BW&BK; has received the following press release:

Bay Area Rock Promotions is pleased to announce the 2nd annual Bay Area Rock Festival at the Independent in San Francisco on June 27th and 28th 2008. LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT and JEFF SCOTT SOTO will headline the premier west coast festival for progressive and melodic music.

In 1998 and 1999, Liquid Tension Experiment released two instrumental albums that set the prog world on fire. The project featured DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci , virtuoso keyboardist Jordan Rudess and bass legend Tony Levin. After the success of the two albums and the project's undeniable chemistry, Rudess was asked to join Dream Theater full-time and the project was put on the shelf for an indefinite hiatus until now! The quartet has reunited to revisit the magical music they created 10 years ago and tap back into their chemistry for a whole new musical experiment. They are closing out their limited tour on Saturday night as the headliner of the festival.

Jeff Scott Soto headlines the first night of the festival, bringing his talented mix of rock, metal and funk back to San Francisco after recently fronting JOURNEY. Joining him onstage for a special guest appearance will be Dave Meniketti and Phil Kennemore from Y&T;, as well as Eric Martin.

Returning to the festival for a 2nd year are Bay Area bands ENCHANT and ZERO HOUR. Zero Hour is debuting their new album The Dark Deceiver available on Sensory Records. Making their North American debut Saturday night is Netherlands prog metal sensation SUN CAGED. The Rocket Scientists with special guest Lana Lane will be appearing on Friday night. Additional bands will be announced at a later date.

Tickets for the festival will be on sale Sunday May 4th at Tickets.com. 2 day discounted festival passes will be available as well as single day tickets. Only 500 tickets will be made available. For more details visit www.bayarearockfest.com or www.independentsf.com.