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Concerts & Shows
Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm, born in Rochester, New York, was a founding member of Foreigner. He began his musical career as a drummer in the late 1960s then while drumming for a band called Poor Heart, he transitioned from drums to vocals. In the late 1970s after meeting future bandmate Mick Jones at a Spooky Tooth show in Rochester, Lou was recruited to join a new band, which ultimately came to be known as Foreigner.
Gramm was the lead vocalist on all of Foreigner’s hit songs, including “Feels Like the First Time,” “Cold as Ice,” “Long, Long Way from Home,” “Hot Blooded,” “Double Vision,” “Blue Morning, Blue Day,” “Head Games,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Urgent,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Break It Up” and “Say You Will.” He co-wrote most of the songs for the band, which achieved two of its biggest hits with the ballads “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” which spent ten weeks at #2 on the 1981-82 American Hot 100, and “I Want to Know What Love Is,” which was a #1 hit internationally (US & UK) in 1985. Their first 8 singles cracked the Billboard Top 20 (4 went Top 10), making them the first group since the Beatles to achieve this in 1980.
By 1987, Gramm released his first solo album, Ready or Not, which received critical acclaim and contained a top-five hit single with “Midnight Blue.” He recorded one more album with Foreigner, 1987’s Inside Information , but having tasted solo success and the satisfaction of song control, he knew he needed to move on.
Through the years, Gramm continued to perform with Foreigner on-and-off, as well as pursue his solo projects. He left Foreigner again in 2003, and has been touring the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. As of 2013, Lou Gramm continues to tour with his band, performing many of his old Foreigner hits.
Vixen
THERE’S ONLY ONE ALL-FEMALE HARD ROCK BAND FROM THE 80’S WHO: Sold over a million albums, had six #1 videos on MTV, and four songs in Billboard’s Top 100. Vixen was founded in St. Paul, Minnesota, by high-schooler guitarist Jan Kuehnemund. The desire to achieve the rock star dreams like so many before her, Jan took her group to Hollywood but soon retooled the line-up, which included; vocalist Janet Gardner, drummer Roxy Petrucci and bassist Share Ross (Pedersen). In 1987, a pair of big brass balls at EMI Records decided to roll the dice with Vixen, despite all the stereotypes regarding bands fronted by chicks, was then initiated into the male-dominated club of hard rock. EMI released their self-named debut album Vixen featuring the groups’ first hit “Edge of a Broken Heart” penned by Richard Marx and Fee Waybill (The Tubes). MTV became Vixen’s playground and so coupled with exhaustive touring Vixen embarked on their ride. Piling on more hits the band charted Billboard at #22 with ballad, “Cryin’,” and “Love Made Me” at #36. The road continued to call opening for Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, Eddie Money and many others. Vixen has firmly distinguished themselves as a premiere rock act to be taken seriously. With the pistons still popping, Vixen released their second album; Rev It Up was a success with “How Much Love” as the prized single performed live on The Arsenio Hall Show. The group Vixen-ize their fans on worldwide tours with heavyweights KISS and Scorpions, which fueled the international frenzy. The ballad, “Love Is A Killer” rose on the charts along with the rocker “Not A Minute Too Soon” once again establishing Vixen as not just performers but hit songwriters.
Hairball
IT’S LIKE 20 CONCERTS IN ONE NIGHT!
A band puts on a concert – Hairball puts on an event! Hairball is a Rock & Roll experience you won’t soon forget. The lights, sound, smoke, fire, bombs, and screaming hoards of avid fans…to merely call it a concert would be like calling Mount Rushmore a roadside attraction!
Vocalists Kris Vox, Dave Moody, and Drew Hart lead the band through a 2+ hour, mind-blowing, and dropdead accurate homage to some of the biggest arena acts in the world. Van Halen, KISS, Motley Crue, Queen, Journey, and Aerosmith are but a few of the acts fans will see brought to life. The Hairball stage becomes an entirely new rock concert before your very eyes countless times throughout the night.
The motor that drives the Hairball dragster consists of HBK on the electric bass, Billy on the drums, and Happy on the lead guitar. These Rock & Roll soldiers pride themselves on nailing some of the most memorable licks and chops of all time, while adding their own style and flare that they’ve cultivated over decades of tireless performing. This isn’t a side job. These guys eat, sleep and breathe Rock & Roll!
