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Welcome to Rockville
Lacuna Coil performing at Welcome to Rockville 2014
GenreHeavy metal, rock
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 (canceled)
  • November 11-14, 2021
Location(s)Daytona Beach, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Years active2011–present
WebsiteWelcomeToRockville.com

Welcome to Rockville is a rock festival held in the spring that features modern and classic rock and metal bands. The festival was held annually at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2020, the venue changed to Daytona Beach, Florida, though this event was canceled. In May 2021, Welcome to Rockville announced its return and moved to a new weekend for 2021, November 11–14, at its new home at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was founded and is produced by Danny Wimmer through his festival production company, Danny Wimmer Presents, which produces rock festivals in the United States.[1]

History

The first Welcome to Rockville was held on Mother's Day, May 8, 2011, at the Metropolitan Park. The festival was a one day event, and ran all day Sunday, beginning around 11:00 am and ending after 10:00 pm due to city noise ordinances.[2] A second festival the following year was planned for 2012. The second festival was another one day event that was held on Sunday April 29, 2012. This show saw the return of Jacksonville natives Shinedown to headline the festival along with Korn. The Welcome to Rockville festival was expanded from a one day event to a two-day event in 2013, and three Jacksonville native bands headlined: Limp Bizkit, Shinedown, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The 2013 festival marked the start of a minor controversy about the enforcement of the city noise ordinances with respect to the festival.[3]

Monster Energy has been a major partner in the festival since Welcome to Rockville's inception in 2011, and the main stages bear the Monster Energy name such as "Monster Energy Metropolitan Stage". The general layout of the festival is that 3 or 4 stages are spread across the venue, and entertainment & food tents are placed between the stages. Regular sponsors are f.y.e., Jägermeister, Jack Daniel's, and Zippo.

The festival was expanded to 3 days (Friday-Sunday) in 2018.[4]

In March 2020, it was announced that the festival would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but would return in 2021.[5]

In May 2021, the popular destination event Welcome to Rockville announced its return for its biggest year yet and moved to a new weekend for 2021, November 11-14, at its new home at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The show was headlined by Metallica (two nights / two unique sets), Nine Inch Nails, and Disturbed. The weekend will also offer performances from Deftones, Rob Zombie, Staind, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mudvayne, Cypress Hill, The Offspring, Social Distortion, Lamb Of God, Chevelle, Mastodon, Stone Temple Pilots, Asking Alexandria, and many more.

Estimated yearly attendance

  • 2013 – 25,000+ (two-day total)[6]
  • 2014 – 40,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[7]
  • 2015 – 50,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[8]
  • 2016 – 50,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[9]
  • 2017 – 75,000+ (two-day total)[10]
  • 2018 – 90,000 (three-day total) sold-out event[11]
  • 2019 – 99,000+ (three-day total) sold-out event[12]

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

References

  1. ^ "Info". dannywimmerpresents.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Special Noise Standards for Special Events at Metropolitan Park". www.jacksonville.elaws.us. City of Jacksonville, FL. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Broward, Charles (April 29, 2013). "Welcome to Rockville patrons, planners say noise a sacrifice for city". www.jacksonville.com. The Florida Times Union, Jacksonville.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Rockville". outdoorsy.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "DWP Statement - Welcome to Rockville". welcometorockvillefestival.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Monster Energy's Welcome To Rockville Draws Record Attendance and Garners Media Acclaim".
  7. ^ "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".
  8. ^ "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".
  9. ^ "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".
  10. ^ "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".
  11. ^ "ASHTON-MAGNUSON MEDIA". am-media.net. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Danny Wimmer Presents Reports Record-Breaking Attendance At May Festival Portfolio". celebrityaccess.com. June 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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