

spacejamz

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - The line up for 2008?s Rocklahoma was announced by Catch the Fever Music Festivals at a press conference held at the historic Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood.

Hosted by nationally syndicated DJ and VJ Eddie Trunk, the press conference was attended by Bret Michaels, front man of Poison, all of Warrant featuring Jani Lane, along with members of Cinderella, LA Guns, Enuf Z Nuff, Beautiful Creatures, XYZ, Pretty Boy Floyd, Vain, and Lynch Mob. Trunk, who is heard nationally and on XM Satellite Radio?s channel 41 The Boneyard and is seen as the VH on VH-1 Classic, invited rock fans worldwide to attend Rocklahoma, July 10-13, 2008, at the Catch the Fever Festival grounds in Pryor Oklahoma. The press conference was broadcasted live on XM?s Boneyard Channel 41, as well as streamed on Wyldside Radio

Over 80 bands will be performing on three giant stages over July 10 through July 13th. As announced, Rocklahoma?s initial lineup on the main stage is:

Thursday (Pre Party for those who have bought three day tickets) Bret Michaels, LA Guns featuring Tracii Guns, Enuf Z Nuff, Vain, House of Lords and Jet Boy.

Friday: XYZ, Armored Saint, Kingdom Come, Night Ranger, Extreme, and Triumph.

Saturday: Pretty Boy Floyd, Every Mother?s Nightmare, Tora Tora, Black N Blue, Trixter, Kix, Warrant featuring Jani Lane and Cinderella.

Sunday: Axe, Beautiful Creatures, Zebra, Lynch Mob, TBA, Tesla and TBA.

Additional bands on the main stage will be added in the upcoming weeks. The initial lineup and bands are subject to change as bands are added and the exact schedule is arranged.

Two side stages adjacent to the main stage feature over twenty-eight regional artists on each stage.

The Retrospect Records stage includes the following bands: Jester, Sidekixx, Pair-A-Dice, Front Runner, Tommy Had a Vision, Valor, Gypsy Blue, Whitefoxx, Blue Tiger, Wild August, Messang, Paul Shortino, Mariah, Warryor, Bad Candy, Lorraine, Nasty Nasty, Real Steel, Cuttlass, Vyper, Mass, Bad Candy, Oney, Strikeforce, Herazz, Reckless, Heartless, Ron Keel, Warryor and Alibi.

On the Tri-Label Group stage has Texas Hippie Coalition, Karnevil featuring Dario Lorina, Dirty Penny, Crooked X, Gypsy Pistoleros, Sweet FA, Banshee, Gods of Kansas, Lipstick Magazine, Pownd, Shadowside, Mindflow, Warmachine, Asphalt Valentine, Krucible featuring Lance King, and Death Riders.

Rocklahoma is the world?s largest Rock Festival of its type featuring bands from the eighties. Attendance is expected from all fifty states, every Province in Canada and every country in Europe.
 

MetalMat

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Only bands I am interested in are Armored Saint and Lynch Mob. Dont really like the other ones, and dont know much about the lesser known bands.


BTW, I met bret michaels at the airport in Detroit.
 

mpitts

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Originally posted by: MetalMat
Only bands I am interested in are Armored Saint and Lynch Mob. Dont really like the other ones, and dont know much about the lesser known bands.


BTW, I met bret michaels at the airport in Detroit.

Did you tip him for taking your bags at the skycap?
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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This definitely confirms the 80's as a wasteland for music. There's not ONE band listed I would go out of my way to hear.
 

KMFJD

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Wow that's a shitload of horrible bands.....There's only about 4-5 i would listen to...
 

Rock Hydra

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Armored Saint is the only band I would listen to on that lineup. Last year's lineup was ace, this year's is pitiful.