2023 finds Hairball celebrating its 23rd year of rocking hundreds of thousands of people across the country. Constantly adding more characters, more pyrotechnics, more lights, more sound, more props, more surprises…more everything! While Happy often tells the audience “Today is the first day is the rest of your life!” Hairball performs every show as though it could be their last. Every night is a 100% full-on, no-holds-barred, exciting, chaotic, fiery party that has to be experienced to be believed!
As important to Hairball as the music, are its fans. While many bands claim to have the best fans in the world, Hairball actually has! Whether they are 10 years old or 100, Hairball fans bring an unparalleled enthusiasm and energy to the show that enhances the arena experience. Hairball knows it wouldn’t exist without its fans and takes every opportunity to let them know that.
Whether it’s a pre-show meet and greet, hanging out at the merch booth, or chatting online, Hairball has a lot in common with its fans and it’s always a good time when they get together. Don’t confuse Hairball with the countless “80’s Tribute” bands across the country. Hairball is an experience, an attitude, and expression of music that isn’t simply a retro flashback, it’s a way of life!
Black Smoke Sinners
*Black Smoke Sinners* return to High Seas Rally after a triumphant debut in 2022, ready once again to embrace the Classic Rock ethos and deliver it with the musical muscle to match! Forged through lifelong friendships, a shared brotherhood, and a deep love of motorcycles and music, this Texas-born band truly embodies a life spent in pursuit of the freedom to live life ‘in-the-wind’…and on the road. Delivering an unmatched high-energy show, as well as songs torn from the very fabric of Rock History, High Seas Rally host (and bike builder) drummer Xavier Muriel joins forces with dynamic frontman Robert Wagner, and guitarists Hunter St. Marie and Nick James to bring a sonic stew of sublime twin-guitars, thundering rhythm, and transcendent, soaring vocals. Flatly stated: Black Smoke Sinners bring a true rally rock-party experience! Along with HSR, Black Smoke Sinners have rocked the Main Stages @ Bike Week in Daytona Beach, The Lone Star Rally in Galveston,TX and The Republic of Texas Rally in Austin, TX.
Steel Rod
Our Very Own Party BandFormed in the early millennium by founding members Rod, Johnny and Whit, Steel Rod is a Los Angeles-based classic rock and R&B band. They teamed up with the Mondragon brothers, Billy and Eric of DW3 in 2010, to create an explosive powerhouse band. As Steel Rod recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, the band continues to play the Los Angeles club scene while also performing on cruises. Covering a wide variety of music from classic rock to Motown, this group is without a doubt the ultimate party band!
Southbound 75
Country Party BandIn a rare meeting backstage at Cincinnati’s Music Hall, music legend Prince asked Southbound 75 singer-songwriter, Mark Lorenzo, “Do you believe the cream will rise to the top?…” After responding that he did, Prince continued, “…Then you have nothing to worry about.” It’s pretty rare when more people dance to the originals than the cover songs… But that is pretty typical at a Southbound 75 show. The band has traveled throughout the country including the heart of country music – Nashville, Tennessee, playing the The Ryman Concert Series, Wildhorse Saloon, NBC’s” Today in Nashville” and the famous “Whiskey Jam.” The Southbound guys have been on quite a roll by playing a ton of high-profile shows including; WQYK’S Guitar Pull, The New Country 103.1 Rib Round-Up, The Field Of Dreams Country Festival and have just been booked to play the High Seas Rally Cruise. They have shared show billings with artists such as Bailey Zimmerman, Lainey Wilson, Jordan Davis, Jimmy Allen, Chase Matthews and a ton more. Southbound 75 is receiving airplay in the U.S. with their latest single, “That Summer” on the syndicated show, “New Country Brew’” and overseas on the X Sussex Country Show and multiple other stations. The song is in the top 20 on the UK Charts. Currently, they are in the studio with producer, Jimmy Ritchie (Jake Owen, Pam Tillis), working on their next release. Their latest full-length release,“Tales From The Black Swamp,” (The Orchard) was described as, “One of the year’s standout albums.” By Country Music International. Three videos from the album premiered on The Country Network and, “Spilled Champagne” and “Missing Carolina” were both added to CMT.com. The record’s first single “Spilled Champagne” was featured on CMT’s “The Roundup” playlist on Spotify that includes the week’s biggest releases like Old Dominion, Carrie Underwood & Hardy. It has already received airplay on 50 US Music Row/Indicator/Non- Reporter Stations. The band is endorsed by Taylor Guitars, Gone Country Hats, Red Monkey Accessories & InTune Guitar Picks. The band is currently planning a U.S. Tour in 2024 with Reviver Records artist, Bowman.
