William Shatner, 95, will make his Riot Fest debut with his heavy metal band in September, marking his first performance with the group. The lineup places William Shatner and The Expletives alongside Alanis Morissette, Twenty One Pilots, Iggy Pop, and Rise Against at Douglass Park in Chicago. Organizers say the set will reimagine songs from across his catalog and preview material from an upcoming heavy metal album. Shatner announced the heavy metal spectacle on Instagram Thursday, July 16. Shatner said the set will bring volume, intensity and a few surprises. The Star Trek actor turned 95 in March after a routine shoulder surgery days earlier following a fall late last year, and attended a Cleveland convention soon after.

Skrape is making its long-awaited comeback after 22 years, but this time performing under the new name Skrapegoat.

After the group's disbandment in 2004 following the release of their second and final studio album, Up the Dose, under RCA Records, the nu metal band, fronted by Billy Keeton, has teased fans with a major career update.

In an Instagram update, the rebooted band proudly introduced Skrapegoat, promising to deliver new music to fans.

After hearing Keeton's plans for the band's revival earlier this year, fans can now look forward to the beginning of a new chapter with an entirely new lineup, offering a mix of brand-new songs and familiar material.

"The announcement was met with an enthusiastic response from longtime supporters eager to hear Billy's unmistakable voice once again. Although the original announcement had only a brief opportunity to reach fans, the excitement surrounding the existing catalog and the promise of new music confirmed one thing: This project deserved to move forward," the caption reads.

Despite the delay to the band's revival due to legal objections over Skrape's identity and trademark rights, the group chose to continue under a new name.

"As the vision continued to take shape, legal objections from certain members of the original lineup brought the project to an unexpected standstill. Months were spent working toward a resolution. When it became clear there was no immediate end in sight, the decision was made to move forward under a new identity," the announcement stated, referring to the trademark and naming rights dispute.

While the band has confirmed that it is now embarking on a new era, Skrapegoat's only confirmed member at this stage is Keeton.

In a parting message, the frontman expressed gratitude for the positive response from fans that helped convince him to continue the project despite the challenges facing the project.

"When I announced this project, I honestly didn't know what to expect," he said, as mentioned in an Instagram post. "The response reminded me how much these songs still mean to people, and that meant everything to me. Once it became clear certain people wanted to take the focus away from the music, we had a decision to make. We could look backward, or build something new. We chose to keep moving forward, and I'm even more excited about SKRAPEGOAT than when this all started."

Founded in 1997 in Orlando, Florida, Skrape was anchored by Keeton and drummer Will Hunt, who later joined Evanescence, as its two core members.

The band released two studio albums, with New Killer America serving as its debut record and Up the Dose as its sophomore and final album, before remaining active until 2004, when it disbanded.

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• William Shatner and George Takei talked with AARP in celebration of Star Trek's 60th anniversary

• The original series aired from 1966 to 1969, with Takei, 89, as Hikaru Sulu and Shatner, 95, as Captain James T. Kirk

• The two actors are opening up about the growth of Gene Roddenberry's original series and its fanbase over six decades

William Shatner and George Takei are proud of what the original Star Trek series has become in TV history and fans' hearts.

The two actors sat down with AARP for its Movies for Grownups series as the original series marks its 60th anniversary, where they praised the way that fans have played such a big part in the show's history.

"The fans who discovered it gave us this totally unexpected, undreamed-of longevity," Takei, 89, told the outlet. The actor has played Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu across 10 different Star Trek universe television shows and films.

Star Trek aired from 1966 to 1969. The characters then returned in an animated series, which was followed by feature films. The show's universe, which all began with creator Gene Roddenberry's original series, has only continued to grow through different iterations.

The show's expansive offerings leave something for everyone, and Takei says he's proud that today, "Star Trek is a family show."

"Our most steady audience members are grandpas and grandmas," he notes, calling the many spin-offs of the original series the "children and grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren."

"So it appeals to all the generations of our audience group," Takei adds. "Star Trek itself is living long and prospering."

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For Shatner, 95, who played Captain James T. Kirk in nine different television shows and feature films in the universe's canon, he's holding on not just to memories, but those he shared them with.

"My memory of Star Trek is filled with the lovely people in it," he says. "Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, to name two. They were beautiful people that were good friends of mine, all dead now."

Today, both actors are also grateful to continue to work and share important stories in an industry that's always evolving.

"'Live long and prosper' should include gratitude," Takei notes. "Gratitude for the blessings we have."

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One of the last surviving Ramones wasn't invited to a 50th anniversary concert that will feature a punk supergroup playing some of the band's best tunes, The Post has learned.

