Blue Öyster Cult arrives at Santander Performing Arts Center on April 29 as part of their 50th anniversary tour. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. on ticketmaster.com.
For over four decades, Blue Öyster Cult has been delighting smart hard rock fans around the world with powerful albums loaded with classic songs. Indeed, the Long Island, NY-based band is revered within the hard rock and heavy metal scene for their pioneering work.
Blue Öyster Cult hold a unique place in rock history as one of the few hard rock/heavy metal bands to achieve both critical and commercial success.
The group is often cited as a major influence by other bands such as Metallica, and BÖC was listed on VH1’s countdown of the greatest hard rock bands of all time.
BÖC’s canon includes three cold classic songs: “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” from 1976’s “Agents of Fortune”, “Godzilla” from 1977’s “Spectres” and “Burnin’ for You” from “Fire of Unknown”. Origin” from 1981.”
The intense creative vision of BÖC’s original core duo of vocalist/lead guitarist Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Eric Bloom is complemented by Richie Castellano on guitar and keyboards, and the longtime rhythm section bassist Danny Miranda and drummer Jules Radino.
