Above / Living Colour is set to perform on July 3 at Naperville Ribfest in Knoch Park.
Naperville Ribfest 2019 co-chairs Sandy Rocush and Pete Paulsen have confirmed that Living Colour will perform as a supporting act for Billy Idol on Wed., July 3.
Living Colour’s first appearance at Ribfest is a must-hear for music fans, says co-chair Sandy Rocush.
“Their sound is influenced by heavy metal, funk, jazz, hip hop, punk, and alternative rock, and their lyrics are complex and compelling,” Rocush said.
Co-chair Pete Paulsen added that Vernon Reid, the group’s founder, is “acknowledged as one of the most creative guitarists in modern rock.”
Brief Bio of Living Colour
For more than 30 years, the members of Living Colour have created, recorded and performed their own brand of heavy rock that draws as much inspiration from yesteryear soul men and rock gods as they do from post-bop jazz and boulevard shaking hip-hop. Founded by guitarist Vernon Reid back when he was still a dreadlocked sideman with Ronald Shannon Jackson and other East Village noise ensembles, Living Colour includes vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish.
According to the news release, Vernon Reid, the group’s founder and guitarist, muses, “To me, there seems to be a shadow cast across our collective lives. We can either allow it to oppress us or we can shine a light on it.” And he added, “‘Shade’, our album released in 2018, is the sound of a band coming to terms with the shadows and shining a light by using the blues as a mirror.”
Navistar Main Stage lineup for Ribfest 2019
This year’s lineup for Ribfest 2019 on the Navistar Main Stage includes Billy Idol and Living Colour, July 3, Flo Rida with fireworks by Meijer on Independence Day, July 4; and Brantley Gilbert, July 5.
The headliner for July 6 will be announced soon, organizers say. Tickets are available at ribfest.net.
Exchange Club of Naperville since 1987 / Ribfest since 1988
Exchange, America’s Service Club, is a group of men and women working together to make our communities better places to live through programs of service in Americanism, Community Service, Youth Activities, and its national program—the Prevention of Child Abuse. Exchange Club of Naperville chartered in 1987.
Mission-driven and volunteer run, Exchange Club of Naperville’s Ribfest is a premier Midwestern 4th of July concert series and celebration. Ribfest, in its 32nd year, now draws more than 150,000 visitors annually. Net proceeds from Ribfest directly support 50+ agencies that work tirelessly to eliminate child abuse and domestic violence in all forms. To date, Exchange has donated over $17.5 million to these agencies.
Story and photo released by Mary Howenstine for 2019 Ribfest.
