Converge, Pantera, Deftones, The Mars Volta and more to play Welcome to Rockville 2023

Official press release:
Premier festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents kicks off its 2023 season with DWP's longest-running annual festival, Welcome To Rockville. The festival brought together 150,000 fans in 2022 and the 12th edition of the event will be held for its third installment at the hallowed grounds of "The World Center of Rock," Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The 2023 event takes place from May 18-21 and features a massive lineup featuring headliners Tool, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold and Pantera plus Deftones, Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Evanescence, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age, Alice Cooper, The Mars Volta, Puscifer, I Prevail, Chevelle, Coheed & Cambria, Hardy and Trivium. Jose "Metal Ambassador" Mangin will host the event with on-stage appearances and fan meet and greets.
Event founder Danny Wimmer shared:
We are so excited to be bringing this fantastic lineup to Welcome To Rockville," says Danny Wimmer, Founder of Danny Wimmer Presents. "Our fans have been wanting Pantera and along with one of Avenged Sevenfold's first live shows in five years, crowd favorite Slipknot, AND one of the greatest rock bands of all time, Tool, we are delivering a jam-packed weekend to the 'The World Center of Rock.' Can't wait to see everyone in May!
Thursday, May 18:
Slipknot
Rob Zombie
Queens of the Stone Age
Puscifer
Trivium
Bullet For My Valentine
Black Veil Brides
Suicidal Tendencies
Avatar
Black Stone Cherry
Converge
Band-Maid
Austin Meade
Stray From the Path
Brutus
Rain City Drive
Bloodywood
Malevolence
Vended
Rivals
Nevertel
Widow7
Conquer Divide
Budderside
Friday, May 19:
Avenged Sevenfold
Evanescence
Hardy
I Prevail
Motionless In White
Asking Alexandria
Sleeping with Sirens
Badflower
Ayron Jones
Memphis May Fire
From Ashes to New
Born of Osiris
The Warning
Mothica
Des Rocs
Varials
Tallah
Tigercub
Slay Squad
Ryan Oakes
Tuk Smith and the Restless Hearts
Bastardane
OTTTOvUntil I Die
Saturday, May 20:
Pantera
Godsmack
Alice Cooper
Chevelle
Alter Bridge
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening
Knocked Loose
Rival Sons
Yelawolf Presents: Sometimes Y
Pop Evil
Suicide Silence
Sepultura
The Bronx
Poorstacy
Ho99o9
Zero 9:36
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Dayseeker
Dead Poet Society
Kreator
The Violent
Starcrawler
Hammerhedd
Sunday, May 21:
Tool
Deftones
Incubus
The Mars Volta
Coheed & Cambria
Pennywise
Ghostemane
Grandson
Sueco
Filter
Deafheaven
Anti-Flag
Senses Fail
New Years Day
Nothing, Nowhere.
Angel Du$t
Nova Twins
Point North
Wargasm
Bob Vylan
Capital Theatre
Uncured
Reddstar
55 comments
Post CommentI thought Rockville was in Maryland and why is Clutch not on this?
wow no dying wish or scowl? bad lineup without them
Does anybody actually enjoy Incubus at these fests? The band definitely doesn't dig metal crowds and yet they always play these things. Money talks bro, as Gandhi once said.
Converge = Mastodon level Pantera = drunks from Dallas
Damn, look at Kreator hiding there at the bottom of Saturday line-up. Pretty sure they can still outdraw Poorstacy, dudes.
This line up isn't as bad as I thought it would be
Last year there were crazy rains and I think one day got compeletely rained out. Way to have a 4 day fest during the rainy season in Florida. Meanwhile the racetrack sits empty every other weekend during the year besides the one for the Daytona 500.
Guys, sorry about the first comment haha. My dad was on my PC and left that comment thinking he would be helping us out, we can't travel to florida for this anyway. -Tyler Fregoso/Dragged Out
Why would fake pantera play this garbage fest. They should just do a side show with Alice cooper
Oh screw it haha, my dad wants me to ask you guys if you'd like to see Dragged Out play this, to put the feelers out and see if everyone here might be interested in crowdfunding 💰💰💰 enough to get us down there and play. (Not asking for money rn, just gauging interest.) Thanks in advance. -Tyler Fregoso/Dragged Out 🔪🔨🔨🔥🔥🔥
I can only imagine how bad Jacob Bannon sounds now
Only losers say "fake Pantera". Phil will rule the fests and rightfully so.
cant wait to hear what jacobs dog barking sounds like on a festival sound system.
terror can never be on these due to the legal ramifications of scott yelling "move up" and "I need movement" at a swap ground festival for 30min. Many would die.
This is pretty cool, I wish Incubus actually played their good stuff
Any chance of Phillip bringing his stage rap back from the Trendkill run?
Jonny Craig here, f*ck Rain City Drive. Sacramento hates you posers. Dance Gavin Dance please take me back we can headline this. I'm drug free for two weeks and have paid all my retroactive child support payments. Please let me back in the band. Check out my new EP "My Child is a Child of Divorce"
Phil Anselmo here, of course we gotta hit up this festival, the klan reunion is the same weekend, two birds one stone and all that you know, White Wine!
I would receive so many toothless blowjobs at this fest.
A case could be made that this is the real Pantera lineup since the two hair metal fruits are no longer in the band.
About time!!! Never thought I'd see Converge on one of these.
Will gladly miss a mortgage payment to see godsmack's drum battle
My diet spells doom for my fruit of the looms
Not enough good bands to fill an evening let alone a multiple day fest. Festivals need to die.
anonymous 7 hours ago Who names a band Puscifier? Maynard James Keenan
Contrary to online rumors, Fat Pat will not be doing a meet and greet in front of Panda Express this year. Those seeking refunds can contact your place of purchase. Regards, Danny Wimmer
True Story. Fat Pat tried to brag that he f*cked the chic of the Godsmack album cover.
I saw Fat Pat's pee pee once. He had a Prince Albert. Plus he's more beans than meat. Sad.
Now, ain't no stoppin' when the tops start droppin' Hearin' Fat Pat rappin', your hat back cappin' In a black 'Lac mackin' wit' a bop in a fade Boy we fat stack packin', steady choppin' on blades
Pantera - vinnie and dimbag + phil and white wine nazi salutes = trump 2020 for life
Sooooo, when are they gonna announce the real bands?
Modern day Converge are almost as bad as modern day Every Time I Die fans.
Converge got to a point a long ass time ago where the need to pull a Hatebreed and play their old shit under a different name so that their current fans don't come out.
Seeing Deftones for first time they have been my favorite for 20 years Mmm, Chino, swoon! Also stoked about Mars Volta
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We'd love to get on this, hit us up on insta @draggedoutmt and let's set something up