Festival Noize: Carolina Rebellion, Louder Than Life & More

Carolina Rebellion announces lineup featuring Muse, Queens Of The Stone Age and Alice In Chains … Monster Energy Fort Rock shows off its roster including Ozzy and Godsmack … Las Rageous unveils its list of acts, topped by A Perfect Circle and Five Finger Death Punch …  Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life set dates for 2018.
Brought to you by producers Danny Wimmer Presents and AEG Presents, the eighth annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion is set for May 4-6 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. 

Christopher Wolstenholme of Muse
Courtesy of Webster Hall
– Christopher Wolstenholme of Muse
Webster Hall, New York City, May 8, 2015

The event has snagged Muse’s only U.S. festival performance of 2018. Along with Queens of the Stone Age and Alice In Chains, the lineup also features Shinedown, Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, Stone Sour and Incubus. Here’s the day-by-day schedule:
General admission and VIP tickets, as well as hotel packages and camping options, are on sale now. Prices start at $89.50 plus fees for single-day GA admission. Weekend GA passes are on sale for $149 plus fees. 
Specially priced tickets are available for active military members via partner GovX. Fans can also save by purchasing a four-pack of tickets for $500 plus fees. Prices quoted are current while supplies last. 
Carolina Rebellion 2017 grossed more than $5.8 million, with 100,875 tickets sold.
Carolina Rebellion is one of the seven festivals promoted as part of the “World’s Loudest Month.” The series gets started in late April with Monster Energy Fort Rock at the festival’s new home at Markham Park in Sunrise, Fla.

Sully Erna of Godsmack
Denise Truscello / Wire Image
– Sully Erna of Godsmack
Pearl Concert Theater, Las Vegas, Nev.

The sixth annual festival features Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, Ozzy Osbourne, Breaking Benjamin and more. The event is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents and AEG Presents. Here’s the plan:
 
 
General admission and VIP tickets, as well as hotel packages and ticket bundle discounts, go on sale Dec. 8 at 12 p.m. EST. Initial ticket prices start at $75 plus fees for single-day fees and $99.50 and fees for weekend general admission. Specially priced tickets are available for active military members via partner GovX.
Monster Energy Fort Rock 2017 grossed more than $1.4 million, with 24,349 tickets sold (97 percent capacity).
  
Danny Wimmer Presents is also behind Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life, which are both held at Champions Park in Louisville, Ky. 
The second annual Bourbon & Beyond is scheduled Sept. 22-23, followed by the fifth annual Louder Than Life the next weekend, Sept. 28-30. 
“Danny Wimmer and his team promise big things, and they deliver,” Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said in a statement. “I was especially impressed by the inaugural Bourbon & Beyond Festival, where they promised great musical acts, great food and, of course great bourbon experiences, and they excelled in every aspect. We look forward to 2018.”
An early bird ticket sale is underway for Bourbon & Beyond, with a limited number of general admission weekend passes available for $119.50 (matching 2017’s lowest price).
Stay tuned for the lineups and more information. Additional details will be announced in early 2018 for Bourbon & Beyond and in late spring for Louder Than Life. 
The inaugural Bourbon & Beyond featured plenty of bourbon and performances by Stevie Nicks, Steve Miller Band, Eddie Vedder and more. The 2017 edition of Louder Than Life boasted Ozzy, Zakk Wylde, Prophets Of Rage, Five Finger Death Punch and more.
The debut Bourbon & Beyond grossed more than $3.3 million, with 50,000 tickets sold. The 2017 Louder Than Life fest grossed more than $3.4 million, with 56,337 tickets sold. 
Las Rageous will return to the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center for its second year April 20-21. The festival will rock over two city blocks of the historic downtown area, located just off Las Vegas Boulevard at Third and Carson streets, with admission limited to just 10,000 tickets. 
 

Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch
Jim Hill
– Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Created by Live Nation and produced by Live Nation Las Vegas, the event will feature sets by A Perfect Circle, Ghost, Five Finger Death Punch and Judas Priest. With more acts to be announced, here’s how the lineup stands today:
Friday, April 20
Saturday, April 21
Presale tickets will be available Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. PST. Passwords to the presale are available by signing up for the Las Rageous email list or via radio partner KOMP-FM. The general public onsale starts Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. PST.
 
An initial allotment of two-day tickets will be available for $119, for a limited time. VIP tickets will also be available. 
Box office information has not yet been submitted to Pollstar for Las Rageous.