Former drummer Richie Ramone confirmed he was left off the guest list for a John Travolta-hosted "50th anniversary" bash in Los Angeles that will feature a supergroup with bassist CJ Ramone, Green Day frontman Billie Joe, Rancid's Tim Armstrong and Blink-182's Travis Barker.

"I was never invited to the event, nor did I know anything about the celebration till it popped up on my feed," Richie said of the event, set for Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Aug. 30. "Go figure, huh. I just hope it will be fun for all the fans, because they are the ones that matter." 

Also left off the invite list was the family of the Ramones' Joey Ramone, who died of lymphoma in 2001. Joey's brother, Mickey Leigh, recently agreed to transfer his half of the estate company Ramones Productions Inc. to settle a legal battle with guitarist Johnny Ramones' widow Linda Cummings-Ramone.

"I think everybody should have been included," Leigh said of the apparent snub. "I think it was rude. I don't know how it cannot appear intentional."

Leigh said even during ongoing bad blood with Cummings-Ramone, he still invited her through a publicist to events, including an April panel discussion in New York City discussing the release of the Ramones' self-titled album.

But he said he hoped the concert would be a success.

"Anything that perpetuates their legacy and makes people happy, I'm all for it," Leigh said.

The Ramones, who formed in Forest Hills, Queens in 1974 and played through 1996, are largely credited with launching the punk movement. Although they had only limited success in their careers, their legend has only grown over the decades since they hung up their infamous leather jackets for the final time.

The original members of the band — Joey, Johnny, bassist Dee Dee and drummer Tommy — died years ago but three other members remain and remain active in the rock scene to this day.

CJ — who replaced Dee Dee as bassist in the final years of the band — will be performing with the supergroup while longtime drummer Marky was invited but likely won't be able to attend the concert, sources said.

Richie, who played with the Ramones for four years in the 1980s, had quit the band in a dispute with Johnny in a dispute about getting paid a cut of the income from the band's ubiquitous t-shirts.

The band was notoriously plagued by internal feuds.

Cummings-Ramone had dated Joey before she and Johnny struck up a relationship. The pair never made amends but continued to play in the band beside each other until the end.

The disputes continued after the original members had died.

The Post recently reported on Leigh ceding control of the Ramones corporation as he faced the prospect of paying millions in a lengthy court battle.

Cummings-Ramone sued Leigh for pursuing a Netflix biopic, starring Pete Davidson as Joey, centered on his memoir "I Slept With Joey Ramone" without full approval from the corporation's board. Leigh argued the film, which is now shelved, was not an official Ramones biopic.

Cummings-Ramone is running the event at Hollywood Forever — where there is a gravesite statue to Johnny and where Dee is also buried. She declined comment on the invite list and event.

The event is just the latest at the cemetery and appears to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ramones' self-titled first album.

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The night will also include a double-feature screening of the 50th-anniversary edition of "Carrie," alongside Travolta's new film "Propeller One-Way Night Coach," as well as a DJ set from artist Shepard Fairey, while all proceeds from the night will benefit the David Agus, MD, Cancer Research at the Ellison Institute.

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The Rolling Stones aren't the only veteran English rock band still making the rounds with live music.

Saturday, July 18 marked exactly 48 years since Def Leppard's first-ever public performance. The show was held at the Westfield School in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, and they were paid only five pounds (apparently by a teacher), Ultimate Classic Rock reports.

With frontman Joe Elliott, Def Leppard played an approximately 50-minute set that included a cover of Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak." According to The Def Leppard Story: Animal Instinct (1987) by David Fricke, guitarist Steve Clark had a bit of a mishap during the historic performance due to a Marshall amp left on standby during a pre-performance tuning session.

"Steve plugged in and walked to the front of the stage, looking brilliant in his tight jeans and long blond hair," Elliott, 66, states in the Fricke's book, per UCR. "All ready to go into the first song, 'World Beyond the Sky,' he did his windmill arm motion, just like Pete Townshend, for the big opening chord and nothing happened. No power. Everybody in the audience was laughing. After a few seconds, we started all over again."

Clark would continue with Def Leppard through their peak years until his death in 1991. Elliott and bassist Rick Savage are still jamming — and on that note, got any plans to see them live this fall?

Def Leppard took to social media last month to announce upcoming tour dates, and fans seem thrilled that their favorite glam metal outfit continues to rock on all these decades later.

"Def Leppard Live 2026 Fall Tour dates in Mexico and South America with special guest @extreme_band are on sale now!" reads the caption of their Instagram post on June 5. See below.

Fans have since flooded the post's comments section to show their excitement, while some international die-hards have expressed how they wish Def Leppard were also stopping in places like Brazil and Peru.

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