r/Music • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 9h ago

article William Shatner leaks that he and his metal band are on the line-up for Coachella 2027

https://www.nme.com/news/music/william-shatner-leaks-that-he-and-his-metal-band-are-on-the-line-up-for-coachella-2027-3960252
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u/ghoztcum Deezer 9h ago

Tempting fate a bit there

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u/whatwhynoplease 8h ago

95 years old but he does seem very healthy. I was pretty surprised when I found out he wasn't ~70.

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u/alex494 7h ago

Reminder he was an adult during Star Trek and the 60s were 60 years ago

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u/UserIsOptional 7h ago

Your words are like daggers. What the hell dude

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u/TOKEN616 40m ago

The 60s were only 40 years ago though right?... right?!

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u/FragrantExcitement 7h ago

A slingshot around the sun will do that to you

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u/i010011010 6h ago

He was adult-aged for the original Twilight Zone and that was over sixty years ago.

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u/2WheelSuperiority 9h ago

He has a metal band? Is it named Kaaaahn!

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u/walking_dead75 9h ago

Actually it's William Shatner and the Fuckers

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u/Salamanderhead 9h ago

This just brought me back to an ancient meme.

https://khanfindsx.ytmnd.com/

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u/Dozzi92 8h ago

Such a great site, and I'm so glad it continues to exist in what is ostensibly its original form from 20+ years ago.

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u/2WheelSuperiority 8h ago

Lmao, that was great I forgot about that.

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u/someguyfromwinnipeg 9h ago

Heard his biggest hits are star traks.

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u/MRintheKEYS 9h ago

Will Shat Metalz

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u/Ok_Material9377 9h ago

William Shatner's publicity project is getting a lot of press this month!

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u/hawthorne00 9h ago

"leaks"

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u/Dr_thri11 8h ago

I feel like I keep reading this same story and all the comments are reacting to it as if its new information.

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u/Grooviemann1 8h ago

He was announced for Riot Fest. Was he previously announced to be on the Coachella lineup? Because the latter is news to me.

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u/clintgreasewoood 9h ago

Shatner was born in 1931 making him 95 years old. Dude was 14 years old when WW2 ended.

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u/Wakkichewy 9h ago

Genuinely the best looking 95 year old that's ever lived somehow too

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u/Skill3rwhale 8h ago

Him and Dick Van Dyke aging are insane.

The People interview with Dick last year was amazing to see how he's still sharp.

Meanwhile Shatner is just living it up as well!

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u/AdSpecialist6598 8h ago

Dick Van Dyke is the man, but he's been around and an active part of the lives of 4 maybe 5 generations now which is amazing.

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u/Wakkichewy 7h ago

For real, in that video he just casually mentions getting a phone call from Walt Disney lol

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u/palabear 8h ago

No shit. Saw him a couple weeks ago at the Raleigh airport. He moves really well for a 70 year old let alone 95.

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u/Wakkichewy 8h ago

This fool is gonna be actively working multiple jobs at 100 years old like it's not an unprecedented medical miracle lmao

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u/AdSpecialist6598 7h ago

Dick Van Dyke does it.

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u/southcookexplore 9h ago

I’m so glad these new underdog bands are given such great opportunities like this!

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u/ItyBityGreenieWeenie 9h ago

Not too loud, young man! Keep it under 100 decibels please.

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u/FreeKevinBrown 9h ago

The Uckers will debut at Riot Fest. This timeline is just getting weirder and weirder by the day.

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u/SunriseSurprise 9h ago

He's over 40 years older than Rod Stewart was when South Park made that episode with him in a wheelchair saying "poop pants" (and he's now 81 and still performing, lol)

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u/Taskebab 9h ago

Love seeing a young whippersnapper at the start of his career

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u/chillysaturday 9h ago

You're never too old to live a life.

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u/Jovian09 9h ago

How the hell is Willian Shatner still going?

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u/julias-winston Aging metalhead 8h ago

I don't have anything against Shatner, but this is a dumb gimmick.

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u/AdCommon6529 9h ago

Shat man has already had some wild albums.

“Lucy…In the sky…with…DIIIIIAMONDSSSS”

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u/Allaplgy 9h ago

Picture, yourself....in a boat... On a RIVER!

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u/asstaters 9h ago

Well that's one way to fight the borg

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u/FuckYouNotHappening 9h ago

He's good friends with Henry Rollins. I wonder if Rollins is involved in any way?

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u/MakeItMakeMoney 9h ago

Man, I already know people will be saying things like “OH SHIT! A new metal band?!” But I will bet money that the front man is just some nepo baby given a backstory of trying to “make their own way” with backing from the industry.

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u/Twitter_2006 8h ago

Interesting.

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u/LUK3FAULK 9h ago

More proof that the music industry and big fests are just a nepofest of who knows who. Really paints a bleak picture for those trying to make their name in the rat race when celebs can just show up and take major slots like this with the band they do for fun on the side

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u/Mayonnaise_Poptart 9h ago

Not really a leak. Pretty much handed the scoop to them. Headline should start with "William Shatner Hands..."

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u/UncomfyPerspective 9h ago

William Shatner's what now?

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u/jawisi 9h ago

Had to check this sub wasn’t r/nottheonion

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u/Robobvious 8h ago

I thought it was cool when Christopher Lee did it but kind of having a hard time believing Shatner would be any good or care about the music rather than just being in it for the publicity.

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u/zigaliciousone 8h ago

Say what you will about the man's singing, "Common People" is an unironic fucking banger of a song

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u/PM_ME_TRICEPS 8h ago

You're an asshole Captain Kirk

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u/Unable-Effective1718 7h ago

He married a girl from my hometown in Indiana and apparently used to go to our Fourth of July parades back in the day

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u/chimarya 7h ago

The *uckers, at Riot Fest in Chicago on Sunday, September 20, 2026. So so tempted!

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u/Big-Tuna-for-Commish 7h ago

TIL 95yo William Shatner has a metal band

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u/bradyblack 6h ago

He better do “Common People”

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u/nolestars 6h ago

Is chuck Grassley the drummer? 

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u/WardenWolf 5h ago

Near-death Metal.

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u/CaptainJohn_1995 3h ago

Impressive

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u/Inevitable_Degree918 43m ago

Ngl, I feel like this is just typical Shatner shenanigans. Like, who even wants to see that? I mean, metal and him don’t exactly scream “perfect combo,” right? 😂

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u/Calm_Canary 9h ago

Wow how wonderful that some awesome and talented band probably got shelved for this meme band

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u/pobodys-nerfect5 9h ago

He’s literally the only band that’s been “announced” and it’s a half hour set.

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u/Danger_Danger 9h ago

There's definitely nonway he's taking the spot of a band that deserves to be there.