Her er den foreløbige liste over hvem der spiller til festivalen Riot Fest, der finder sted i Chicago, Denver og Toronto til august og september. Der er en masse bands, jeg gerne ville have hørt for 15-20 år siden, men ikke nåede at få fat i: Public Enemy (de har faktisk optrådt i Aalborg, men det gik jeg glip af), Violent Femmes, Guided By Voices, Quicksand, Mission of Burma, Dinosaur Jr., Toots & The Maytals… Meget, meget højt på listen er selvfølgelig The Replacements, der begik så mange fremragende sange dengang sidst i 1980’erne. SPIN skriver:

In a statement, founding bassist Tommy Stinson contended that the band never broke up despite the hiatus. No word yet on who will replace guitarist Slim Dunlap (replacement for original guitarist Bob Stinson), who suffered a debilitating stroke in 2012. In June of that year, Stinson let slip that he and singer Paul Westerberg were working together on a tribute album — what later became the auction-based Songs for Slim EP and split 7-inch series. That almost-reunion raised more than $100,000 to help offset the “considerable challenges” Dunlap and his family continue to face as a result of his condition. According to the band, the connection forged during those sessions inspired band’s return.

Asked for comment, a spokesperson for Riot Fest couldn’t confirm who would fill the holes in the Replacements’ roster. Aside from Dunlap, surviving members Westerberg, Stinson, and drummer Chris Mars — who contributed to Songs for Slim, but left the band in 1990 — are presumed to appear. (Founding guitarst Bob Stinson and Mars’ replacement, drummer Steve Foley, are deceased.)

Den 25. august sidder jeg i et fly til Buenos Aires. Et kort øjeblik har jeg overvejet om jeg skulle tage mig en omvej for at se mine gamle helte Westerberg, Stinson og Mars.