Just click on the band name for dates and tickets.
All American Rejects
All Time Low
Bon Jovi
Bruce Hornsby
Daughtry
Eddie Money
Flyleaf
Gwar
Hatebreed
Hinder
Hit The Lights
Hollywood Undead
Insane Clown Posse
Joe Perry (from Aerosmith)
Megadeth
Metallica
Papa Roach
Phish
Queensryche
REO Speedwagon
Roger Daltry
Rob Thomas
Rob Zombie
Santana – Performing at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, dates through 02/10
Saving Abel
Shinedown
Skillet
Steve Miller Band
Stryper
Third Eye Blind
Train
Trivium
Vince Neil (of Motley Crue)
Widespread Panic
Wolfmother

The festival features BBQ Ribs and Music! What a great way to kick off the summer. The lineup for this year’s musical entertainment is as follows:

Friday – May 22

• Healing Sixes – 5:00 PM
• Shooting Star – 6:30 PM
• Night Ranger – 9:00 PM

Saturday – May 23

• Sean Holland- Noon
• Shemekia Copeland – 1:30 PM
• Firehouse – 4:00 PM
• Warrant – 6:30 PM
• Bret Michaels – 9:00 PM

Sunday, May 24

• TBA – Noon
• The Elms – 1:30PM
• TBA – 4:00 PM
• Cowboy Mouth – 6:30 PM
• Third Eye Blind- 9:00 PM

Monday, May 25

• Fabulous Motown Revue – 11:30 AM
• Beatlemania LIve! – 1:30 PM
• TBA – 4:15 PM
• Saving Abel – 6:30 PM

(All artists and times subject to change)

Admission is FREE before 5:00 PM on Friday and before 1:00 PM on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. After these times, admission is $5 and includes the concerts. Children 12 and under are free. There are also a limited number of reserved seats in front of the stage available for $25 each Friday, Sunday and Monday. The reserved seating will be $40 each for Saturday night. These tickets include $10 in food and beverage tickets and if purchased before May 21 the tickets also include your $5 admission. Get your reserved tickets here!!

Brian and I have been to this music festival for the past 2 years and we really enjoy it. Jonny Lang was amazing last year and Night Ranger was good considering the show was rained out after 7 songs. I would like to share a few words of wisdom though, it usually rains at some point over the weekend and the grounds get really wet and muddy. I would suggest not wearing shoes that you don’t want to get wet or muddy and bringing along a rain poncho is probably a good idea. The music and the crowd are always very entertaining and we’re looking forward to the festival again this year!

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Motley Crue
Slipknot
Alice In Chains
Avenged Sevenfold
Korn
Shinedown
Buckcherry
Saliva
Trapt
Static X
Black Stone Cherry
Saving Abel
Hoobastank
Chevelle
Atreyu
Flyleaf
The Used
Blue October
Sick Puppies
Billy Talent
All That Remains
Crooked X
Pop Evil
State of Shock
Cavo
Framing Hanley
Adelita’s Way
Burn Halo
The Leo Project
Halestorm
X Factor 1
Charm City Devils
Drive A
Early Pearl

In 2007, the first year for the festival, 30,000 people attended. In 2008 that number increased to 55,000. I would expect that number to be even higher in 2009 with the announcement of some of rock’s biggest artists in the lineup. Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 10:00 AM ET with VIP packages that include tickets, hotel accommodations and festival merchandise. There are also 2 day ticket packages that start at $99.50. Get your VIP package and GA tickets here!

ROTR is also featuring an on-line recycling trade-in program this year in effort to “Go Green”. Fans can recycle their old cell phones and MP3 players for “swag bucks” which can be used to earn free tickets and ROTR memorabilia and offcial festival merchandise. The program also allows you to earn “swag bucks” for searching the internet using their toolbar, shopping on the net and referring friends. For more information go to the rotrgogreen info page.

This lineup looks awesome!! Hopefully we’ll make it to the festival this year. If you go, please let us know all about your ROTR experience!!

Some of the bands have been announced. They are not listed in any particular order.

KORN
Steve Miller Band
Seether
Shinedown
Buckcherry
Saving Abel
Journey
Theory of a Deadman
Lifehouse
Blackberry Smoke
Sheryl Crow
Barenaked Ladies
Whigs
Thriving Ivory

 
We will keep you updated as more bands are announced.

Here are the dates:

Nickelback’s “Dark Horse” was just released 11/18/08. Seether’s “Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces” was released 10/23/07 and they just won their first MAMA Award for Best Alternative Artist. Congratulations!! Saving Abel’s self titled “Saving Abel” was released 03/11/08. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to see a fantastic show.  Britne and I saw Nickelback back in March of 2006, and you won’t be disappointed!!

If you catch one of the shows, please post a comment and let us know all about it. Or if you’re interested in writing a review for the blog, please see the contest page for details about how to do that.

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