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Epicenter Festival and Sonic Temple are no longer happening in 2021

It looks like the 2021 festival and event cancelations are slowly gaining speed. Shortly after both Glastonbury and Coachella canceled their 2021 festivals, it’s been announced that Epicenter and Sonic Temple are also no longer taking place this year. Despite this setback, Welcome To Rockville, Louder Than Life, Aftershock and Inkcarceration are still scheduled for later […]

Louder Than Life is officially canceling their 2020 festival

After calling off all of their spring music festivals, Danny Wimmer Presents is making the unfortunate announcement that Louder Than Life, Hometown Rising and Bourbon & Beyond are all canceling their 2020 editions. The organizer made the announcement today (April 24) and are offering full refunds for all ticket holders. Read More: Here’s how Vans is […]

Sonic Temple, Epicenter, Welcome To Rockville 2020 festivals canceled

The series of Danny Wimmer Presents festivals, including  Epicenter, Welcome To Rockville, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, Louder Than Life and Aftershock, are facing some major changes today. All spring festivals are being canceled while fall festivals including Louder Than Life are continuing to happen. Read More: ‘The Walking Dead’ fans notice the show predicted toilet paper hoarding Epicenter, Welcome To […]

Sonic Temple among May festivals “assessing” situation before decision

In the wake of mass cancellations and event bans, the three Danny Wimmer Presents festivals set to take place in May — Epicenter, Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival—are still on. The statement posted on March 16 says they are “assessing the situation very carefully.”  Due to coronavirus, a majority of festivals have […]

10 music events that could be affected by coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus has brought the live music industry to a standstill. Virtually every tour, festival and standalone performance scheduled to happen in the next month has been canceled or postponed. Artists who were on tour at the start of last week are now home or making their way there, and many are seeking support from fans […]

Metallica cancel upcoming festival sets in support of James Hetfield

Metallica have announced that they will not be appearing at this year’s Sonic Temple (May 15 and 17 in Columbus, Ohio) and Louder Than Life (September 18 and 20 in Louisville, Kentucky). The cancelation of the dates is to support frontman/guitarist James Hetfield in his recovery process. The band stress they will be appearing at […]

Amy Lee praised as “trailblazer for women in music" by Nita Strauss

Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss recently praised Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee for her overall contributions to rock ‘n roll. The comments come after Strauss joined Evanescence to perform “Disappear” at Epicenter Festival this year. Read more: ‘Lion King’ classic gets Beyoncé, Childish Gambino cover in new teaser “It was a dream,” Strauss said. “Amy Lee […]

Epicenter Festival backlash ensues over set cancellations, traffic issues

In its first year, Epicenter Festival has proven to have experienced some hiccups. Between canceling some of the headlining acts on Saturday evening due to weather, to intense traffic problems, Carolina Rebellion’s replacement is now facing the opinions of hundreds of angry festival goers. Now, some patrons have taken to social media to express their […]

The Front Bottoms announce Kevin Devine split and other news you might have missed today

Mini Mansions dropped a new music video—plus, don’t miss Boys Of Fall on tour. Check out the news you might have missed today below! 1. Boys Of Fall announce new tour dates   View this post on Instagram   We can’t wait to see you all this spring!! Make sure to get your tickets ASAP- […]

Carolina Rebellion just got replaced with this festival

2018’s Carolina Rebellion was the the last under that name, it appears, as the producers of the hard rock and heavy metal festival in North Carolina put that event to rest and begin anew with a stacked lineup for the inaugural Epicenter Festival. And, my, how stacked it is! Foo Fighters, Tool and Korn lead […]

The Offspring, A Day To Remember, Bad Religion, more announced for Epicenter Festival 2013

The 5th annual Epicenter Festival in Irvine, CA has announced that The Offspring, A Day To Remember, Bad Religion, Pennywise and All Time Low are among the bands that will be playing the festival. Other acts include: Pierce The Veil, Falling In Reverse, and The Wonder Years. The 1-day festival will take place September 21, […]