• Backwards compatibility with Rock Band downloadable music content. All previously purchased tracks will immediately load into your Rock Band 2 song list. No need to re-purchase or re-download.
• The biggest and most diverse soundtrack ever featuring some of rock's most prolific acts, comprised entirely of master recordings.
• Major new and dynamic online modes that will connect the entire Rock Band community in more ways than ever before both locally and globally.
• More variety of instrument choices than ever before with new and improved drum and guitar peripherals, enhanced functionality and innovative new designs - all fully compatible with the original Rock Band instruments.

• Local and global online modes to connect the entire Rock Band community
• World Tour mode, now online, simplifies the best of gameplay from the original Rock Band by fusing Solo Tour and Band World Tour modes and cranks it up a notch with an all new collection of opportunity gigs, challenges, cities, venues and hirable staff
• Tour Challenges that offer rockers a chance to play through mini-campaigns focused on the best songs by instrument, decade, genre, artist, album and more
• Battle of the Bands mode challenges players to go head to head against other bands in constantly refreshed contests created by Harmonix
• Quickplay makes it easier than ever to get in and jam without hassle while allowing for new prefab characters or customized characters that can play on any instrument plus lets you make your own set lists and organize your song lists in a variety of categories (genre, era, etc.)
• Customizable Set Lists keep the music rolling and your band rocking in Quickplay mode
• Drum Trainer mode gives players the fundamentals of different beats and fills, translating gameplay into real drumming skills
• Character Creator completes your look with all new choices in clothing, accessories, tattoos, hairstyles, instruments and more to keep your unique rock avatar playing the full rock part
• Backwards compatibility with all Rock Band downloadable music content released to date
• Disc Export Feature gives owners of the original Rock Band the ability to export most of the Rock Band disc tracks and upgrade them into Rock Band 2 gameplay-the first time ever in videogame history!

Rock Band 2 Features

• The Rock Band 2 soundtrack will feature over 100 songs - with over 80 songs on disc plus an additional 20 bonus tracks which will be made available for free download this fall.
• Unrivaled Blend of Classic, Developing and Emerging rock acts including Pearl Jam, Metallica, Allman Brothers, Motorhead, Devo, Jane's Addiction, Megadeth, Paramore, Modest Mouse and more.
• Rock Band 2 is the first and only video game to feature the music of AC/DC. It includes their epic rock anthem, "Let There Be Rock"
• After 14 years since Guns N' Roses last official music release, Axl Rose selects Rock Band 2 to debut official new track, "Shacklers Revenge" from the highly-anticipated album Chinese Democracy
• For the first time ever, music from American music icon, Bob Dylan, is featured in a video game with "Tangled Up In Blue"
• With ongoing weekly DLC releases including individual tracks, track packs and full albums, the Rock Band music library will feature more than 500 songs by year's end!

• Fender Stratocaster Controller takes on a new authentic look plus adds a reinforced strum bar, quieter buttons, wireless functionality and a built in calibration tool that automatically sets your AV setup to an ideal setting for maximum rock.
• Drum set goes wireless while also featuring quieter, velocity sensitive drum pads and a metal reinforced pedal.
• Microphone showcases authentic styling and weight.

• Fender Telecaster Controller features soft buttons with lower action to help you shred faster than ever.
• Fender Bass Controller, the first bass guitar controller ever, takes the shape of the Fender P-Bass with extended length, tuning pegs and a split strum bar to replicate finger-bass style picking.
• Full-sized Squire Stratocaster Guitar Controller multiplies the authentic guitar experience by featuring a controller built into an actual Squire Stratocaster body.
• Cymbal Expansion Pack is a straightforward but amazing upgrade to the Rock Band 2 drum set featuring add-on cymbals.

• ION Drum Rocker, a real electronic drum kit that functions as a game controller, brings the Rock Band fantasy to life featuring a simple substitution that takes the drum kit from a controller to a real instrument.

