The Monster Energy Drink ROCKAPALOOZA Festival Adds MUSHROOMHEAD and Adam Gontier (Formerly of THREE DAYS GRACE) to Official Line-Up

Monster Energy’s Motocross Team Added to Festival Activities

Taking Place at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Jackson, MI on June 22, 2013

Presented by Experience Jackson, Revolver Electronic Cigarette, Kings of Rock Entertainment & Happy’s Pizza

Hosted by SONS OF ANARCHY’s KRISTEN RENTON

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

The Monster Energy Drink ROCKAPALOOZA festival is celebrating its 6th year this year! Presented by Experience Jackson, Revolver Electronic Cigarette, Kings of Rock Entertainment & Happy’s Pizza, the fest recently added MUSHROOMHEAD and Adam Gontier (formerly of THREE DAYS GRACE) to the official festival mainstage line-up.

The festival has also added the Monster Energy Motorcross Team to the day’s activities on June 22nd. If you are at the show and you are looking up in the air, chances are you might see this:

This year’s festival weekend will kick off on June 21st with a FREE pre-party, the main festival will take place on June 22nd, and everything will close with CountryPalooza, ROCKAPALOOZA’s new sister festival.

This year’s festival will be hosted by Kristen Renton, best known for her roles on FX’s Sons of Anarchy and NBC’s Days of our Lives.

FEATURED ROCKAPALOOZA BAND OF THE MONTH – DISTANT DECEND
Distant Decend is a five piece groove metal band hailing from Jackson, MI. The band formed in 2010 and has been making mid-Michigan noise for over 4 years. Distant Decend has opened for Static X, Mushroomhead, Sevendust, Otep, Emmure, Ill Nino and many others. Distant Decend has also performed at some of the premiere festivals in mid-Michigan w/ 3 Rockapalooza performances since 2010 and performing at the Carnival of Chaos w/ Hatebreed, Kittie, Dope in 2011. The band has had a long four years but they are ready for a major push coming in 2014. “We are working on new material and putting out a cd at the beginning of 2014” says singer Justin Knightmare vocalist of Distant Decend. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/DistantDecend

Members:
Justin Knightmare – Lead Vocals
J-Sin – Guitar
Joe White – Bass-Backing Vocals
Kyller Tyme – Guitar
Matt Brown – Drums

ROCKAPALOOZA is looking for volunteers. If you’re interested, please contact Hunter Keith hunterofkor@gmail.com.

For more information on how your business can advertise in the ROCKAPALOOZA program please contact timcorser@hotmail.com or kendall.rohrs@gmail.com. The rates are very affordable and the program will be distributed to over 20,000 people during ROCKAPALOOZA weekend!

See below for all details and line-up information for each day.

All events will take place at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Jackson, MI (200 W. Ganson St).
Friday, June 21st:
*FREE ROCKAPALOOZA PRE-PARTY
Presented by Monster Energy, Experience Jackson, Revolver Cigarettes & Happy’s Pizza
Doors: 5pm-11pm
All Ages

Line- up:
National Act Headliner: TBA
Surrender The Fall
Evans Russell Saffer
Distant Decend
Deveraux
Divided We Fall
Know Lyfe
Model Citizen
Silence The Fear
Condition; Critical
Killing Mistress

Saturday, June 22nd:
*MONSTER ENERGY DRINK ROCKAPALOOZA FESTIVAL
Doors: 10am-11pm
Advance Price: $30
Day of Show: $35
VIP: $100 (Includes a meet & greet w/ Candlebox in the Jam Heads VIP tent at 5pm, access inside the Jam Heads VIP tent w/ half off beer, side stage access, shading and seating area, and a special VIP Rockapalooza laminate)
All Ages
Kids 10 and under in FREE

Line- up:
MONSTER ENERGY STAGE
Candlebox
Mushroomhead
Saliva
Adam Gontier (formerly of THREE DAYS GRACE)
Surrender the Fall
Deveraux
HURT
Rotation
Shockwave
DreamKiller
Lifeline Revolution
Martian Tea Party
Another Lost Year
Fire in the Sky
Sugar Phix
The Big Beige

REVOLVER ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES STAGE
Taproot
Hed PE
Through the Ashes
Cyanide Sunrise
Red Stone Souls
Distant Decend
Killjay
Smile Empty Soul
Defiant
Shotgun Rebellion
10 Gauge Rage
Sunset Junkies
Living the High Life

EXPERIENCE JACKSON STAGE
12 Stones
Diecast
Ventana (featuring members of Mushroomhead)
Stand Confounded
Absinthe Junk
Paisty Jenny
Red Calling
Psychostick
Blackened Earth
Blue Felix
We Ended In Disaster
A Memory Down
Screaming for Silence

MICHIGAN NATIONAL GUARD STAGE
Mr Denton on Doomsday
Ruler Music Group
Boy Hits Car
Throwing Gravity
Obie Trice
Prodical Kings
The World Square
Prosevere
Cyk Cylinder
Brobot

CLOVERLAND TATTOO STAGE
Nine Mile Drive
Super Bob
Reign of One
Silence The Fear
Model Citizen
Trample the Weak
Bloody Spades
Skyline Divide
Torn Apart
Tisk Tisk
Deadlite Redemption
Altered Paradime
Oeno

JAM HEADS STAGE
Infamous
Mary Janes Pride
Fatally Yours
Good Question
Lit Up
Nation of Wealth
Bet Me I’m Lying
Evan Russell Saffer
Tropic Bombs
Expired Empire
Civil Action

PRETTY FACE, TRASHY MOUTH STAGE
Deleted By God
Wings of Apollo
Elude Fearra
Calming Hannibal
Given Six
Amerikaz Knightmare
Shudder
Illumira
Road to Rockapalooza Battle of the Band Winner (Kent OH)
Road to Rockapalooza Battle of the Band Winner (Kent OH)
Road to Rockapalooza Battle of the Band Winner (Detroit MI)

MICHIGAN MAINSTREAM STAGE
Who’s This We?
Maybe Whitney
Six Seconds to Oblivion
To The Devil A Martyr
Monument 6
Road to Rockapalooza Battle of the Band Winner (Jackson MI)
Road to Rockapalooza Battle of the Band Winner (Jackson MI)
Road to Rockapalooza Battle of the Band Winner (Detroit MI)

Sunday, June 23rd:
*COUNTRYPALOOZA (All Country & Classic Rock Day)
3 stages! Over 40 acts featuring Jacob Martin from (RCA/Sony Records) & HELLBOUND GLORY (on tour w/ Kid Rock)
More acts to be announced!
Local acts: Calming Hannibal, Tracy Chapman Tribute Artist w/ Layle Weatherford, The Keri Lynch Band
Advance Price: $10
Day of Show: $20
Kids 10 and under in free
All Ages
Doors: 12pm
Purchase tickets online at: http://local-acts.com/deal/rockapaloozagoescountry/

For more information on the Monster Energy Drink ROCKAPALOOZA festival, please visit:
www.rockapalooza.net
www.facebook.com/RockapaloozaFestival
www.twitter.com/RockapaloozaMI
www.facebook.com/pages/Kings-of-Rock-Entertainment/24138009279?fref=ts

For press inquiries and additional information, please contact Adrenaline PR and Maria Ferrero at 732-462-4262 or maria@adrenalinepr.com.