If you didn’t know that this year was the final year of Rock On The Range, now you know. But fret not, there’s a spiritual successor that will start next May.
Sonic Temple, created by Louder Than Life and Welcome To Rockville founder and Rock On The Range co-founder Danny Wimmer Presents, will be a different experience than their previous festival. Unlike ROTR, which DWP co-produced with AEG, Sonic Temple will be run entirely by DWP. In a press release posted by Consequence Of Sound, DWP said, “I am so proud of what we accomplished with Rock on the Range, and we couldn’t have done it without our partnership with AEG. When we started Rock on the Range, there was no other festival in America quite like it but recently it became clear that we had different visions of where to take the festival next. The city of Columbus and our devoted rock fans deserve a one-of-a-kind, world-class festival, and that is exactly what Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival will bring to MAPFRE Stadium.”
That’s right, Sonic Temple won’t just be another rock festival, other genres will be accepted. Spoken word, punk, rap, emo, post-hardcore, and comedy will be featured along with artists in the worlds of rock and metal.
Foo Fighters, System Of A Down, and Disturbed will headline the inaugural festival. Other acts to perform include Bring Me The Horizon, Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine, Scarlxrd, Teenage Wrist, In This Moment, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, Movements, Hands Like Houses, Basement, Wage War, and many others. A comedy and spoken word tent, presented by SiriusXM, will feature comedian Andrew Dice Clay, former Black Flag vocalist Henry Rollins, and actor Pauly Shore (Bio-Dome, Encino Man, Son In Law).
Sonic Temple will take place May 17 to the 19 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Tickets go on sale November 30.
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