Over ten reunions are among the many promises Blue Ridge Rock Fest has made its fans for the festival’s showing in September. It didn’t take long for fans to find out the first one as Kittie became the first announced band on February 18th. Other reunion announcements have included Union Underground, and God Forbid. One that has stood out from the rest is Saliva. The festival marks the return of original singer Josey Scott as a one-off appearance, while the rest of the band has not stopped touring throughout the years with replacement singer Bobby Amaru. The set will mark Scott’s first time performing with Saliva in eleven years.
Fans immediately flooded the comments section of the festival’s social media pages after its March 18th post. The post read: “It is Happening. For years it has been highly rumored and demanded; now, it finally takes place this September. The voice behind the Grammy-nominated, Multi-Platinum hits of Saliva returns to the Stage for the first time in more than a decade! For over 25 years, Saliva has topped numerous charts with their anthems like “Click Click Boom,” “Always,” “Ladies and Gentlemen,” “Your Disease,” “Superstar,” and “Survival of the Sickest.” From WWE to The Fast Saga, the band has been featured on countless prolific platforms and many of the world’s largest sports leagues.”
Scott shared the announcement himself, confirming the appearance simply by adding “LETS GO!!!!!!,” later doubling down when a fan asked him if it was real. Scott originally left the band back in 2011, citing a desire to try his hand as a Christian solo artist after fifteen years of fronting the group. There had been murmurs of him wanting to return as early as 2019, but this year’s show marks the first time anything concrete has come of them. While it’s currently listed as “One Night Only,” fans will indeed be intrigued to see where Saliva’s story goes from here.
As for Blue Ridge Rock Festival, the lineup continues to shape up more every day with several reunions, a debut, and a farewell showing amongst the remaining names to be announced. The festival recently announced one host as the “Metal Ambassador,” Jose Mangin, making his rounds both on the stages and behind the scenes interviewing acts. With any luck, Saliva fans will learn more about how this appearance came to be and what it will lead to.
Lineup so far:
3 Doors Down
A Day To Remember
Alice Cooper
Tenacious D
Lamb of God
I Prevail
Skillet
Anthrax
Killswitch Engage
Hollywood Undead
In This Moment
Motionless In White
Ice Nine Kills
Jelly Roll
Down
Jose Mangin
Saliva
Nothing More
Theory of a Deadman
Sevendust
Badflower
Knocked Loose
Candlebox
Starset
Black Veil Brides
Thrice
God Forbid
GWAR
Apocalyptica
Grandosn
Puddle of Mudd
The Amity Affliction
We Came As Romans
Bad Wolves
Silverstein
Kittie
Shadows Fall
Story of the Year
All That Remains
Hoobastank
Buckcherry
Zero 9:36
Electric Callboy
Bad Omens
Fit For A King
The Devil Wears Prada
Memphis May Fire
Whitechapel
Enter Shikari
Suicide Silence
Fear Factory
Demon Hunter
Saving Abel
Adelitas Way
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Attila
Nonpoint
Hawthorne Heights
Lacuna Coil
From Ashes To New
The Union Underground
Chelsea Grin
Slaughter To Prevail
Red
Lacey Sturm
The Plot In You
Alien Ant Farm
Texas In July
Like Moths To Flames
Counterparts
Stray From the Path
Stick To Your Guns
A Skylit Drive
Cold
Erra
The acacia Strain
Bleeding Through
Crazytown
Municipal Waste
Butcher Babies
Comeback Kid
Fit For An Autopsy
Tetrarch
Terror
Fire From The Gods
Attack Attack!
Nita Strauss
Sion
Unearth
Darkest Hour
Norma Jean
Kublai Khan TX
Smile Empty Soul
Silent Planet
Siamese
Holding Absence
Otherwise
Crowbar
Hollow Front
Upon A Burning Body
Redlight King
Volumes
Orbit Culture
Vended
Icon For Hire
Close Your Eyes
Dying Wish
Hed P.E.
Alphawolf
The Dead Daisies
Blacktop Mojo
Islander
Small Town Titans
Traitors
Left To Suffer
Zao
He Is Legend
Afterlife
Any Given Sin
GFM
Vampires Everywhere
Dying Oath
Braincell
