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Music News with Pat Urban: Hagar, Gene Simmons, and William Shatner · Mega Rock On Demand

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  SPEAKER_00: Quiet, everyone! The news is on.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sammy Hagar announced the dates for his next birthday bash.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Red Rocker will celebrate his 79th birthday with three concerts at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas.
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  SPEAKER_00: It'll be October 11th, 9th, and 13th.
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  SPEAKER_00: The 13th, the actual date is Sammy's birthday.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Gene Simmons Legend of Rock Expo in Las Vegas has been postponed.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was supposed to be in September.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now it's going to be in May because of a major scheduling conflict.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Legends of Rock Expo will feature concerts, autograph sessions, photo ops, and panel discussions with various music legends, including Stuart Copeland, Tommy Thayer, Eric Singer, Geezer Butler, Dave Davy, Stephen Pearcy, and Gene Simmons.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tickets and vendor booths purchased for the original September dates will automatically transfer to the new May dates.
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  SPEAKER_00: Birmingham, England will celebrate Ozzy Day.
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  SPEAKER_00: That'll be next Wednesday, which is the anniversary of Ozzy's death.
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  SPEAKER_00: And William Shatner will debut tracks from his upcoming heavy metal album at a show called Riot Fest, which is September 18th through the 20th in Chicago.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Shat will play the last day, and his rider is a hoot.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's really leaning into the whole rock star thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: He wants the city to rename a boat in his honor so he can captain a ship again.
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  SPEAKER_00: He wants to sing Take Me Out to the Ball Game at a Chicago baseball game.
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  SPEAKER_00: And for his performance, Shatner demands fire breathers, an intro video by Guar, and a DeLorean instead of a golf cart for transport.
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  SPEAKER_00: Backstage he wants a dressing room called Shatner's Shag Shack, four feet of Polish sausage and a bowl of sauerkraut ready to eat, a Montreal Canadian's hockey sweater signed by John Stamos, one pair of white socks and one pair of underwear, and an assortment of adoptable puppies from a reputable nonprofit shelter.
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  SPEAKER_00: At ninety five, Shatner will be the oldest performer at Riot Fest, the next oldest is Iggy Pop, who just turned 79.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's your music news.
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