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The Highwire with Del Bigtree

ROCK ROYALTY JOIN FORCES WITH NEW SUPERGROUP, THE DEFIANT

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

News, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Rock royalty graced The HighWire stage this week with the world premiere performance of “Dead Language” from their new band, The Defiant. Featuring Pete Parada on drums (The Offspring), Greg Camp on guitar (Smash Mouth), Johnny Rioux on bass (Street Dogs), Joey La Rocca on guitar and keys (The Briggs), and Dicky Barrett as lead singer (The Mighty Mighty BossTones), they tell their stories of the paths that brought this supergroup together, standing in freedom and the spirit of true rock ‘n roll.

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0:00.0

I don't know about you but I think most of us around the world especially speaking for myself man music has been such an important part in my life

0:09.5

Especially rock and roll you know those moments where you just felt like you were all alone those lonely moments but you always had music to go to and sit there and you know

0:19.2

You know think about your thoughts and what's going on your emotions whether it was a breakup or something

0:24.2

on or maybe just the teacher was being a total jerk that day.

0:28.6

You always had another brick in the wall or something you could listen to that just said you know what I'm not

0:33.1

all alone man rock and roll knows the world is crazy too in fact I took that to

0:38.3

another level I got to you know do my own performing I did it some singing in bands. In fact I got to even tour with my wife's band,

0:46.0

the Lee Nesta band and in one highlight moment we opened for the Goo Goo dolls back in the day.

0:50.7

So music has always been a part of my life and it's always been

0:54.8

there no matter how crazy the world was it just made me feel like everything's

0:59.6

going to be all right until this happened.

1:03.8

Well, concerts are best.

1:05.7

Reopening with a bang.

1:06.8

Some event organizers are finding new creative ways

1:09.6

to ensure the show can go on safely.

1:12.4

Prepping for Lala 2021 meant a lot more

1:15.2

than just picking out your festival outfit.

1:17.8

In order to get in, you have to bring

1:19.7

either proof of vaccination or negative COVID test.

1:22.8

Bruce Springsteen will return to Broadway as the first show to open since March

1:27.8

last year but on one condition.

1:30.8

Attendees will be required to show proof of COVID vaccination.

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