Rocklahoma

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Rocklahoma
Sebastian Bach - Youth Gone Wild.jpg
Sebastian Bach playing at Rocklahoma 2008.
GenreHard rock, heavy metal, alternative rock
DatesJuly, May
Location(s)Pryor, Oklahoma, US
Years active2007–present
Founded byMark Nuessle
Websitewww.rocklahoma.com

Rocklahoma (also known as Rock Fever Presents Rocklahoma or Rock Fever) is an annual American three-day rock festival held in Pryor, Oklahoma. The festival features 4 official stages, as well as many unofficial campground parties and performing acts and onsite vendors. It is currently billed as one of the many festivals that make up AEG Entertainment's World's Loudest Month concert series. There were an estimated 100,000 people (about 30,000 per day) at the first annual Rocklahoma held in 2007.[1] The Third Annual Rocklahoma had over seventy bands on four stages, including favorites from previous Rocklahoma festivals, Beautiful Creatures, LA Guns featuring Tracii Guns, Bang Tango, Lillian Axe, Gypsy Pistoleros and Faster Pussycat. Included on the side stages are bands from all over Europe. Coffee table books for Rocklahoma 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 have been published and are available on the web.

2017[]

Thursday, May 25 (Campground Party): Another Lost Year, Nicnos, Locust Grove, Final Drive, Midnight Mob, Hoodslide, Stolen Rhodes, BC & The Big Rig, Reliance Code, Screaming Red Mutiny

Friday, May 26: Def Leppard, Three Days Grace, Skillett, Pierce the Veil, the Pretty Reckless, In Flames, Slaughter, Rival Sons, Fozzy, Badflower, Goodbye June, Aeges, Retrospect All Stars, Lynam, Aska, Electro_Nomicon, Ratchet Dolls, Death Grip, T.R.O.Y., Arson City, Keychain, Sun And Flesh, Thousand Years Wide, Save The Hero, the Normandys, Difuser

Saturday, May 27: Stone Sour, The Cult, Zakk Sabbath, Suicidal Tendencies, Diamond Head, Fuel, Starset, Red Sun Rising, Dinosaur Pile-Up, DED, Kore Rozzik, Dead Metal Society, Wildstreet, Diamond Lane, Black Tora, Five Star Hooker, Moxy & The Influence, Adakain, NonHuman Era, , Paralandra, Wild Fire, The Adarna, , etc[2][3]

Sunday, May 28: The Offspring, Seether, Jackyl, Ratt, Buckcherry, Taking Back Sunday, Nothing More, Black Stone Cherry, Norma Jean, Wage War, Royal Republic, One Less Reason, London’s Dungeon, Niterain, Nova Rex, 3D In Your Face, The Tip, Desire the Fire, Wild Planes, Coda Cutlass, As Above So Below, The Chimpz, Sweatin Bullets, Weston Horn & The Hush, Skytown, The Fairweather

2016[]

Thursday, May 26[]

Arson City, Even the Dogs, Drek, Nicnos, Emperors and Elephants, Well Hung Heart, Framing the Red, Hoodslide, BC and The Big Rig, Roots of Thought, Grind [4]

2015[]

Due to severe weather in the area, Rocklahoma officials were forced to evacuate the grounds and were forced to cancel the remaining artists for Saturday evening; among those cancelled was headliner Linkin Park and Volbeat.

Friday, May 22[]

, Godsmack, Slayer, Papa Roach, In This Moment, Ministry, Apocalyptica, We Are Harlot, Nonpoint, Young Guns, Butcher Babies, Upon a Burning Body, Like a Storm, Waylaid, Ivy Stone, Even the Dogs, etc.[5] Ruff Justice

Saturday, May 23[]

Linkin Park, Volbeat, Halestorm, Anthrax, The Pretty Reckless, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, Candlebox, In Flames, Periphery, Starset, Crobot, The Chimpz, etc.

Sunday, May 24[]

Tesla, Breaking Benjamin, Queensrÿche, Of Mice & Men, The Winery Dogs, Motionless in White, Aranda, Otherwise, Islander, etc.

