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Welcome To Rockville Returns To Daytona International Speedway May 6-9, 2027; 4-Day Passes For Florida’s Largest Rock, Metal & Punk Festival On Sale June 22
Jun 16, 2026
Welcome To Rockville 2027 Dates Announced
Florida’s Largest Rock, Metal & Punk Festival
Returns To Daytona International Speedway
In Daytona Beach, Florida
May 6-9, 2027
Hotel Packages Available Now
Subscriber Presale Begins Friday, June 19 At 10:00 AM ET
4-Day Passes On Sale Monday, June 22 At 10:00 AM ET
(June 16, 2026): Danny Wimmer Presents has announced the 2027 dates for the 16^th year of Welcome To Rockville. Florida’s Largest Rock, Metal & Punk Festival returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida May 6-9, 2027.
Welcome To Rockville 4-Day General Admission, VIP and Daytona Owners Club passes, as well as 4-Day Camping and 4-Day Parking Passes go on sale Monday, June 22 at 10:00 AM ET. Fans are encouraged to visit the festival website to sign up for the subscriber presale beginning Friday, June 19 at 10:00 AM ET, and Jampack hotel packages are available NOW at this link.
Fans can secure their spot for as little as $1 down, with flexible layaway options available. DWP has again partnered with GOVX to offer specially priced Welcome To Rockville passes to military, nurses, firefighters, and police personnel. Service fees on all pass purchases include a charity fee for the DWP Foundation, which gives back to local and national charities throughout the year.
In 2026, Welcome To Rockville celebrated its 15^th anniversary with 210,000 music fans from all 50 states and 30 countries, as well as more than 160 bands on 5 stages at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The festivalfeatured performances from Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Guns N’ Roses and Bring Me The Horizon, plus TURNSTILE, Five Finger Death Punch, The Offspring, Breaking Benjamin, A Day To Remember, Godsmack, Staind, Parkway Drive, Lamb of God, Yellowcard and many more.
Welcome To Rockville 2026 also received widespread media acclaim. Here’s a sample:
“The 2026 Welcome to Rockville festival is in the books, leaving music lovers with plenty of memorable moments. Over the four-day music weekend, we saw song debuts, first-time performances, tributes to legends, new band member debuts, old band member reunions and quite a bit more.” — Loudwire
“A four-night music festival that rivals the biggest rock-metal events in North America…the heavy metal heaven is finally here.” — Daytona Beach News-Journal
“Welcome To Rockville hits different. With 210,000 fans and a host of the biggest bands in heavy music descending onto the massive Daytona International Speedway…it’s sort of like a hard-rocking Florida theme park.” — Kerrang!
“What Danny Wimmer is able to craft is nothing short of astounding…The festival brought the community of rock together in such a special and memorable way. Every set we saw felt more compelling than the last. The people running the festival put a lot of care into making sure every single fan has the best weekend of their life. It’s more than your usual four days of rock music. It’s the event of the summer.” — The Aquarian
Originally launched in Jacksonville, Florida in 2011, Welcome To Rockville found its permanent home at Daytona International Speedway in 2021. Since then, the festival has established itself as The World Center of Rock, welcoming record-breaking crowds and cementing itself as a flagship event on the global festival calendar. Each year, Rockville generates over $80 million in economic impact through tourism, hospitality, and local business engagement—making it not only a cultural powerhouse but also a major driver of regional growth.
Welcome To Rockville is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America.
For more information on Welcome To Rockville, please visit:
Website: https://welcometorockville.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/welcometorockville/
Twitter: https://x.com/RockvilleFest
Instagram: www.instagram.com/welcometorockville
(Welcome To Rockville 2026, by Sam Shapiro)
About Danny Wimmer Presents: Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP) is the largest independent producer of destination music festivals in the United States and a fully integrated live entertainment company spanning festivals, concerts, talent buying, venue development, and entertainment consulting. Since its founding in 2011 by music industry veteran Danny Wimmer, DWP has become known for producing some of North America’s premier rock and alternative music festivals, including Aftershock, Bourbon & Beyond, GoldenSky, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, and Welcome To Rockville. In addition to offering lineups stacked with A-list talent, these events draw on unique elements of local cuisine, culture and venue spaces to create distinct fan experiences. Beyond festivals, DWP operates DWP Concerts, a dedicated division focused on concert promotion, venue programming, strategic entertainment development, and venue consulting, alongside its nationwide Talent Services division. With an integrated, end-to-end approach across talent buying, marketing, sponsorship, operations, ticketing, production, hospitality, and fan experience, DWP partners with venues, festivals, casinos, and entertainment properties across the United States to deliver world-class live event experiences for fans, artists, partners, and host communities alike.
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KALEO’s 10-year anniversary deluxe edition of debut album A/B available now | “Still No Good” music video premiere

