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 →
By Greg Maki It’s been a long road, but hope is on the horizon. The light at the end of the tunnel is strong enough that we could shine it into the air on a moonlit night and use it to summon Batman. With COVID-19 numbers declining in the United States and a number of... Continue Reading →
Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Korn will headline the sixth Louder Than Life festival, Sept. 23 to 26, 2021, at Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Metallica will perform on two nights, playing two unique set lists. The lineup also features Judas Priest, Snoop Dogg, Jane's Addiction, Staind, Rise Against, Mudvayne, Cypress Hill,... Continue Reading →
Concert promoter Danny Wimmer Presents has announced a new online content series, Offstage with DWP. The series will feature never-before-seen festival performances straight from the DWP vault, one-on-one band interviews, exclusive acoustic performances, lifestyle segments and more. “Like so many other live event producers, we have been severely impacted by COVID-19,” DWP Chief Marketing Officer Chamie McCurry said. “We miss... Continue Reading →
