Midnight Riders

"I heard they gotta cancel a concert if there's a breeze cause any town down wind catch on fire!"

- Ellis

The Midnight Riders are a hard rock band in the Left 4 Dead universe. They are famous for their pyrotechnic light shows performed during their live performances. Though never encountered directly several posters advertise them. They were scheduled to play at Whispering Oaks but their performance was canceled because of the infection. A jukebox in a cafe has their songs One Bad Man and Midnight Ride. Alternate versions of these are played when Tanks attack: One Bad Tank and Midnight Tank. It is hinted they escaped from the horde, even after refusing to stop their tour after the Green Flu came over. Graffiti in the final safe room of the Dark Carnival stage mentions that the Midnight Riders were evacuated out by helicopter ahead of the general population. Their songs can be found in The Parish's, Swamp Fever's, and The Passing's jukebox.

Positions
Ox: Drums

Smitty: Rhythmic Guitar and Vocals

Jake: Bass and Keyboards

Dusty: Lead Guitar

History
The Midnight Riders were formed in 1983 By Ox, Smitty, Dusty and Riggs Donner, as the band love supply, which after an opening act, with the song Midnight Ride became instantly famous. They then decided to retire from the spotlight the next two years to work on their first album, but they had accidentally not destroyed any of the love supply to the pleasure of Midnight Riders fans all over the world, although it could be argues how many that was at this point. Due to an overcrowding problem in the joint, all non-murderers were released from prison in January 1985, resulting in their debut album we're coming for you, love supply, after which the band love supply retired, leaving the mantle of the greatest southern rock super group of all time to the Midnight Riders. On October the 3rd same year bass player Riggs Donner was killed in a motorcycle accident, while traveling to Sugar Bares, his favorite local strip club, without his helmet, miraculously damaging all parts of his skeleton except for his skull. He was then replaced with provisional and temporary band member Jake Thorne. In 1989 the first ever Midnight Riders love ballad, "This Man Loves You" was written and performed by Jake, (actually written to his father after he died), was released as a B-side to the single "Midnight Ride" in the album born yesterday, as their first ever #1 hit song. to this day, they refuse to play it live. In 1993 the Midnight Riders won a Grammy for for most pyrotechnics in a single concert. In 2009 they went on the Fairgrounds tour, which had a setback for the band when Dusty stabbed a journalist between the ribs, due to him asking why he loved cancer. The journalist was, however, able to recover due to that Midnight Riders website contest winner, Dwayne Thompson, donating his lung in exchange for the full Midnight Riders discography on CD and signed. In the Baton Rouge concert they replaced Jake with Riggs Donners son, Thad Donner, to mark the anniversary for Riggs Donners death. Their last action, while still a professional band, was their decision not to cancel their concert at Whispering Oaks, despite the Green Flu. This proved to be a big mistake, however, as Whispering Oaks was overrun and the band was forced to be evacuated, thus leaving all their equipment behind.

Discography
According to their website, Midnight Riders have released over 23 albums. Only four albums and a single have been revealed so far.

Singles

 * 1) All I want for Christmas (is to kick your ass) (1998)

Ten Past Midnight (Unknown)

 * Stay on That Mountain

Born Yesterday (1989)

 * Midnight Ride
 * This Man Loves You

High Heels and Brushed Steel (2009)
Disc One
 * 1) Midnight Ride
 * 2) One Bad Man
 * 3) 3 AM (The Whiskey Song)
 * 4) Chopper on the Road
 * 5) On My Way to Houston
 * 6) Stick It In Your Craw
 * 7) All Tapped Out
 * 8) Beer Batterin'
 * 9) Whiskey On Bourbon Street
 * 10) Porkbelly Blues
 * 11) Your Face (In My Fist)
 * 12) Ain't Got Nuthin'
 * 13) Yankin' My Chain
 * 14) Give Her Some Gas (previously unreleased)
 * 15) Payday Blues (previously unreleased)

Disc Two
 * 1) She Don't Care
 * 2) Just Knifed Some Guy
 * 3) Drinkin' And Drivin' You Crazy
 * 4) Save Me Some Sugar (This Won't Take Long)
 * 5) You Got Me In Stitches
 * 6) Gunnin' For Galveston
 * 7) Texas Hustler
 * 8) Sunup Shakedown
 * 9) Unmarked Envelope (Stuffed With Cash)
 * 10) Longnecks and Short Shorts
 * 11) Get Your Friends (I'll Take Y'all On)
 * 12) Cinderblock Blues
 * 13) Glug Glug Thump Thump
 * 14) Sleeping in the Yard (previously unreleased)
 * 15) Up on Blocks (previously unreleased)

Songs In-Game
Dark Carnival
 * Midnight Ride
 * One Bad Man

The Passing
 * Save Me Some Sugar

Fairgrounds Tour
sep1. Harvest, Texas

sep2. Black Mountain, Texas

sep1. Fort Worth, Texas

sep11. Rutherford, Oklahoma

sep17. Waynesboro, Oklahoma

sep18. Florence, Arkansas

sep21. Leesburg, Arkansas

sep27. Shreveport, Louisiana

oct3. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

oct7. Cornelia, Georgia

oct8. Griffin, Georgia (Location of Whispering Oaks)

oct11. Rock Hill, South Carolina

oct15. Gulfport, Mississippi

oct18. Slocomb, Mississippi

oct31. Cleveland, Ohio