2014[]

Thursday, May 22[]

James Douglas Show, DRYVR, Oldman, Motortrain, Blackwater Rebellion, Dirty Crush, Triple Se7en, Severmind, Fight the Fade, Benny’s Little Weasel

Friday, May 23[]

Five Finger Death Punch, Deftones, Seether, Killswitch Engage, Hellyeah, Skid Row, Black Stone Cherry, The Pretty Reckless, Thousand Foot Krutch, Lacuna Coil, Nothing More, Truckfighters, Wicked, Killer Dwarfs, London’s Dungeon, Ruff Justice, Loveblast, Firstryke, Nasty Habit, Dellacoma, Chaotic Resemblance, Scattered Hamlet, Jet West, The Chimpz, Sleepwalking Home, Framing the Red, Bad Remedy, Snakefist, NICNOS, Enslaved by Fear

Saturday, May 24[]

Staind, Twisted Sister, Jackyl, Filter, Kix, Pop Evil, Adelitas Way, We Are Harlot,[6] Texas Hippie Coalition, Devour the Day, We as Human, Gemini Syndrome, Kill Devil Hill, Ratchet Dolls, Wicked, Black Tora, Bai Bang, ASKA, Hellion, Killer Dwarfs, Ragdoll, Siren, Hip Kitty, Well Hung Heart, Mine Enemies Fall, Vilifi, A Course of Action, The Grizzly Band, The Joint Effect, David Castro Band

Sunday, May 25[]

Kid Rock, Theory of a Deadman, Extreme, Black Label Society, Tom Keifer of Cinderella, Down, Redlight King, Kyng, Butcher Babies, Heaven’s Basement, Eve to Adam, Twelve Foot Ninja, Scorpion Child, Sleepy Hollow, Tempt, Station, Mystery, Lynam, Mandy Lion, Mach22, Down N Dirty, Dirtee Circus, Echofuzz, Shotgun Rebels, Able the Allies, The Bourgeois, Switchbach, Paper Tigers, The Grown Ups[7]

2013[]

Thursday, May 23[]

Pre-Party at Axis Campground Stage


Searching for Sanity

Motortrain


Drek

Friday, May 24[]

Main Stage Hard Rock Stage Retrospect Records Stage Axis Campground Stage

All That Remains
Ratt
Papa Roach
Bush
Guns N’ Roses


Otherwise
The Sword
Escape the Fate
Clutch
Device




Hessler
The Last Vegas







Memory of a Melody

Saturday, May 25[]

Main Stage Hard Rock Stage Retrospect Records Stage Axis Campground Stage

Big Wreck
Halestorm
Skillet
Bullet for My Valentine
Alice in Chains

O'Brother

We as Human Young Guns
Asking Alexandria
Mindset Evolution

Emerald City
Mystery
Black Tora
London
Wildstreet
Golden State

Mystery

Strikes at One
Well Hung Heart
Vilifi
For the Broken
Echofuzz
The Chimpz
Mine Enemies Fall

Sunday, May 26[]

Main Stage Hard Rock Stage Retrospect Records Stage Axis Campground Stage

Dokken
Steel Panther
Hollywood Undead
Cheap Trick
Korn

Scorpion Child
Heaven's Basement
Red Line Chemistry
Thousand Foot Krutch
Motionless in White
American Fangs


Ragdoll



Lynam
Rhyme


  • Attend/Capacity/Gross Sales: 49.179 / 52.500 / $2,237,936

[8]

2012[]

Thursday, May 24 Pre-Party[]

Pre-Party at Axis Campground Stage

Jamco Industries
Delay the Day
Baron Von Swagger
Aformatic
Back from Ashes
Twofold
Tiranico
Fist of Rage[9]

Friday, May 25[]

Main Stage Hard Rock Stage Retrospect Records Stage Axis Campground Stage

Adelitas Way
Cavo
Chevelle
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy
and The Conspirators
Creed

Beneath
Janus
Redlight King
Red
P.O.D.
Eve to Adam

Sunset Riot
Ragdoll
S.E.X. Department
Down N Dirty
Hessler
Pretty Little Suicide
Wildstreet
Lynam
Fist of Rage

Absence of Ink
For the Broken
Echo Fuzz
Shotgun Rebels
Soulicit
Rocker Lips
Snew
Mine Enemies Fall

