Rock Comic Con

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Rock Comic Con
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Chronicles of Sound at Rock Comic Con 6 (Oct 2013)
Genre Nerd music
Location(s) New York City/Denver
Years active2010–Present
FoundersJon Price, Jeff LaGreca & Jeff LaGreca
Website rockcomiccon.com

Rock Comic Con is a touring nerd music festival created by Jon Price, Jeff LaGreca and Jeff LaGreca, all members of the band H2Awesome!, in 2010. [1] It was originally held to complement that year's New York Comic Con but has been held along with Denver Comic Con and billed as its "official after-party". [2] Proceeds from Rock Comic Con 1 went to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. [3]

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Event history

EventDateLocationPerformers
Rock Comic Con 1 [3] [4] October 9, 2010Sullivan Hall, New York Adam WarRock, Bedlam Rock, Fortress of Attitude, H2Awesome!, Kirby Krackle, Rachel Bloom ( Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury )
Rock Comic Con 2 [5] October 14, 2011Tobacco Road, New YorkH2Awesome!, Kirby Krackle, Paul and Storm
Rock Comic Con 3 [6] June 16, 2012Hard Rock Cafe, DenverH2Awesome!, Mike Allred and GEAR, Paul and Storm, Random Battles
Rock Comic Con 4 [7] [8] October 12, 2012Rebel NYC, New York The Doubleclicks, H2Awesome!, Molly Lewis, Schäffer the Darklord
Rock Comic Con 5 [1] [9] [10] June 1, 2013Hard Rock Cafe, DenverThe Doubleclicks, H2Awesome!, Harry and the Potters, Kirby Krackle
Rock Comic Con 6 [11] October 12, 2013Pioneers Bar, New York Chronicles of Sound, Daenerys and the Targaryens, Fortress of Attitude, H2Awesome!
Rock Comic Con 7 [12] [13] June 13–14, 2014Armoury, DenverFri 13th: Danaerys and the Targaryens, Goldensole, Rainbow Dragon Eyes, Total Ghost

Sat 14th: 3d6, H2Awesome!, Magic Cyclops, Pandora Celtica, Schäffer the Darklord

Rock Comic Con 8 [14] October 9, 2014 Webster Hall, New YorkH2Awesome!, Harry and the Potters, Kirby Krackle, Math The Band

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