William Shatner is playing Riot Fest with his new heavy metal band — but has a fun list of demands in his rider.
The iconic 95-year-old actor was announced Thursday and will play with his new band The *uckers.
Just like the John Stamos demanding different items last year, Shatner has requested several unique things for his rider.
Riot Fest said they can accommodate a lot of it but are hoping the Chicago area can step up to the plate.
The fest said they are providing such things as a dressing room themed as “Shatner’s Shag Shack”, four feet of Polish sausage and a bowl of sauerkraut, an assortment of playful puppies, his golf cart replaced by a DeLorean, a Montreal Canadiens hockey sweater signed by John Stamos and a prominently displayed billboard with his face and the face of one lucky fan.
They’re hoping the community can help with the following; a boat renamed in honor of him so he can captain a ship again, a classic Chicago food item named in tribute and an invite to sing “Take Me out to the Ball Game” at a Chicago baseball game.
“After years of persistently–and perhaps annoyingly–writing letters to William Shatner about performing at Riot Fest, it appears that he was finally compelled. I for one cannot wait to see Shatner get heavy.” said Mike “Riot Mike” Petryshyn. “But that Shatner Rider… wasn’t expecting that today.”
The *uckers featre Marcus Nand, Phil Soussan, Britt Lightning and Fred Aching.
Riot Fest takes place September 18–20 at Douglass Park and features more than 100 artists across three days, including Twenty One Pilots, Tool, Pierce The Veil, Alanis Morissette, Morrissey, Iggy Pop, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Pixies, Rise Against, Public Image Ltd., Sex Pistols, Patti Smith & Her Band, Nas, Bad Religion, Taking Back Sunday and many more.
