EPICENTER ’09: TIMES ANNOUNCED FOR NEW ANNUAL ROCK FESTIVAL:TOOL, LINKIN PARK AND MORE ON TWO STAGES AND 11 SOLID HOURS OF MUSIC

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 EVENT
WILL MARK THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEBUT OF
DEAD BY SUNRISE
FEATURING
LINKIN PARK’S CHESTER BENNINGTON

The newest festival to rock Southern California will feature the Los Angeles debut of Dead By Sunrise, fronted by Chester Bennington of Linkin Park; the band will perform within Linkin Park’s set.   In addition to Bennington on vocals, the band is comprised of guitarists Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh (from Orgy/Julien-K), bassist Brandon Belsky, drummer Elias Anda (also from Julien-K) and keyboardist Anthony Valcic.  This performance comes in advance of the release of their OUT OF ASHES album due out this fall on Warner Bros Records. 

KROQ’s EPICENTER ’09 is brought to you by Right Arm Entertainment (creators of Ohio’s successful Rock on the Range annual festival). Tickets are on sale now via www.TicketMaster.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, go to www.epicenterfestival.com.

“So Cal’s Rock Explosion” is presented by Rogue–a lifestyle brand appealing to the 18-24 year old demographic. Rogue is a division of Relativity Media, LLC and is the first-ever media content network where audiences can and will influence popular culture, media and society along with the insiders who make it all happen.  More information about Rogue–and to make your voice heard–can be found at www.iamrogue.com.

In addition, based on the success of the green program at their annual Rock On The Range festival, Right Arm Entertainment will once again support the “Go Green” initiative with an online recycling trade-in rewards component.  Go to epicentergogreen.swagbucks.com  and learn about the phone recycling program and how to turn old cell phones into free merch at the show.