{"id":45362,"date":"2026-08-14T23:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45362"},"modified":"2026-08-14T23:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:10:16","slug":"william-shatner-announces-first-ever-metal-show-as-warm-up-for-riot-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45362","title":{"rendered":"William Shatner Announces First-Ever Metal Show as Warm-Up for Riot Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/William-Shatner.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1618194\" data-title=\"William Shatner Announces First-Ever Metal Show as Warm-Up for Riot Fest\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/william-shatner-first-ever-metal-show-warm-up-riot-fest\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/william-shatner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Shatner<\/a> will play his first-ever show with his metal backing band The *uckers on September 19th at Park West in Chicago, the night before he performs his <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/william-shatner-to-play-riot-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously announced set at Riot Fest<\/a> in the same city.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary 95-year-old <em>Star Trek<\/em> actor\u2019s concert at Park West (<a style=\"display: inline !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=william-shatner&amp;subId2=riot-sideshow&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fwilliam-shatner-tickets--theater-comedy%2Fperformer%2F27128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tickets available here<\/a>) is one of several Riot Fest side shows taking place in Chicago, including gigs by Chat Pile, Thrice, Show Me The Body, Black Flag, Alkaline Trio, and others at various venues throughout the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=william-shatner%2Ariot-sideshow&amp;subId2=&amp;subId3=&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fwilliam-shatner-tickets--theater-comedy%2Fperformer%2F27128\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get William Shatner Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shatner, who recently <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/william-shatner-cancer-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beat Stage 4 melanoma<\/a>, will be performing songs from his <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/02\/william-shatner-metal-album\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forthcoming debut metal album<\/a>, which features a who\u2019s who of guest artists. Among the songs announced for the LP are covers of Judas Priest classics\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/03\/william-shatner-rob-halford-judas-priest-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cYou\u2019ve Got Another Thing Comin\u2019\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(featuring Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/06\/william-shatner-metal-project-live-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLiving After Midnight\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(featuring drummer Mikkey Dee of Mot\u00f6rhead and Scorpions).<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>For the Park West gig and Riot Fest, Shatner\u2019s backing band will consist of guitarist and musical director Marcus Nand (Mike Tramp, Candice Night), bassist Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol), guitarist Britt Lightning (Vixen, Cactus), and drummer Fred Aching (Kings of Thrash, Dead Groove, Fraxures).<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his September 20th gig at Riot Fest, Shatner unveiled a <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/william-shatner-riot-fest-rider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">very demanding rider<\/a>, including eight pallets of Faygo, a intro video created by GWAR, and adoptable puppies, among other outlandish requests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Shatner will play his first-ever show with his metal backing band The *uckers on September 19th at Park West in Chicago, the night before he performs his previously announced set at Riot Fest in the same city. 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