Miami,
FL – THE MONSTERS OF
ROCK CRUISE, the world’s largest and longest running Heavy
Metal and Hard Rock cruise, has only 34-cabins available before selling out its
fourth consecutive year. Tickets for the remaining 34-cabins aboard this
musical playground will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, starting
at $1,099 per person (double occupancy) and are available at MonstersOfRockCruise.com.
Sailing
the Bahamas this April 18-22
aboard the MSC
Divina, the four-day-and-night cruise celebrating the original
legendary Castle Donington music festival held in England in 1980, will
showcase Heavy Metal and Hard Rock music icons (including artists on the
original festival bill)--such as Tesla,
Europe, Night Ranger, Tom Keifer of Cinderella,
Extreme,
KIX, Queensryche, Krokus, Stryper, Lita Ford, Black Star Riders, Y&T, plus many
more (full lineup below)--and feature a full schedule of events and activities
designed to encourage interaction between artists and fans.
This
year’s cruise itinerary is kicked off by a two-night pre-party event at Miami’s Magic City Casino
on April 15, featuring performances by Queensryche and Lillian Axe, and April 17, featuring performances by Stryper, Tyketto, Gabbie Rae and a special surprise guest artist.
The fun continues the moment fans board the ship, meeting new friends poolside
during the kickoff Sailaway
Concert featuring cruise alumni, Tesla. This will set
the tone for the next four days of events, including: Artist Meet & Greets,
all-day stops at the private Monster
Beach at Poseidon’s
Grotto and the cosmopolitan resort mecca of Nassau, Bahamas, the
Hot Tub Time Machine 80s Prom, “So You Think You Can Shred” fan competition,
Fantasy Night Masquerade, “Rock Anthems Fan Jam” hosted by Izzy Presley,
Cooking With Rock Stars, plus more events to be announced.
The
official line-up for the 2015 MONSTERS
OF ROCK CRUISE is as follows: Tesla; Europe; Night Ranger; Tom Keifer of Cinderella;
Extreme; KIX; Queensryche; Krokus; The Winery Dogs; Stryper; Lita Ford; Black
Star Riders; Y&T; Zebra; Black ’N Blue; Faster Pussycat; Honeymoon Suite;
Tyketto; Keel; John Corabi; Kip Winger; Michael Sweet; Richie Kotzen; Mike Tramp;
Joel Hoekstra; Derek St. Holmes; Ron Keel; Leatherwolf; Babylon AD; Bang Tango;
Heavens Edge; Frank Hannon Band; Lillian Axe; Rhino Bucket; Pamela Moore;
Gabbie Rae; Atomic Punks; and AJ’s Bravehearts.
In
addition, Eddie Trunk,
host of VH1’s “That Metal Show” and “The Trunk Nation” on Sirius XM, is
returning this year as Master
of Ceremony. Eddie
will be assisted by an all-star lineup of personalities
including Luc Carl from
XM’s “Hair Nation,” Nikki
Blakk from 107.7 FM’s “The Bone,” Keith Roth, host on
Sirius XM’s “Hair Nation”/”Boneyard,” Don
Jamieson, comedian, co-host of VH1's “That Metal Show;” Craig Gass,
comedian/actor from Howard Stern’s channel on Sirius XM and DJ Will, music
supervisor of VH1’s “That Metal Show,” In addition, this year’s cruise will feature
a “Monster” version of the world
famous Cathouse
nightclub, complete with original proprietors Taime Downe of Faster
Pussycat and Riki
Rachtman of MTV’s “Headbangers Ball.”
Says
Larry Morand of ON THE
BLUE, “The
Monsters of Rock Cruise has always been about fan and artist interaction and we
have more bands and events this year than ever before. Fans don’t just
watch the artists perform, they make music with the artists. If you’re looking
for all things Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, this is the cruise for you.”
