MAIDEN CHICAGO, DOWN/POUR, POISON’D CRUE
When
Where
2109 S State St, Chicago, Illinois, 60616
Event Type
Events
POISON’D CRUE (80’s glam rock covers)
MAIDEN CHICAGO (Iron Maiden Tribute)
DOWN/POUR (tribute to AC/DC)
POISON’D CRUE (80’s glam rock covers)
Chicagoland’s Premier 80’s Glam Rock Cover Band
MAIDEN CHICAGO (Iron Maiden Tribute)
From concept to reality, Maiden Chicago had themselves a substantially powerful core group of musicians in an amazingly short period of time. The instrumental pieces were assembled and solidified little more than a month after the initial idea was presented. Transpiring as if the effort was guided by divine direction, every step of the formation process was natural, yielding the most ideal outcome at every turn.
Motivated to contribute his efforts to a legitimate Iron Maiden tribute, singer/guitarist Eric Babcock posted an inquiry on the official Iron Maiden Fan Club forum attempting to gauge potential interest. Eric joined forces with bass player Gary Ingram as a result of that inquiry in early September of 2010. Initially, Gary was not sold on the idea of doing another Maiden tribute, but eventually jumped in with both feet and became especially instrumental in the early formation of Maiden Chicago. When Eric and Gary committed to the effort; they gave it a name, established an… [read more]
DOWN/POUR (tribute to AC/DC)
Chicagoland’s AC/DC Tribute Band
Hailing from the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago DOWN/POUR has been rocking venues, festivals and private parties for the past 20+ years! DOWN/POUR is Chicago’s Premier AC/DC Concert Experience . In 2008, we were asked by the folks at ACDC.com to submit a video for the #ACDCgiveitallyougot campaign promoting the new AC/DC album Black Ice. The video was featured on ACDC.com. We’ve also been fortunate to be featured on two Voltage Overload: A Tribute to AC/DC albums, which highlights some of the best AC/DC tribute acts across the country.
DOWN/POUR plays through equipment very similar to AC/DC, which helps us get that authentic AC/DC tone. A 1971 Marshall Superlead and a 1973 Marshall Superbass are used for our outdoor shows while we tame down, ever so slightly, with a late 60’s spec. hand built Marshall JTM45 and JTM50 clones for our inside shows. Plugged into these amps are Gretsch Falcons and Gibson SGs. Michael plays a custom Yamaha drum kit with a… [read more]