Saturday, May 26[]

Main Stage Hard Rock Stage Retrospect Records Stage Axis Campground Stage

Pop Evil
10 Years
Theory of a Deadman
Megadeth
Rob Zombie

Anti-Mortem
New Medicine
Trivium
The Darkness
Volbeat
Otherwise

Diemonds
S.E.X. Department
Switchblade Scarlett
Ruff Justice
Firstryke
Lillian Axe
On Fire
The Glitter Boys
Black Tora

Villains Dance
Stun
Dagger
Unwritten Rulez
Drek
A Good Fight
Willie Basse
Sweatin Bullets

Sunday, May 27[]

Main Stage Hard Rock Stage Retrospect Records Stage Axis Campground Stage

Black Stone Cherry
Puddle of Mudd
Jackyl
Queensrÿche
Chickenfoot

Rains
Charm City Devils
Aranda
Art of Dying
Hellyeah
Falling in Reverse

Fist of Rage
Ragdoll
Down N Dirty
Sunset Riot
Diemonds
Black Tora
The Glitter Boys
Black Tora

Desi and Cody
David Castro Band
The Hawkeyes
We the Ghost
Through the Thorns

2011[]

Thursday, May 26 Pre-Party[]

  • Aformatic
  • Blackwood
  • Fist of Rage
  • Floodlyne
  • Stun
  • Tiranico

Friday, May 27[]

Saturday, May 28[]

Sunday, May 29[]

All That Remains, Diemonds, Escape the Fate, Cavo, Hail the Villain, Taddy Porter, New Medicine, Art of Dying, Electric Touch, One Less Reason, Gypsy Pistoleros, Alias, Wildstreet, The Glitter Boys, Gunner Sixx, Black Tora, Mad Max, Aura Surreal, Firstryke, Aska, Arena, Blue Tiger, Bad Things, Cutlass and Mock Star.

[10]

2010[]

On December 1, 2009, Rocklahoma's organizers announced an affiliation with concert promoter AEG Live to revamp the festival's format. The 2010 festival was moved to Memorial Day weekend and included more current artists as well as very few of the 1980s-era classic rock and metal bands for which the festival has been known.[11]

Thursday, May 27 Pre-Party[]

Retrospect Records Stage

Bad Things



Black Tora
WildStreet


Friday, May 28[]

Main Stage Hard Rock Stage Retrospect Records Stage

Adelitas Way
Saving Abel
Buckcherry
Three Days Grace
Godsmack


New Medicine
Janus
The Veer Union
Richy Nix

Black Tora

Mad Max



Bad Things

Saturday, May 29[]

Main Stage Hard Rock Stage Retrospect Records Stage

Burn Halo
Fuel
Saliva
Cinderella
ZZ Top


Nigel Dupree Band
Brookroyal
Like a Storm
Shaman's Harvest

Bad Things


WildStreet


The Last Vegas

Sunday, May 30[]

Main Stage Hard Rock Stage Retrospect Records Stage

Aranda
Sevendust
Theory of a Deadman
Chevelle
Tesla

Within Reason
Hail the Villain
Year Long Disaster
Taddy Porter
Lacuna Coil


Mad Max



WildStreet
Bad Things

2009 Lineup[]

Main stage[]

Thursday, July 9

Friday, July 10

Saturday, July 11

Sunday, July 12

  • Twisted Sister
  • Skid Row
  • Great White
  • Nelson
  • Bonfire
  • Vixen

+ 3 side Stages brought to you by Retrospect Records[]

Funhouse Stage (North End) Strip Stage (Hill) Retro Stage (South End)












Bodragaz



Warrior
Lillian Axe




Bang Camaro



Swirl

Glitter Boys
ASKA (band)
Hallows Eve
Beautiful Creatures






Britny Fox

Hericane Alice
Faster Pussycat



Roxanne
Mad Max
LA Guns
Fan Halen

Wildstreet

Harlot


Mass

Glitter Boys
Harlot


Herman Rarebell
Lord Tracy


Nasty Nasty


Icon
Heartless
D'Molls
Baton Rouge

2008 Lineup[]

Main stage[]

