Attributable to thunderstorms within the space, a number of bands had been compelled to cancel their Friday (Might 20) units on the Welcome to Rockville Pageant, together with Korn, Breaking Benjamin and extra.
Inclement climate is a sometimes disruptive power through the U.S. pageant season and, though bands are in a position to endure torrential rains, as was the case final night time, when thunder and lightning change into a risk, security protocols take precedent over the whole lot else.
The four-day occasion, which was preceded by a pre-party occasion on Wednesday for pageant campers, is going down at Daytona Seaside, Florida as the USA is within the grips of each an excessive heatwave set to overhaul the japanese half of the nation this weekend, whereas different areas, Colorado specifically, are dealing with potential record-setting snowfall with upward of 1 foot of snow incoming.
Citing a “excessive danger of continued climate over the following few hours,” the pageant, organized by promoter Danny Wimmer Presents, introduced that the rest of the night time had been canceled.
Earlier within the day, Skillet’s set was nixed attributable to climate whereas Megadeth needed to bow out due to “journey delays.”
Moreover, in anticipation of extra excessive climate, Welcome to Rockville has issued an advisory to attendees, with particular directions for campers on the best way to correctly safe all their belongings and safely search shelter if want be.
Tonight (Might 21), Weapons N’ Roses, Shinedown, In Flames and Crown the Empire will headline one stage apiece with 9 Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, The Hu and Escape the Destiny set to do the identical on Sunday (Might 22) to conclude this 12 months’s occasion.
See the every day lineups right here and, for anybody in attendance, be aware of climate and security precaution updates all through the day.
Welcome to Rockville’s Statements on Set Cancelations + Security Advisories
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