Story by Charles Ken, A Perfect Circle photo by Anne Erickson

There will certainly be no shortage of live music in 2018, as many festivals have already rolled out their full 2018 lineups. The latest rock festival to announce its upcoming bill is the 2018 Las Rageous festival, set for April 20 through 21 in Las Vegas, and it’s an impressive list of hard rock and heavy metal acts. both newbies and veterans.

A Perfect Circle will headline Las Rageous on night one, and Five Finger Death Punch will take the honors for the second evening.

“Looking forward to playing material from the new A Perfect Circle release at Las Rageous,” says frontman Maynard James Keenan. “Bringing new songs to life in a live setting is always exciting.”

Other acts booked for the event include In This Moment, Ghost, Pop Evil, Beartooth, Hollywood Undead, Clutch, Adelitas Way, Black Star Riders and Atreyu, to name a few.

As for veterans, the festival will host British metal act Judas Priest, as well as Saxon and Thin Lizzy spinoff band Black Star Riders. For Judas Priest, the appearance at the festival is in the midst of the band’s 2018 North American tour in support of its upcoming album, “Firepower.”

For information and tickets, head to LasRageous.com.

Publication date: December 6, 2017

Charles Ken

By Charles Ken

Meet the expert - Charles Ken is a trending news writer for Audio Ink Radio. He is a graduate of Michigan State University, where he studied writing and history. He's a longtime music buff and covers classic rock for Audio Ink Radio. Contact him at ken@audioinkradio.com.