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SAMMY’S BIRTHDAY BASH: BAD MOTOR SCOOTER SAMMY HAGAR TRIBUTE SAT. OCT. 12TH DOORS: 7PM ALL AGES SHOW

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

Get ready to embark on the Ultimate Tribute to Sammy Hagar with Bad Motor Scooter!
Bad Motor Scooter is the Midwest #1 Tribute to the music of Montrose , Van Halen and Sammy Hagar. With exciting Live performances. Bad Motor Scooter recreates all the great Sammy Hagar Classics from Montrose to his solo career with other great hard rock hits.
Get some tequila and let's party Sammy style.

DJ TEKNIK SAT. OCT. 12TH AFTER SHOW 21+ NO COVER

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

Music has been part of my life ever since I was a kid. Started in choir, graduated to band, and then I changed schools in the middle of 8th grade and the band program at the new school was trash so I dropped out of it. Tried to pick up the guitar and join a band in high school but never got very far with it and when I hit the bars I found DJing and have been going with it ever since.

TAB BENOIT THU. OCT. 17TH DOORS 7PM – ALL AGES SHOW

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

I Hear Thunder marks the long-awaited return of four-time Grammy-nominated artist Tab Benoit. Renowned for his distinctive guitar tone and Otis-Redding-esque voice, Benoit has been a captivating figure in the roots music world for over thirty years. Tab's personal growth and advancement as a songwriter and musician have culminated in a benchmark recording. His new self-produced album, I Hear Thunder, for his imprint, Whiskey Bayou Records, is a testament to his fiery exuberance that first marked his career in 1992. The record not only showcases his artistic brilliance but also his profound commitment to environmental advocacy, a legacy that extends beyond the stage into the heart of the land that inspires his bluesy soul.

SABBATH – THE COMPLETE BLACK SABBATH EXPERIENCE FRI. OCT. 18TH ALL AGES DOORS 7PM

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

Sabbath “The Complete Black Sabbath Experience” performing The 50 plus Years of Black Sabbath show in a Theatrical re-creation of Black Sabbaths greatest era’s The Ozzy Years & The Ronnie James Dio era. Performed Note for Note to exact album perfection with exact equipment, stage props, instruments, exact tones, clothes and costumes! Show highlights include songs from the albums Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Black Sabbath #4, Sabotage, Mob Rules & Heaven & Hell and a few tasty deep cuts.

A THOUSAND HORSES W/ PRYOR BAIRD SAT. OCT. 19TH DOORS 7PM ALL AGES SHOW

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

The high-powered new single from A Thousand Horses, “Highway Sound” marks the start of the most dynamic era yet in the Nashville-based band’s career. Produced by GRAMMY Award-winner Jon Randall, the wildly life-affirming anthem delves deeper into the freewheeling originality they’ve embraced since their Dave Cobb-produced debut SOUTHERNALITY—featuring the PLATINUM-certified smash “Smoke”—and artfully merges elements of Southern Rock, Classic Country, and hard-driving Americana. Along with adorning the track with plenty of ear-catching details (achieved in part through such left-of-center instrumentation as electric sitar and talkbox), A Thousand Horses fully capture what frontman Michael Hobby refers to as “the freedom of cutting ties with the negativity of the past, and putting your energy into celebrating a new beginning.”

HALLOWEEN SINGO NIGHT AT THE VIXEN THU. OCT. 24TH 21+ NO COVER DOORS: 6PM

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

Everyone loves singing along with their favorite songs and who doesn’t love a competitive game of Bingo? SINGO Music Bingo brings together the best of both worlds for a high energy game that is fun for everyone.
Simply listen to your favorite music, match the songs to the titles on your music bingo cards, and win great prizes. You can compete for gift certificates as well as nationally sponsored contests and jackpots.

MY METAL HEART FRI. OCT. 25TH DOORS: 7PM ALL AGES SHOW

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

We’re the best dressed and baldest "Hair band" in town! My metal heart is a very respected and versatile '80s retro-rock band that covers many of the most popular hit songs from the rock genre (but without the jeans, t-shirts, or hair). We're all bald (coincidentally), wearing distinguishing black suits and ties, and delivering an untouchable performance on a unique stage set up. My metal heart is very remarkable visually, and the show is powerfully delivered. Our high energy, upbeat songs and performance can increase any event's momentum. A great mix of "Not the same old songs every other cover band plays" along with select mega radio hits makes us a memorable and complete 80's rock experience. We strive to sound 100% like the artists and songs we are performing.

MONSTER BASH FEATURING THE 1985 SAT. OCT. 26TH 21+ EVENT

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

MONSTER BASH FEATURING THE 1985:
The 1985 is the Midwest’s Totally 80’s Music Tribute Band that features the best of the 1980s rock, pop, new wave, metal and club. While we just wanna have fun, we take our roles as performers seriously. We have a fine-tuned, super-charged technical show that combines lights, videos, costumes and more to create a totally immersive music experience. Our goal is to help you turn back time and party like it’s 1985.

21+ Event, Costume Contest!!! Win Prizes!

HAIRBANGERS BALL FRI. NOV. 1ST DOORS: 7PM ALL AGES SHOW

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

Rolling through the “Decade of Decadence” like a 50-ton freight train, iconic bands such as Guns N’ Roses, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, and Poison (to mention only a few) made the 1980’s a musical era the likes of which we’re doubtful to see again. Millions upon millions of records were sold, and concert venues around the world sold out within seconds when these bands were announced as headliners…

In 2001, lamenting the heyday of hairbands, one Chicago band sought to rekindle the flame for these Gods of Rock by tapping into the nostalgic and undeniable energy of that bygone era. They called

TOMMY VEXT FORMERLY OF BAD WOLVES TUE. NOV. 5TH DOORS: 7PM ALL AGES SHOW

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

Tommy Vext is a rock singer and songwriter best known for being the lead singer of Bad Wolves, Snot and a short stint as the fill in lead singer Five Finger Death Punch.

Vext’s passion for music came early. He began his career in Brooklyn New York as a teen making his rounds in local hardcore scene. Having created a name for himself by performances at famed venues like CBGB.

Over the years Vext went on to create music and front many bands but his biggest success came when he founded and created Bad Wolves. With ten world tours and hundreds of millions of streams and most notably six number one hits, Vext’s stage presence and powerful voice had solidified his place in the rock world for good, creating a loyal and rabid fan base.

THE DICKIES, THE QUEERS, THE USUALS, & SEX DREAM THU. NOV. 7TH DOORS: 6PM ALL AGES SHOW

Castle Autoplex Main Stage 1208 Green Street, McHenry, IL, United States

The Dickies are an American punk rock band formed in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, in 1977. One of the longest tenured punk rock bands, they have been in continuous existence for over 40 years. They have consistently balanced catchy melodies, harmony vocals, and pop song structures, with a speedy punk guitar attack. This musical approach is paired with a humorous style and has been labelled “pop-punk” or “bubble-gum punk”.The band have sometimes been referred to as “the clown princes of punk”.