Cue the Cowbell: Blue Öyster Cult Returns To Ridgefield For A Night Of Hard Rock Hits On May 4

The band that has been “on tour forever” - Blue Öyster Cult returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse to celebrate 50 years of head-banging hits on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 8pm.

The show, part of the Pepsi Rock Series Driven by North American Motor Car, will feature the stone-cold classic songs that will waft through the cosmos long after the sun has burned out: The truly haunting “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” from 1976’s Agents of Fortune, the pummeling “Godzilla” from 1977’s Spectres and the hypnotically melodic “Burnin’ for You” from 1981’s Fire of Unknown Origin.

Visit Tequila Escape Kitchen + Bar (439 Main Street, Ridgefield) for dinner before the show and enjoy 10% off your check when you show your ticket! Blue Öyster Cult is a featured artist of media sponsor 99.1fm WPLR.

They helped to define the genre of hard rock, sold more than 25 million records, thrilled audiences around the world, and even provided the inspiration for one of the greatest sketches in Saturday Night Live history in it’s “More Cowbell” sketch. As pioneers of the hard rock genre that launched a million pumping fists into the air, Blue Öyster Cult work is revered by in the hard rock and heavy metal scenes.

BÖC’s original core due of vocalist/lead guitarist Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Eric Bloom are augmented on stage by Richie Castellano on guitar and keys, Danny Miranda on bass and Jules Radino on drums for a rollicking live show, well-honed over many years of a relentless schedule of touring and performing. Get ready to stomp your feet, bang your heads and rock out with Blue Öyster Cult in Ridgefield one more time!

For more information or to purchase touchless print at home ticket ($75 - $85) go online at www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org or, you can visit or call the box office (203) 438-5795. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT and is committed to keeping the arts alive and available to all.

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