With special guest, Madd Company!
Saturday, April 2, 2022
6:30 pm Doors // 7:30 pm Music
$15 Advance General Admission // $21 At The Door
All Ages
Ticket sales are final and non-refundable
Shake off the winter blues and welcome spring with a night of high-energy rock 'n' roll!
Featuring legendary Dare Force co-founder and lead guitarist Johnny O'Neil and his band, performing songs from Johnny's debut solo album, Truth or Dare, new tunes from his forthcoming second album, and classic Dare Force hits!
Opening the night is special guest Madd Company, the nation's finest tribute band paying homage to the music of Bad Company and Free.
Johnny O'Neil began playing lead guitar in Twin Cities nightclubs at the tender age of 14. Along with Brian Bart, Johnny is one of the two founding members and lead guitarists of Dare Force.
Dare Force was a legendary hard rock/heavy metal band initially formed in Minneapolis in the late 1970s. Dare Force released three albums in the 1980s and performed in concert with numerous national acts such as KISS, Ted Nugent, Triumph, Kansas, UFO, the Joe Perry Project, and Ratt, as well as headlining in venues throughout the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. Dare Force also had several songs that received heavy airplay on rock radio stations throughout the midwestern US in the 1980s. Dare Force released its third album, Firepower, with a reformed version of the band in 1989. The original lineup performed occasional reunion gigs after the long run of the original band ended in 1987, but the original version of Dare Force stopped performing live altogether after their last reunion show in 2002. Dare Force reformed yet again with a return to a four-piece lineup in 2017, and released its fourth album, Callin’ Your Name, in 2018. However, as in all things in life, people, relationships, events, and bands must pass. So, too, it was with the latest lineup of Dare Force…
But as every door closes, another one opens! Johnny is now a solo artist, and his debut solo album Truth or Dare features nine songs, including never-before recorded songs Johnny wrote and performed with Dare Force years ago, brand new tunes written by him, as well as an acoustic tune Johnny wrote when he was 16 years old. The album also features a remake of The Beatles’ classic, Revolution! In addition to writing all but one of the nine tunes, Johnny sings all lead and harmony vocals and plays all guitars (lead, slide, acoustic, and bass) on the album. However, Johnny also enlisted a "secret weapon" to play drums on the album, percussion powerhouse Joachim Baecker.
MADD COMPANY is a 5-piece American classic rock Bad Company tribute band from Twin Cities. The band formed in 2011 from a collection of well-known, seasoned musicians who admired Bad Company, Paul Rodgers, and Free. Their unique brand of entertainment fuses pure, perfectly executed classic rock, with a blues/soul edge on Keith Johnson’s vocals and a rock emphasis on Kenny Rardin’s and Neil Hendrickson’s guitars. A totally locked, driving rhythm section with Cindy Mack on bass and Paul Edward Anderson on drums, completes the bill. Arguably one of the best tribute bands in the nation, they have played all over the country sharing the music that only Bad Company and Paul Rodgers could write. Come and see this amazing band for yourself! You won’t be disappointed.
