The inaugural Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival will be held on July 13th-15th in Mansfield, Ohio at The World-Famous Historic Ohio State Reformatory, which is known as the home of the “Shawshank Prison.” This one-of-a-kind destination event will feature non-stop live music for three days featuring over thirty bands spanning on two stages as well as having the opportunity to get inked by over 70 local and regional tattoo artists while standing on one of the most famous abandoned locations in the country. Additionally, there will be self-guided Reformatory Tours available for you to check out the Shawshank prison as well as spotting the Rock n’ Roll circus sideshows while eating at one of the available food trucks, and more.

Inkcarceration will feature performances by Rise Against, A Day to Remember, Bush, Black Label Society, Clutch, Our Lady Peace, Suicidal Tendencies, Fuel, Hatebreed, Sevendust, Living Colour, Of Mice and Men, Corrosion of Conformity, Lit, Life of Agony, Alien Ant Farm, ’68, Soil, Adelitas Way, JennCity, Bad Omens, Fear The Fallen, Akadia, Through Fire,All About A Bubble and more TBD.  

Clutch drummer Jean-Paul Gaster commented:

“We just finished our new album and now it will be fun to get back out and play some shows. Come hang with Clutch at this year’s Inkcarceration!”

Weekend tickets, VIP, RV and camping packages are on sale now, and you can grab your pair here.

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Zenae Zukowski