The 2021 Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival set a new record for the event this past weekend as 75,000 music fans rocked out at the sold-out event on the historic grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio--a site made famous by the movie "The Shawshank Redemption." After originally selling out the event in only three weeks, festival co-producers Danny Wimmer Presents were... Continue Reading →
With Louder Than Life less than a month away, set for Sept. 23 to 26, 2021, at Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents has announced lineup changes and the full band schedule, along with additional onsite entertainment, the bourbon lineup and food offerings. The sixth edition... Continue Reading →
The Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, which will return for its third year Sept. 10 to 12, 2021, on the grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, has released its daily schedules and, due to production and artists releases, made available a limited number of passes to the previously sold-out three-day festival. Passes are available at https://inkcarceration.frontgatetickets.com/. Inkcarceration will... Continue Reading →
Danny Wimmer Presents has announced lineup additions to two of its fall festivals. For Louder Than Life, Disturbed, Volbeat and Atreyu now will appear at the festival, scheduled for Sept. 23 to 26, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky. Welcome to Rockville now will feature Slipknot, A Day to Remember and Gojira at the four-day event set for Nov. 11 to 14, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Florida. The lineup changes are... Continue Reading →
Nine Inch Nails has canceled all of its scheduled shows for 2021, including appearances at the Louder Than Life and Welcome to Rockville festivals and Riot Fest, while Deftones also have pulled out of Welcome to Rockville. Nine Inch Nails released the following statement: "It is with great regret that we are cancelling all NIN... Continue Reading →
Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents has announced additional onsite entertainment and unique food offerings for the sold-out Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, which will return for its third year Sept. 10 to 12, 2021, on the historic grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio (made famous by the movie "The Shawshank Redemption"). Inkcarceration will feature a lineup with some of the biggest names and... Continue Reading →
The upcoming Louder Than Life Festival, set for Sept. 23 to 26, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky, will require attendees to have proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the first day of entry. The promoter, Danny Wimmer Presents, released the following press release: "At the upcoming Louder Than Life festival, safety is... Continue Reading →
More and more, festivals are becoming the driving force for touring rock and metal bands. While obviously there were none in 2020, festivals are returning in force in 2021, mostly in late summer and early fall. Headliners and co-headliners include such heavy hitters as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, the original Misfits, Korn,... Continue Reading →
Since launching a new partnership with Twitch on June 3, 2021, independent festival promoter and producer Danny Wimmer Presents garnered an audience of nearly 400,000 fans worldwide in the first week of DWPresents’ original programming. The DWPresents channel debuted with a live kickoff event on June 3, featuring several hours of entertainment, including performances from Widow 7 and Speed of Light, the two finalists in the “Road to LA”... Continue Reading →
Leading independent festival promoter and producer Danny Wimmer Presents has partnered with Twitch, a leading interactive livestreaming service. The DWPresents channel will feature original live content with music artists and global talent, reaching a worldwide audience. The all-new DWPresents Twitch channel will start streaming at 7:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 3, and will stream original content six days a week. Shows will include "The Writer’s Circle" hosted... Continue Reading →
