Carolina Rebellion

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Carolina Rebellion
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DatesFirst weekend in May
Location(s)
Years active2011–2018
Founded by
Website www.carolinarebellion.com

Carolina Rebellion was a rock festival that took place annually in North Carolina. It was produced by AEG Live and Danny Wimmer Presents. The inaugural festival took place at the Metrolina Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina. The second year of the festival it was relocated to Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. The festival took place at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina in 2013 and the promoters aimed to make that the permanent venue. In 2013, Carolina Rebellion expanded to two days and to three days in 2016. Due to a split between DWP and AEG Live, a new festival, Epicenter, was announced on November 28, 2018, to be the replacement for Carolina Rebellion, scheduled to start in 2019. [1] [2]

Contents

2011

May 7

Monster Carolina Stage

Monster Rebellion Stage

Jägermeister stage

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2012

May 5, Monster Carolina Stage

Monster Rebellion Stage

Jägermeister Stage

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2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

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2018

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References

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