Welcome to Rockville
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Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, punk[2] |
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Years active | 2011–2019, 2021–present |
Website | WelcomeToRockville.com |
Welcome to Rockville is a four-day hard rock and heavy metal music festival.[3] The festival is held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.[4]
History
On Sunday, May 8, 2011, Mother's Day, the first Welcome to Rockville took place at Jacksonville, Florida's Metropolitan Park.[5] Due to city noise regulations, the festival was held from around 11:00 a.m. up until 10:00 p.m.[6] Godsmack headlined, and Juliya Chernetsky hosted the event.[7]
A second festival was held on Sunday, April 29, 2012, which featured Jacksonville, Florida, natives Shinedown to headline the festival along with Korn.[8]
The Welcome to Rockville festival was expanded from a one-day event to a two-day event in 2013, and Jacksonville native band Lynyrd Skynyrd headlined with Alice in Chains.[9] The 2013 festival started a minor controversy about the enforcement of a noise ordinance, which was waived for the festival.[10]
The headline bands of the 2014 festival were Avenged Sevenfold and Korn.[11]
Slipknot and Korn headlined the 2015 festival.[12]
Disturbed and Rob Zombie headlined the festival in 2016.[13]
In 2017, Soundgarden and Def Leppard headlined Welcome to Rockville.[14]
The festival was expanded to three days (Friday–Sunday) in 2018.[15] Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold, and the Foo Fighters were the headline performers.[16]
Welcome to Rockville 2019 was headlined in May by Korn, Rob Zombie, and Tool.[17] In July 2019, Danny Wimmer Presents submitted a press release that stated Welcome to Rockville was moving to Daytona Beach, Florida.[18]
In March 2020, it was announced that the festival would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but would return in 2021.[19]
In 2021, Welcome to Rockville returned for a new week, November 11–14, at its new home in Daytona Beach, Florida. Providing the headline Metallica for two nights, Slipknot and Disturbed.[20] The 10th edition of Welcome to Rockville, which drew a record attendance of 161,000 people, was listed as the biggest rock festival in America in 2021. Additionally, 1.2 million viewers live-streamed select performances on Twitch. Danny Wimmer Presents announced that Welcome to Rockville would be returning in May 2022.[21]
Welcome to Rockville 2022 was held on May 19–22. Set to headline were Kiss, Korn, Guns N' Roses, and the Foo Fighters.[22] Kiss took the stage on Thursday, while severe weather forced Korn and Guns N' Roses, among other acts, to cancel their shows on Friday and Saturday.[23] Due to the passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters had to cancel their performance; Nine Inch Nails took their place and played on Sunday.[24]
The 2023 edition of Welcome to Rockville took place over four days in May 2023, headlined by Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, and Tool.[25]
The 13th installment of Welcome to Rockville was headlined by Mötley Crüe, Limp Bizkit, Foo Fighters, and Slipknot in 2024.[26]
Estimated yearly attendance
- 2011 – 10,000 sold-out event[27]
- 2012 – 11,000 sold-out event[28]
- 2013 – 25,000 (two-day total)[29]
- 2014 – 40,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[30]
- 2015 – 50,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[31]
- 2016 – 50,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[32]
- 2017 – 75,000 (two-day total)[33]
- 2018 – 90,000 (three-day total) sold-out event[34]
- 2019 – 99,000 (three-day total) sold-out event[35]
- 2021 – 161,000 (four-day total)[36]
- 2022 – 140,000 (four-day total)[37]
- 2023 – 170,000 (four-day total)[38]
- 2024 – 200,000 (four-day total)[39]
Lineup
2011
Main Stage:
- Godsmack
- Stone Sour
- Seether
- Theory of a Deadman
- Puddle of Mudd
- Skillet
- Halestorm
- Son of a Bad Man
Budweiser Stage:
- Cold
- My Darkest Days
- Cavo
- Rev Theory
- Art of Dying
- Down Theory
- Bleeding in Stereo
Jägermeister Stage:
- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
- Revis
- Fit for Rivals
- Six Shot Revival
- Mindslip
- Viktr
- Broken Trust
- Manna Zen
- Efen
- In Whispers
2012
Main Stage 1:
- Korn
- Evanesence
- Halestorm
- Trivium
- Adelitas Way
- Otherwise
- Soulswitch
Main Stage 2:
2013
Day one (Saturday, April 27) Monster Energy Stage East: Monster Energy Stage West: Emerging Artist Stage:
Jaxlive Stage:
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Day two (Sunday, April 28) Monster Energy Stage East: Monster Energy Stage West:
Emerging Artist Stage:
Jaxlive Stage:
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2014
Day one (Saturday, April 26) Monster Energy West Stage: Monster Energy East Stage: Jägermeister stage:
Ernie Ball Stage:
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Day two (Sunday, April 27) Monster Energy West Stage: Monster Energy East Stage: Jägermeister stage:
Ernie Ball Stage:
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2015
April 24 pre-party (Friday night)
Jacksonville Landing Stage:
- Hollywood Undead
- Nonpoint
- Avatar
- 36 Crazyfists
- World Gone
- Scare Don't Fear
Day one (Saturday, April 25) Monster Energy Main Stage: Jack Daniel's Met Park Main Stage: ReverbNation Stage: Jägermeister Stage:
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Day two (Sunday, April 26) Monster Energy Main Stage: Jack Daniels Met Park Main Stage:
ReverbNation Stage:
Jägermeister Stage:
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2016
Day one (Saturday, April 30) Monster Energy Righty Stage: Monster Energy Lefty Stage: Metropolitan Stage: River Stage:
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Day two (Sunday, May 1) Monster Energy Righty Stage: Monster Energy Lefty Stage:
Metropolitan Stage: River Stage:
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2017
Day one (Saturday, April 29) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage: River Stage:
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Day two (Sunday, April 30) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage: River Stage:
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2018
Day one (Friday, April 27) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage:
River Stage:
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Day two (Saturday, April 28) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage: River Stage:
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Day three (Sunday, April 29) Monster Energy Stage: Metropolitan Stage: River Stage:
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2019
Day one (Friday, May 3) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage:
River Stage:
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Day two (Saturday, May 4) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage:
River Stage:
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Day three (Sunday, May 5) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage:
River Stage:
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2021
Day one (Thursday, November 11) Space Zebra Stage:
Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
Twitch Stage:
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Day two (Friday, November 12) Space Zebra Stage:
Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
Twitch Stage:
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Day three (Saturday, November 13) Space Zebra Stage:
Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
Twitch Stage:
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Day four (Sunday, November 14) Space Zebra Stage: Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
Twitch Stage:
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2022
Day one (Thursday, May 19) Space Zebra Stage: Octane Stage: Rockvillian Stage: DWPresents Stage:
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Day two (Friday, May 20) Space Zebra Stage: Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
DWPresents Stage:
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Day three (Saturday, May 21) Space Zebra Stage:
Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
DWPresents Stage:
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Day four (Saturday, May 22) Space Zebra Stage:
Octane Stage: Rockvillian Stage: DWPresents Stage:
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2023
2024
Day one (Thursday, May 9) Apex Stage Octane Drift Stage Vortex Stage
Inferno Stage
Garage Stage
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Day two (Friday, May 10) Apex Stage Octane Drift Stage
Vortex Stage
Inferno Stage
Garage Stage
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Day three (Saturday, May 11) Apex Stage Octane Drift Stage Vortex Stage
Inferno Stage
Garage Stage
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Day four (Sunday, May 12) Apex Stage Octane Drift Stage Vortex Stage
Inferno Stage
Garage Stage
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