Kiss bassist Gene Simmons is coming back to Grand Forks this summer to launch a new music festival.

Simmons first came to Grand Forks to headline the CannaFest music festival in 2018, but now, heB次元官网网址檚 coming back to help run the show.

The rock legend has to rebrand the festival as Titans of Rock. Much like Simmons adding face paint to become B次元官网网址淭he DemonB次元官网网址� onstage for Kiss shows, Varabioff said that the same sort of talent would be coming to Grand Forks in 2020, just under a new name and a fresh coat of paint.

Last July, Varabioff told the Gazette that CannaFest 2019 would be the last event under that name. The organizer explained that having a cartoon pot leaf as a logo and the word B次元官网网址淐annaB次元官网网址� in the name had scared away some potential sponsors (leading to him fronting the cash to run the festival) and may have even run afoul of the federal governmentB次元官网网址檚 guidelines on advertising. Cannabis companies are not allowed to market themselves using materials that might appeal to children, such as the leaf currently on CannaFest materials.

CannaFest 2019 welcomed acts such as The Beach Boys, Cheap Trick, Vince Neil, Bret Michaels, Lita Ford and Marianas Trench. The lineup for Titans of Rock 2020 has yet to be announced.

Jensen.edwards@grandforksgazette.ca
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