That’s right, folks, regardless of what sort of debacles may have ensued last year, the interstellar warriors of GWAR are undaunted, and have every intention of bringing you another kickass annual installment of the GWAR-B-Que, this time restored to its rightful location at Hadad’s Lake! The final lineup was released last week, and tickets went on sale today for the event, which is happening on Saturday, August 18, beginning at 11 AM, and is brought to you by Ring Dog Rescue.
That’s right, folks, regardless of what sort of debacles may have ensued last year, the interstellar warriors of GWAR are undaunted, and have every intention of bringing you another kickass annual installment of the GWAR-B-Que, this time restored to its rightful location at Hadad’s Lake! The final lineup was released last week, and tickets went on sale today for the event, which is happening on Saturday, August 18, beginning at 11 AM, and is brought to you by Ring Dog Rescue. Set times and lengths are TBA, but we can tell you that the following bands will be performing:
Strike Anywhere
GWAR (the Antarctica-based space raiders are your generous hosts for the day–if you’re lucky, they won’t barbeque YOU!)
The Casualties (Spiky-haired drunk-punk veterans from NYC)
Strike Anywhere (melodic posicore from these RVA hometown heroes)
Ghoul (Masked horror-thrash metallers from the West Coast)
Valient Thorr (North Carolina’s triumphant rock n’ roll hessians)
Murderess (female-fronted blackened hardcore from Portland, OR)
The Burial (snotty antisocial punk rock n’ roll from Louisville, KY)
Lionize (DC-based old school soul-infused proto metal)
Occultist (merciless ripping thrash demons from RVA)
Lost Tribe (RVA–downbeat fog machine goth/crust)
Highness (brand new three-guitar attack featuring members of Christie Front Drive, Darkest Hour, and Forensics)
Antietam 1862 (RVA Southern-fried black metal)
Mutwawa (experimental noise duo featuring members of Bermuda Triangles and Head Molt)
Black Naked Wings (RVA alt-rock–average age of members: 15)
Murderess
Tickets are available now at gwarbq.com. Admission is $25 for a standard ticket, $35 for a ticket and a commemorative t-shirt, or $75 for one of the limited-edition premium tickets. In addition to the standard ticket and t-shirt, premium tickets include the opportunity to attend a meet-and-greet with your Lords and Masters, GWAR, plus the opportunity for one premium ticket-holder to join GWAR onstage–where, one assumes, someone from the band will decapitate you. But what a way to go out, right? Totally worth it. But hurry, because supplies are limited. After all, this is guaranteed to be the event of the year–not just for RVA, not just for metal fans, but for the planet Earth in general. You wouldn’t want to miss it, would you? We know the answer to that question.
Once again, tickets are available at gwarbq.com. Don’t screw this up!
