Rock Band 5: Band Roster Announed

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by Blaine Metzgar | June 1, 2009 at 09:54 am
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The upcoming Rock Band 5's band roster was just announced. The game is scheduled to hit the shelves of EBgames, Game Stop, Targets, Walmarts, and just about everywhere else  on September 1, 2009.

So here they are, the bands to be featured in Activision's Rock Band 5:

  • 3 Doors Down
  • A Perfect Circle
  • AFI
  • Arctic Monkeys
  • Attack! Attack! UK
  • Band Of Horses
  • Beastie Boys
  • Beck
  • Billy Idol
  • Billy Squier
  • Blink-182
  • Blur
  • Bob Dylan
  • Bon Jovi
  • Brand New
  • Bush
  • Children Of Bodom
  • Coldplay
  • Darker My Love
  • Darkest Hour
  • David Bowie
  • Deep Purple
  • Dire Straits
  • Duran Duran
  • Eagles Of Death Metal
  • Elliott Smith
  • Elton John
  • Face To Face
  • Garbage
  • Gorillaz
  • Gov't Mule
  • Grand Funk Railroad
  • Iggy Pop
  • Iron Maiden
  • Jeff Beck
  • Jimmy Eat World
  • John Mellencamp
  • Johnny Cash
  • Kaiser Chiefs
  • King Crimson
  • Kings Of Leon
  • Kiss
  • Love and Rockets
  • Megadeth
  • Mötley Crüe
  • Muse
  • My Morning Jacket
  • Nirvana
  • No Doubt
  • Peter Frampton
  • Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde
  • Queen & David Bowie
  • Queens Of The Stone Age
  • Rammstein
  • Rose Hill Drive
  • Rush
  • Santana
  • Scars On Broadway
  • Screaming Trees
  • Smashing Pumpkins
  • Sonic Youth
  • Spacehog
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Sublime
  • Sunny Day Real Estate
  • T. Rex
  • The Bronx
  • The Derek Trucks Band
  • The Duke Spirit
  • The Killers
  • The Police
  • The Raconteurs
  • The Rolling Stones
  • The Sword
  • The White Stripes
  • Thin Lizzy
  • Thrice
  • Tom Petty
  • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  • TV On The Radio
  • Vampire Weekend
  • Weezer
  • Wild Cherry
  • Wolfmother

    • Source: joystiq.com

    So at least now you know what bands you'll be hearing ear-bleed-inducing renditions of across college campuses come September.

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    Jordan Yerman
    Jordan Yerman

    at 10:02 on June 1st, 2009

    How can you emulate a Sonic Youth show, unless there's a way to play one guitar controller with another guitar controller?

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    Ravamillion
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    at 04:29 on August 1st, 2009

    Activision doesn't make Rockband, let alone Rockband 5 since they're still on #2.  I think this article refers to Guitar Hero 5, which is indeed coming out.

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