Fourth Annual Touring Rock Music And Lifestyle Festival Launches August 9 In Scranton, PA And Wraps September 15 In Irvine, CA
LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The fourth annual Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival is set for shows across North America from August 9 through September 15, 2013. The touring rock music and lifestyle festival–which boasted total attendance of nearly 300,000 in 2012–will feature performances from multiplatinum superstars and breaking talent on the Rockstar Energy Drink Main Stage and the Ernie Ball Festival Stage. Look for this year’s bands to be announced on April 22.
Tickets for most shows go on sale Thursday, April 25 at Noon local time and are affordably priced between $10.25 and $89.75 (plus fees). Go to www.RockstarUPROAR.com and www.LiveNation.com for full details and to purchase tickets.
Citi is the official credit card of Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, April 23 at 10:00 AM local time through Citi’s Private Pass Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival will entertain fans for a full afternoon and evening, with performances from the hottest rock bands, along with a concourse midway featuring band autograph signings, vendors and other activities. In a live review of the 2012 festival, writer
Mary Ouellette
of Loudwire.com wrote, “The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival continues to be one of the best values for rock fans offering up what feels like a year’s worth of live music in one short day.”
Look for details about the 2013 Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands to be announced in the coming weeks. As part of the 2012 Battle Of The Bands grand prize package, winners the Chuck Shaffer Picture Show will perform on the Ernie Ball Festival Stage for the entire 2013 UPROAR trek. The band recently recorded an EP with legendary producer
Jay Baumgardner
at NRG Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA, and won $10,000 worth of music gear and many other prizes as a result of being named the grand prize winner in this annual competition for unsigned bands.
The current Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival tour dates are as follows:
| Date | Market | Venue | |
| Fri | 9-Aug | Scranton, PA | Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain |
| Sat | 10-Aug | Hartford, CT | The Comcast Theatre |
| Sun | 11-Aug | Darien Center, NY | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| Tue | 13-Aug | Saratoga, NY | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| Wed | 14-Aug | Mansfield, MA | Comcast Center |
| Fri | 16-Aug | Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live |
| Sat | 17-Aug | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| Sun | 18-Aug | Wantagh, NY | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater |
| Tue | 20-Aug | Toronto, ON | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre |
| Thu | 22-Aug | Tinley Park, IL | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| Fri | 23-Aug | Noblesville, IN | Klipsch Music Center |
| Sat | 24-Aug | Clarkston, MI | DTE Energy Music Theater |
| Tue | 27-Aug | Oklahoma City, OK | Zoo Amphitheater |
| Wed | 28-Aug | Dallas, TX | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
| Thu | 29-Aug | The Woodlands, TX | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| Sun | 1-Sept | Denver, CO | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre |
| Mon | 2-Sept | Salt Lake City, UT | USANA Amphitheatre |
| Sat | 7-Sept | George, WA | The Gorge Amphitheatre |
| Sun | 8-Sept | Ridgefield, WA | Sleep Country Amphitheater |
| Wed | 11-Sept | San Francisco, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| Fri | 13-Sept | Phoenix, AZ | Desert Sky Pavilion |
| Sat | 14-Sept | Chula Vista, CA | Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
| Sun | 15-Sept | Irvine, CA | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival
is made possible through the support of sponsors including
Rockstar Energy Drink, Ernie Ball Guitar Strings, Zippo Lighters,
Schecter Guitar
Research, Air Force Reserve, Truth Youth Smoking Prevention Campaign, SQUATCH,
Matador Beef Jerky, Lunarpages
www.RockstarUPROAR.com
www.facebook.com/RockstarUPROAR
http://twitter.com/#!/rockstaruproar
www.youtube.com/user/RockstarUPROAR
About Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival
The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival is produced by
John Reese
and
John Oakes
of Synergy Global Entertainment (SGE), CAA’s
Darryl Eaton
and
Ryan Harlacher
and Live Nation’s
Perry Lavoisne
. Since its inception in 2010, the touring festival’s attendance continues to grow, with nearly 300,000 in attendance for the 30-city 2012 trek. SGE is one of the world’s premier music festival production companies. With hundreds of live events worldwide each year, SGE works with agencies, brands and musical talent to produce or co-produce concerts across various genres and interests.
About Live Nation Entertainment :
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network.Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five ecommerce sites, with a database of over 119 million fans who visit our sites. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 200 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 250 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.
About Rockstar Energy Drink
Rockstar Energy Drink is designed for those who lead active lifestyles – from Athletes to Rockstars. Available in over 20 flavors at convenience and grocery outlets in over 30 countries, Rockstar supports the Rockstar lifestyle across the globe through Action Sports, Motor Sports, and Live Music. New from Rockstar for 2013, Rockstar Energy Water is a non-carbonated and sugar free enhanced water beverage that is now available throughout the U.S. in three refreshing flavors. For more information visit: www.RockstarEnergy.com.
Find us at: www.Facebook.com/Rockstar ~ www.Twitter.com/RockstarEnergy ~ www.Instagram.com/RockstarEnergy ~ www.YouTube.com/Rockstar
SOURCE Live Nation
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson, Ashton-Magnuson Media for Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival, (818) 996-2496, [email protected]; Jacqueline Peterson, Live Nation, (310) 360-3051, [email protected]