Over 90 bands appeared on all stages during the 5 days of Rocklahoma.[12] Sixty bands played on the side stages.[13]

The following bands played the main stage from the Rocklahoma website:[14]

Wednesday, July 9

A benefit concert for residents of the nearby town of Picher, Oklahoma, which was severely hit by an EF4 tornado on May 10, 2008. Three-day ticket holders and members of the armed forces are admitted free of charge, and the general public only has to pay a $25 fee to get in.[15]

Thursday, July 10 (pre-party only available to people who purchased three-day tickets)

Friday, July 11

Saturday, July 12

Sunday July 13

Side Stages[]

The following bands have been confirmed for the side stages from the Rocklahoma website:[16]

South stage[]

(sponsored by Nightmare Records, and Blastzone)


Wednesday July 10, 2008

  • Joey Doherty "Kid Lightning"
  • Pedal Point
  • Jaded
  • Down Tread
  • Overloaded
  • Lure

Thursday July 10, 2008

Friday July 11, 2008

  • Lipstick Magazine
  • Mindflow
  • Banshee
  • Krucible (Lance King)
  • Gypsy Pistoleros

Saturday July 12, 2008

Sunday July 13, 2008

North stage[]

(sponsored by )

Thursday July 10, 2008

  • Oney
  • Shy Tiger
  • Harlow
  • Sidekixx
  • Sweet F.A. (cancelled)
  • Frontrunner
  • Pair-A-Dice
  • Tommy Had a Vision
  • Messano (Bobby Messano of Starz)

Friday July 11, 2008

Saturday July 12, 2008

  • Kilbourn
  • Bad Candy
  • Lorraine
  • Nasty Nasty
  • Mass
  • Defcon
  • Vyper

Sunday July 13, 2008

  • Bad Candy
  • Oney
  • Strikeforce
  • Herazz
  • Reckless
  • Heartless
  • Ron Keel (of Steeler and Keel)
  • Real Steel

2007 Lineup[]

Faster Pussycat playing at Rocklahoma 2007

There were approximately eight bands playing per day for four days at Rocklahoma 2007. These bands were as follows:[17]

Thursday, July 12

Friday, July 13

Saturday, July 14

Sunday, July 15

References[]

  1. ^ Elliot, Matt (July 8, 2007). "C'mon sell the noize: Rocklahoma's hair-metal lineup outselling Country Fever". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 16, 2006.
  2. ^ "Rocklahoma 2017 Daily Band Lineups Revealed". Loudwire. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT: ROCKLAHOMA – 2017". RockRevolt Mag. January 9, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rocklahoma daily band lineups revealed as single-day tickets go on sale Monday". April 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Rocklahoma daily lineup 2015". Rocklahoma.com.
  6. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Trivium Cancel Handful of U.S. Shows After Frontman Matt Heafy Blows Out Voice". Loudwire.com. Loudwire. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Rocklahoma daily lineup announced". News OK. April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  8. ^ "ROCKLAHOMA 2013 // May 24, 25 & 26 // PRYOR, OK". Rocklahoma.com. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  9. ^ "ROCKLAHOMA 2012 May 25, 26 and 27 in PRYOR, OK" Rocklahoma 2012 Obtained May 20, 2012
  10. ^ "Rocklahoma Daily Performance Lineups Announced – Single Day Tickets On Sale Friday April 15" Schwegweb.com Obtained June 8, 2012
  11. ^ Chancellor, Jennifer (December 1, 2009). "Monster music fest Rocklahoma moves to Memorial Day Weekend". Tulsa World. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  12. ^ "Rocklahoma Adds Fifth Day to Festival" (Press release). May 8, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  13. ^ "Queensryche to Perform Operation: Mindcrime in its Entirety at Rocklahoma" (Press release). April 24, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  14. ^ "Rocklahoma 2008 Lineup". Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  15. ^ "Rocklahoma Opens Wednesday for Benefit Performances" (Press release). May 21, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  16. ^ "Rocklahoma 2008 Lineup". Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  17. ^ "Rocklahoma: Artists". Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  18. ^ a b "Rocklahoma: News (via Internet Archive – turn styles off!)". July 7, 2007. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.

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