DOORS 6:30 // SHOW 7:00

BLITZ FEST - MEMORIAL FOR BENNY KEMP

Benny's original and favourite songs performed by:

• Crystal Pistol
• RoadRash
• Rebel Priest
• Lustboys
• The Toxiks
• Scalding plays Mötorhead
• The Highsides
• Barbarians
• Speed Leopard

Tickets $15 plus charges: online, at record stores, through bands. $20 at the Door

Crystal Pistol
Crystal Pistol carved out a place in Vancouver’s live music scene during the early 2000’s. Their catchy rock n roll songs combined with a raucous, over the top live show, always fuelled the party. Soon, A&R types from the crumbling ‘record industry’ started to take notice.
Crystal Pistol’s self-titled debut album dropped in 2005 on Alert Records (Canada) and Bad Reputation (Europe). UK based Classic Rock Magazine ranked it in the top 50 albums of the year. Their sound has been described as rock, punk rock, hair metal, glam punk, and sleaze rock. The band describes themselves as a mutated amalgamation of all those genres.
Crystal Pistol toured clubs throughout North America, Europe, and England and supported iconic bands like Nazareth, Faster Pussycat, LA Guns, and Marilyn Manson in larger venues.
Flash forward to 2025: the 5 original members of Crystal Pistol are writing and recording new material. Their mutual respect and appetite for dysfunction are what have kept them together for 25 years.

RoadRash
Speed metal from Vancouver. Benny spent 3 years as the lead guitarist, recording an album & two 7 inches, playing  several tours & festivals. Former members will perform in his honour.

Rebel Priest
Rebel Priest is a no-nonsense, real-deal rock n’ roll band composed of three seasoned musicians who have been making their way through the Western Canadian rock n roll scene for years. Vocalist/bassist Jayme Black (Lust Boys, The Toxiks); guitarist/vocalist Benny Kemp (Lust Boys, Road Rash); and drummer/vocalist Nate Pole (Kill Matilda, The Toxiks) bring nothing but unadulterated, high energy grease infused Trash N’ Roll!

Lustboys
Lus‡ Boys is an amalgamation of current and classic rock n roll. Ranging from the sonic assaults of more punk induced bands of the 60's and 70's, combined with the rich and colorful soundscapes created by the excessive 80'...

The Toxiks
"Hideously degenerate creatures of superhuman trash and class"

Scalding plays Mötorhead
Based in Vancouver, BC, Scalding are pushing the second-wave black metal sound to grim and violent new places. Furious passages of death metal brutality break open into cathartic moments of classic rock harmony. The band seeks to explore all the emanations obscured in the dark and deliver them anthemically and relentlessly on record and from the stage.

The Highsides
Vancouver’s own The Highsides are bringing their signature blast of high-energy punk rock to The Rickshaw Theatre for a night that’s guaranteed to get loud. Known for their gritty hooks, driving rhythms, and sweat-soaked live sets, The Highsides have built a reputation around turning every stage they step on into a full-tilt punk rock party.

Barbarians
Barbarians are here to un-civalize the masses. Forging forward with speed and doom, these animals of heavy metal are here to show you that the old customs of rock arent dead. Living life in the fast lane, with your speakers cranked to 11, is still alive and well in all of us.

Speed Leopard
SpeedLeopard is THE new rock band from Vancouver, BC. Influenced by 80s rock n roll, heavy metal & punk rock. Get yourself ready for fast paced rippers, and feel good summer hits. 🐆