Rock On The Range

Rock lovers your patience has finally paid off as you have been waiting for quite a long time for this amazing rock music event that is called Rock on the Range. This music festival is kind of unique as it is held side by side in two famous cities namely Columbus and Winnipeg in Canada. Thousands of rock music fans have watched these concerts and this time again it is expected that Rock on the Range will be attracting horde of fans so quickly grab Rock on the Range tickets and enjoy!

Rock on the Range initially started in Columbus Ohio in the year 2007, evident from the name it is an annual concert that focuses purely on rock, hard rock and heavy metal music and the show features popular rock groups with one mainstream rock band headlining the event. On an average around 60000 people attend this two day event. Since debut the venue for Rock on the Range has been the very popular Crew Stadium that is located on 1 Black and Gold Boulevard in Columbus. This is primarily a Major League Soccer stadium that has been home to soccer events like Ohio Soccer Championships and Columbus Public Schools Boys Soccer City Championship for over a decade now. Crew Stadium is also home to the famous soccer team Columbus Crews. This stadium can seat up to 25000 fans for soccer games and 30000 for concerts. In the year 2009 Rock on the Range also started taking place in the city of Winnipeg in the State of Manitoba, here the venue is Cannad Inns Stadium which is mainly a football stadium situated on 1465 Maroons Road. This venue can accommodate an audience of around 32000.

Rock on the Range event’s current format is that in Columbus there are normally three stages are made the main stage is called Monster Energy (name taken from the very popular American energy drink) whereas the other two are usually Kicker or Faye Stage and Jagermeister stage. In Winnipeg there is one main stage and one second stage. The Monster Energy stage always features the more seasoned and headlining bands of the event. In the first year Rock on the Range attracted around 30000 fans in one day and a total of 14 bands took part. Main stage featured ZZ Top, Velvet Revolver, Hinder whereas second stage had Black Stone Cherry, Puddle of Mud, Papa Roach and Operator. In 2008 Rock on the Range became a two day event and this time 26 bands and artists played including Kid Rock, Alter Bridge, Stone Temple Pilots, Five Finger Death Punch, Drowning Pool, Theory of a Deadman and Ashes Divide.

 In the year 2009 Rock on the Range had gained substantial popularity and as a result around 50000 people attended the event and 38 bands played, for the first time there were three stages including Avenged Sevenfold, Alice in Chains, Slipknot, The Veer Union, Static-X, Burn Halo, Royal Bliss and Charm City Devils, Framing Hanley and X Factor 1. In the year 2011 around 70000 fans attended the event and 40 bands played. On Monster Energy stage were Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Bullet for My Valentine, Sick Puppies, Alter Bridge and A Perfect Circle. On FYE stage were Escape the Fate, A Day To Remember, Greek Fire, Trust Company and Asking Alexandria. Jagermeister Stage showcased The Damned Things, Art of Dying, Egypt Central and Black Veil Brides.

Crew Stadium in Columbus City Ohio will soon be the most talked about venue in the town as it will be hosting the Rock on the Range festival, this time again the band lineup will be featuring some big names on Monster Energy stage such as Slash, Megadeth, Marilyn Manson, Volbeat, Escape the Fate and Five Finger Death Punch. If anyone wants to be a part of this event then simply get Rock on the Range tickets asap and get ready to rock!