Gary Michaels
Biker Comedy HypnotistGary Michaels, is the ONLY Biker Comedy Hypnotist in the World and his stage show will NO DOUBT leave you in stitches and have you talking about his performance for years to come. Gary is not only an accomplished Comedy Hypnotist he is also one of the most recognized voices in the nation as well as an accomplished Magician, Comedian, Voice Over Artist, Narrator, Radio/TV personality, Actor, Master of Ceremonies, Writer, Producer and also sings in a Rock/Southern Rock/Country band. Gary hails from Lexington, KY and has be the recipient of innumerable accolades, ranging from the Distinguished Service Award for his selfless efforts in raising more than $250,000.00 to help save the life of a terminally ill child in less than a week, to being named the #1 Radio Personality in four states. Gary is sought after by many for his voice as evidenced by his presentations on four different national networks including Ted Nugent’s “Spirit of the Wild Show” for the Outdoor Network.
Brian Wilk & Brad Heron
Dueling PianosBrian Wilk began playing piano as early as he could reach the keyboard. When he couldn’t sleep, his parents played “Midnight Rider” in his dark nursery. When he was old enough to drive, he hit the open road like a “Bat Out of Hell.” Pursuing a life in music, he began performing with the ComedySportz improv troupe. But he was “Born to Be Wild” and “Hell Bent for Leather,” so he revved up his music career and kept “Heading Out to the Highway” to share his love of music with new audiences in new places all around the country. There is almost no song Brian doesn’t know (or can make up the words to). On the High Seas Rally, he will continue his quest to bring ‘Freewheel Burning’ rock to dueling pianos. When Brad Heron was a baby, legend has it that his parents kept him swaddled in biker leather onesies and pushed him around in a custom chrome stroller. It wasn’t long before he started reaching for a Casio keyboard, and he could play Foghat’s “Slow Ride” and Molly Hatchet’s “Flirtin’ with Disaster” before he could even drive. As Brad grew to manhood, the freewheelin’ lifestyle stayed with him. He hit the open road and took any job he could find, learning a lot but ultimately being let go because of his insistence on wearing leather vests and randomly shouting, “I feel the need for speed!” But it was all for the best, because eventually his gift for music led him to working as an entertainer for cruise lines, where he was free to play every song possible.
Kevin Hamel
Solo GuitaristKevin Hamel picked up his first guitar at 15 and has spent his musical career transforming his passion for music into a lifelong drive to becoming a truly diverse entertainer, playing in rock cover bands in New England in his college days to high-energy acoustic shows at clubs and bars from Maine to Key West, including: Sloppy Joe’s; Irish Kevin’s; Willie T’s and Sugarloaf Mountain, to name a few. Focusing on the audience, his wide repertoire of genres and ability to play most of his show through requests, helps to make the connection with the crowd and make them part of the show. Add in some infectious sing-alongs and the music you once sang into a hair brush in front of the mirror (and maybe still do), and you’ve got an experience that will make you put your phone away and sing like a rockstar! Kevin was a paratrooper in the US Army. He currently lives in Bangor, Maine, with his 2 children, Riley and Kayla.
Retro DJ Travis Bell
Travis’ love of music started very early in life with a piano in his living room and the ability to pick out countless songs on the keys, without having received a formal lesson. At 19, he worked at Blockbuster Music where he was able to listen to every CD in the building with the goal of learning every track. Soon thereafter, he started his DJ career. Over his 26 year career, Travis has played some of the biggest weddings, private events, and New Year’s Eve parties, creating some truly unforgettable experiences! In addition, he’s taught school children about music history.
