In April 2026, the legendary rock band “CACTUS,” led by Carmine Appice, performed a one-night-only special gig featuring a host of star-studded guests! This concert, held on April 3 at the Alcaida Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois, to celebrate the release of their new album *Temple of the Blues II*, is fully captured here from a soundboard-quality audience recording master. Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS), Eric Gales, Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO), Pat Travers, Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER), Doug Penick (KING'S X), Ron “Bumblefoot” Searle (GUNS N' ROSES, ASIA, SONS OF APOLLO), and many other guests joined the band to perform songs from the 1970s ‘CACTUS’ era, blues covers from their new album, Jimi Hendrix covers, and even the global hit “I'm Sexy,” which Apis co-wrote with Rod Stewart. This is the latest live performance by “CACTUS,” featuring Carmine Apice, who was active from the 1960s Vanilla Fudge era through the mid-1970s Beck Bogard & Apice era, and has now reunited with a new lineup!
DISC ONE : SET 1
1. Intro/2. Parchman Farm/3. Brother Bill (The Last Clean Shirt)/4. Tail Dragger/5. One Way...Or Another/6. Alaska/7. Evil Is Goin' On/8. Drum solo
DISC TWO : SET 2
1. Intro/2. Spoonful/3. Purple Haze/4. The Little Red Rooster/5. Moanin' at Midnight/6. Bad Stuff/7. Down in the Bottom/8. Back Door Man/9. Big Mama Boogie10. Da
Ya Think I'm Sexy?/11. Long Tall Sally
Live at Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, Illinois, USA April 3rd 2026
CACTUS:
Carmine Appice - drums/Artie Dylan - guitar/Ed Terry - vocals/James Caputo - bass
ALL STARS Appearing:
Billy Sheehan - bass/Eric Gales - guitar/Doug Aldrich - guitar/Tony Franklin - bass/Pat Travers - guitar/Dug Pinnick - bass/Ron "Bumblefoot"
Thal - guitar/Rob Caudill - vocals
