Epicenter moves to Charlotte Motor Speedway and announces 2020 line up!

The music lineup has been announced for Epicenter 2020, May 1, 2 and 3 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. As previously announced, rock icons METALLICA will headline Friday, May 1 and Sunday, May 3, performing two different headlining sets. Multi-platinum band DISTURBED will headline Saturday, May 2. The diverse…

Willie Nelson & Family and Alison Krauss top MerleFest 2020 billing!

MerleFest, presented by Window World, is proud to announce the initial lineup for MerleFest 2020, which will be held April 23-26. The annual homecoming of musicians and music fans returns to the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. For over 30 years, one of…

Metallica to Headline All Five Danny Wimmer Presents Festivals in 2020

Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to announce that rock icons METALLICA will exclusively headline all five of the premier independent producer’s hard rock festivals in 2020 in a unique collaboration unprecedented for any American festival promoter or band. Recently named the world’s biggest all-time touring act by Pollstar, METALLICA will for the first time ever…

James Blake, Sleater-Kinney, Chvrches and more for Hopscotch Festival 2019

Hopscotch Music Festival returns to downtown Raleigh, N.C. for its 10th year on Sept. 5-7, 2019. Described as “America’s (secretly) best festival” and “the premiere experimental and underground festival in America,” Hopscotch features over 120 acts performing within Raleigh’s walkable downtown footprint. This year’s main stage headliners will be JAMES BLAKE, SLEATER-KINNEY, CHVRCHES, PHANTOGRAM, LITTLE…

Foo Fighters, Tool and Korn to headline Epicenter Festival 2019

Epicenter Festival – a new 3-day destination music experience from premier independent U.S. music festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents – brings a massive music lineup to its 2019 debut, with over 65 music artists performing on four stages, led by FOO FIGHTERS, TOOL and KORN. The inaugural festival takes place in the heart of the…

New Festival coming to North Carolina in May 2019

Epicenter Festival – a new 3-day destination music experience from premier independent U.S. music festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents, will debut in the heart of the Mid-Atlantic region, at the newly created Rockingham Festival Grounds in Richmond County, North Carolina on Friday, May 10, Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2019.   Epicenter Festival replaces…

Miguel, Grizzly Bear & more for Hopscotch Music Festival

Hopscotch Music Festival returns for it’s ninth year to downtown Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 6-8. Described as “America’s (secretly) best festival” and “the premiere experimental and underground festival in America,” Hopscotch features over 120 acts performing within Raleigh’s walkable downtown footprint.  This year’s Hopscotch Music Festival main stage headliners will be MIGUEL, GRIZZLY BEAR, BELLE &…

John Coltrane International Jazz & Blues Festival announces headliners

Critically acclaimed jazz singer/songwriter GREGORY PORTER, jazz guitar powerhouse LEE RITENOUR, father-daughter percussionists PETE ESCOVEDO and SHEILA E will headline the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival Sept. 1-2 in High Point. GREGORY PORTER is an acclaimed jazz vocalist and songwriter. He has made five albums and has one Grammy Award win for Best…

MC5 ‘Kick Out the Jams’ 50th Anniversary Tour Coming to Hopscotch Festival

Brother Wayne Kramer, the founding guitarist of Detroit punk legends MC5, will be bringing his 50th year anniversary tour of MC5’s 1968 debut, Kick Out the Jams, to Hopscotch Festival this September. Kramer will be joined by an impressive group of musicians: Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil will play guitar, Fugazi’s Brendan Canty will play drums, Dug Pinnick of King’s X…

Mouse On Mars, Kelela, KRS-One & Jon Hopkins join the Moogfest Lineup

Phase Two of the Moogfest 2018 programming includes a slate of rare appearances, mind-expanding masterclasses, workshops, and keynotes, plus the debut of A3, a revolutionary 3D audio environment to power exclusive performances from nine artists under the festival’s Spatial Sound banner. Heading up this year’s lineup are German post-techno pathfinders MOUSE ON MARS (two performances),…