Hey gang!

Since Rock Band Rivals dropped in 2016, we’ve focused on everything from our favorite songs to musical food pairings, but as we gear up for Season 11 we want to take a minute to focus on you - our awesome community. We have a lot of exciting news to share about how far we’ve come and where we’re headed. Join us as we reflect on 10 Seasons of Rivals.

First off, as a thank you to the Rivals community, we’re giving away 6 illuminating bodysuits:



and 3 standout head models: Golem Oriented, Mooseskull Boudreau, and Present Deity.

If you own the Rivals upgrade, you will find this stuff in the Rock Shop TODAY. That's right now no matter when you read this! If you don’t own the Rivals upgrade, what are you waiting for?

Looking back over 10 Rivals Seasons has been wicked fun for us. We’ve seen lots of extreme competition – not just at the Bloodstone level. In fact, under 3% percent of Crews get into Bloodstone. Most active crews get promoted to Silver and then hang out there, which is kind of the whole point of Rivals mode in the first place. Rivals is designed to pit Crews against Crews that are similarly skilled and play at similar frequency. So, whatever your achievement, we’re proud of you and thank you for participating!

We appreciate the effort, and sincerely hope that you have enjoyed yourselves. We also want to emphatically declare that 10 Seasons is NOT the end. Starting today, we cast our gaze forward, towards the next 10 Seasons and beyond. But first, you deserve a break. As we close out Season 10, there will be a three-week break before we spin up Season 11. This will be a perfect low-pressure time to brush up on your favorite songs and throw that Rock Band party you’ve been too busy to get around to.

During the break keep your eyes open for a micro-Challenge, ‘Grab The Mic’, featuring some of the best songs to sing in the Rock Band catalog. Crews who are promoted by the end of the week will be rewarded with a set of all the motorcycle outfits previously awarded to players who earned Bronze to Diamond tier in seasons 3-5:



If you missed out on these sweet outfits then, get in a Crew and join the fray. If you already have them, we urge you use this break to rest; you’re going to need to bring your A-game for Season 11.

ALSO, this seems as good a time as any to remind you that the updated Rock Band Companion App is a must-have app for any Rivals player – it is completely free and links to your Xbox Gamertag or PlayStation® Network ID to show account gameplay information. You can view weekly Challenge data, see your activity feed, manage/moderate your Crew, and even engage in app-only features such as Crew chat. Also, we will be in contact with app users about the ways we can improve the Rock Band Rivals experience moving forward, so be sure to make your voice heard!

Lastly, we recognize that there are Crews out there that try harder than everyone else and figured this was an appropriate spot to call them out. Here are your Crews that have accumulated the most Lifetime Rivals Points:



Rank Crew Name Console Lifetime Rivals Points 1 The Wrecking Crüe /WC Xbox One 6,260,731 2 Renegades PlayStation® 4 5,973,551 3 ProfessorElder'sHams PlayStation® 4 5,957,421 4 ROCK BAND FRIENDS Xbox One 5,650,676 5 iDENTlTY CRiSlS Xbox One 5,627,381 6 Hungry Monsters PlayStation® 4 5,577,092 7 ANTIQUEinTheFUTURE Xbox One 5,577,076 8 Empire of the Fish Xbox One 5,529,649 9 No Sleep Till Bloodstone Xbox One 5,520,680 10 Junk Mail-order Brides Xbox One 5,475,874

And then there are the 94 (!!!) crews that have managed to get Bloodstone every season:

Xbox One PlayStation® 4 4th TIme's a Charm /WC Longdrive Acoustine Cameltone LUNAR EFFECTS Alcoholics Unanimous Macro Monk AMORY KEYWORK WARRIORS My Beloved Zombie ANTIQUEinTheFUTURE NØ*DRÅMÄ*HÈÉR Asphyxiation PiNG ^_^ BEEF FED COW ProfessorElder'sHams BLAZIN JIBBERS Qkosaloka Blueberry Time Travelers Rae's Hounds Breakfast Forever Blood Cave Coalition of Trebuchets C.T.N . Craig and the Colonies אּאּאּאּאּאּאּאּא Deez Knuts /WC D.A.M.N. R.I.V.A.L.S. DRIFTER WITH A MILKY EYE Draven's Loft Drumstixx Escape Insanity EMERGENCY ROOSTER FEAR-ALS (F3RL) Empire of the Fish Fell Off My Pants Everyone Gets Lei'd Gang of Wanderers HOUSE OF BLUZZ Guild of Bandits iDENTlTY CRiSlS Happy Hour Intoxication Nation HOPOCIDAL MANIACS Junk Mail-order Brides Hungry Monster Killer Storm Kalypso Odyssey The Megamix Keyblade Kings The Red-Eyes Reminiscing Dreams THE WAFFLE MONKIES Renegades The Wrecking Crüe /WC Resounding Death Guardian Tok Zik Rival's Revenge Tone Deaf ROCK'N ON ROCKERS Turbo **** Seize The Day Untamed Retribution SHAWK&AWE WHATSAMASIBLING?! SIEE and The Tools Kings On Bridge Social Chaos La Dizaine Space Monkey Mafia 2 Lane Kept A Trollin' Stone Temple Pirates Laning Blood thatforumcrew No Sleep Till Bloodstone Thedas Might Be Giants One F***ing Nøte Whiskey Tango Foxtrot PANHANDLE PANDEMONIUM League of Beasts 2 Plastic Jam Reckless Rivals Rigopocalypse ROCK BAND FRIENDS Rock 'n' Grohl Rufie's Mighty Banhammer Screaming Forever AAAAAAA Secret Life of Moogles Smash Moth SRG: No Boston 4 Hire Stubborn The Band of ..Wait..WHAT? The B Sides The Devil's Playground The Hawkes The Lebowski's

Congratulations to all you glorious Rock Band winners – it continues to be our absolute pleasure to serve you.

Yours in Rock,

The Rock Band Team