Festival Noize: Carolina Rebellion, Bumbershoot, Hard Summer, Forecastle

May 6-8 is when rock fans will gather at the Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.,  for performances from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Scorpions, 3 Doors Down, Sixx:A.M., Alice Cooper, Disturbed and Rob Zombie.  Now Carolina Rebellion organizers are giving you the lay of the land by distributing the festival’s performance times and stages.

The Rebellion opens its gates at 6:30 p.m. May 5 and will present a campground party for early arrivals.

Thursday, May 5
Gold Stage
Something Clever – 8 p.m.
2112 – 9:15 p.m.

Friday, May 6
Monster Carolina Stage
Sick Puppies – 12:30 p.m.
Black Stone Cherry – 2 p.m.
Pop Evil – 3:40 p.m.
Sixx:A.M. – 5:30 p.m.
Lynyrd Skynyrd – 8:15 p.m.

Monster Rebellion Stage
Aranda – 11:30 a.m.
Lacey Sturm – 1 p.m.
Avatar – 2:35 p.m.
Hellyeah – 4:20 p.m.
3 Doors Down – 6:15 p.m.
Scorpions – 9:30 p.m.

Black Stage
The Glorious Sons – 12 p.m.
Big Jesus – 1:30 p.m.
Candlebox – 3:10 p.m.
Filter – 5 p.m.
Collective Soul – 7:15 p.m.

Gold Stage
Stitched Up Heart – 12 p.m.
From Ashes To New – 1:30 p.m.
New Year’s Day – 3:10 p.m.
Escape The Fate – 5 p.m.
Between The Buried And Me – 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, May 7
Monster Carolina Stage
Saint Asonia – 1:15 p.m.
P.O.D. – 2:45 p.m.
Anthrax – 4:25 p.m.
Megadeth – 6:15 p.m.
Five Finger Death Punch – 8:45 p.m.

Monster Rebellion Stage
Red Sun Rising – 12:15 p.m.
Trivium – 1:45 p.m.
Sevendust – 3:20 p.m.
Bullet For My Valentine – 5:05 p.m.
A Day To Remember – 7:15 p.m.
Shinedown – 9:45 p.m.

Black Stage
Monster Truck – 11:45 a.m.
Andrew Watt – 12:45 p.m.
Audiotopsy – 2:15 p.m.
Parkway Drive – 3:55 p.m.
Ghost – 5:45 p.m.
Lamb Of God – 8 p.m.

Gold Stage
Cane Hill – 11:45 a.m.
Wilson – 12:45 p.m.
Texas Hippie Coalition – 2:15 p.m.
The Sword – 3:55 p.m.
Clutch – 5:45 p.m.

Sunday, May 8
Monster Carolina Stage

Thousand Foot Krutch – 1:40 p.m.
Yelawolf – 3:10 p.m.
Cypress Hill – 4:40 p.m.
Deftones – 6:30 p.m.
Rob Zombie – 8:45 p.m.

Monster Rebellion Stage
Hands Like Houses – 2:10 p.m.
The Struts – 3:40 p.m.
Pennywise – 5:20 p.m.
Bring Me The Horizon – 7:15 p.m.
Disturbed – 9:45 p.m.

Black Stage
The Shrine – 1:15 p.m.
Royal Thunder – 2:40 p.m.
Enter Shikari – 4:10 p.m.
Babymetal – 6 p.m.
Alice Cooper – 8 p.m.

Gold Stage
’68 – 12:35 p.m.
Unlocking The Truth – 1:15 p.m.
Code Orange – 2:40 p.m.
August Burns Red – 4:15 p.m.
Asking Alexandria – 6 p.m.

Tickets, including weekend, two-day, and single day general admission, are still available but you’ll need to act fast because prices go up May 2.  Go to CarolinaRebellion.com for more details.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Death Cab For Cutie, KYGO and Tame Impala are just some of the names lighting up the poster for Seattle’s annual Bumbershoot fest.

Boasting more than a dozen indoor and outdoor stages on its 74-acre festival site that includes KeyArena and Memorial Stadium, Bumbershoot will also host G Eazy, Pretty Lights, Halsey, DJ Snake, Porter Robinson, Zeds Dead, Bryson Tiller, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Run The Jewels, Billy Idol, Fetty Wap and many others.

Speaking of Macklemore, the rapper will throw out the first pitch at Safeco Field April 29 during “Bumbershoot Night.”  Fans who buy tickets to the special Bumbershoot section in the ballpark that evening will receive a Mariners T-shirt commemorating the festival.

Tickets for Bumbershoot go on sale April 29 at 10 a.m. PDT.  Follow this link for more details.

Southern California’s Hard Summer Music Festival moves from its 2015 Pomona location to the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. 

Ice Cube, Major Lazer, Flosstradamus and Dillon Francis are among the notables appearing on the July 30-31 event.  The lineup also includes Claude VonStroke, Travis Scott, Boys Noize, DJ Mustard, Baauer, Ty Dolla $ign and more.

Fans visiting the Hard Events website were greeted by a log-in screen and a 1-800 number that, when called, delivered the following message:

“Can you imagine the world without the internet?  Phones practically useless.  Computers reduced to storage devices for photos and aging MP3s.  Well, have no fear.  Hard has set up this emergency number to get you vital Hard Fest information via hotline free from the net.”

But that was then.  Now the site is brimming with information.  Tickets to the 18+ event go on sale April 29.

Happening July 15-17 at Louisville Waterfront Park in Louisville, Ky., Forecastle Festival has revealed its late-night shows featuring RJD2, Robert DeLong, Dr. Dog, and The 23 String Band.

Doors open at 11 p.m. for all shows.  Here’s the breakdown:

Friday, July 15
Dr. Dog @ Headliners Music Hall, 12 a.m.
RJD2 @ Belle Of Louisville, 12 a.m.

Saturday, July 16
The 23 String Band @ Headliners Music Hall
Robert DeLong @ Belle Of Louisville, 12 a.m.

Tickets for the late-night shows go on sale April 29 at 12 p.m. EDT. More details can be found at Forecastle’s website.