Jun 12, 2026

KALEO’s 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION OF 2016 BREAKOUT ALBUM A/B OUT EVERYWHERE NOW
DELUXE EDITION 2LP FEATURES EIGHT BONUS TRACKS OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED STUDIO TRACKS & ICONIC LIVE PERFORMANCES ORDER HERE
MUSIC VIDEO FOR “STILL NO GOOD” LOOKS BACK ON THE BAND’S PAST, THEIR 2016 GRAMMY®-NOMINATED HIT SINGLE “NO GOOD”, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TURNING POINTS IN THEIR LIVES IS OUT NOW WATCH HERE

KALEO’S WAY DOWN WE GO NORTH AMERICAN TOUR STARTS THIS MONTH SEE DATES

Today, Icelandic rock band KALEO share their much-anticipated A/B (deluxe anniversary edition) double-LP, out now via Rhino Records. As well as commemorating their breakout record with a digital deluxe edition, KALEO will be pressing the album, alongside never-before-heard recordings and iconic live performances of original songs, into a limited edition vinyl double-LP.
ORDER A/B (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)
To celebrate, the band have shared an official music video for “Still No Good”, a grittier, bluesier rendition of “No Good”, their 2016 Grammy®-nominated hit single, they released two weeks ago. Directed by Justin Pagano and filmed at United Record Pressing, the same location they filmed the original “No Good” video, the music video transforms an intimate, live studio session into a reflection on time, artistic evolution, and legacy. A brief interview with the members of KALEO, each offering their unique perspectives on the band’s growth, is included at the very beginning of the film. Simple yet stylish, earthy yet sleek, the “Still No Good” music video looks back at an electric time in KALEO’s history with fondness and learned insight.
WATCH: “STILL NO GOOD” (Official Music Video)
The debut album spawned hits like “All The Pretty Girls,” “No Good,” and the global sensation “Way Down We Go,” which landed at number one on Billboard’s Alternative Rock chart, has nearly 4 billion streams and featured in over 3 million TikToks worldwide. The deluxe anniversary 2LP highlights the vinyl debut of the “Way Down We Go” stripped version, “Up In The Sky,” a studio track previously unreleased outside of Iceland, and the premiere of a new spin on an old classic, “Still No Good.”
LISTEN: “STIILL NO GOOD”
KALEO will embark on an extensive North American Way Down We Go Tour this summer with very special guests Dawes, Darren Kiely, and 4x GRAMMY®-nominee, singer-songwriter Elle King. Their summer run begins June 27 at The Novo in Los Angeles and will make its way up the West Coast, through the Rocky Mountains then into the Midwest and Canada before finishing on the East Coast in August. Notable stops include Colorado’s famed Red Rocks, NYC’s Pier 17, and Nashville’s Pinnacle. See all dates below and more information here.
On June 20, KALEO will also be headlining the Bergmál Music Festival at Thingvellir National Park in Iceland, a weekend-long celebration of the summer solstice featuring some of the country’s biggest artists. “It is a dream come true for us,” says the band. “We would love for you to join us and our friends in our homeland.” Tickets are on sale now.

