The rock legend has partnered with Chuck Varabioff to run Titans of Rock in Grand Forks
Kiss bassist Gene Simmons is coming again to Grand Forks this summer season to release a brand new tune competition.
Simmons first got here to Grand Forks to headline the CannaFest tune competition in 2018, however now, he’s coming again to assist run the display.
The rock legend has partnered with Grand Forks-raised Chuck Varabioff to rebrand the competition as Titans of Rock. Similar to Simmons including face paint to change into “The Demon” onstage for Kiss displays, Varabioff stated that the similar kind of skill could be coming to Grand Forks in 2020, just below a brand new identify and a contemporary coat of paint.
Closing July, Varabioff instructed the Gazette that CannaFest 2019 will be the final tournament underneath that identify. The organizer defined that having a caricature pot leaf as an emblem and the phrase “Canna” within the identify had scared away some doable sponsors (resulting in him fronting the money to run the competition) and could have even run afoul of the government’s tips on promoting. Hashish firms don’t seem to be allowed to marketplace themselves the use of fabrics that may attraction to kids, such because the leaf recently on CannaFest fabrics.
CannaFest 2019 welcomed acts equivalent to The Seashore Boys, Affordable Trick, Vince Neil, Bret Michaels, Lita Ford and Marianas Trench. The lineup for Titans of Rock 2020 has but to be introduced.
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