12/26/2023 0 Comments Steelheart setlist![]() The energy was electric between Bach’s thrill of being onstage with his childhood musical heroes and the audience’s excitement of watching it all unfold. Bach, being a fan knew the tune and was able to keep up. Robin Zander surprised Sebastian by bringing him onstage for an unrehearsed version of “California Man”. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and one of America’s best bands Cheap Trick took the stage with their opening tune of “Hello There”. ![]() Bach’s voice was in stellar form and his band was tight. He opened his set with “Little Wing” was in full rock mode, signature moves of swinging the mic and hair everywhere! Skid Row fans were in for a treat since besides his cover of Hendrix, the entire setlist was Skid Row. Up next, Sebastian Bach! Former lead singer of Skid Row, Bach is a force all on his own! One of the truly underestimated lead vocalists of rock! Baz, (nickname) was totally stoked about playing the festival with his heroes, Cheap Trick and Joan Jett! He has shared the stage with Zander playing with the “Kings of Chaos” but never with Cheap Trick. The hits like “Just Got Lucky” and “Into the Fire” kept comin’ and the crowd was growing larger by the time Dokken took the stage. Black plays when guitarist Jon Levin is not available. The lineup for the festival was of course, originator Don Dokken, original drummer “Wild” Mick Brown, on bass Chris McCarvill and long, long haired guitarist, Ira Black. They played a great set with Mili, a charismatic presence on the catwalk that got the crowd fired up!ĭokken, part of the 1980’s metal and MTV scene is still going strong. The band has over gone changes over the years but one thing that hasn’t changed is the voice of Milijenko Matijevic, original lead vocalist. Steelheart had a huge hit in 1990 with “I’ll Never Let Go” (Angel Eyes) which hit number 14 on the US Billboard chart. Stellar Revival who toured European festivals and won the “Living on a Prayer” contest to open for Bon Jovi made a rare appearance at the fest. Popular around the east coast area, they are pro’s at playing the local festival circuit. South Florida teens not to be underestimated, Mason and his band have had their original songs produced by music genius Mark Hudson, (yes, of the Hudson Brothers). The day started with local opening act The Mason Pace Band. The Saturday lineup of national acts included Steelheart, Dokken, Sebastian Bach and two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame bands, Cheap Trick and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts! Smith Park in Pembroke Pines was the scene for the 2nd annual Rockfest 80’s festival. The show is also a fitting tribute to the loving memory of Steelheart guitarist Kenny Kanowski, who passed away just a couple of months after this last performance with the band.Beautiful C.B. With tracks culled from the self-titled debut album and from the Rockstar movie soundtrack, singer Miljenko Matijevic was in fine form and delivered an amazing performance to the wowed crowd. The band stormed the stage ahead of the, at the time, forthcoming release of their comeback album, Through Worlds Of Stardust, which is represented with the inclusion of "My Dirty Girl", while the rest of the setlist includes Steelheart classics. I hope you all enjoy this video and album. He is here in spirit forever and I'm happy that we have this full set captured. Sadly though, this was Kenny's last performance with Steelheart before he passed away shortly thereafter. We love playing this one live as it has such a great dirty rock vibe to it! The night this was filmed was a hot, sweaty rock 'n roll night to remember in Milan, Italy. Steelheart mastermind Miljenko Matijevic on the "My Dirty Girl" video: "'My Dirty Girl' is a track from our latest studio album, Through Worlds Of Stardust.
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