Download hi-res album artwork
A/B (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)
Side A No Good Way Down We Go Broken Bones Glass House Hot Blood
Side B All The Pretty Girls Automobile Vor Í Vaglaskógi Save Yourself I Can’t Go On Without You
Side C Still No Good Up In The Sky *Vinyl Exclusive* Way Down We Go (Stripped) Save Yourself (Live at Fjallsárlón)
Side D I Can’t Go On Without You (Live on 89.3 The Current) *Vinyl Exclusive* No Good (Live at United Record Pressing) Vor Í Vaglaskógi (Live at Þjóðhátíð í Vestmannaeyjum) Way Down We Go (Live in Þríhnúkagígur)

Official Way Down We Go tour poster | Download hi-res image

Rage Artist Spotlight Decibel Dogs
Jun 12, 2026
1) Tell our rock fans about the band‘s latest release where did the band record with and who?
DD: our latest release is actually our first release. The song is one that I wrote long ago with our mixing engineer Glenn Burgos. When Decibel Dogs got together we wanted to become familiar with each other so we worked on songs that we had all previously written. The remake of this one came out so intense we had to record it. We recorded it with Michael Rende at Zen Studios in Tampa, Florida .
He just finished working on the new Cheap Trick record, and had also worked on the Corrosion of Conformity album.
2) How long was the writing process? What inspired you on this new release?
DD: As mentioned before DAY ZERO was written long ago, but as we worked on it, getting our chops together, ,we realized that this had to be played for the world.
3) What changed during the process from previous releases?
DD: Being our first release, we’re getting more used to playing with each other and writing and recording. While our first batch of songs were individually written ,our new songs are more of a group effort and are really showing the diversity of our band.
4)What’s next for the band?
DD: we’re finishing the mixing of our first real release entitled
“Unleashed”. We had released some of the songs earlier as demo tapes. Now the official record is coming out over the summer.
We will be releasing a new track every few weeks, and then definitely looking to ramp up the live shows in the fall perhaps with a national tour scheduled for 2027.
5) Describe your live show to a fan that has not seen you perform before?
DD: when you come Decibel Dog show, you will definitely see a high energy, old school hard rock experience. Loud, rude and aggressive, yet very entertaining!
6)What is your favorite song to play live?
DD: It’s hard to say of course we love to play all OUR songs. We don’t do many cover songs as we like to think of ourselves as a fully original band, but we do blend in a couple of covers old school Aerosmith “Adams Apple” Motorhead “Ace of spade” Ozzy “Believer “ deep cuts stuff like that.
7) If you could collaborate on a song or tour with a band, who would you choose and why?
DD: Ha ..unfortunately mostly anybody we would want to collaborate with are dead or no longer together.
8) What drives you as a musician?
DD: Music allows you to express yourself. It’s also a great way to get out your anger and aggression… instead of going out and punching someone in the face you just take it out on your guitar
10)What band member gets the most attention ?
DD: We are a new band so we are just starting to get some press and some feedback.. no one in particular gets more “attention”However , Joe “Fucking” Diaz is our bulldozer.
When Joe plays his guitar, everyone in the room listens.
11) What is the single greatest music memory so far while being in the band.?
DD: We’ve only been together for a year but definitely playing the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset strip in Hollywood. It was definitely one of the great highlights ..always wanted to play there. None of us had ever. We played two shows last June with Angel and Pretty Boy Floyd ..we filmed out video for “Everywhere You Look” while we were out there.
12)If the band were thrown into a wrestling battle royal which member would win?
DD: That’s easy ..it would be no contest .Our drummer Donnie Tipple was a state wrestling champion.
13)What can fans expect next from the band?
DD: we will be releasing our new record “Unleashed”, and then try to play as many cities in America and the world as possible

Out today: Progressive-metal trio Redshift release music video for single ‘The Clown’ taken from new album ‘Down The Wire’

Jun 10, 2026

WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘THE CLOWN’ HERE:

