Rock Band Stage Kit coming to GameStop in June

by Griffin McElroy { Jan 13th 2008 at 9:00PM }

We're not exactly sure how to react to the recent announcement of the Rock Band Stage Kit, a peripheral for the already peripheral-heavy rhythm game. It's meant to enhance your experience with a (supposedly) fully synchronized light and smoke stage show -- we imagine the only thing it will truly enhance is your sense of regret, which will sink in when you realize that you'll never see that $99.99 ever again.

At the same time, the idea of complete immersion into one of our favorite games of last year excites us to no end -- we only hope they release themed stage kits shortly after the first kit tanks. Perhaps a Flaming Lips kit, complete with costumed fly dancers and two-hundred pounds of confetti? Or, better yet, a GWAR kit, stuffed full of giant rubber wangs and Hitler masks. Can peripherals get an AO rating?

Tags: FlamingLips, GWAR, Harmonix, Rock Band, Rock-Band, RockBand, Stage-Kit, StageKit

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

T3H WICKERMAN (FDF) @ Jan 13th 2008 9:08PM

worst news of the week.

Saria the Cat @ Jan 14th 2008 7:46PM

I don't know why everyone else is so negative about this. With the proper synchronization with what's going on in the game, kits like this could be pretty damn fun. I think the main problem is that the kit is priced at $100, over 50% the price of the actual Rock Band bundle itself. But I could definitely see kits selling at a much more reasonable price and enhancing the experience. Come on, if people will buy cheap plastic 360 faceplates for $25 which do nothing and serve only decorative purposes, how can you complain about smoke machines?

why not the LS2LS7? @ Jan 13th 2008 9:23PM

Please, how about just selling me a 2nd guitar? Soon

Or maybe adding back in the statistics from GH (like star power phrases hit, breakdowns of notes hit by section)?

OTAM @ Jan 13th 2008 9:27PM

I can't stand it when people say "play a real instrument instead of Guitar Hero!",but when you take it this far you might as well.

copa @ Jan 13th 2008 9:30PM

Nerds, if you're going to spend that kind of money, why don't you just take lessons and learn how to play a real instrument.

And work your way up playing clubs.

And get discovered by a record label so that you can whore your life's work for the next five years in exchange for a record contract that covers your basic expenses.

And go on a frantic non-stop tour schedule that pretty much destroys any chance of raising a family, carrying on a normal social life, or getting a decent night's sleep.

Until you get big enough to play big arena shows, and have every bit of your personal life photographed and made fun of on TMZ.com

...so that you can play concerts with a real smoke machine and you don't have to blow $99 on this kit.

Naota @ Jan 13th 2008 9:50PM

I see what you did there.

Mykal D. Kain @ Jan 13th 2008 10:40PM

But then I can release like three singles (ha three) and then complain about how the man ruined my music. Oh oh then I can turn to a life of drugs and alcohol cause no one understands how hard it is to be me.

Grant @ Jan 14th 2008 12:19AM

then i can complain how the internet is ruining my music because haxorz steal the terrible music no one is willing to pay for!

Brian @ Jan 14th 2008 9:12AM

I'm so sick and tired of hearing play a real instrument. I do play a real instrument. My family does not. Not everyone can dedicate that much time to learn to be proficient at playing anything.

booyah @ Jan 13th 2008 9:47PM

It only comes with one guitar? I had no idea...I assumed it would come with two. On top of that, I saw some girls rip on some guys at a party the other day for playing this game. It was classic. But anyway, RB sux.

CubeGuy @ Jan 13th 2008 11:50PM

Normally, I'd rip you for baseless game-bashing, however, right now I'm just surprised to see you posting in a topic that doesn't begin with "Win a free ______". Good job.

Corey @ Jan 13th 2008 9:57PM

I'd just be happy for some Flaming Lips songs.

BPM64 - The Second Attack! @ Jan 13th 2008 10:10PM

As if playing fake instruments wasn't geeky enough...

Saria the Cat @ Jan 14th 2008 7:53PM

Frequent commentor on Joystiq articles = authority on what's geeky?

My world has been flipped upside-down.

BPM64 - The Second Attack! @ Jan 14th 2008 11:54PM

I think being certifiably white and nerdy, I do think I have authority on what's nerdy/geeky/etc.

I never said there was anything WRONG with it. Just calling it as it is, ma'am.

PeterBeck @ Jan 13th 2008 10:19PM

Kinda reminds me of when a buddy of mine decked out his basement with all sorts of Spencer's Gifts crap, including a fog machine.

Heck, just do that, buy a cheap fogger and strobe light for 40$ At least then you'd have something to go around faking alien visits when you realize that it doesn't add to your Rock band experience.