Posted by Metal Insider on March 15, 2021
One of the best ways to enjoy metal music is at a live show. Whether you are supporting a local group or planning to see AC/DC on tour you will not be short of fixtures each year. Some of the biggest metal concerts have been held in sports stadiums and amphitheaters, entertaining thousands of […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on May 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the concert industry in ways that will be felt for a while. Festivals, for one, will have trouble in particular given that many people will be weary of attending such large gatherings. An estimated 90% of the UK’s festivals are likely to be cancelled this year with many believing […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on December 4, 2017
With the 2018 World’s Loudest Month Festival dates announced last month, lineup announcements have been pouring in on a constant basis. Hailed as South Florida’s biggest rock experience, Monster Energy Fort Rock will be returning to South Florida for its 6th year. This year will see the festival move across “Alligator Alley” from Fort Myers, […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on December 4, 2017
In 2017 the city that never sleeps added a new festival to its monstrous list of events already held yearly. Las Vegas hosted the first annual Las Rageous Music Festival at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center to a sellout crowd of 10,000 people a day. Being advertised as an intimate outdoor festival, they are […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on May 3, 2017
In Las Vegas, there’s always something going on. You can walk down the street, and get comped to almost any show, at any casino on the “Strip.” People are always coming up with new ways of entertaining the masses. The Downtown Las Vegas Events Center decided this was the year to have the inaugural Las […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on May 31, 2016
Today, the lineup for the third incarnation of Kentucky’s Louder than Life Festival was announced. Like many of the other regional festivals that have been announced in the last month or so, the lineup splits the difference between metal and hard rock, with many of the biggest names in both. Slipknot, Disturbed, Korn, Slayer and Avenged […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on May 31, 2016
In 2007 Rock on the Range was brought to life, when 35,000 “Rangers” sold out Columbus Crew Stadium for its inaugural event. With just 14 bands on the original lineup, a new Rock/Metal festival was born. Fast forward to 2016, which marked the 10th anniversary for Rock on the Range, and over 120,000 people […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on May 17, 2016
In the wake of Mayhem Fest’s demise, the rock festival, long popular in Europe, seems to really be taking off. In addition to the Chicago Open Air, Houston Open Air and combination Ozzfest and Knotfest, more and more new and larger festivals seem to be popping up, and AEG Live announced another one yesterday, Denver’s […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on May 12, 2016
This past weekend, the 6th annual Carolina Rebellion took place at Rock City Campground at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. With more than 90,000 in attendance, this newly-expanded three day festival set another record as a part of World’s Loudest Month. When the gates opened early Friday morning, the line of “Rebels” stretched […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on February 3, 2016
Fresh off the heels of its seventh sold-out voyage, Shiprocked 2017 has officially been announced. Setting sail January 16th 2017, the Carnival Victory will see its 4 day voyage depart Miami, and head to Grand Turk in the Turks & Caicos Islands. The band lineup, yet to be announced, will be coming in the near […]
