The Week In Rock: August 11th – 17th
8/11 Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the artists who perform during the closing ceremony of the ’24 Paris Olympic Games in a musical handover to the 2028 Games in L.A (LA28). The performances in L.A., a mix of pre-taped and live performances, has each artist representing a different facet of the city’s cultural heritage. RHCP play “Can’t Stop” from their eighth studio set, “By The Way” (’02).
8/12 Gojira frontman Joseph Duplantier takes part in a peaceful protest in front of the parliament in Copenhagen, Denmark to demand the release of U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd activist group who has been held in custody in Greenland (since 7/21). He is facing potential extradition to Japan on charges of breaking into a Japanese vessel in the Antarctic Ocean in 2010, obstructing the boat’s business and causing injury as well as property damage. 2024
8/12 Slipknot bassist Alessandro “V Man” Venturella unveils his latest mask, created in collaboration with German visual artist and sculptor Hedi Xandt. “I’ve been a massive fan of his work and thought it was time to go get him to make me a piece of his art for Slipknot,” enthused Venturella.
8/13 The Sex Pistols (Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones) fronted by Frank Carter play the first of three shows to help save Bush Hall in West London. The band performs songs from their landmark ’77 set “Never Mind The Bollocks” at a fundraiser for the historic venue.
8/13 Greg Kihn, leader of the Greg Kihn Band, known for the ’80’s hits “Jeopardy” and “The Break-Up Song,” dies at 75 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
8/15 Former Great White singer Jack Russell dies at the age of 63. Great White is known for the single “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” and the platinum albums “Once Bitten” (’87) and “Twice Shy” (’89).
8/16 Dark Tranquillity unfurl their thirteenth studio effort, “Endtime Signals,” featuring the lead single “The Last Imagination.” “We’ve gone through quite a lot in order to end up where we find ourselves today,” writes the band in a statement.
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