Rock Band 2 On-Disc Track List

    Artist                       Song Title                        Decade
    AC/DC                        "Let There Be Rock"               1970s
    AFI                          "Girl's Gone Grey"                2000's
    Alanis Morissette            "You Oughta Know"                 1990's
    Alice in Chains              "Man in the Box"                  1990's
    Allman Brothers              "Ramblin' Man"                    1970's
    Avenged Sevenfold            "Almost Easy"                     2000's
    Bad Company                  "Shooting Star"                   1970's
    Beastie Boys                 "So Whatcha Want"                 1990's
    Beck                         "E-Pro"                           2000's
    Bikini Kill                  "Rebel Girl"                      1990's
    Billy Idol                   "White Wedding Pt. I"             1980's
    Blondie                      "One Way or Another"              1970's
    Bob Dylan                    "Tangled Up in Blue"              1970's
    Bon Jovi                     "Livin' on a Prayer"              1980's
    Cheap Trick                  "Hello There"                     1970's
    Devo                         "Uncontrollable Urge"             1980's
    Dinosaur Jr.                 "Feel the Pain"                   1990's
    Disturbed                    "Down with the Sickness"          2000's
    Dream Theater                "Panic Attack"                    2000's
    Duran Duran                  "Hungry Like the Wolf"            1980's
    Elvis Costello               "Pump It Up"                      1970's
    Fleetwood Mac                "Go Your Own Way"                 1970's
    Foo Fighters                 "Everlong"                        1990's
    Guns N' Roses                "Shackler's Revenge"              2000's
    Interpol                     "PDA"                             2000's
    Jane's Addiction             "Mountain Song"                   1980's
    Jethro Tull                  "Aqualung"                        1970's
    Jimmy Eat World              "The Middle"                      2000's
    Joan Jett                    "Bad Reputation"                  1980's
    Journey                      "Anyway You Want It"              1970's
    Judas Priest                 "Painkiller"                      1990's
    Kansas                       "Carry On Wayward Son"            1970's
    L7                           "Pretend We're Dead"              1990's
    Lacuna Coil                  "Our Truth"                       2000's
    Linkin Park                  "One Step Closer"                 2000's
    Lit                          "My Own Worst Enemy"              1990's
    Lush                         "De-Luxe"                         1990's
    Mastodon                     "Colony of Birchmen"              2000's
    Megadeth                     "Peace Sells"                     1980's
    Metallica                    "Battery"                         1980's
    Mighty Mighty Bosstones      "Where'd You Go"                  1990's
    Modest Mouse                 "Float On"                        2000's
    Motorhead                    "Ace of Spades"                   1980's
    Nirvana                      "Drain You"                       1990's
    Norman Greenbaum             "Spirit in the Sky"               1960's
    Panic at the Disco           "Nine in the Afternoon"           2000's
    Paramore                     "That's What You Get"             2000's
    Pearl Jam                    "Alive"                           1990's
    Presidents of the USA        "Lump"                            1990's
    Rage Against the Machine     "Testify"                         1990's
    Ratt                         "Round & Round"                   1980's
    Red Hot Chili Peppers        "Give it Away"                    1990's
    Rise Against                 "Give it All"                     2000's
    Rush                         "The Trees"                       1970's
    Silversun Pickups            "Lazy Eye"                        2000's
    Smashing Pumpkins            "Today"                           1990's
    Social Distortion            "I Was Wrong"                     1990's
    Sonic Youth                  "Teenage Riot"                    1980's
    Soundgarden                  "Spoonman"                        1990's
    Squeeze                      "Cool for Cats"                   1970's
    Steely Dan                   "Bodhitsattva"                    1970's
    Steve Miller Band            "Rock'n Me"                       1970's
    Survivor                     "Eye of the Tiger"                1980's
    System of a Down             "Chop Suey"                       2000's
    Talking Heads                "Psycho Killer"                   1970's
    Tenacious D                  "Master Exploder"                 2000's
    Testament                    "Souls of Black"                  1990's
    The Donnas                   "New Kid in School"               2000's
    The Go-Go's                  "We Got the Beat"                 1980's
    The Grateful Dead            "Alabama Getaway"                 1980's
    The Guess Who                "American Woman"                  1970's
    The Muffs                    "Kids in America"                 1990's
    The Offspring                "Come Out & Play                  1990's
                                  (Keep 'em Separated)"
    The Replacements             "Alex Chilton"                    1980's
    The Who                      "Pinball Wizard"                  1960's

    Bonus Artist                 Bonus Song Title                  Decade
    Abnormality                  "Visions"                         2000's
    Anarchy Club                 "Get Clean"                       2000's
    Bang Camaro                  "Night Lies"                      2000's
    Breaking Wheel               "Shoulder to the Plow"            2000's
    The Libyans                  "Neighborhood"                    2000's
    The Main Drag                "A Jagged Gorgeous Winter"        2000's
    Speck                        "Conventional Lover"              2000's
    The Sterns                   "Supreme Girl"                    2000's
    That Handsome Devil          "Rob the Prez-O-Dent"             2000's

The Rock Band 2 on-disc track list is comprised entirely of master recordings. More news about music on the Rock Band platform will be announced during the coming months.