Butcher Babies stop by before their set on day two of Welcome To Rockville
to talk about their upcoming tour with Nonpoint and Cane Hill,
having the best tour dog, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgXfXFTqpnE
Photos of Butcher Babies at Welcome To Rockville.
All photos taken by Luke Spencer
in Jacksonville, FL on April 28th, 2018.
The Butcher Babies returned to Welcome To Rockville performing on the River stage on day two. Promoting their latest album Lillith which dropped this past October, I was reminded why so many people love seeing Butcher Babies live. From the opening minute they know how to rile up a crowd. Whether it’s going up to the barricade and giving the mic to fans or just headbanging in unison amongst the band, they definitely know how to perform.
Click on any photo below to open the gallery and scroll below the photos to watch the music video for “Headspin”.
Photos of Billy Idol at Welcome To Rockville.
All photos taken by Luke Spencer
in Jacksonville, FL on April 29th, 2018.
Another artist I never thought I’d get to see live (let alone shoot) is Billy Idol. To my surprise I saw the man and his band in all his glory, full of swagger and taking his shirt off to perform for tens of thousands on day three of Welcome To Rockville. My personal highlight was hearing “Dancing With Myself” in the photo pit and seeing a fan in the front row hold an old Billy Idol poster up during the song.
Click on any photo below to open the gallery and scroll below the photos to watch the music video for “Dancing With Myself”.
Pat and Dave of Red Sun Rising talk about Thread, Shiprocked, living different lifestyles between band members and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3126liCZ0Ks
Toothgrinder stop by before their set at Welcome To Rockville to talk about Phantom Amour, touring with Trivium, meeting Bill Burr and more. NOTE: The audio was recorded in stereo for some reason so if you listen with earbuds, use them both.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpYuju299Ks
Photos of Thrice at Welcome To Rockville.
All photos taken by Luke Spencer
in Jacksonville, FL on April 29th, 2018.
One of the bands that I am glad made a return and are still going is Thrice. A big part of me love that is being able to hear them live. Including songs from their latest album To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere, the band performed on the Metropolitan stage on day three at Rockville. Thrice is about to embark on a big European tour including massive festivals and then heading to South America later this summer.
Click on any of the photos below to open the gallery and scroll below the photos to hear “The Long Defeat”, my personal favorite song from TBEITBN.
Photos of Bullet For My Valentine at Welcome To Rockville.
All photos taken by Luke Spencer
in Jacksonville, FL on April 29th, 2018.
Bullet For My Valentine is going to have a big summer and they started it out with Welcome To Rockville. The band just announced their new album Gravity to come out later this summer and everyone that buys a concert ticket for their upcoming headline tour will get a FREE physical copy of the album. You can find the band’s tour dates below.
Click on any photo to open the gallery and scroll below the photos to watch the music video for the new song “Over It”.
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE ON TOUR:
WITH TRIVIUM + TOOTHGRINDER:
4/28: Sunrise, FL @ Ft. Rock Festival*
4/29: Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome to Rockville*
5/1: Knoxville, TN @ The International
5/2: Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
5/4: Charlotte, NC @ Carolina Rebellion*
5/5: Virginia Beach, VA @ WNOR/FM99 Lunatic Luau*
5/6: Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore Silver Spring
5/8: Niagara Falls, NY @ The Rapids Theatre
5/10: Portland, ME @ Aura
5/11: Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
5/12: Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
5/14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
5/15: Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater
5/17: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza#
5/18: Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
5/19: Columbus, OH @ Rock on the Range*
*Festival Date
#No Trivium
Photos of Them Evils at Welcome To Rockville.
All photos taken by Luke Spencer
in Jacksonville, FL on April 27th, 2018.
It’s a big week for Them Evils as their newest EP “Rolling Stoned and Living Free” is about to be released this Friday. Along with that, the band is on the Monster Energy festival tour during the World’s Loudest Month. The band played on the River stage on day one at Welcome To Rockville and brought in a no gimmick style of rock and roll.
You can check out their PledgeMusic campaign for the EP here: Them Evils on PledgeMusic
Click on any photo below to open the gallery. Scroll below the photos to see an interview with the band before their set at Rockville and to hear their song “Got Me Rockin”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9AyGPZsTE0
Them Evils stop by before their set at Welcome To Rockville to talk about getting a fan in Zakk Wylde, their new EP, and more. You can check out their Pledge Music campaign here: https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/themevils
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9AyGPZsTE0
Andrew W. K. stopped by before his performance at Welcome To Rockville to talk about doing his best while leading the party, performing on Conan and more.
Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier (born May 9, 1979), better known by his stagename Andrew W.K., is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer. Raised in Michigan, Wilkes-Krier began his musical career in the mid-1990s performing in a number of local bands before eventually moving to New York, where he produced his first recordings under the Andrew W.K. moniker.
