Rock The Bayou is a four-day rock festival celebrating the 1980s Rock scene. From Houston, Texas the inaugural show will take place from Labor Day weekend, August 29- September 1, 2008. The festival will take place in the 100-acre former location of Houston’s AstroWorld theme park and will feature a variety of musical acts from genres such as Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, and Classic Rock.
The festival now has more than 100 bands confirmed, a huge increase on the initial estimates that 40 bands would be playing.
Over 100 bands will appear on various stages during the 4 days of Rock the Bayou. The headliners for the 2008 Rock the Bayou Concert are Queensryche, Sammy Hagar, Alice Cooper, and Bret Michaels. Besides the main stage, there will be a second and third stage of up and coming music talent.
The following bands have been confirmed for the main stage from the Rock the Bayou website:
Friday, August 29th
Queensryche
Ratt
Skid Row
Y & T
Lynch Mob
Faster Pussycat
Gilby Clarke
Jetboy
Saturday, August 30th "Day 2"
Sammy Hagar
Lita Ford
Dokken
Great White
Enuff Z'Nuff
Bullet Boys with Steven Adler
Britny Fox
Little Caesar
Sunday, August 31st “Day 3”
Alice Cooper
Warrant
Yngwie Malmsteen
Slaughter
L.A. Guns
Dangerous Toys
Lillian Axe
Black 'n Blue
Monday, September 1st “Day 4”
Bret Michaels from Poison
Twisted Sister
Jackyl
Kix
Firehouse
Pretty Boy Floyd
Bang Tango
Broken Teeth
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