Welcome to Rockville

Welcome to Rockville is a four-day hard rock and heavy metal music festival.[4] The festival is held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.[5]

Welcome to Rockville
Tool performing at Welcome to Rockville 2023[1]
GenreHard rock, heavy metal,[2] punk[3]
Dates
  • May 8, 2011
  • April 29, 2012
  • April 27–28, 2013
  • April 26–27, 2014
  • April 25–26, 2015
  • April 30–May 1, 2016
  • April 29–30, 2017
  • April 27–29, 2018
  • May 3–5, 2019
  • May 8–10, 2020 (cancelled)
  • November 11–14, 2021
  • May 19–22, 2022
  • May 18–21, 2023
Location(s)
Years active2011–2019, 2021-present
WebsiteWelcomeToRockville.com

History

The first Welcome to Rockville was a one-day event held on Mother's Day, May 8, 2011, at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, Florida.[6] The festival ran all day Sunday, beginning around 11:00 a.m. and ending after 10:00 p.m. due to city noise ordinances.[7] It was hosted by Juliya Chernetsky and headlined by Godsmack.[8]

A second festival was held on Sunday, April 29, 2012, which featured Jacksonville, Florida, natives Shinedown to headline the festival along with Korn.[9]

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.[10] The 2013 festival marked the start of a minor controversy about the enforcement of the city's noise ordinances with respect to the festival.[11]

The 2014 festival was headlined by Avenged Sevenfold and Korn.[12]

Slipknot and Korn headlined the 2015 festival.[13]

In 2016, the festival was headlined by Disturbed and Rob Zombie.[14]

Welcome to Rockville was headlined by Soundgarden and Def Leppard in 2017.[15]

The festival was expanded to three days (Friday-Sunday) in 2018.[16] It was headlined by Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold, and the Foo Fighters.[17]

Welcome to Rockville 2019 was headlined in May by Korn, Rob Zombie, and Tool.[18] In July 2019, Danny Wimmer Presents submitted a press release that stated Welcome to Rockville was moving to Daytona Beach, Florida.[19]

In March 2020, it was announced that the festival would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but would return in 2021.[20]

In 2021, Welcome to Rockville returned for a new week, November 11–14, at its new home in Daytona Beach, Florida, headlined by Metallica for two nights, Slipknot, and Disturbed.[21] Welcome to Rockville's 10th year brought in a record attendance of 161,000 people. It was quoted as being the biggest rock festival in America in 2021. In addition, 1.2 million viewers live streamed select performances on Twitch. Danny Wimmer Presents announced that Welcome to Rockville would be returning in May 2022.[22]

Welcome to Rockville 2022 was held May 19–22. Set to headline were Kiss, Korn, Guns N' Roses, and the Foo Fighters.[23] Kiss performed on Thursday. Korn and Guns N' Roses, among some other acts, were forced to cancel their performances on Friday and Saturday due to severe weather.[24] Foo Fighters cancelled their performance due to the death of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins; they were replaced by Nine Inch Nails, who performed on Sunday.[25]

The 2023 edition of Welcome to Rockville took place over four days in May 2023, headlined by Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, and Tool.[26]

Estimated yearly attendance
  • 2011 – 10,000 sold-out event[27]
  • 2012 – 11,000 sold-out event[28]
  • 2013 – 25,000 (two-day total)[29]
  • 2014 – 40,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[30]
  • 2015 – 50,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[31]
  • 2016 – 50,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[32]
  • 2017 – 75,000 (two-day total)[33]
  • 2018 – 90,000 (three-day total) sold-out event[34]
  • 2019 – 99,000 (three-day total) sold-out event[35]
  • 2021 – 161,000 (four-day total)[36]
  • 2022 – 140,000 (four-day total)[37]
  • 2023 – 170,000 (four-day total)[38]

Lineup

2011

Main Stage:

Budweiser Stage:

Jägermeister Stage:

2012

Main Stage 1:

Main Stage 2:

2013

2014

2015

April 24 pre-party (Friday night)

Jacksonville Landing Stage:

2016

2017

2018

2019

2021

2022

2023

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References
  1. "TOOL play first show of 2023". revolvermag.com. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. "Welcome to Rockville 2021". consequence.net. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. "Welcome To Rockville 2023". festivalhunt.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. "Welcome to Rockville gives first look at 2022 lineup". clickorlando.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. "Welcome to Rockville announce all-star lineup for 2022". melodicmag.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. "Welcome to Rockville 2011 at Metropolitan Park". last.fm. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  7. "Special Noise Standards for Special Events at Metropolitan Park". jacksonville.elaws.us. City of Jacksonville, FL. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  8. "JACKSONVILLE WELCOMES YOU TO ROCKVILLE ON MAY 8 WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE FESTIVAL". mvremix.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  9. "KoRn 2012-04-29 Welcome to Rockville". kornweb.ru. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  10. "MONSTER WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE FESTIVAL 2013". rockrevoltmagazine.com. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  11. "'Welcome to Rockville' this weekend: Noise ordinance waived by City for festival". jaxdailyrecord.com. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  12. "Welcome To Rockville 2014". concerts-metal.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  13. "Welcome To Rockville 2015". allmetalfest.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  14. "MONSTER ENERGY WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE 2016 LINEUP ANNOUNCED". dannywimmerpresents.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  15. "Welcome to Rockville 2017 Lineup". jambase.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  16. "Welcome to Rockville". outdoorsy.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  17. "Welcome to Rockville 2018 Mobile App, Performance Times, Map, Lineup Preview". floridamusicblog.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  18. "PHOTOS + REVIEW: Welcome To Rockville 2019". showsigoto.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  19. "WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE ANNOUNCES NEW HOME AT DAYTONA INT. SPEEDWAY". dannywimmerpresents.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  20. "Coronavirus: Welcome to Rockville canceled in Daytona Beach". news-journalonline.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  21. "Welcome To Rockville 2021". splice-mediagroup.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  22. "WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE 10th Edition Welcomed 161,000 People". sonicperspectives.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  23. "Sites and Sounds:". antimusic.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  24. "WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE 2022". tattoo.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  25. "Welcome To Rockville". metaltalk.net. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  26. "Tool, Pantera, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold rock Welcome to Rockville". consequence.net. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  27. "April 30 & May 1 in Jacksonville". am-media.net. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  28. "Organizers oversell Rockville show". new4jax.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  29. "Monster Energy's Welcome To Rockville Draws Record Attendance and Garners Media Acclaim".
  30. "Monster Energy's Welcome To Rockville Sells Out Year Four with 40,000 in Total Attendance at the April 26 & 27 Destination Festival in Jacksonville, FL".
  31. "Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville Sells Out with Record Crowd of 50,000 for Florida's Biggest Rock Festival April 25 & 26 at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, Florida".
  32. "Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville Sells Out with Record Breaking Weekend: More than 50,000 in Attendance for Florida's Biggest Rock Experience Ever Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, MAY 1 at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville".
  33. "Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville and Monster Energy Fort Rock Kick off World's Loudest Month with Record Breaking Weekend for Florida's Biggest Rock Experience April 29 & 30".
  34. "ASHTON-MAGNUSON MEDIA". am-media.net. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  35. "Danny Wimmer Presents Reports Record-Breaking Attendance at May Festival Portfolio". celebrityaccess.com. June 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  36. "161,000 ATTEND 2021 EDITION, MAKING IT AMERICA'S LARGEST ROCK FESTIVAL". bravewords.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  37. "140,000 people flock to Daytona Beach". wesh.com. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  38. "Welcome to Rockville 2023 a big hit with fans". news-journalonline.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  39. Trapp, Philip (December 14, 2022). "Tool, Slipknot, A7X + Pantera Will Headline Welcome To Rockville 2023". Loudwire. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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