Rocklahoma

Rock music festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, U.S.

  • Hard rock
  • heavy metal[1]
Dates
  • May
  • July
Location(s)Pryor, Oklahoma, U.S.Years active
  • 2007–2019
  • 2021–present
Founded byMark NuessleWebsiterocklahoma.com

Rocklahoma is an annual 3-day hard rock and metal festival held in Pryor, Oklahoma.[2] The festival features 3 official stages, as well as many unofficial campground parties and performing acts and onsite vendors. There were an estimated 100,000 people (about 30,000 per day) at the first annual Rocklahoma held in 2007.[3] The Third Annual Rocklahoma had over seventy bands on four stages, including favorites from previous Rocklahoma festivals, Beautiful Creatures, LA Guns featuring Tracii Guns, Bang Tango, Lillian Axe, Gypsy Pistoleros and Faster Pussycat. Included on the side stages are bands from all over Europe. Coffee table books for Rocklahoma 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 have been published and are available on the web.

Rocklahoma saw 2020 get deferred to 2021, when it resumed.

Lineups

2007

Faster Pussycat playing at Rocklahoma 2007

There were approximately eight bands playing per day for four days at Rocklahoma 2007. These bands were as follows:[4]

Thursday, July 12

  • Uro Steppe
  • Gypsy Pistoleros
  • Hollywood Roses
  • Lillian Axe (replaced Tigertailz[5])
  • KISS Army
  • US 66
  • Off Beat Road

Friday, July 13

  • Zendozer
  • Greg Leon Invasion
  • Dirty Penny (JPOTMUSIC.COM contest winners)
  • Mike Tramp's White Lion
  • Y&T
  • Slaughter
  • Quiet Riot
  • Ratt
  • Poison

Saturday, July 14

  • 36 Inches
  • Down for Five (JPOTMUSIC.COM contest winners)
  • Bang Tango
  • Bulletboys
  • Faster Pussycat
  • Enuff Z'Nuff
  • FireHouse
  • Warrant
  • Skid Row
  • Winger
  • Dokken
  • Vince Neil

Sunday, July 15

2008

Thursday, July 10[6]

  • Bret Michaels
  • L.A. Guns
  • Enuff Z'Nuff
  • Vain
  • Jetboy
  • House of Lords
  • Cockpit[7]
  • Joetown

Friday, July 11

Friday, July 12

Saturday, July 13

  • Axe
  • Beautiful Creatures
  • Zebra
  • Lynch Mob
  • Tesla

2009

Thursday, July 9

A screening of Anvil! The Story of Anvil was shown after Anthrax.[10]

Friday, July 10

Saturday, July 11

Sunday, July 12

2010

Friday, May 28[11]

Saturday, May 29

Sunday, May 30

2011

Friday, May 27[12]

Saturday, May 28

Sunday, May 29

2012

Friday, May 25

  • Creed
  • Slash
  • Chevelle
  • P.O.D.
  • Cavo
  • Adelitas Way
  • Red
  • Redlight King
  • Janus
  • Eve to Adam
  • Beneath
  • Fist of Rage
  • Lynam
  • Pretty Little Suicide
  • Hessler
  • Down & Dirty
  • Ragdoll
  • Sunset Riot
  • Absence of Ink
  • For the Broken
  • Echo Fuzz
  • Shotgun Rebels
  • Soulicit
  • Rocker Lips
  • Mine Enemies Fall

Saturday, May 26

Sunday, May 27

References

  1. ^ "MEGADETH, QUIET RIOT, DORO, KORN, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SHINEDOWN AND MORE CONFIRMED FOR ROCKLAHOMA 2022". bravewords.com. June 6, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Rocklahoma To Include MEGADETH, ROB ZOMBIE, DEVILDRIVER And More This Year!". metalinjection.net. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Elliot, Matt (July 8, 2007). "C'mon sell the noize: Rocklahoma's hair-metal lineup outselling Country Fever". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 16, 2006.
  4. ^ "Rocklahoma: Artists". Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Rocklahoma: News (via Internet Archive – turn styles off!)". July 7, 2007. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  6. ^ "Rocklahoma Announces 2008 Lineup: Bret Michaels, Kix, Warrant". Rolling Stone. March 4, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Strasen, Matt (July 10, 2008). "Rocklahoma 2008". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Rocklahoma 2008". JamBase. March 12, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Chancellor, Jennifer (June 26, 2008). "Cinderella out after a bleeding vocal cord". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  10. ^ "2009 Rocklahoma Main Stage Lineup". The Oklahoman. July 8, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Chancellor, Jennifer (April 22, 2010). "ZZ Top, Buckcherry head up Rocklahoma". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "Rocklahoma 2011 - Daily Performance Lineups Announced". BraveWords. April 6, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

External links

  • www.rocklahoma.com
  • www.feverfest.com
  • www.rocklahomabook.com
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