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.

AVATAR IN GERMANY

Our friends in AVATAR were recently working on their forthcoming new album at a studio located in a castle just outside of Dresden, Germany and Lou Brutus was on hand for several days of recording. While there with the group, he also hosted a raucous Q&A live on their Instagram account!

The band is again working with legendary producer Jay Ruston. Basic tracks and vocals were done in Germany with additional vocals added in Helsinki, Finland. The plan for 2025 is to release a single by the end of the Spring with the full album dropping sometime in the Fall. The group will be on the road this Summer opening in Europe for Iron Maiden. They will then launch their biggest ever headlining tour in North America in late-October.

Lou wants to thank AVATAR, Jay, and the rest of the studio crew for the hospitality. Hit the socials for selections of images he shot of the band and the beautiful Saxony area of Germany while he was there.

IN DUST WE TRUST

Sevendust makes their triumphant return to the Epic Event Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin and Lou Brutus will be on hand as host. They are one of his favorite bands of all time and the entire evening promises to be filled with music and insanity.

The show is Friday March 07, 2025 with Horizon Theory as openers. Lou will hang for pictures and autographs ahead of the music. Bring your own stuff to be signed or grab a copy of his memoir “Sonic Warrior” at a special merch area to have personalized.

There will also be limited edition Lou Brutus and hardDrive Radio guitar picks and temporary tattoos. You will need to get these direct from LB, so find him early.

In Dust We Trust!

THE GREAT NORTH AMERICAN ECLIPSE

For the second time in seven-years, a total solar eclipse recently swept the United States and Lou Brutus was on hand to photograph the spectacle. Dubbed The Great North American Eclipse as it crossed from Mexico into the USA and then finally up into Canada, it was the last total eclipse in the lower forty-eight states until 2044.

After months of planning, LB flew into Columbus, Ohio the morning of the eclipse. He had chosen a spot just north of the city in Lewis Center, Ohio to set up his equipment. The location was picked as it got him far enough into the Path of Totality to see a total eclipse of one-minute and fifty-seven seconds, but not too far away from the airport as he needed to be on a flight back shortly after totality ended. The plan came off without a hitch and Lou was on-the-air according to schedule that night.

In the run up to the event, a number of news outlets used Lou’s eclipse photographs from 2017 in new articles including Yahoo Entertainment here.

There are three major eclipse events on the way in the coming years including Spain 2026, Egypt 2027, and Australia 2028. Lou his hoping to catch at least one of those. As he said shortly following totality in Ohio, “You have got to see a total solar eclipse at least once in your life. It will fill you with shock, awe, and a sense of wonder. It’s kinda like a Slipknot concert in that respect.”

ROCK RESURRECTION TOUR

Lou Brutus will make his (somewhat) triumphant return to Green Bay WI as host of The Rock Resurrection Tour on Saturday February 18th 2023 at the Epic Event Center. The tour features co-headliners Skillet and Theory of a Deadman, along special guests Saint Asonia.

Along with acting as emcee, Lou will be backstage conducting band interviews and then hitting the photo pit to shoot the concert. Prior to the music, he’ll be at the Merch area as doors open. You can get a picture, an autograph, and/or a limited-edition Green Bay Packers-themed guitar pick designed especially for the show. This pick will ONLY be available the night of the concert! We’ll have details closer to concert day. Plus, we’re working on having copies of his book “Sonic Warrior” on-sale, too. Of course, you can purchase a book ahead of time and bring it in the venue. Go here to get it on Amazon or just pick up a copy wherever you get books.

This event is now SOLD OUT. However, as many folks are bummed to miss Lou in town, he will be back to host AVATAR with Veil of Maya and Orbit Culture on their Dance Devil Dance Tour at the Epic Event Center Saturday May 13th. We can neither confirm nor deny rumors of a special Avatar-themed guitar pick from Darla the Wonder Dog for the gig.

You can find info and tickets here.