{"id":2073393,"date":"2026-08-01T19:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2073393"},"modified":"2026-08-01T19:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:47:09","slug":"william-shatner-leaks-that-he-and-his-metal-band-are-on-the-line-up-for-coachella-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2073393","title":{"rendered":"William Shatner leaks that he and his metal band are on the line-up for Coachella 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/william_shatner_2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">William Shatner leaks that he and his metal band are on the line-up for Coachella 2027<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The 95-year-old &#8216;Star Trek&#8217; legend is working on an album with new group The *uckers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-01T20:47:09+01:00\">1st August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/william_shatner_2026-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Emerald City Comic Con\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">William Shatner at Seattle Convention Center on March 07, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>William Shatner appears to have revealed that he and his new heavy metal band The *uckers will perform at\u00a0Coachella 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The 95-year-old\u00a0<i>Star Trek<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>star\u00a0is preparing to appear at Riot Fest in Chicago next month, where he will preview material from his forthcoming album with the new group, \u2018What The F Is Heavy Metal\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, in an interview with\u00a0<i>CNN<\/i>,\u00a0Shatner\u00a0has\u00a0leaked the\u00a0band\u2019s\u00a0apparent\u00a0booking\u00a0for next year\u2019s Coachella,\u00a0despite the fact that\u00a0no artists have been officially confirmed for the California festival at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining his new venture into metal, he said: \u201cIt\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0so much, \u2018When do I come in?\u2019, but\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0got to feel the music and then come in with the lyrics.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0all about passion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then referenced\u00a0The\u00a0*uckers\u2019 slot at Riot Fest, before adding that they would also be playing \u201cthe one in the desert\u201d next spring, which his daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch confirmed was Coachella.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbZi-2mjERQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When interviewer Elex Michaelson responded with shock,\u00a0Shatner\u00a0confirmed that the group\u00a0have\u00a0been booked to play a 30-minute set.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coachella will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California over two weekends, running from April 9 to 11 and April 16 to 18. Shatner will have turned 96 by the time of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, The *uckers, who also include guitarist and musical director Marcus Nand, guitarist Britt Lightning, bassist Phil Soussan and drummer Fred Aching, will make their live debut at Riot Fest in Chicago\u2019s Douglass Park on Sunday September 20.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0Shatner\u00a0shared the outrageous list of rider demands for the show, including an introductory film created by\u00a0GWAR, \u201cmany\u201d fire-breathers, a DeLorean to carry him to the stage, four feet of Polish sausage and an assortment of adoptable\u00a0puppies.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the metal project, Shatner has also announced a separate spoken-word album titled \u2018Love &amp; Other Mysteries\u2019, produced by Brad Paisley, which will be released on August 21 via Loaded Goat Records and UMG.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite his advancing years,\u00a0Shatner\u00a0has continued to enjoy a busy working schedule. He became\u00a0the oldest person to go into space as part of the Blue Origin rocket flight in 2021, while he also\u00a0appeared at the Saturn Awards last February to receive their lifetime achievement award, where he spoke about his affinity for space exploration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Metal<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek<\/li>\n<li>William Shatner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>William Shatner appears to have revealed that he and his new heavy metal band The *uckers will perform at\u00a0Coachella 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The 95-year-old\u00a0<i>Star Trek<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>star\u00a0is preparing to appear at Riot Fest in Chicago next month, where he will preview material from his forthcoming album with the new group, \u2018What The F Is Heavy Metal\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, in an interview with\u00a0<i>CNN<\/i>,\u00a0Shatner\u00a0has\u00a0leaked the\u00a0band\u2019s\u00a0apparent\u00a0booking\u00a0for next year\u2019s Coachella,\u00a0despite the fact that\u00a0no artists have been officially confirmed for the California festival at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining his new venture into metal, he said: \u201cIt\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0so much, \u2018When do I come in?\u2019, but\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0got to feel the music and then come in with the lyrics.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0all about passion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then referenced\u00a0The\u00a0*uckers\u2019 slot at Riot Fest, before adding that they would also be playing \u201cthe one in the desert\u201d next spring, which his daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch confirmed was Coachella.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbZi-2mjERQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When interviewer Elex Michaelson responded with shock,\u00a0Shatner\u00a0confirmed that the group\u00a0have\u00a0been booked to play a 30-minute set.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coachella will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California over two weekends, running from April 9 to 11 and April 16 to 18. Shatner will have turned 96 by the time of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, The *uckers, who also include guitarist and musical director Marcus Nand, guitarist Britt Lightning, bassist Phil Soussan and drummer Fred Aching, will make their live debut at Riot Fest in Chicago\u2019s Douglass Park on Sunday September 20.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0Shatner\u00a0shared the outrageous list of rider demands for the show, including an introductory film created by\u00a0GWAR, \u201cmany\u201d fire-breathers, a DeLorean to carry him to the stage, four feet of Polish sausage and an assortment of adoptable\u00a0puppies.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the metal project, Shatner has also announced a separate spoken-word album titled \u2018Love &amp; Other Mysteries\u2019, produced by Brad Paisley, which will be released on August 21 via Loaded Goat Records and UMG.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite his advancing years,\u00a0Shatner\u00a0has continued to enjoy a busy working schedule. He became\u00a0the oldest person to go into space as part of the Blue Origin rocket flight in 2021, while he also\u00a0appeared at the Saturn Awards last February to receive their lifetime achievement award, where he spoke about his affinity for space exploration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/william-shatner-leaks-that-he-and-his-metal-band-are-on-the-line-up-for-coachella-2027-3960252&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/william_shatner_2026.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News William Shatner leaks that he and his metal band are on the line-up for Coachella 2027 The 95-year-old &#8216;Star Trek&#8217; legend is working on an album with new group The *uckers By Max Pilley 1st August 2026 William Shatner at Seattle Convention Center on March 07, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. 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