’80s
KMFDM Played 40 Years of Dance Floor Bliss in Columbus
On Saturday, October 19, industrial veteran juggernauts KMFDM brought the electronic podium and light show to Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH. After the night ended, 20 tunes had blasted from the speakers from their ’80s beginning to current/modern messiah material. Fans of all ages and decades packed the place to help celebrate four decades of club decadence as singer/founder Sascha Koni...[Read More]
Vixen Revved It Up Live In Franklin Ohio
Friday October 4th, was an entertaining evening of assorted ’80s and ’90s classics by two groups energized by the crowd and music they played. Cincinnati sent their best cover band of cinematic pop anthems and glam metal slithering giants to J.D. Legends, Miss Jacque to turn the crowd on for the nights Vixen’s. The energy reached a high standard, revving it up before the evening ...[Read More]
Trixter: Gave It Good Live In Harrison Ohio
On Saturday, September 28, a night of hard, loud and adrenaline filled glam rock played the Blue Note stage in Harrison, OH. The venue accustomed to the likes of Enuff Z’ Nuff, Pretty Boy Floyd and Headliner Trixter had its walls rattled and roof shook by the still active and touring ’80s veterans and giants that filled the MTV airways. The show was both time-warp worship and proof tha...[Read More]
Winger: Live In The Hearts Of The Young
On Friday, August 30 Franklin, Ohio and everyone else came to stand in the sands at J.D. Legends filling the outside environment to watch local lads Guilty Pleasure and ‘80s-modern day rockers Winger. Call them glam, call them the dreaded h—rmetal label, call them MTV played, but in 2024 they’re still recording and touring, blasting out the classics, favorites, deep cuts and new heavier material. ...[Read More]
The Four Horsemen Rode The Lightning to Columbus
On Friday, August 9, renowned classic Metallica act The Four Horsemen came and pummeled The King of Clubs. It wasn’t even the multiple pits started in their honor, the insane headbanging or the young headbangers in training they brought up near the end. The Horsemen are described as damn near close to note/record perfect as the real thing playing and creating an adrenaline, lung screaming, sweat f...[Read More]
The 69 Eyes: Spread New Deathly Gospel of Darkness
A new, dark gospel has come from the nether regions of Finland, namely hell-raising Helsinki. The five-man cemetery plotted jam known as The 69 Eyes, have brought forth a new vision of gothic vibes, dark tales of human sickness and twisted psyche’s and inspiration from the bright lights of Hollywood and the Sunset Strip. A bizarre combination to the ear and mind but that’s what Jyrki 69 and his br...[Read More]
JUMP Delivered the Classic Van Halen Experience at J.D. Legends
On Saturday May 4, the sands of JD Legends welcomed a large crowd of devoted fans dedicated to ‘80s rock, pop and early, classic Van Halen. Two bands rocked the stage, the first playing a diverse set of music from a decade they never experienced and the second the same, playing tribute to the legendary Van Halen brothers, Michael Anthony and Diamond Dave. Michael Stephen Neumann (Roth), Eric Suthe...[Read More]
Ministry Gave Columbus Live Hopium For The Future
Industrial veterans and genre forefathers Ministry started 2024 spreading Hopium to the Masses on its 29 date trek, from late February to early April. The tour celebrated Ministry’s 16th release Hopiumforthemasses, with yet another dose of frontman, creator Al Jourgensen’s biting whipped social/political commentary. Tuesday, March 12, the Hopium was delivered in Columbus to Kemba Live passing it a...[Read More]
LA Guns – Live and Vampiric in Harrison
Saturday, February 3rd, the west coast day walkers returned to The Blue Note in Harrison, Ohio, this time playing the indoor stage vs. last summer’s open air experience. Hollywood and vampiric as ever, they treated the crowd to a mammoth show with the showmanship and bravado they created during the Sunset heyday across the country and world. Still touring relentlessly they rip and teared through a...[Read More]
Slaughter – Stuck It Live To Franklin
On Friday, August 25 J.D. Legends got slaughtered with the music and presence of one of the ‘90s most hard-hitting bands. Slaughter missed the glam era coming out with 1990’s Stick It To Ya cementing their legacy with immediate hits “Up All Night,” “Fly to the Angels,” and “Mad About You” among others. Though they did flirt with the ’80s and Elm Street with Vinnie Vincent. It was great seein...[Read More]
Bret Michaels – A Summer Sized Parti-Gras In Franklin
Saturday, August 19 glam metal icon Bret Michaels returned to the stage at J.D. Legends for his sixth appearance to excite and entertain a jam-packed front stage crowd stretching all the way to the back barrier. Parti-Gras is Michaels creation, billed as an all killer, no filler night of hits and judging by crowd reaction, he still brings the biggest party of the summer with him. Several acts from...[Read More]
Lita Ford – A Runaway Return to J.D. Legends
On Friday, July 14 J.D. Legends hosted the return of rock n’ roll royalty as Lita Ford once again graced the stage. From the early days as a runaway to modern day mayhem, Ford commanded the stage and crowd leaving burning stiletto footprints in her path. The hot summer evening was no exception, slamming out rockers, classics, crowd favorites and a few MTV gems from the ‘80s and ’90s with one...[Read More]