Milwaukee-based band The Royal will play on the Capitol Stage at Freakfest Saturday, according to a tweet from Frank Productions Monday.
Bands had the opportunity to submit songs that people could vote for in a contest hosted by Frank Productions, the company that organizes the Halloween-weekend festival. Frank Productions chose the winning band from the top three vote earners.
The Royal singer and songwriter Seann Bowe said he and a fellow band member have wanted to play at Freakfest again since they played at the music festival three years ago with a former band.
Bowe said he is excited to play at Freakfest because Madison audiences are “more fun to play to” than people in other cities.
“They’re so much more appreciative of art,” Bowe said. “They’re a very open-thinking city.”
Bowe said he “jumped out of his seat and started screaming” when he saw the tweet, and the band celebrated by dancing around to the “celebrate good times” song.
