The Southern rock staple and 2010 Roar on the Shore headliner will take the stage again during Erie's annual motorcycle rally this week.

The boys from Gator Country are no strangers to Erie's shore.

Molly Hatchet came here back in 2010 as a headliner for Roar on the Shore's fifth annual motorcycle rally. Now the Southern rock band from Florida — known for hits "Flirtin' with Disaster," "Whiskey Man," "Gator Country" — returns this week, bringing more than 40 years of classic rock history along with it.

Formed 1975, the band has released a dozen studio albums — 2010's "Justice" being the latest — plus several other live and greatest-hits compilations.

The band itself has undergone numerous changes in its nearly four-decade history, including a brief disbandment in the early 1990s. In recent years, fans have mourned the loss of several former band members, including frontman Danny Joe Brown, who died in 2005; original guitarist Duane Roland in 2006; original drummer Bruce Crump in 2015; and, most recently, bassist Banner Thomas in April. News has also surfaced that former frontman Jimmy Farrar, who provided lead vocals from 1980 to 1982, is currently recovering after suffering three heart attacks since mid-May.

Carrying on the mantle and touring is the current lineup of founding member Dave Hlubek, Bobby Ingram, Phil McCormack, John Galvin, Tim Lindsey and Shawn Beamer.

If recent set lists are any indication, fans at this week's Roar on the Shore concert are likely to hear a lot of classics — such as "Bounty Hunter," "Beatin' the Odds," "Fall of the Peacemakers" — and some newer material — perhaps "Devil's Canyon," "Son of the South" — but there's also the potential for a cover or two.

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HEAR IT

Molly Hatchet performs Thursday, 9 p.m., on the Country Fair main stage on State Street, near the Hub at Perry Square. Free, but premium seating in front of the stage is available in the Rocket 101 Beer Garden for a $10 donation. For more on the band, visit www.mollyhatchet.com. For more on Roar on the Shore, go to www.roarontheshore.com.