Madison Rising Playing at The Highground on Saturday, Final
Friday, July 22nd, 2016 -- 12:09 PM
-As a part of The Highground’s Operation Persian Gulf Welcome Home Veterans Event, the band Madison Rising will be playing after the dedication of the Persian Gulf Tribute at 5:30 on Saturday.Madison Rising is a patriotic rock band that’s on a mission to not only make great music, but also send a message that American Culture is alive and well. I spoke with Rio Hett, the lead singer of the band, and he said that if you come to the show on Saturday, you won’t be bored.
"As far as the show that you guys are going to see, now I don't want you to think that patriotic rock is going to be boring. When I said America the Beautiful and God Bless America, it's got some stink on it. Then we're going to give you some of our originals. It's rock. It's hard rock. As a hard rock kinda of guy, a rock n' roll guy, a metal guy, this is the kind of music that you wish that it would be played. It's something that's not so much traditional, but it's in that framework. But man, we're gong to melt some faces and kick you in the teeth. And we're going to have a good time doing it and you're going to have a good time doing it."
Rio ended our interview by saying he’s looking forward to meeting the other vets at The Highground on Saturday.
"I was talking to one of the ladies in charge over there and she said that they're having some vets bused in and they're all anxious to see the performance and, I tell you what, I'm anxious to shake all of their hands. And I'm sure the guys, speaking on behalf of the guys, we'll be there right with you the whole way. You're going to come in and you're not going to know us, but we're going to leave as one big family and that's how we do it."
Make sure you catch Madison Rising at The Highground on Saturday.
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