5 hardcore bands are gathering in Chicago subsequent month to honor the lifetime of late Harms Manner guitarist and HardLore podcast co-host Bo Lueders.
It can mark the primary recognized reside efficiency by Harms Manner since Lueders’ dying on April 2 on the age of 38.
Who’s Taking part in the Bo Lueders Memorial
Harms Manner has introduced a “memorial gathering underneath the Chicago stars” for Lueders on Aug. 29 on the Bohemian Nationwide Cemetery.
Bands introduced for the present embody Harms Manner, Twitching Tongues, Linda Claire, Weekend Nachos and The Killer. Twitching Tongues options Lueders’ pal and podcast co-host, Colin Younger.
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Sharp-eyed followers observed the band Fleshwater was tagged within the social media put up asserting the present though they weren’t introduced as a part of the invoice. The band does, nevertheless, have a music known as “Linda Claire.”
Fleshwater are additionally scheduled to play Riot Fest in Chicago on Sept. 18. Such festivals usually require a radius clause for bands, stopping them from performing in and across the host metropolis inside a sure timeframe.
What’s the Bohemian Nationwide Cemetery?
The Bohemian Nationwide Cemetery, 5255 North Pulaski Highway, sits on 125 acres on Chicago’s north aspect. In accordance with the Buddies of Bohemian Nationwide Cemetery group, it is listed on the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations and is “the ultimate resting place for almost 120,000 individuals.”
It’s unclear what, if any, connection there’s between Lueders and the venue selection. Earlier this yr, mates and family members took his cremains to attend WrestleMania in Las Vegas.
That is removed from the primary time bands have performed on the cemetery, which has been internet hosting reveals sporadically since 2015 on an out of doors stage arrange in entrance of the mausoleum. Previous acts which have performed there embody Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Blood Incantation and Kim Gordon, previously of Sonic Youth.
Bo Lueders Celebration Ticket Data
Tickets to the Aug. 29 occasion celebrating Lueders will go on sale at 10AM CT July 31. Further ticket info might be discovered on the Harms Manner web site.
A portion of the proceeds from the occasion can be donated to the Night time Ministry, Chicago Restoration Alliance and Hope For the Day.
“Harms Manner has partnered with PLUS1 in order that $3 from each ticket bought goes to assist organizations in Chicago creating safer, more healthy communities by way of psychological well being providers, hurt discount and housing assist,” the web site reads.
Wanting Again at Bo Lueders’ Profession
Lueders was a fixture within the Chicago hardcore scene, most notably as a founding member of Harms Manner in 2006. The band initially began as a aspect challenge, however grew right into a full-time outfit and went on to launch seven studio albums over time.
Away from the stage, Lueders labored with Younger to launch HardLore: Tales From Tour in 2022. The duo would typically share tales from the street as two touring hardcore musicians. That finally developed right into a podcast the place the 2 would interview different musicians, wrestlers and personalities related to hardcore music.
In an April 3 Instagram put up, Harms Manner vocalist James Pligge described Lueders as somebody form, humorous and good who additionally cared about his mates.
“The very last thing I will say is that there’s nothing extra essential than household and mates,” Pligge continued. “Be certain to name them, see them and make plans with them. In the long run, the love and bonds we make with individuals will reside on ceaselessly.”
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