Custom Builders
Xavier Muriel
Providence Cycle WorxXavier Muriel, Cycle Source Magazine’s 2019 Readers Poll Builder of the Year and builder of Easyriders Magazine’s 2019 Bike of the Year, built a custom motorcycle for us, and one lucky member of the High Seas Rally community will win it! The love for motorcycles courses through Xavier’s bloodline. At 6 years old, Xavier received his first bike from his father – a 1974 Honda “Mr. 50.” At the same time, Xavier was also growing increasingly passionate about music, which turned into a career that took him all over the world. Xavier has played on the same stages as his childhood idols, but he never loosened his grip on his love for motorcycles. In between tours and recording as a drummer for Buckcherry, Xavier built a motorcycle for himself, just for kicks. His father always told him, “Exhaust all efforts before you pay someone to do it.” That first bike sent Xavier down the road to begin building custom motorcycles professionally and opening his own shop. With help from friends in the industry, Xavier dove into building custom motorcycles with the same love he put into his music. “To me, these two loves are one in the same,” Xavier says. “It is a creative process that starts with an idea from which you take the raw elements and time and hard work, and then you watch it come to life. That is the beauty from which art is created. I approach my builds in the same manner as my drumming: Less is always more. Clean and simple lines that enhance the overall feel and look of a bike. To me, that makes a motorcycle. After all they are made to be ridden.”
Rick Bray
RKB Kustom SpeedHailing from a racing background, Rick Bray has been building bikes since 2004 and opened his own shop, RKB Kustom Speed in Lemoore, California, in 2010. Bray specializes in custom fabrication. That may sound like a lot of work, but Bray says any job on a motorcycle is more about passion than work. “I can’t think of much else I’d rather do,” Rick says.
Pat Patterson
LED Sled CustomsPat Patterson has risen to the top of the customer motorcycle world with his skills and eye for design. Pat thrives in the Sportster market with his custom bikes, complete product line and unique approach to style. Pat and Led Sled Customs have separated themselves and continue to plow a path for the new generation of bike builders. Led Sled Customs has been featured in nearly every major motorcycle publication in the world with their custom builds. Pat has also led the way in the custom Sportster components and modifications. For the last decade, Pat has focused his attention on the overlooked Sportster market, chopped it up, rebuilt it, and stamped his style all over it. It actually all started while Pat was running a trucking business. Having a few drivers and still driving himself, time on the road kept him dreaming. What began as a hobby trying to fab up his own 1993 Sportster, ended up as a side business out of his 100 sq ft garage. Led Sled Customs had its own business card in 2002. After a few paint jobs and the first frame modification, in 2003 Pat Patterson ended his trucking business and opened the doors at an old five-n-dime store with a huge future ahead of him. Going from mostly paint jobs to an entire line of custom Sportster parts and builds, Led Sled has skyrocketed to truly becoming the Sportster Authority. There was such a need to make this really cool, fast Sportster model into something people, at first glance, have no idea is a Sportster! Spending 18 years in a space that doesn’t really seem like more than 100 sq ft…he is thrilled to have moved, as of 2021, into a much larger space and inside a barn built in 1878. Led Sled has produced hundreds of custom bikes and shipped parts not only to all 50 states, but over 80 countries worldwide. At the beginning of his 21st year, Pat is not stopping. With solid production capabilities and growing product line, Led Sled Customs is aggressively making the push into the Dealer and Wholesale markets with the primary goals of supplying the highest quality USA made aftermarket Sportster components at the best pricing in the industry.
Mike Rabideau
Majik Mike’s DesignsMike Rabideau is originally from Racine, WI, just south of Milwaukee, and relocated to Las Vegas in 2017. He’s been building bikes f0r close to 20 years now, which started as a hobby and is now his profession. He has a shop on the north side of town not far from The Strip which is appointment only visits. He mainly builds Harley Davidson’s and keeps them simple and clean without adding anything not needed. His style is unique because his builds don’t fit in the basic categories of a bobber or chopper, he likes to refer them as custom motorcycles. He’s been in build offs such as the Hotbike Tours, to Cycle Source’s “in motion show,” and Bornfree in CA. As well as invitationals such as Brooklyn Invitational, Cycle Showcase, Mama Tried, TMMR and The Handbuilt Show. He has a true passion for building motorcycles and it shows in his work, it’s his expression of functional art. He has always considered himself an artist who just loves motorcycles.
