Tag Archives: Welcome To Rockville

Coronavirus: DWP announce cancellation of Rockville, Epicenter, and Sonic Temple; Metallica added to expanded Louder Than Life

Posted by on March 23, 2020

  We knew this was coming, but it’s disappointing regardless. Danny Wimmer Presents has officially been forced to cancel this year’s Welcome to Rockville, Epicenter, and Sonic Temple Festival. A year that was initially supposed to have Metallica headline, all five festivals with two headlining sets have turned into one surreal nightmare around the globe […]

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Welcome To Rockville celebrates 10 years with Metallica, Disturbed and many more

Posted by on December 10, 2019

After spending nine years in Jacksonville, it was announced earlier this year that Florida’s biggest Rock experience would move to a much larger home in Daytona Beach. The Daytona International Speedway will play host to the 10th anniversary of Welcome To Rockville this upcoming May 8th-10th. As previously announced, Metallica will once again play two […]

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Metallica to headline major 2020 festivals, play two sets at each

Posted by on October 10, 2019

In what seems like an eternity, the weeks since a small flyer was handed out exiting Louder Than Life has finally come and gone. Originally rumoured onsite to be an announcement for Metallica being named headliner in 2020, to reading online that lead singer James Hetfield was entering rehab, it really has been anyone’s guess… […]

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Loudest month in the world coming in 2020. Save the dates announced!

Posted by on July 8, 2019

The loudest month in the world is coming! After a fallout between AEG and DWP in 2018 many festivals were scrapped as new  festivals appeared. The inaugural run had a rough start this year between new venues, names, and dates as the kinks are currently being worked out for 2020. Save the dates for three of […]

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Review/Photos: Welcome To Rockville treats attendees to new music from TOOL

Posted by on June 13, 2019

Jacksonville, Florida has been host to Welcome To Rockville since its inception in 2011. Located along the banks of the St. Johns River, Metropolitan Park came to life once again when roughly 99,000 people attended the sold-weekend this past May 3rd-5th. Day 1: Friday, May 3rd As my first-time attending Welcome To Rockville, I was […]

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Korn, Rob Zombie & Tool set to headline 2019’s ‘Welcome to Rockville’

Posted by on December 3, 2018

With all the new festivals being revealed by Danny Wimmer in the past few months, an announcement today saw the return of Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, Florida. Metropolitan Park will once again play host over three days in May 2019 as more than 50 bands, and 90,000+ fans converge in Jacksonville the weekend of […]

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Ozzy, Foo Fighters, Avenged Sevenfold top Welcome To Rockville’s lineup

Posted by on November 7, 2017

On the heels of the official announcement of World’s Loudest Month, the first of many show lineups dropped yesterday. Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville kicks off the annual World’s Loudest Month festival series, April 27th-29th, 2018, when over 50 bands will converge on Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, Florida. Leading the bill for the eighth annual […]

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World’s Loudest Month is returning in April and May

Posted by on November 2, 2017

Riding high on the record breaking attendance numbers of 2017, over half a million fans took in any number of the World’s Loudest Month’s festivals this year, with some, such as myself, attending multiple shows. The dates for World’s Loudest Month 2018 have been officially announced today, seeing all 7 of last year’s events returning, […]

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Welcome to Rockville welcome Of Mice & Men, Maynard’s wine

Posted by on February 10, 2017

Technically, the World’s Loudest Month of festivals put on by Danny Wimmer Presents and AEG are in May, but they kick off a week early down in Florida with Welcome to Rockville and Fort Rock. And while we’re still about  2 1/2 months Jacksonville’s Welcome to Rockville, taking place on April 29th and 30th, an […]

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World’s Loudest Month 2017: Dates announced, lineups to follow

Posted by on November 16, 2016

For those who follow the festival circuit, and cant wait to book vacation time around weekend long events, Christmas came early this year.  The announcement for World’s Loudest Month was released this week, and gives concert goers all the dates they need to go into work tomorrow with a full vacation schedule for next year. […]

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