Producer Danny Wimmer Presents has set the 2025 festival dates for Sonic Temple and Welcome to Rockville. This year, the two events combined to draw more than 330,000 fans.
Sonic Temple will take place May 8 to 11, 2025, at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, with passes going on sale later this summer. Fans can sign up to get first access to details and passes at www.sonictemplefestival.com. In May 2024, more than 130,000 fans attended Sonic Temple, with 130 bands playing four stages on a larger-than-ever festival site, marking the event’s biggest year yet.
“We’re thrilled to announce that this year’s Sonic Temple was the most attended in its history, drawing over 130,000 fans to the Historic Crew Stadium—the birthplace of rock festivals in America. With 96 percent of attendees eager to recommend the festival to friends and family, it’s clear we’ve hit a high note,” said Chamie McCurry, general manager of DWP. “As we look toward Sonic Temple 2025, we’re committed to elevating the experience, further cementing its status as the pinnacle of rock festivals in America.”
Welcome to Rockville is confirmed for May 15-18, 2025 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 2024 festival was the biggest Rockville ever, hosting more than 200,000 people and 150 bands onfive5 stages for the first time.
“As we reflect on this year’s Welcome To Rockville, we’re thrilled to announce that not only did we break festival records for North America, but also for Danny Wimmer Presents, with an incredible attendance of over 200,000 fans across four days,” McCurry said. “This monumental achievement showcases the unwavering passion and energy of the rock community. Looking ahead, we’re excited to invite everyone to join us again at the world center of rock for Welcome to Rockville 2025. We’re committed to making next year’s festival even bigger and better, setting new standards for live music events and creating unforgettable experiences for our fans.”
Welcome to Rockville weekend general admission, VIP and camping passes go on sale to the general public at noon EST Monday, June 24, at www.welcometorockville.com.
Daytona Owner’s Club 2024 purchasers will get first access to renew their passes on Thursday, June 20, followed by all other previous Welcome to Rockville pass purchasers, as well as email and SMS subscribers on Friday, June 21. Fans who are not already on the festival’s Insider List can get access to the presale to secure the guaranteed lowest price before the public on-sale by signing up for the Welcome to Rockville newsletter.
Single-day general admission and VIP passes will go on sale when the Welcome to Rockville lineup is announced later this year.
DWP values fan feedback and gained valuable insight from this year’s Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple attendee surveys completed by more than 15,000 fans. Here are some highlights:
Welcome to Rockville:
- Fans traveled to Rockville from all 50 U.S. states and 57 countries including, Australia, Angola, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, New Zealand and South Africa.
- The Rockville audience continues to grow while retaining a loyal base of fans; 50 percent of this year’s Rockville fans were first-time attendees. At the same time, more than 10 percent of survey respondents celebrated attending five or more times. Nearly 5,000 of this year’s attendees have been to the festival 10 times or more.
- 95 percent of survey respondents said they would recommend Rockville to friends and family.
- The 2024 music lineup was stacked from front to back, with 150 bands playing the festival. Fans from all over the world loved the lineup, with 96 percent of survey participants ranking 2024 the top Rockville lineup in years and among the best lineups in the world.
- Based on responses to the survey, the favorite performances were from Foo Fighters, Slipknot, Falling in Reverse, Limp Bizkit, The Offspring and Breaking Benjamin. The weekend also was about music discovery with the top new finds being Architects, Greta Van Fleet, Wage War, Bad Omens, Kim Dracula, Falling in Reverse and A Day to Remember.
- More than 70 percent of fans bought passes for the entire four-day festival. The Rockville party didn’t stop at Daytona International Speedway as festival attendees also enjoyed checking out local attractions. Top activities for fans outside the festival grounds included visiting the beach and the boardwalk, checking out Buc-ees, playing mini golf and getting some ink.
Sonic Temple:
- Fans traveled to Sonic Temple from all 50 U.S. states and 27 countries, including Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom.
- Word continues to spread about the three-year-old festival as attendance grows. Out of those who participated in the online survey, 56 percent attended Sonic Temple for the first time in 2024, 25 percent for the second time, and 19 percent have attended all three years.
- 96% percent of survey respondents said they would recommend the festival to family and friends.
- Fans enjoyed the lineup, with 96 percent of respondents identifying that they chose to attend because of the bands playing. Of the 130 total bands that played Sonic Temple, according to the survey, fan favorite performances were from Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Falling in Reverse, Sleep Token, Breaking Benjamin and Evanescence. The favorite new discoveries were Electric Callboy, Kim Dracula, Sleep Token, Flat Black, Dirty Honey, Nova Twins and Kittie.
- 71 percent attended all four days of Sonic Temple, and more than half also spent time visiting other local attractions, including German Village, Ohio State University campus, North Market and the Short North Arts District.
- Attendees found the Sonic Temple app to be helpful to discover all that was happening across four stages and a dozen Sonic Temple onsite experiences, with 85 percent of survey participants using it during the festival.
For more information on Welcome to Rockville, visit:
Website: www.welcometorockville.com
Facebook: @WelcomeToRockville
Twitter: @RockvilleFest
Instagram: @WelcomeToRockville
For more information on Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, visit:
Website: www.sonictemplefestival.com
Facebook: @SonicTempleFestival
Twitter: @SonicTempleFest
Instagram: @SonicTempleFestival