Blue Ridge Rock Fest 2022

Just want to put in my word of opinion on this one, because I attended last year (also a stellar lineup) - This festival does not care about the fans, and a "clusterfuck" is an understatement describing what went down last year. Between ADA getting screwed, VIP being lied to, no security, having to walk 5 miles to/from each day, bands not being treated well, etc. - Go with low expectations. Even after all the complaints last year, fans were continuously told the problem was their fault, either for not reading non-existent info pages or that they were "just lucky to have a festival at all", not to mention staff being antagonistic towards fans voicing their concerns and the county that saved the festival from even worse disaster (you'll notice they moved counties this year). Their social media looks overwhelmingly positive because they have staff removing/blocking any and all negative commentary.

I can give plenty of stories, my own and others to indicate how little the festival runner cares about anything but his own renown and back pocket, even talked a band last week that played last year, slated to play this year that admitted things don't look better this year so far from their view. Not telling you not to go, but go in with low, low expectations. Stages ran great, lineup was great, but otherwise was a shitshow.

yeah it's a pretty sick lineup so far, and they haven't even announced the headliners yet. Won't be going because work, but it sounds fun

Having not personally gone to Epicenter myself, talking to people that did this honestly sounded even worse lol.  At least with Epicenter they worked their asses off to try to correct the issues for future festivals.  This one hasn't done anything but blame everyone else and "their side was planned correctly" lol.  As someone who's hotel package was never booked with the hotel, I have big doubts

Yeah I had a friend go to last year’s event and she did not have the best review. And she really did not like the crowd.

I’ve counted seven total bands I would want to see, and two of them I haven’t had the chance to see live in some 16 years! So I’m really hopin’ Hoobastank and Alien Ant Farm play the same day and I can justify the horrible ticket price and travel time from Raleigh. But if they’re both given shitty 30 minute sets then no.

I'd be interested in seeing probably 40 of the acts they've announced so far, but this lineup is a strange amalgam of legit hardcore, punk, and metal, and then radio and butt rock staples from 20-30 years ago. Which the latter is guaranteed to make a giant portion of the crowd incredibly cringe-worthy.. I really do love the lineup, but I don't love this fest's reputation, and I'd likely be put off by a majority of the crowd at this thing. There's still 50 acts tba, so if the headliners and subs turn out to be killer I just might have to go.

On the brightside, if 75% of the crowd attends the fest to see the butt/radio rock acts, then that should leave the heavy acts relatively empty.

Yes, it will. But missin’ some of my favorite bands that rarely play shows, especially on the East Coast, will still suck!

I loaded in a Seether show a few years back, those guys are cool as hell. They've made a lot of less than great music, but Remedy and Fake It are pretty fun.

If they bring in Meshuggah and the headliners are at all passable, I'm gonna try to go to this thing

9 bands left tba, including 3 of the top 6.. I'm not going, but this is objectively a behemoth of a legit lineup

every hard rock band you've ever heard of and Nelly

I'll believe it when I see it.  Last year they had a "#1" over Rob Zombie/Shinedown that they left to be the last spot on the lineup covered - When it came to announce, the band had fallen out and they replaced it with some #8-10 bands.  Rumor was they had never secured a headliner and was waiting on one to say yes or no that never came to fruition.  They announce as they book, so I wouldn't be surprised if they held that spot to sell tickets with no intention of it actually being bigger than Slipknot.

They've also used MCR music extensively this year, and pointed at When We Were Young as a "massive" hint, yet that would put MCR driving 11 hours out of the way and playing 5 days in a row. They just market to sell.

Yeah, last year's headliners were Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown. To go from that to Iron Maiden/Metallica, Slipknot, Disturbed would be the most significant year-to-year headliner upgrade for any festival ever, possibly. I'm thinking NIN (I know they're on the west coast that week, but you know, planes kinda resolve that) or MCR are more likely and the best case scenario.. Korn is probably even more likely than those bands though. It's a small pool of Rock headliners these days.

That being said, I don't think it's entirely impossible that Metallica or Iron Maiden could be the final headliner announced.

Yeah the only reason I’ve even heard of this festival was it was very publicly a disaster last year, surprised it’s even being held again this year

loudwire.com/blue-ridge-rock-festival-what-happened/

Can’t imagine chancing it with this when it’s really not all that different of a lineup from other rock festivals

This festival is like if every local rock station banded together to book their dream line up.

Seems real faulty to have that happen 2 years in a row, like they are making ish up. Even the explanation/clue of who the act is “a reunion 20 years in the making.” No clue who that would be that would put them on the top of the bill. They claim to be under new mnagement but sure is similar to last yeaf.

Lineup is full of crazy- ICP, hed pe, fear factory (dropped off), alien ant farm, crazytown, mudvayne, cold, puddle of mudd, daughtry, kittie, shadows fall, hinder, buckcherry, saliva with 2 lead singers, union underground and saving abel reunions, smile empty soul, etc