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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, or simply Rockville, is a four-day hard rock and heavy metal music festival. [3] [4] [5] The festival is held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. [6]
The inaugural Welcome to Rockville was held on Mother's Day, May 8, 2011, at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, Florida. [7] Headlined by Godsmack and hosted by Mistress Juliya, the festival ran from 11 AM to 10 PM due to local noise ordinances. [8] [9]
A second festival was held on Sunday, April 29, 2012, which featured Jacksonville, Florida, natives Shinedown to headline the festival along with Korn. [10]
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. [11] The 2013 festival started a minor controversy about the enforcement of a noise ordinance, which was waived for the festival. [12]
The headline bands of the 2014 festival were Avenged Sevenfold and Korn. [13]
Slipknot and Korn delivered powerful headlining performances at Welcome to Rockville 2015. [14]
Disturbed and Rob Zombie rocked the stage as headliners at Welcome to Rockville 2016. [15]
Soundgarden and Def Leppard delivered iconic headlining performances at Welcome to Rockville 2017. [16]
In 2018, Welcome to Rockville expanded to a three-day event (Friday-Sunday). [17] The festival featured the strong headliners Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold, and the Foo Fighters. [18]
Korn, Rob Zombie, and Tool headlined Welcome to Rockville in 2019. [19] In July, Danny Wimmer Presents announced the festival's move to Daytona Beach, Florida. [20]
In March 2020, it was announced that the festival would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but would return in 2021. [21]
Welcome to Rockville roared back in 2021, relocating to Daytona Beach and drawing a record-breaking 161,000 attendees over four days (Nov 11-14). Headlined by Metallica for two nights, along with Slipknot and Disturbed, the festival was hailed as the largest rock event in the US that year. Online viewership also surged, with 1.2 million people tuning in to select performances on Twitch. The success fueled the announcement of a return in May 2022. [22]
Welcome to Rockville 2022 took place from May 19-22, featuring a star-studded lineup that included Kiss, Korn, Guns N' Roses, and the Foo Fighters. [23] While Kiss delivered a headlining performance on Thursday, severe weather forced the cancellation of several acts, including Korn and Guns N' Roses, on Friday and Saturday. [24] The death of drummer Taylor Hawkins led to the Foo Fighters' cancellation, but Nine Inch Nails stepped in to deliver a powerful performance on Sunday. [25]
The 2023 edition of Welcome to Rockville was held in May, featuring Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, and Tool as headliners. [26]
The 13th installment of Welcome to Rockville, held in 2024, featured Mötley Crüe, Limp Bizkit, Foo Fighters, and Slipknot as its headliners. [27]
Main Stage:
Budweiser Stage:
Jägermeister Stage:
Main Stage 1:
Main Stage 2:
Day one (Saturday, April 27) Monster Energy Stage East: Monster Energy Stage West: Emerging Artist Stage:
Jaxlive Stage:
| Day two (Sunday, April 28) Monster Energy Stage East: Monster Energy Stage West: Emerging Artist Stage: Jaxlive Stage:
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Day one (Saturday, April 26) Monster Energy West Stage: Monster Energy East Stage: Jägermeister stage: Ernie Ball Stage: | Day two (Sunday, April 27) Monster Energy West Stage: Monster Energy East Stage: Jägermeister stage: Ernie Ball Stage: |
April 24 pre-party (Friday night)
Jacksonville Landing Stage:
Day one (Saturday, April 25) Monster Energy Main Stage: Jack Daniel's Met Park Main Stage: ReverbNation Stage: Jägermeister Stage: | Day two (Sunday, April 26) Monster Energy Main Stage: Jack Daniels Met Park Main Stage:
ReverbNation Stage:
Jägermeister Stage: |
Day one (Saturday, April 30) Monster Energy Righty Stage: Monster Energy Lefty Stage: Metropolitan Stage: River Stage: | Day two (Sunday, May 1) Monster Energy Righty Stage: Monster Energy Lefty Stage:
Metropolitan Stage: River Stage: |
Day one (Saturday, April 29) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage: River Stage: | Day two (Sunday, April 30) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage: River Stage: |
Day one (Friday, April 27) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage:
River Stage:
| Day two (Saturday, April 28) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage: River Stage:
| Day three (Sunday, April 29) Monster Energy Stage: Metropolitan Stage: River Stage:
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Day one (Friday, May 3) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage:
River Stage:
| Day two (Saturday, May 4) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage:
River Stage:
| Day three (Sunday, May 5) Monster Energy Stage:
Metropolitan Stage:
River Stage:
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Day one (Thursday, November 11) Space Zebra Stage:
Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
Twitch Stage:
| Day two (Friday, November 12) Space Zebra Stage:
Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
Twitch Stage:
| Day three (Saturday, November 13) Space Zebra Stage:
Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
Twitch Stage:
| Day four (Sunday, November 14) Space Zebra Stage: Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
Twitch Stage:
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Day one (Thursday, May 19) Space Zebra Stage: Octane Stage: Rockvillian Stage: DWPresents Stage:
| Day two (Friday, May 20) Space Zebra Stage: Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
DWPresents Stage:
| Day three (Saturday, May 21) Space Zebra Stage:
Octane Stage:
Rockvillian Stage:
DWPresents Stage:
| Day four (Saturday, May 22) Space Zebra Stage:
Octane Stage: Rockvillian Stage: DWPresents Stage:
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Day one (Thursday, May 9) Apex Stage Octane Drift Stage Vortex Stage
Inferno Stage
Garage Stage
| Day two (Friday, May 10) Apex Stage Octane Drift Stage Vortex Stage
Inferno Stage
Garage Stage
| Day three (Saturday, May 11) Apex Stage Octane Drift Stage Vortex Stage
Inferno Stage
Garage Stage
| Day four (Sunday, May 12) Apex Stage Octane Drift Stage Vortex Stage
Inferno Stage
Garage Stage
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