Another day, another Guitar Hero story, but this one is sure to have some of the franchise’s fans excited. USA Today announced some brand new features for Guitar Hero 5(Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii) as well as a partial setlist featuring tracks by Tom Petty, White Stripes, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Santana, and Vampire Weekend. Now, regardless of how you feel about the franchise, you’ve got to admit- that is a fantastic setlist.

USA Today also announced the brand-new Fest mode that allows people to battle at home or online for scores. As always, 4 can compete at home, but with the inclusion of online battles, 8 players in total can compete online, for “momentum points”. Another mode they detailed was Party Play, which lets you join songs, switch instruments, or change the difficulty level-mid-game. Activision’s creative director says that GH5 will have a lot more variety, with more indie artists, classic rock, and heavy metal.

Call me a hypocrite if you want, but if the setlist continues to be this great, and the features keep rocking, this might be the first GH game I’ve picked up since Guitar Hero 2 back in ‘06. Plus, Vampire Weekend! I’ve been asking for their songs since Rock Band came out, but I guess Activision beat Harmonix to the punch. Hit the jump for the partial setlist.

•Tom Petty (Runnin Down a Dream)
•White Stripes (Blue Orchid)
•The Rolling Stones (Sympathy for the Devil)
•Bob Dylan (All Along The Watchtower)
•Santana (No One To Depend On)
•Vampire Weekend (A-Punk)
•Johnny Cash (Ring of Fire)
•Kings of Leon (Sex on Fire)
•Stevie Wonder (Superstition)

Hot off the heels of the leaked setlist that escaped onto the internet a week ago, a Guitar Hero community member leaked a picture of the latest issue of OXM, which confirms thirty of the songs that are indeed in the final version of Guitar Hero World Tour.

Not only does it list a wide variety of bands from Bob Seger to At The Drive-In, but it matches up almost perfectly with the leaked list from August 8th. If you look closely on the side, you can also see some of the venues that are in the game, including The House of Blues, Amoeba Records, an Aircraft Carrier, and an English Castle. Be on a look out for the next issue of OXM, where you should be able to see the full article, which goes into detail about some of the game’s features and venues.

Hit the jump for the confirmed setlist, as well as the leaked one from last week.

[songs in bold are confirmed]
30 Seconds to Mars – “The Kill”
311 – “Beautiful Disaster”
Airbourne – “Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast”
Allman Brothers – “Ramblin’ Man”
Anouk – “Good God”
The Answer -”Never Too Late”
At the Drive-In – “One Armed Scissor”
Beastie Boys Feat. Kerry King – “No Sleep ‘Till Brooklyn”
Billy Idol – “Rebel Yell”
Black Label Society – “Stillborn”
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – “Weapon of Choice”
Blink-182 – “Dammit”
Blondie – “One Way or Another”
Bob Seger – “Hollywood Nights”
Bon Jovi – “Livin’ on a Prayer”
Bullet For My Valentine – “Scream Aim Fire”
Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Up Around the Bend”
Coldplay – “Shiver”
Dinosaur Jr. – “Feel the Pain”
The Doors – “Love Me Two Times”
Dream Theater – “Pull Me Under”
The Eagles – “Hotel California”
The Enemy – “Aggro”
Filter – “Hey Man Nice Shot”
Fleetwood Mac – “Go Your Own Way”
Foo Fighters – “Everlong”
The Guess Who – “American Woman”
Interpol – “Obstacle 1″
Jane’s Addiction – “Mountain Song”
Jimi Hendrix – Disc: “The Wind Cries Mary”, “Purple Haze (Live)”/ Possible DLC: “Little Wing” “Foxey Lady”
Joe Satriani – “Satch Boogie”
Jimmy Eat World – “The Middle”
Korn – “Freak on a Leash”
Lacuna Coil – “Our Truth”
Linkin Park – “What I’ve Done”
The Living End – “Prisoner of Society”
Los Lobos – “La Bamba”
Lynard Skynard – “Sweet Home Alabama”
The Mars Volta – “L’Via L’Viaquez”
Metallica – “Trapped Under Ice” DLC: “Death Magnetic Album”
Michael Jackson Feat. Eddie Van Halen -”Beat It”
Modest Mouse – “Float On”
Motörhead – “Overkill”
Muse -”Assassin”
Nirvana – “About A Girl”
No Doubt – “Spiderwebs”
NOFX – “Soul Doubt”
Oasis – “Some Might Say”
Ozzy Osbourne – “Crazy Train”, “Mr. Crowley”
Paramore – “Misery Business”
Pat Benetar – “Heartbreaker”
Radio Futura – “Escuela de Calor”
REM – “The One I Love”
Rise Against – “Re-education Through Labor”
Sex Pistols – “Pretty Vacant”
Steve Miller Band – “The Joker”
Smashing Pumpkins – “Today”
Sublime – “Santeria”
Silversun Pickups – “Lazy Eye”
Steely Dan – “Do It Again”
The Police – “Demolition Man”
The Stone Roses – “Love Spreads”
Survivor – “Eye of the Tiger”
System of a Down – “BYOB”
Ted Nugent – “Stranglehold”
Tokio Hotel – “Monsoon”
Tool – “Parabola”, “Schism”, “Vicarious”
Trust – “Antisocial”
Van Halen – “Hot for Teacher”
Willie Nelson – “On the Road Again”
Wings – “Band On the Run”

Songs not on the leaked list, but confirmed:
The Doors – “Light My Fire”
Flo Rida ft. T-Pain – “Low (Travis Barker Remix)”
Lostprohpets – “Rooftops”
Linkin Park – “In The End”
Negramaro – “Nuvole”

Source: Guitar Hero Forums and Destructoid