City of Ansonia
The above flyer and following press release were sent to The Valley Indy by the City of Ansonia:
Mayor David Cassetti, customized electric guitar in hand, has announced the free, full-day music festival ROCK THE VALLEY will return to Ansonia’s Nolan Field on Saturday, August 24th with another hard-hitting line-up of rock and metal bands, starting at 12pm.
Click here for a video announcement.
This year’s event, presented by the Cities of Ansonia and Seymour, will be headlined by XTREME QUEEN: THE LEGACY OF FREDDIE MERCURY, performing a down-to- the-details recreation of QUEEN’s famous 1985 Live Aid Festival performance. XTREME QUEEN’s set will be capped off by a spectacular fireworks display launched from the top of Fountain Lake, which overlooks Nolan Field.
ROCK THE VALLEY 2024 will also spotlight legendary Metal Blade recording artists LIEGE LORD, a traditional heavy metal band founded and based in Stamford, Connecticut known for recording three cult classic albums in the 1980s, including the renowned power metal masterpiece MASTER CONTROL (1988). LIEGE LORD has just returned from their headlining performance at Germany’s massive two-day metal festival KEEP IT TRUE XXIV; their line-up includes singer JOE COMEAU, who has also fronted metal acts ANNIHILATOR and OVERKILL.
The event will also include IRON MAIDEN tribute act SANCTUARY; 80’s sunset strip rockers XYZ REVISTED (led guitarist and Seymour business owner “Guitar Fixer Bob” Pieper); female fronted BLACK SABBATH/OZZY/DIO tribute act LADY EVIL; and Valley original thrashers HARD MARCH.
Guests to ROCK THE VALLEY can expect a variety of food and craft vendors, and an early-bird opportunity to take photos with metal monsters like “Eddie” and the Grim Reaper starting at noon.
“Once again, we are proving the Valley rocks harder than any place in Connecticut,” proclaimed Mayor Cassetti.
