Russell Crowe's Indoor Garden Party, the Gentlemen Barbers, Lorraine O'Reilly

Sword-and-sandals smash Gladiator in 2000 triumphed with five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe. That same year, the Kiwi hunkasaurus sold out Stubb’s with majestic rockers Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts. Total zoo, too. “I embody the duality of the show’s insanely female crowd,” cracked Chronicle fanatic Mindy Labernz, “half of whom were breasty, backless, and lustily curious, while the other half foamed rabid, protective, and musically empathetic.” Gladiator II arrives in November, sans Crowe, who returns to BBQ central bandleading London pub rockers Gentlemen Barbers and duet foil Lorraine O’Reilly. Think Nathaniel Rateliff’s heartland Americana. – Raoul Hernandez