Special Guests
Jody Perewitz
Jody Perewitz is one of the most recognizable women in the motorcycle industry today having paved her own way into history by becoming the first woman to ever jockey an American V-Twin powered motorcycle into the record books at well over 200 MPH. She currently holds 16 Land Speed Records, one of which is a world record. In 2018, Jody competed in the Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Race. She rode a 1926 Harley Davidson JD, becoming one of three women to complete all the miles. Jody also competed in the 2019 Motorcycle Chase, completing all the miles from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Key West. In 2020, Jody was inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame. She is the youngest member to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Jody and her father Dave are the only father/daughter duo in the Hall of Fame. In 2021, she was selected to be the Grand Marshall of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. When Jody is not on two wheels she continues to grow the brand at Perewitz Cycle Fab, She works side by side with her father, the legendary Dave Perewitz. Jody designs and paints motorcycles, helmets, tumblers and more! She is following in her fathers footsteps with their passion for paintwork. Jody spends a lot of her day in the paint booth putting her creative genes to work.
John Jessup
Forty-Five-year-old John Jessup wasn’t born with motorcycle fever, in fact, his Grandma who raised him forbid him from ever riding or owning a motorcycle while under her roof. John’s dad and his buddies rode motorbikes and raised more than their fair share of hell, all of which she blamed on the two-wheeled machines. Despite his matriarch’s fears, John just couldn’t shake motorcycles. At 19 years old John’s Dad was insistent that John learn to ride and being an “adult”now John fell prey to the call of the wind. Throwing his leg over the 1989 Honda Magna 750 changed John’s life. It didn’t take Jessup long to know that he was in fact born to ride, wrench on and promote the sport of motorcycling. As a matter of fact, very soon after, John bought his first Harley, a 2000 Fat Boy, and just a year later at 21 years old Jessup built his very first frame up custom motorcycle, a Custom Chrome Hardcore Two Bike Kit. Since then, he’s never looked back, building more than twenty customs over the years. Jessup’s love affair with the motorcycle has led him to spend his life in the business as the proprietor of Dream Rides which now has two locations, the original and still flourishing shop in Stockton, CA and the new Dream Rides of Tennessee in the center of some of the best riding the US has to offer. When you ask John what he loves most about motorcycles, his answer is very clear, “The people. The motorcycle community is full of people who know how to live life to the fullest. I can’t imagine a life without motorcycles.”
Tommy London
Sirius XM HostTommy London has always been a music enthusiast – from sleeping outside venues for the best concert tickets, plastering his walls with rock ‘zine pictures to fronting bands in New York City, where he has opened for his rock n roll heroes. All this has led him to become an on-air personality on SiriusXM’s Hair Nation, Classic Rewind and Ozzy’s Boneyard where he not only plays music but interviews the artists he loves and shares his personal experiences. Tommy also brings his enthusiasm to the stage at festivals he hosts, and with his live performances singing songs off his debut solo album “Emotional Fuse.”
Partners
Law Tigers
Since 2001, Law Tigers’ lawyers have fought for the rights of riders and their families, representing our community through every stage of the motorcycle accident legal process with aggressive and experienced legal counsel. Law Tigers are motorcycle riders, just like us! Their passion for riding and helping fellow riders has built Law Tigers into a nationally recognized firm that serves riders across the country. As proud members of the biker community, they support rider education, charitable giving, safety and awareness initiatives, and local motorcycle businesses. We hope you never need Law Tigers’ services, but if you do, you can trust them to help you every step of the way.
RydFast Racing
RydFast is a Tim Sutherland owned, Indian Motorcycle, MotoAmerica King of the Baggers Race Team, RydFast.com is a coming soon home for the coolest Indian Motorcycle Parts and accessories.
99% Radio Network
The award winning 99% Radio Network broadcasts a weekly radio show that covers motorcycle clubs, enthusiasts and supporters who make a difference in the lives of others. Tune in every Wednesday to hear hosts Twelve, a Patched Member of The Southern Dawgs 286 LE FF MC, and SideShow talk shop about the latest motorcycle events and motorcycle charities in your community.