Kicking off today, Epicenter Festival the replacement for Carolina Rebellion, makes its debut event by Danny Wimmer Presents gets underway in North Carolina! Tool, Judas Priest, Foo Fighters, Korn, Rob Zombie, Evanescence, The Cult, Meshuggah, Mark Lanegan Band, Mastodon,Killswitch Engage, Architects, Tom Morello, High On Fire, Zeal & Ardor, Knocked Loose, Slothrust, Vein, Ho99o9o, Basement, The Dirty Nil, and many more have joined the bill. Epicenter takes place May 10-12 at the Rockingham Festival Grounds with the rest of the lineup below.
Daily Schedules:
Friday, May 10
Monster Energy Stage
11PM – Korn
8:50PM – Machine Gun Kelly
7:05PM – Crystal Method
5:35PM – Dorothy
4:25PM – Zeal & Ardor
3:25PM – Amigo the Devil
Quarry Stage
9:55PM – Rob Zombie
7:55PM – Evanescence
6:15PM – Skillet
5:00PM – Beartooth
3:55PM – Hyro the Hero
SiriusXM Octane Stage
7PM – Meshuggah
5:40PM – Knocked Loose
4:30PM – Vein
3:20PM – Wilson
2:10PM – Ded
Pine Stage
7:50PM – Mark Lanegan Band
6:15PM – Black Pistol Fire
5:05PM – Slothrust
3:55PM – Hands Like Houses
2:45PM – Arrested Youth
1:35PM – Black Coffee
Rockingham Village Stage
1:35AM – Wilson
12:45PM – Hyro the Hero
11:55PM – Arrested Youth
8:55PM – Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow
5:45PM – That Metal Show Reunion
12PM – Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow
Saturday, May 11
Monster Energy Stage
10:15PM – Tool
7:50PM – The Cult
5:55PM – Yelawolf
4:35PM – Motionless in White
3:15PM – Badflower
Quarry Stage
8:55PM – Judas Priest
6:45PM – Bush
5:15PM – Black Label Society
3:55PM – The Damned Things
2:45PM – Sylar
1:35PM – Shvpes
SiriusXM Octane Stage
7:45PM – Circa Survive
6PM – Grandson
4:35PM – Crobot
3:20PM – Evan Conrad
2:10PM – Dead Girls Academy
1PM – Tetrarch
Pine Stage
6:45PM – Memphis May Fire
5:15PM – Light the Torch
3:55PM – Wage War
2:45PM – Dirty Honey
1:35PM – Hyde
12:25PM – Alien Weaponry
Rockingham Village Stage
1:35AM – Crobot
12:45PM – Amigo the Devil
11:55PM – Grandson
8:55PM – Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow
5:45PM – That Metal Show reunion
12PM – Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow
Sunday, May 12
Monster Energy Stage
9:40PM – Foo Fighters
7:35PM – Bring Me the Horizon
5:50PM – Live
4:30PM – Fever 333
3:15PM – Yungblud
2:10PM – The Dirty Nil
Quarry Stage
8:35PM – 311
6:40PM – Mastodon
5:10PM – Interrupters
3:55PM – Reignwolf
2:45PM – Glorious Sons
1:35PM – Teenage Wrist
SiriusXM Octane Stage
5:50PM – Killswitch Engage
4:30PM – Architects
3:20PM – Ho99o9
2:10PM – Scarlxrd
1PM – While She Sleeps
Pine Stage
6:40PM – Tom Morello
5:15PM – Basement
3:55PM – Movements
2:45PM – Cleopatrick
1:35PM – Boston Manor
12:25PM – Demob Happy
Rockingham Village Stage
8:55PM – Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow
12PM – Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow
Can’t miss bands each day!
Friday: Korn, Rob Zombie, Evanescence, Machine Gun Kelly, The Crystal Method, Meshuggah, SKillet, Beartooth, Mark Lanegan Band, Dorothy, Black Pistol Fire, Zeal & Ardor, Knocked Loose, Wilson, Hyro The Hero, Amigo The Devil, DED, Vein, and Black Coffee.
Saturday: Tool, Judas Priest, The Cult, Bush, BLS, Circa Survive, The Damned Things, Grandson, Badflower, Light The Torch, Crobot, Dead Girls Academy, SVPES, Alien Weaponry, Tetrarch and HYDE.
Sunday: Foo Fighters, BMTH, 33, Live, Mastodon, KsE, Architects, The Interrupters, Tom Morello, Fever 333, While She Sleeps, Basement, Movements, Teenage Wrist, and Boston Manor.
Festival doors open at 11:00 AM daily.
The expansive Rockingham Festival Grounds promise nonstop entertainment, extensive camping options, and no curfew, so the entertainment will continue after the night’s headliners have played their last song on Friday and Saturday. The Rockingham Village Stage will be the premier spot for afterhours entertainment throughout the weekend, including an exclusive Campers’ Pre-Party on Thursday, May 9 featuring AC/DC tribute act Thunderstruck, Guns N’ Roses tribute Nightrain and local Charlotte hard rockers Killakoi.
The Rockingham Village Stage will also include the anticipated reunion of Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine from That Metal Show for two sets, Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11, as well as the Hellzapoppin Circus SideShowappearing the entire weekend and also at the Campers’ Pre-Party.
In addition to performances from top music artists, and various onsite attractions, attendees will enjoy a variety of local and regional food and beverage offerings provided by DWP’s affiliate concessionaire, Southern Hospitality Concessions LLC. Fans 21+ can enjoy multiple specialty curated beverage
experiences. Varietals from Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards (owned by Maynard James Keenan, co-founder of international recording acts Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer) will be available at the Caduceus Wine Garden. Experience abounds at the Heavy Tiki Bar (a tropical oasis filled with killer cocktails and shade). Fans can also enjoy a large variety of local and regional brews at the Epicenter Craft Beer Garden.
Additional Epicenter onsite experiences include: Monster Energy Experience, f.y.e. Fan Experience, The Music Experience, USMC (United States Marine Corps), Zippo Experience, Fxck Cancer / Dyin 2 Live Dreams Program, Take Me Home, andJack Daniel’s Experience.
Camping at Epicenter will let patrons keep the rock n’ roll party going all through the weekend and will set this festival apart from other U.S. rock shows. Camping spots are connected to the festival grounds and include amenities like access to showers, portable restrooms, food and drink vendors, charging stations, information and medical services, and the Campers’ Pre-Party.
The official Epicenter mobile app is now available for download. Attendees can build their own schedules, learn more about the artists and personalities appearing at the festival and get the latest must-know information through push notifications. Download it through the Google Play and Apple stores.
Rockingham Festival Grounds are located at 2153 North U.S. Highway 1, Rockingham, NC, less than two hours from Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, Columbia and Greensboro.
Epicenter sponsors include: Monster Energy, f.y.e., Fxck Cancer, Zippo, Jack Daniel’s, The Music Experience, Sweetwater Studios, USMC, Zyn, Four Saints Brewing and Hugger Mugger Brewing.
Epicenter is produced by Los Angeles-based Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America. Additional DWP events include Aftershock Festival, Bourbon & Beyond, Chicago Open Air, Hometown Rising, Louder Than Life, Rock Allegiance, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, and Welcome To Rockville.