Rock Music Festivals That Are Road Trip-Worthy in Texas
Concert season is upon us once again and there are a ton of big shows. But which are worthy of taking a road trip to see? We list em out for you right here.
Texas is a big state with tons of live music options. We'll definitely highlight the best for you, for 2016, but we can't forget about our buddies just north of us in Oklahoma.
River City Rockfest
San Antonio, TexasThe World's Loudest Month is a reference to a string of rock festivals across the nation that share similar lineups.
The River City Rockfest is part of the World's Loudest Month and takes place May 29th in San Antonio.
This year, the event is co-headlined by Disturbed and the Scorpions.
What makes this festival unique is that it packs the punch of the World's Loudest Month, all into one day.
Tickets start at $49.50 and San Antonio is only a few hours away, so this is another festival that's road trip-worthy.
Rocklahoma
Pryor, OklahomaRocklahoma is another one of the big festivals as part of the World's Loudest Month.
Being in Pryor, Oklahoma - Rocklahoma is close enough (7 hours) to us to justify the road trip-worthy attribution.
Unlike the others mentioned in this blog, Rocklahoma is a festival that spans an entire weekend.
This year, Rocklahoma takes place May 27th-29th and is co-headlined by Disturbed, the Scorpions and Five Finger Death Punch.
Texas Mutiny
Ft. Worth, TexasTexas Mutiny is exactly what you think it is – a hard rock festival featuring many of the biggest bands on the planet.
From the producers that brought you monster festivals, like Rock on the Range, Carolina Rebellion, River City Rockfest, and Rocklahoma, now bring you the first ever Texas Mutiny to be held Saturday, September 24th on the outer grounds at Texas Motor Speedway.
Texas Mutiny features Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Chevelle, Pierce the Veil, Hellyeah, Ghost, Nothing More, Avatar, Candlebox and a ton of other bands.
Houston Open Air
Houston, TexasHouston Open Air is a festival organized by Danny Wimmer Presents and looks to be one of the biggest events of the year - anywhere.
Avenged Sevenfold and Alice in Chains will headline what is billed as Texas’ Biggest Rock Experience September 24th and 25th at NRG Park in Houston.
Other bands featured include Deftones, Slayer, Chevelle, The Cult, Ministry, Alter Bridge, Ghost, Anthrax, Pierce the Veil and Of Mice & Men.