Korn, Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed and Evanescence lead the lineup for the 2022 Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, set for July 15 to 17 on the grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. The weekend also will feature performances from Lamb of God, Papa Roach, Seether, Falling in Reverse, Three Days Grace, I Prevail,... Continue Reading →
Following its record-breaking 2021 event that featured 161,000 fans in attendance and an at-home livestream audience of 1.2 million, promoter Danny Wimmer Presents has announced the lineup for the 2022 addition of the Welcome to Rockville festival. Set for the weekend of May 19 to 22 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Rockville’s milestone 10th edition brought in the festival’s biggest crowd yet, with 161,000 people coming to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, for the four-day music event, held Nov. 11 to 14, 2021. The record attendance officially makes Welcome to Rockville America’s biggest rock festival. In addition, a worldwide at-home audience of 1.2 million unique viewers enjoyed the livestream with... Continue Reading →
KISS, Korn, Guns N' Roses and Foo Fighters will headline the 2022 edition of the Welcome to Rockville festival at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The event will be held from May 19 to 22. Weekend, single-day and camping passes are available now for $10 down at http://www.welcometorockville.com. This year's festival is being held this... Continue Reading →
Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents will present its first festival livestream ever for the 10th edition of Welcome to Rockville. The event will be livestreamed Nov. 10 to 14, 2021, on the recently launched DWPresents on Twitch channel (twitch.tv/DWPresents). Music fans from around the world can tune in to watch performances from certain artists, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes content. Hosted by That Space Zebra Show’s Bobby Schubenski,... Continue Reading →
The Aftershock festival returned to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, on Oct. 7 to 10, 2021, and the sold-out event drew a total of 145,000 fans over its four days. Aftershock also has announced dates for 2022, the weekend of Oct. 6 to 9, once again returning to Discovery Park. Passes are available now for $10 down for... Continue Reading →
Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner suffered an "aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection" during the band's Sept. 26, 2021, performance at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky, according to a statement from the guitarist. Faulkner then underwent an emergency 10½ hour open heart surgery and now is recovering. The next day, Judas Priest postponed... Continue Reading →
Louder Than Life made its return in Louisville, Kentucky, this past weekend, September 23 to 26, 2021, at the Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center with a record-setting attendance of 160,000 people who enjoyed an expanded four-day weekend for the first time in the festival’s history. Producer Danny Wimmer Presents reported that more than 98 percent of festival-goers arrived with proof of full... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
