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 apparently 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, and Swamp Fever's jukebox.

Positions
Ox: Drums

Smitty: Rhythmic Guitar and Vocals

Jake: Bass and Keyboards

Dusty: Lead Guitar

Discography

 * 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)
 * 16) She Don't Care
 * 17) Just Knifed Some Guy
 * 18) Drinkin' And Drivin' You Crazy
 * 19) Save Me Some Sugar (This Won't Take Long)
 * 20) You Got Me In Stitches
 * 21) Gunnin' For Galveston
 * 22) Texas Hustler
 * 23) Sunup Shakedown
 * 24) Unmarked Envelope (Stuffed With Cash)
 * 25) Longnecks and Short Shorts
 * 26) Get Your Friends (I'll Take Y'all On)
 * 27) Cinderblock Blues
 * 28) Glug Glug Thump Thump
 * 29) Sleeping in the Yard (previously unreleased)
 * 30) Up on Blocks (previously unreleased)

Trivia

 * It is possible that the Midnight Riders will appear as future DLC, as there are four of them and Valve goes into great detail with many aspects of them.
 * The beta version of Francis looks like one of the members of the MRs. Possibly he could be a fan.
 * The name Midnight Riders may have been inspired by the song "Midnight Rider", a Southern rock hit by The Allman Brothers Band. Lead guitarist Dusty may be a nod to Dusty Hill, bassist/vocalist of ZZ Top with a similar long beard and sunglasses look, or possibly to pro wrestler Dusty Rhodes, who formerly went by the ring-name "The Midnight Rider".
 * It is possible that the band is based on the actual American heavy metal band Metallica, such as when Coach mentions that their latest albums aren't any good, which is a common feeling about recent Metallica albums. In addition both bands are known for their heavy use of pyrotechnics.
 * It is possible that the nicknames for the band members (e.g. The Brawler) are a reference to Special Infected commonly having the suffix -er at the end of their name (exceptions being the Witch, the Jockey, and the Tank).