Bath-based progressive-metal three-piece Redshift return with their long-awaited third studio album ‘Down The Wire’, released on May 29th 2026 via Pale Wizard Records.
Formed in 2017, influenced by the likes of Dream Theater, Rush and Opeth, Redshift balances aggressive technical passages with inviting hooks. Their songs deliver an ever-changing flurry of notes and genres, toeing the line to full-blown insanity, with nuggets of self-aware comedy and healthy irony sprinkled throughout. Founded by Jack Camp, Liam Fear and Joshua Boniface, the group started in the wake of melodeath metal band Chronos, but Jack’s virtuosic ability coupled with Liam’s multi-instrumental tom-foolery soon veered off into a more far-reaching sound.

With the release of their second album ‘Laws of Entropy’, the group parted ways with guitarist Joshua Boniface, and completed the lineup with Tiago Martins, challenging them to reach even greater technical heights. The band have released two concept albums to date, ‘Cataclysm’ (2019); a story of alien invasion and struggle for survival, and ‘Laws of Entropy’ (2023); an exploration of coming of age in modern days and finding purpose in the chaotic tides, both receiving rave reviews from the likes of Distorted Sound, Power Play Magazine, Prog Magazine and Metal Injection.

‘Down The Wire’, their third studio album was recorded and mixed at Axe and Trap Studios in Wells by Ben Turner (Hey Colossus, Part Chimp), mastered by Jamie King (Between The Buried and Me, The Contortionist, Scale the Summit) and contains additional instrumentation from John Hare and Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper). The album serves as six chapters, each of which conceptualise a world surviving without independent thought, where human-made art became outlawed, and A.I generated art propagandises obedience. Intended to be listened to continuously, ‘Down The Wire’ sees the band’s signature blend of frenetic, shapeshifting drums, intricate prog riffs and eccentric vocals, with some jazz-metal infusions thrown in for good measure, all the while following its protagonist, who starts a resistance movement against A.I’s regime.

Reflecting on what led to the creation of the album, drummer Jack Camp explains, “It was at the beginning of 2023 and right before the release of the band’s second album ‘Laws of Entropy’, that we had to regrettably part ways with our guitarist Joshua Boniface. The album came out to glowing reviews and so much love from our listeners, but internally, the band wasn’t complete or ready to capitalise on the moment with live shows. This led to a period of real uncertainty. Jack and Liam knew the band had to live on, but finding a decent prog metal guitarist is no easy task. Luckily we found Tiago Martins.

“Stumbling upon Tiago was serendipitous, he was raised on the same insane prog music as we were, and could play it too! It only took one audition to know that this was our guy, and the technical skill and knowledge he’s brought to the table have allowed us to breach new ground in complex melodic/harmonic compositions, as well as filling the new songs with some pretty tasty shredding. As soon as the new lineup was formed, we knew we wanted to write a new album. This was going to be Tiago’s debut with us, and we’d take the chance to show the world a reinvigorated Redshift.”

Discussing the lyrical and conceptual inspirations behind the album, vocalist Liam Fear adds, “Musically, we’ve thrown everything but the kitchen sink at this album. Neo-classical punk? It’s in there! Blast beats over trumpets? Yep, got that too. It’s our most daring album to date. All Redshift albums are concept albums, and this one is no different. The thread that connects this whole beautiful mess together is a story about Artificial Intelligence. We present to you a world where everything from original thought to silly content for entertainment is generated by machines (surprisingly not as close to reality in 2023 as it is nowadays), and one man ready to defy it.

