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Rocklahoma 2008 featured Banshee on Friday night at 8:30 pm. Banshee rocked the Tri-Label side stage on Friday night drawing an estimated 10,000 plus people over after Night Ranger wrapped up their set on the main stage. No other side stage band on either side drew the crowd or had the energy of Banshee. Mike Wilkerson of BlastZone Records came on stage during their performance and announced that would be releasing their latest album, 'Take 'em By Storm' along with 'Cry In The Night' again for worldwide retail distribution via BlastZone Entertainment in February 2009.



Tommy Lee Flood's performance was first class and he engaged the crowd constantly throughout the band's set. His stage presence kept the fans in awe as he reminded the hardcore fans who is important. Flood stated, "We do this for the fans. Banshee's fans are the best fans in the world and we could not do this without them. I'm not singing for myself, but for every single person in that crowd. I can't thank them enough. They are the ones who humble me and make me feel this is all worth the hard work."

Terry Dunn stunned the crowd with his incredible guitar rifts. The heart and soul of Banshee's sound was showcased with his incredible guitar play. People were and still are talking about his talent and how great it was to see him on stage live again. Terry said, "It was incredible. I had such a great time on the stage. It was so cool to see the smiles, screams and roars as I looked out into the endless crowd. The feelings that I experienced as I'd wrap up a song and all I could hear was the roar of the crowd gave me chills. This was all worth it. I loved the response and I love our fans!"

Tyson Leslie fit the role of bass for Banshee perfectly. His stage presence and energy were incredible. He complements the other members of the band perfectly and we hope he will be with for the long haul. The band is lucky to have him involved. Tyson said, "I had a great time. I've always loved Banshee and it is such an honor to play with such an incredible group of guys."

Kent Burnham rocked the stage on drums. He attacked the drums with thunderous energy. The beat behind Banshee shined once again in Kent's play. It was great to have him playing with us again. Kent said, "I had a great time. We sounded tight and I'm so glad I was able to be here for the show."

Overall, this was one of Banshee's best shows and we can't wait to do this again next year. It was disappointing to see the side stages collapse on Saturday, but the show went on and the we all dealt with the mud. We lost a lot of our merchandise and two days of sales opportunity, because of the damage to the stages and merchandise tents which were also destroyed, but we hope to see the fans on BansheeRocks.com where they can still order CDs and Shirts from the show.

The bands business manager stated, "Banshee wants to thank all of our fans We do this for you and we owe it all to every one of you who have supported us over the years and now. Be sure to join the Banshee fanclub on BansheeRocks.com to keep up to date on future appearances that we are finalizing now."