The arena is also used for conventions, circuses, ice shows, trade shows, and banquets, among other events.The arena has hosted many major headlining musicians throughout the years such as KISS, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Rush, Ozzy Osbourne, Ratt, Johnny Cash.
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Some other bands that played at Gazzarri's either prior to or during their mainstream success include Johnny Rivers, The Go-Go's, Tina Turner, Southgang, Sonny and Cher, Ratt, Cinderella, Chicano rock band Renegade, punk band X, Victor Flamingo, Quiet Riot, Stryper, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Guns N' Roses, Warrant, Faster Pussycat, and Canadian rockers Hollywood Trash.
Guest guitarists include former Europe player John Norum (who had produced the album Face The Truth which featured Hughes on a number of tracks earlier in 1992), Mick Mars of Mötley Crüe, Warren DeMartini of Ratt and Richie Kotzen of Poison, Mr. Big and Mark Kendall of Great White fame.
Following this, he has worked for performers and groups including Kirsty MacColl, Rachel Sweet, Ratt, Fuzzbox, Riff Regan, Baby Tuckoo, The Edge (the band, not the U2 guitarist), San Diego's Puppies, and Multi-Story.
After being noticed in Playboy magazine by Ratt band member Stephen Pearcy, Gravatte appeared in the video for the band's song Lay It Down.
Time Coast signed Ratt to a record contract, along with The Alley Cats, and worked with The Surf Punks.
He co-wrote the song "Back For More" with Stephen Pearcy on Ratt's album Out of the Cellar.
"In Your Direction" was a song that Pearcy wrote and had since Mickey Ratt; "I'm Insane" and "Scene of the Crime" were songs Crosby had co-written and performed with his pre-Ratt band, Mac Meda, featuring future Riverdogs vocalist Rob Lamothe.
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Produced by Beau Hill, Out of the Cellar features Ratt's best-known hit, "Round and Round".
Stephen Pearcy (born 1959), American lead singer of the 80's metal band Ratt
Castagno also hosts a radio program called RadioScreamer, which plays '80s and early '90s rock and metal and has featured interviews with such bands as Def Leppard, Ratt, Warrant, Faster Pussycat and BulletBoys.
In the music video for the song, a female freelance reporter named Kitty Galore (an allusion to Ian Fleming's Pussy Galore character) is sent to a Ratt concert to spy on the band for the fictional "Spy Magazine".
The Meat Purveyors have a wide range of influences, as evidenced by the variety of artists that they pay tribute to in their recorded covers, including songs by Ronee Blakley, Nick Lowe, ABBA, Foreigner, The Human League and Ratt.
Many other artists have covered the song, including Aerosmith, Roger Daltrey, Green Day, Hans Theessink, The Flamin' Groovies, The Kingsmen, The Sonics, The Trashmen, Luv'd Ones, Bob Paisley and the Southern Grass and Ratt.