“Down The Wire tells the story of an artist struggling to survive in a future where creativity has been replaced by machines. In this world, human-made music and art are outlawed, and the only approved expression is generated by A.I which is designed to shape behaviour, suppress individuality and keep society obedient and undisturbed. Refusing to accept this manufactured existence, the story’s protagonist rises up and uses the very technology that erased his purpose to rally others in resistance. But as his movement grows, the power of influence begins to consume him. What starts as rebellion transforms into ego, and his crusade against control slowly mutates into a quest for followers and validation. In the end, he confronts what he’s become and realises that true freedom doesn’t come from new systems or louder voices, but from stepping away altogether. His final message is a call to disconnect, unfollow and reclaim autonomy by cutting the signal…down the wire. Will he lead the world to a new age of enlightenment, or will he become just another cog in the machine? Come and find out! We sincerely hope you have a blast listening to this album, we certainly had a lot of fun making it.”

On June 10th 2026, the band will release the music video for single ‘The Clown’, a song that, through the album’s conceptual story, explores the protagonist growing increasingly frustrated at society’s compliance to technological control.

On the track, lyricist Liam Fear says: “While he grows increasingly disturbed, society carries on unquestioningly, entertained, distracted, and algorithmically sedated. People perform their lives rather than live them, guided invisibly by recommendation feeds, engagement metrics, and behavioral nudges. Individuality becomes performance, and performance becomes compliance. ‘The Clown’ reflects his frustration and isolation, watching humanity laugh, scroll, and dance on command, never realizing the strings are digital.“

On the creation of the music video, guitarist Tiago Martin recounts, “As soon as we finished writing The Clown, we knew it was going to be the one with a music video. Liam immediately pictured us all clowning around on a stage, a full audience of clowns, and a pointed social critique about how attention-optimised social media platforms make fools out of us by stealing all our precious time for little to no gain in return. We made sure all these ideas made it into the final product. It’s actually really hard work to fill a room with people dressed up as clowns… especially on a self-funded budget, and with only a couple of days to shoot the entire thing… but we sure had a lot of fun doing it! We have to voice our biggest thanks to David, who almost single-handedly (with a little help from our ignorant selves) worked the jobs of an entire film crew for 2 days.”

REDSHIFT ARE:
Liam Fear – Vocals, Keyboard, Bass
Tiago Martins – Guitar
Jack Camp – Drums

John Hare – Trumpet and Flugelhorn (Album only)
Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Michael Shenker) – Keyboard on ‘The Rouge’ (Album only) ONLINE:

Website: https://redshiftband.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedshiftBandUK
X: https://x.com/RedshiftBandUK
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redshiftbanduk TRACK LISTING:
1. The Routine
2. The Singer
3. The Machine
4. The Clown
5. The Rouge
6. The Redemption

