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Live Nation Creates CHAOS In Edmonton

The inaugural headbanger fest runs July 26-27 at Kinsmen Park with a line-up that includes Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, Slayer, Headstones and The Dirty Nil.

Live Nation Creates CHAOS In Edmonton

By FYI Staff

Live Nation Canada has announced the first annual CHAOS AB festival rocks Edmonton's Kinsmen Park on July 26-27 with a balls-to-the-wall lineup featuring Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, and Slayer, GWAR, and Canadian rockers Headstones, The Dirty Nil, One Bad Son, Royal Tusk, Light the Torch, and Selfish Things.


“Every aspect of the maiden year of CHAOS AB is built on the vision of bringing a high-quality rock event to the people who live and breathe this lifestyle every day,” Live Nation Canada Talent VP Nhaelan McMillan exhales.
 
Two-day passes are selling for $179.99 general admission; $289.99 18+ VIP. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. at chaosab.com. Info on single-day passes in a few weeks, according to the promoters.

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RLive has just announced the signing of Canadian country star Madeline Merlo to its management roster. Given Merlo's status as a gold-selling and award-winning artist, this marks a significant expansion for RLive, a branch of major concert production company Republic Live, producers of the annual multi-day Boots and Hearts country music festivals north of Toronto and in Edmonton. Now Nashville-based, Merlo released her debut album, 2016's Free Soul, on Open Road Recordings and she is currently signed to Stoney Creek. She has won three Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards, including for Rising Star in 2015. Merlo has had multiple charting entries on the Billboard Canada Country Airplay chart.

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