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DISTURBED AT STURGIS

We are stoked to announced that Lou Brutus will be making his first ever trip to the legendary Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis SD. If that wasn’t enough, he will be there to host DISTURBED at the Full Throttle Saloon!

This once-in-a-lifetime event will take place on Tuesday August 5th. Tickets are available now at FullThrottleSaloon.com. This will be one of just a few appearances by the band through the rest of 2025 and will be a concert you brag about attending for years to come. Lou will have a special one-of-a-kind guitar pick from InTune Guitars Picks available only at the event.

Along with getting stupid at the rally, Brutus plans on exploring the surrounding area with his cameras including Devil’s Tower, Mount Rushmore, and the Crazy Horse Memorial. See you there!

OZZY/SABBATH TRIBUTE WEEK

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne are the Godfathers of Heavy Metal and a band which has always been close to our hearts. Lou Brutus has been gathering content for months to prepare for the bittersweet moment in music history, as our heroes perform their farewell and pass into the void. It begins Monday July 1st as HardDrive Radio XL rolls out a week of programs with rock stars singing the praises of Ozzy and Sabbath. Guests include A Day To Remember, ARCHITECTS, Five Finger Death Punch, Ghost, Halestorm, Billy Morrison, The Offspring, Shinedown, System Of A Down, and Three Days Grace. There will also be Ozzy and Sabbath covers from a multitude of Rock luminaries. The theme then continues with the weekend edition of the show. We hope you can join us as we go back to the beginning with the greatest metal band of all. God Bless Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath!

There will also be new custom guitar pick for LB done in Ozzy/Sabbath-style from InTune Guitar Picks. You’ll be able to get them direct from Lou at Rock Fest or the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Of course, you can also send a self-addressed-stamped-envelope to Brutus World Industries PO Box 361 Arnold MD 21012. Supplies are limited, so act fast!

POP EVIL “WHAT REMAINS”

The incredible new Pop Evil album “What Remains” drops on Friday, March 21st. Brutus was proud to host a special event celebrating the release of the record. He and the band’s singer Leigh Kakaty spent over an hour on TalkShopLive on March 14th to discuss the album in depth and give a first listen to several of the tracks. If you missed the show or want to catch it again, just hit the link here. Following the special, Leigh joined LB as Special Guest on HardDriveRadio XL. Check it all out!

ROCK FEST 2025

The lineup for Rock Fest 2025 has dropped and Lou Brutus will return as host! The shows run from Thursday July 17 to Saturday July 19 with a special Bonus Bash on Wednesday July 16 in Cadott, Wisconsin.

The stages will be jammed with incredible artists including Bad Omens, Three Days Grace, Five Finger Death Punch, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Knocked Loose, Slaughter to Prevail, Architects, Crossfade, In This Moment, Nothing More, Poppy, We Came As Romans, Sick Puppies, The Funeral Portrait, Tim Montana, Mushroomhead, The Plot in You, Taproot, Cane Hill, Dead Poet Society, and dozens of others. The Bonus Bash will feature Eve 6, Drowning Pool, Born of Osiris, and others.

Lou will host onstage, interview bands backstage, and shoot the artists from the photo pit. It is one of the concert highlights for the United States each year and we hope to see you there!

Get more information and tickets here.

THE LIST

Over the course of the holiday season, we will be adding a large amount of updates to the section of this site called The List. What exactly is it? The List is a comprehensive directory of the artists and groups that Lou has seen perform live, with those he has interviewed further marked.

Beginning with his first concert, Black Sabbath with opener Ted Nugent and Frank Zappa as the emcee, Brutus has done his best to keep track of each of the acts he’s seen onstage. These range from the artists at giant mega-festivals to small, private performances from a Who’s Who of the music world. The array of musicians on The List is breathtaking. Everyone from AC/DC to Frank Sinatra, Metallica to Lady Gaga, The Dead Kennedys to Meghan Trainor, and everyone in between.

Lou has spent the last several years cataloging the tickets, passes, and other music memorabilia he’s saved from the thousands of live music events he’s attended, while simultaneously researching each event to make sure that every band, even obscure openers, are added to The List. He cross references his memorabilia with many of the excellent sites on the web which feature setlist, venue, and tour information from through the years.

Please take a moment to read thru The List. Hopefully, it will inspire you keep track of the concerts that you’ve seen, so you can start a list of your own! Check it out here.