Foo Fighters to play Harley gig

MILWAUKEE, May 16 (UPI) -- Harley-Davidson Motor Co. announced Friday that the rock band Foo Fighters will perform at its 105th anniversary celebration in Milwaukee.

Foo Fighters -- along with special guest Three Days Grace -- are to play Friday, Aug. 29, at the outdoor venue known as Roadhouse at the Lakefront, north of the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and ZZ Top are scheduled to perform, along with rising stars including Daughtry.

Harley Davidson said it plans to feature other popular acts as well, including The Black Crowes, Dierks Bentley, Los Lonely Boys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Buddy Guy and Cameo.

"Foo Fighters and Three Days Grace are incredible additions to our already stellar line-up for the 105th anniversary," Ken Ostermann, Harley-Davidson's general manager of outreach marketing, said in a statement. "We're gonna rock Milwaukee, so you definitely won't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime event."

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