Welcome to Rockville

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Welcome to Rockville
Lacuna Coil 2014 Rockville.jpg
Lacuna Coil performing at Welcome to Rockville 2014
GenreHard rock, heavy metal[1]
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 four-day hard rock and heavy metal music festival.[2] The festival was held annually at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, Florida.[3] In November 2021, Welcome to Rockville moved to Daytona Beach, Florida.[4] 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.[5]

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 am and ending after 10:00 pm due to city noise ordinances.[7][8]

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, 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 noise ordinances with respect to the festival.[11]

The festival was expanded to 3 days (Friday-Sunday) in 2018.[12]

In July 2019, Danny Wimmer Presents submitted a press release that stated Welcome to Rockville was moving to Daytona Beach, Florida.[13]

In March 2020, it was announced that the festival would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but would return in 2021.[14]

In November 2021, Welcome to Rockville returned on a new week, November 11–14, at its new home at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Welcome to Rockville's 10th year brought in a record attendance of 161,000 people, making the 2021 edition the biggest rock festival in America. 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.[15]

Estimated yearly attendance[]

  • 2011 – 10,000 sold-out event[16]
  • 2012 – 11,000 sold-out event[17]
  • 2013 – 25,000+ (two-day total)[18]
  • 2014 – 40,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[19]
  • 2015 – 50,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[20]
  • 2016 – 50,000 (two-day total) sold-out event[21]
  • 2017 – 75,000+ (two-day total)[22]
  • 2018 – 90,000 (three-day total) sold-out event[23]
  • 2019 – 99,000+ (three-day total) sold-out event[24]
  • 2021 – 161,000 (four-day total)[25]

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. ^ "Welcome to Rockville gives first look at 2022 lineup". clickorlando.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Rockville gives first look at 2022 lineup". clickorlando.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Rockville moving to Daytona Beach in 2020". jacksonville.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bang your head! Welcome to Rockville opens at Daytona International Speedway". news-journalonline.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Info". dannywimmerpresents.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Welcome to Rockville 2011 at Metropolitan Park". last.fm. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "JACKSONVILLE WELCOMES YOU TO ROCKVILLE ON MAY 8th WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE FESTIVAL". mvremix.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Special Noise Standards for Special Events at Metropolitan Park". www.jacksonville.elaws.us. City of Jacksonville, FL. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Welcome to Rockville 2012 Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  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". outdoorsy.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE ANNOUNCES NEW HOME AT DAYTONA INT. SPEEDWAY". dannywimmerpresents.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Coronavirus: Welcome to Rockville canceled in Daytona Beach". news-journalonline.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "Welcome To Rockville Breaks Attendance Record". newsdaytonabeach.com. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  16. ^ "April 30 & May 1 in Jacksonville". am-media.net. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  17. ^ "Organizers oversell Rockville show". new4jax.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  18. ^ "Monster Energy's Welcome To Rockville Draws Record Attendance and Garners Media Acclaim".
  19. ^ "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".
  20. ^ "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".
  21. ^ "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".
  22. ^ "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".
  23. ^ "ASHTON-MAGNUSON MEDIA". am-media.net. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  24. ^ "Danny Wimmer Presents Reports Record-Breaking Attendance At May Festival Portfolio". celebrityaccess.com. June 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  25. ^ "161,000 ATTEND 2021 EDITION, MAKING IT AMERICA'S LARGEST ROCK FESTIVAL". bravewords.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.

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