Welcome To Rockville: 210,000 Music Fans Celebrate 15th Anniversary With Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, Bring Me The Horizon & My Chemical Romance At Daytona International Speedway
May 13, 2026
Welcome To Rockville
Brought Together 210,000 Music Fans For
15^th Anniversary Of Florida’s Largest Rock, Metal & Punk Festival
May 7-10, 2026 At Daytona International Speedway
The 4-Day Destination Event Offered 160+ Bands On 5 Stages
Headlining Performances From
Guns N’ Roses (Thursday), Foo Fighters (Friday),
Bring Me The Horizon (Saturday) & My Chemical Romance (Sunday)
More Memorable Moments Included:
A Day To Remember’s Surprise Pop-Up Set,
Breaking Benjamin Debuting “Something Wicked” Live,
DragonForce With New Co-Vocalist Alissa White-Gluz For The First Time,
Ice Nine Kills Performing “Twisting The Knife” with Special Guest MAPHRA,
Plus More Anniversaries, Unannounced Guest Collaborations & Live Debuts
2027 Dates Will Be Announced Soon
(May 13, 2026): Welcome To Rockville celebrated its 15^th anniversary with a bang, marking one of the biggest events in the festival’s history, with 210,000 music fans from all 50 states and 30 countries taking in more than 160 bands on 5 stages at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The World Center of Rockfeatured a wide range of rock and metal performances from headliners including Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Guns N’ Roses and Bring Me The Horizon, plus TURNSTILE, Five Finger Death Punch, The Offspring, Breaking Benjamin, A Day To Remember, Godsmack, Staind, Parkway Drive, Lamb of God, Yellowcard and many more.
Florida’s Largest Rock, Metal & Punk Festival also offered an incredible number of additional special performances and exclusive moments, including:
●      Guns N’ Roses paid tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne by reviving their cover of Black Sabbath’s “Never Say Die” for the first time this year
●      Bring Me The Horizon staged their only Florida show of 2026
●     A Day To Remember held a surprise pop-up set at the Kona Big Wave Halfpipe area, featuring songs from 2007’s breakthrough For Those Who Have Heart
●     Breaking Benjamin debuted “Something Wicked” live and introduced new drummer Brian Medeiros. They were also joined onstage by Lacey Sturm (Flyleaf) for “Dear Agony”
●      Parkway Drive brought an exclusive 2026 U.S. performance
●    Godsmack debuted new drummer Wade Murff, plus DWP Founder Danny Wimmer joined Sully Erna on stage to spotlight the partnership between Sully’s nonprofit, the Scars Foundation, and The DWP Foundation, and to raise awareness for the Wellness Lounge, providing mental health support onsite.
●   Ice Nine Kills performed “Twisting The Knife” from Scream 7 for the very first time and were joined by special guest/internet sensation MAPHRA and the Volusia Community Orchestra for a theatrical performance
●      Dragonforce performed with new co-vocalist Alissa White-Gluz (ex-Arch Enemy) for the first time
●     Waka Flocka Flame made his major rock festival debut and his debut at a DWP event with one of the most attended sets at his stage
●      Sepultura marked their final Florida show
●      Flyleaf performed “So I Thought” for the first time in 14 years with Breaking Benjamin’s Ben Burnley
●      Sullivan King hit the Garage Stage at 1am for the latest set in Welcome To Rockville history
In addition to the music, Welcome To Rockville also kicked things off Wednesday, May 6 with the inaugural Blood4Blood bare knuckle fighting event at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, co-produced by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, Danny Wimmer Presents, and 5B Artist Management, in which Slaughter to Prevail frontman Alex Terrible fought middleweight and PBR star Cameron “The Bull” Delano. Blood4Blood also featured performances from Slaughter To Prevail, Black Label Society, Crowbar and Malevolence at this one-of-a-kind event, merging combat sports and hard rock.
Fans also enjoyed additional onsite experiences and festival enhancements, including The Pit Stop, a brand-new zone that featured intimate performances from Atreyu, Paleface Swiss, We The Kings, Kreator, Dead Poet Society, Wolves At The Gate, and 200 Stab Wounds as Kerrang! brought its flagship live series The K! Pit across the pond. Fans could also watch live artist interviews with Breaking Benjamin, Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills, Hollywood Undead, Black Veil Brides, Lorna Shore, The Warning and more during the SiriusXM OctaneHeadbangers Happy Hour with hosts Caity Babs, Shannon Gunz and Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin, and more. During the festival, fans around the world could also tune in live to hear interviews and live performances from various Welcome To Rockville artists on SiriusXM’s Rockville Radio takeover on Octane (Ch. 37). The best of Rockville highlights on Rockville Radioalso can be streamed on the SiriusXM app and web player now through May 22.
