2011 Rockfest Lineup

The 2011 Rockfest lineup was announced earlier this week and I only got one band right, Alter Bridge, and they’re not even headlining.  Headliner Disturbed meets the usual criteria for an act that’s not as big as it used to be.  I wouldn’t mind seeing their set but I have a feeling I might just skip out before they go on or perhaps in the middle of their set.  I’m looking forward to Stone Sour, that was a nice suprise.  Alter Bridge should be another good performance though based on the schedule they’re only playing for about an hour.  Black Label Society and Halestorm should be good as well.  I’m not crazy about Hinder’s albums but I think they have the potential to put on a good set.

The one I can’t figure out is Papa Roach.  Admittedly I don’t listen to 98.9 that much (or really any other terrestrial radio station other than NPR) so maybe they’re huge in Kansas City.  Other than them coming to Kansas City a lot I don’t hear much out of them so it’s strange that they get such a high spot in the lineup.

Overall it looks like the best lineup they’ve had in a while and I’m looking forward to it, if not for the music at least for the craziness.  And the five dollar lemonade, you can’t forget about that.