Chicago Powerfest 2008

Chicago Powerfest 2008 Welcomes Paganfest Tour






CRJ Productions, in conjunction with FM Entertainment, are welcoming the Paganfest tour, featuring ENSIFERUM, TURISAS, TYR and ELUVEITIE, as the first annual festival kick-off party, Thursday, May 1st.

Commented festival organizers, CRJ Productions: "We've been tossing around the idea of a Thursday night kick-off party for a few years now and we?re really excited to finally make it a reality with this killer tour package! We're hoping that this is the beginning of what will be an annual Powerfest tradition and that we are able bring a cool tour through town to start the festivities in high gear, every year, moving forward! Special thanks go out to Frank at FM for helping us to make this happen!"

Tickets for the Thursday night kick-off party will go on-sale Saturday, December 8th, at all Ticketmaster outlets and the Pearl Room box office. Information regarding on-sale date for the rest of the festival, including 2 and 3 day passes will be made available once the Friday and Saturday night lineups are confirmed sometime early in the new year.

The 6th edition of the Chicago Powerfest will take place May 2nd and 3rd at the Pearl Room in Mokena, IL.

For more information regarding Powerfest, click here: www.ChicagoPowerfest.com, www.myspace.com/chicagopowerfest

SUSPERIA, PERSUADER And HORRORSCOPE Tentative For Chicago Powerfest 2008

Norway's SUSPERIA, Sweden's PERSUADER, and Poland's HORRORSCOPE have been booked for slots on Chicago Powerfest 2008 (May 1st - 3rd), but need help financing the airfare for their trip to Chicago. There are just enough sponsorship packages available to cover those expenses and if enough sponsors come forward, the bands will be confirmed.

As previously announced, Powerfest promoters, CRJ Productions, have introduced an official fan sponsorship/VIP program this year that will give fans a higher level of participation in the fest and a chance to take advantage of some cool privileges.

For more details regarding the sponsorship program or the fest itself, please visit www.ChicagoPowerfest.com or www.myspace.com/chicagopowerfest .

TESTAMENT Confirmed For Chicago Powerfest 2008

Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT have just been confirmed for Chicago Powerfest 2008, set to take place on May 1-3 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, IL. Testament, who's current line-up includes original members Chuck Billy, Alex Skolnick, Eric Peterson, and Greg Christian along with recently recruited Paul Bostaph, will also be performing in support of their new album, The Formation Of Damnation, due for release in North America on April 29, 2008.

Commented festival organizers, CRJ Productions: "The news came just in time for Christmas, and made the holidays that much better for us considering how long we've been trying to make this happen! It's been several years since the Legion has pummelled a Chicago area venue and we're all very hungry to see them do it once again! Their last Chicago area headlining performance was in 1999...although, it's been much longer since they've played here with Alex Skolnick, so this should give Midwest fans something to get really excited about."

More updates, including ticket information coming soon. For current details regarding Powerfest, visit www.ChicagoPowerfest.com.