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Posted by Brett (Member # 1) on September 20, 2005, 09:04 PM:

On Saturday, September 24th, the Punks will play at the first-ever "Rust" Festival in San Bernardino, CA. The Rust Festival is a cover-band re-creation of the famous 1983 US Festival, that featured some of the most popular rock acts of the day, including Van Halen, Judas Priest, the Scorpions, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne, etc.

As part of this faithful re-creation, the Punks will headline the festival (10:30 PM - 11:45 PM), which will feature the following cover acts:

Metal Gods (Judas Priest tribute) - 9:15 PM - 10:15 PM
The Iron Maidens (female Iron Maiden tribute) - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Crazy Train (Ozzy and Black Sabbath tribute) - 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Blackout (Scorpions tribute) - 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Children Of The Beast (Motley Crue "Shout At The Devil" era tribute) - 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

Also in addition to the Rust Festival, there will be a "Godfathers of Metal" showcase, that will include the following tribute bands:

Led Zepagain (Led Zeppelin tribute) - 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Mini Kiss (Little person tribute to Kiss) - 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
TNT (Official AC/DC-authorized tribute) - 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Fireball (Deep Purple tribute) - 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Tickets can be purchased online from Ticketmaster by clicking HERE. Tickets range from $20 - $85. If you need more information on the festival, you can contact the organizers at info@rustfestival.com.

The Punks hope you will come out for what is sure to be an incredible of night of music, and the re-creation of one of hard rock's most triumphant successes 22 years ago. And of course, nobody will ever forget Van Halen's record-setting $1 million performance! Watch the Punks try to top them! [Wink]

The band really is looking forward to seeing everyone out there this weekend. It's going to be a very special day of performances, don't miss it!

For more detailed information on this show, please follow the band's calendar link below. Thanks for your continued support!

Link: Atomic Punks @ The Rust Festival - San Bernardino, CA ::. 09.24.05