Aquanett doesn’t just cover Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe. They drag the whole 1987 Sunset Strip along with them — the hair, the lights, the smoke, the full arena spectacle. On Friday, August 7, the 80s hair metal tribute brings all of that to Frog Alley Brewing in Schenectady, with local folk duo Gianna & Ben opening the evening.
About the Show
Aquanett formed in the Springfield, MA area around 2000, and after more than 25 years building an audience across New England and upstate New York, they’ve become what press has labeled “the undisputed king of 80s glam in the Northeast.” The show is anchored by the sound of acts like Bon Jovi and Whitesnake, but the catalog runs wider: Poison, Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy, and Metallica. The band’s own description cuts to what separates them from a standard cover act: “don’t expect a run-of-the-mill club band that just stands in the corner.” The full production rig is the point: moving lights, video screens, pyro cues, smoke machines, lasers, and fog — the arsenal press coverage describes as the means to “step through the smoke machines and land right back on 1987’s Sunset Strip.”
They describe the whole package as “wild, flashy and full of the decadence that marked the ’80s” and then add: “but most of all, it’s pure fun.” Twenty-five-plus years of doing this and the pitch hasn’t changed. That’s its own kind of evidence.
The August 7 bill stretches across the evening. Gianna & Ben, a Schenectady-area folk duo, opens at 5:00 p.m. Aquanett headlines at 8:30 p.m. This stop is part of a 30-plus-date schedule running through December 2026, and the band is already booked for a return visit to Frog Alley Brewing on December 18.
Venue & Logistics
Frog Alley Brewing sits at 108 State Street in downtown Schenectady. At 500 capacity, it’s a compact fit for the kind of production Aquanett wheels in. Browse the capital-region calendar if you’re building a full evening around the trip. This is a 21+ event.
Tickets
No ticket price was available from sources at the time of publication. Cover charge is collected at the door; no advance tickets are sold for this show. Check frogalleybrewing.com for updates or a door price before the night.