For the first time ever, the festival’s Garage Stage wasfully tented, offering up to 15,000 square feet of coverage. This new stage atmosphere provided more shade, better production and bigger sound. Onsite at Welcome To Rockville there were also opportunities to enjoy a series of carnival rides including the Rockvillian Wheel, refresh and enjoy non-stop karaoke at the iHeart Radio Dive Bar, check out the festival’s vintage merch pop-up, and spend time at the Salty Skeeters tiki bar.
Here’s what the media had to say about Welcome To Rockville 2026:
“The 2026 Welcome to Rockville festival is in the books, leaving music lovers with plenty of memorable moments. Over the four-day music weekend, we saw song debuts, first-time performances, tributes to legends, new band member debuts, old band member reunions and quite a bit more.” — Loudwire
“A four-night music festival that rivals the biggest rock-metal events in North America … the heavy metal heaven is finally here.” — Daytona Beach News-Journal
The 2027 festival dates for Welcome to Rockville will be announced soon.
Welcome To Rockville is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America. DWP was proud to partner with an incredible lineup of partners for Welcome To Rockville 2026, including Beatbox Beverages, Bud Light, Jack Daniel’s, KONA, Milagro, NÜTRL and Red Bull. As well, The DWP Foundationsupported multiple nonprofit activations throughout the weekend, including the Scars Foundation / DWP Foundation Wellness Lounge, Music Saves Lives, HeartSupport, and Recovery Alliance.
Originally launched in Jacksonville, Florida in 2011, Welcome To Rockville found its permanent home at Daytona International Speedway in 2021. Since then, the festival has established itself as The World Center of Rock, welcoming record-breaking crowds and cementing itself as a flagship event on the global festival calendar. Each year, Rockville generates over $80 million in economic impact through tourism, hospitality, and local business engagement—making it not only a cultural powerhouse but also a major driver of regional growth.
For more information on Welcome To Rockville, please visit:
Website: https://welcometorockville.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/welcometorockville/
Twitter: https://x.com/RockvilleFest
Instagram: www.instagram.com/welcometorockville
Welcome To Rockville’s massive 2026 crowd, by Sam Shapiro
Guns N’ Roses, courtesy of Guns N’ Roses
Foo Fighters by Steve Thrasher
Bring Me The Horizon by Austin Cooper
My Chemical Romance by Steve Thrasher
A Day To Remember by Justin Agoncillo
Breaking Benjamin by Justin Agoncillo
Ice Nine Kills with MAPHRA by Austin Cooper
DragonForce with Alissa White-Gluz by Dan Virchow
Godsmack’s Sully Erna with Danny Wimmer by Jake Miller
Welcome To Rockville fans by Austin Cooper
Welcome To Rockville fans by Preston Saunders
Carnival rides at Welcome to Rockville by Austin Cooper
About Danny Wimmer Presents: Since 1995, music industry veteran Danny Wimmer has been producing concerts and festivals, both large and small. In 2011, he founded Danny Wimmer Presents, a live entertainment company that produces the largest rock, metal, and alternative music festivals in the U.S. DWP creates unforgettable and all-encompassing festival experiences, leaving both attendees and partners with lasting and meaningful impressions. Since 2020, DWP has been an innovator in the digital content space with over two dozen international livestreams, acclaimed social series Offstage with DWP, DWPresents Channel on Twitch, which has garnered over 25 million worldwide views since its launch in mid-2021, and The Power Hour, a weekly show dedicated to the world of rock that aired on AXS TV. DWP’s paranormal investigative video series Paranormal Prison (2023-2025) documented some of the supernatural experiences at Ohio State Reformatory during Inkcarceration with the help of bands performing at the festival. Episodes are available at www.youtube.com/@DannyWimmerPresents. The 2026 DWP festival lineup includes Aftershock, Bourbon & Beyond, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival and Welcome To Rockville.
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About Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a state-of-the-art motorsports facility and was awarded the SportsBusiness Journal’s prestigious Sports Business Award for Sports Facility of the Year in 2016. Daytona International Speedway is the home of The Great American Race – the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Cup Series event garners most of the attention – as well as the largest audience in motorsports – the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex, also known as the World Center of Racing, boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe. Some of the exciting racing events include January’s Rolex 24 At DAYTONA and Roar Before The Rolex 24, February’s DAYTONA 500 and Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth, March’s Bike Week At DAYTONA Presented By GEICO, featuring DAYTONA Supercross and the DAYTONA 200, the August Coke Zero Sugar 400 weekend, and much more. The Speedway grounds are also used extensively for other events that include concerts (Welcome To Rockville, Heroes Honor Festival, etc.), sporting events (DAYTONA Soccer Fest, CLASH DAYTONA, etc.) civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training.