DRAFT #1 FOR APPROVAL – TO SEND OUT TBA

Date: April 13, 2017
MONSTER ENERGY WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE:
BAND PERFORMANCE TIMES
AND EAT. ROCK. REPEAT. FOOD VENDORS ANOUNCED
FOR APRIL 29 & 30 FESTIVAL
AT METROPOLITAN PARK IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
WITH A PERFECT CIRCLE, SOUNDGARDEN, DEF LEPPARD & MORE
Band performance times and the Eat. Rock. Repeat. food vendors have been announced for the
seventh annual Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville, taking place April 29 & 30 at
Jacksonville, Florida's scenic Metropolitan Park along the St. Johns River.
Rock legends A Perfect Circle, Soundgarden, and Def Leppard lead the music lineup for
Florida's biggest rock experience, which features over 40 bands on three stages, including a
tremendous list of talent with The Offspring, Mastodon, Chevelle, Seether, Papa Roach and
many more. Visit www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com for all the details and to purchase tickets.
Band performance times for Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville are as follows (subject to
change):
Saturday, April 29
Monster Energy Stage
Metropolitan Stage
9:45 PM
Soundgarden
8:40 PM
A Perfect Circle
7:35 PM
The Offspring
6:40 PM
Mastodon
5:45 PM
Coheed and Cambria
4:50 PM
The Pretty Reckless
4:05 PM
Eagles of Death Metal
3:20 PM
Highly Suspect
2:45 PM
All That Remains
2:10 PM
Starset
1:35 PM
I Prevail
1:00 PM
Dinosaur Pile-Up
12:25 PM
Goodbye June
11:50 AM
Badflower
River Stage
6:30 PM
Pierce The Veil
5:20 PM
In Flames
4:15 PM
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
3:00 PM
Volumes
2:00 PM
Royal Republic
1:00 PM
As Lions
12:00 PM
The Charm The Fury
Sunday, April 30
Monster Energy Stage
Metropolitan Stage
8:35 PM
Def Leppard
7:35 PM
Chevelle
6:35 PM
Papa Roach
5:50 PM
Seether
4:55 PM
Three Days Grace
4:10 PM
Alter Bridge
3:30 PM
Of Mice & Men
2:50 PM
In This Moment
2:15 PM
The Dillinger Escape Plan
1:40 PM
Motionless In White
1:05 PM
Nothing More
12:30 PM
Beartooth
11:55 AM
Rival Sons
11:20 AM
Kyng
River Stage
5:45 PM
Amon Amarth
4:25 PM
Gojira
3:15 PM
Every Time I Die
2:15 PM
Attila
1:15 PM
Sylar
12:15 PM
Fire From The Gods
11:15 AM
Cover Your Tracks
In addition to the previously announced Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville food vendors,
festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents welcomes the Eat. Rock. Repeat. area, featuring
Bacon Invasion, Pie Hard and Nice Tots Little Philly. Eat. Rock. Repeat. serves up your
favorite comfort foods with gourmet ingredients and savory combinations. “So delicious you’ll want
to relive it over and over again…and you can!” See below for more on these new additions to the
Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville food lineup:
Bacon Invasion: Invade your taste buds with the ultimate bacon experience! We are
talking about three crispy bacon flags representing various smokes and flavors. Try one, try
them all, or indulge in a decadent bacon grilled cheese: thick cut bacon, melty cheddar
cheese, and fresh bread fried in bacon fat to crunchy perfection.
Nice Tots Little Philly: Holler at Nice Tots Little Philly for a heaping pile of tater tots topped
with special sauces, or a made to order Philly cheesesteak. Combine the two with an order
of tots topped with chunky cheesesteak and all the fixings. Vegan cheese steak available!
Pie Hard: Live free. Pie Hard. Try one of our customized pie cups, or build your own! With
decadent layers like pie crust flakes, chocolate bourbon pecan pie, cherry pie filling,
graham cracker, and homemade whipped cream, these pie cups will be sure to make you
scream, “Yippee Pie-Yay Mother Pucker!”
