Rock on the Range

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Rock on the Range


caption = "Where Rock Lives"
location = Columbus, OH
founded_by = Right Arm Entertainment
years_active = 2007 - present
dates = Usually middle of May
genre = Various genres of rock such as alternative rock, hard rock, and metal.
URL = [http;//www.rockontherange.com Official Website]
website = http://www.rockontherange.com/

Rock on the Range is an annual rock festival played at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH.

Overview

Rock on the Range is one of the biggest rock festivals in the Midwest. It's always in mid-May, and displays some of the most popular bands in alternative rock, hard rock, and metal today.

The first annual Rock on the Range kicked off on May 19, 2007. The sold-out festival ran all day, beginning around noon and ending a little after 11:00 PM. Due to such success from the first Rock on the Range, the second festival turned into a 2-day event during the weekend of May 17-18, 2008. The 2008 show had the first Stone Temple Pilots performance in 7 years, ending the band's hiatus. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/05/19/stone-temple-pilots-roll-out-the-hits-for-return-at-rock-on-the-range-festival/ Stone Temple Pilots Return at Rock on the Range Festival] ]

The annual festival usually draws around 40,000 fans into Columbus Crew Stadium. Two stages are set up: The Main Stage is inside the stadium at one end of the soccer field, and the Second Stage is in the parking lot just outside the stadium. A limited number of guests are allowed access to the field.

Apart from the festivals home webpage much information about the event and the events surrounding Rock on the Range can be found on myspace. The fest has an offical myspace at http://www.myspace.com/rockontherange/ and a fan site at http://www.myspace.com/rotr_party

Both sites provide information about bands, the event, camping, partys, and news. The fan site "the party page" has a faithful group of fans that support the show and have drew attention themselves at the fest with their yellow bandana crew, t-shirts, beads, and open and fun attitude towards all. The site offten discusses bands that they would like to see at rotr and events/partys that are happening so that they can meet up and continue to party and spread the word about Rock on the Range.

Lineups

2007

*ZZ Top
*Evanescense
*Velvet Revolver
*Hinder
*Chevelle
*Three Days Grace
*Buckcherry
*Breaking Benjamin
*Papa Roach
*Puddle of Mudd
*Black Stone Cherry
*Operator
*2Cents
*Whitestarr

2008

Day 1

*Stone Temple Pilots
*Disturbed
*Staind
*Killswitch Engage
*Serj Tankian
*Shinedown
*Finger Eleven
*Filter
*10 Years
*Red
*Theory of a Deadman
*Ashes Divide
*Drive A
*Airbourne

Day 2

*Kid Rock
*3 Doors Down
*Seether
*Papa Roach
* Flyleaf *
*Alter Bridge
*Sevendust
*Five Finger Death Punch
*Black Tide
*Drowning Pool
*BobaFlex
*Rev Theory
*Saving Abel

(*Flyleaf was scheduled to perform, but was unable to due to the lead singer having strep throat)

2009

The 2009 show is set for the weekend of May 16-17, making this another two day show.

References

http://www.rightarmentertainment.com/http://www.myspace.com/rockontherangehttp://www.myspace.com/rotr_party

http://www.myspace.com/rockontherange http://www.myspace.com/rotr_party