As previously announced, Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville will also feature a killer lineup
of local culinary genius, with eateries like Mojo’s BBQ, Indochine Thai Cuisine, Taco Lu’s,
Sweet Pete’s, Brucci’s Pizza, Island Noodles, and much more. Additional food vendors include
Cely’s Filipino Food, What’s The Catch Fish Tacos, Rock N’ Roll Arepas, GuanaBana Ice
Pops, Pie Baby, Nomi's Island Girl Foods, Hebros Bacon Restaurant, Grumpy’s Homemade
Ice Cream, Girls Gone Green Nacho Bar, Pele's Wood Fired Pizza, Angry Bird Grill, Knuckle
Sandwiches, Catullo Brothers, Mount Olympus Greek, Funnel Cake Fantasy, Mac’ Attack,
Classic Home Cookin’, Pounders Burgers, Mystery Melt Machine, Ollie’s Tots, Ben’s Burrito
Bowl, Master of Patties, and Mama’s Food Truck.
Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville will feature a variety of unique entertainment offerings to
go along with its incredible music lineup, including the Monster Energy Experience (featuring
signings with Rockville artists), the Jack Daniel's Experience, The Music Experience, FYE Fan
Experience, Jacksonville Jaguars Rock 'N' Jock and more. At the FYE Fan Experience,
various bands from participating record labels Century Media/Another Century Records, Fearless
Records, Nuclear Blast / Sharptone, Razor & Tie, and Roadrunner Records will take part in pop-up
fan experiences such as meet & greets, acoustic performances, and Q&As. You never know
what will happen in the FYE Fan Experience.
Fans 21+ can wash down Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville’s over-the-top food offerings
with a variety of beverages, including selections from the Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards
Wine Garden, local craft beer from Bold City Brewing, Green Room Brewing, Ancient City
Brewing and others, as well as Bud Light.
Weekend and Single Day General Admission and VIP tickets as well as hotel and VIP packages
for
Monster
Energy
Welcome
To
Rockville
are
available
now
at
www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com. Discounted online hotel rates are also available through
Curadora. Visit www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com for details.
Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville is fueled by Monster Energy. Additional 2017 sponsors
include: Bud Light, Jack Daniel’s, The Music Experience, Zippo, Metro PCS, and more.
Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, a producer of
some of the biggest rock festivals in America, including Rock On The Range, Monster Energy
Aftershock, Monster Energy Fort Rock, Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, Louder Than Life,
Northern Invasion, Chicago Open Air, Monster Energy Rock Allegiance, and more.
For more information on Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville, visit:
Website: www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/welcometorockville
Twitter: @RockvilleFest
Instagram: @welcometorockville
About Danny Wimmer Presents: Since 1993, music industry veteran Danny Wimmer has been producing
concerts and festivals, both large and small. In 2011, he formed Danny Wimmer Presents, which now
produces several of the largest rock and alternative festivals in the U.S. By combining A-list talent with local
cuisine and culture, DWP has become recognized within the industry for delivering the highest-quality
entertainment experiences to fans, artists, sponsors, partners and host cities. DWP creates memorable and
all-encompassing festival experiences, leaving both consumers and partners with lasting and meaningful
impressions. With 580,000 fans attending all DWP festivals in 2015, and 10 billion media impressions, DWP
will continue to add new music festivals to its already stellar portfolio, which includes Rock On The Range,
Monster Energy Aftershock Festival, Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville, Monster Energy Carolina
Rebellion, Louder Than Life, Chicago Open Air and Monster Energy Rock Allegiance, among others.
www.DannyWimmerPresents.com
About Metropolitan Park: Metropolitan Park offers a scenic, spacious site for Monster Energy Welcome To
Rockville that's just a few hours drive from cities including Orlando, Tampa, Gainesville, Savannah and
Tallahassee, and is easily accessible by plane from around the country. Metropolitan Park is a premier 27acre recreational facility along the beautiful St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Florida at 1410 Gator
Bowl Blvd.
About Monster Energy: Most companies spend their money on ad agencies, TV commercials, radio spots
and billboards to tell you how good their products are. At Monster Energy, we chose none of the above.
Instead we support the scene, our bands, our athletes and our fans. We back athletes so they can make a
career out of their passion. We promote concert tours, so our favorite bands can visit your hometown. We
celebrate with our fans and riders by throwing parties and making the coolest events we can think of a
reality.
www.monsterenergy.com | www.facebook.com/monsterenergy
Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville Contacts:
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson/Ashton-Magnuson Media (Publicity)
[email protected]; (818) 996-2496
Clay Busch/Danny Wimmer Presents (Marketing & Sponsorship)
[email protected]