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BottleRock Napa Valley is an annual music festival held at the Napa Valley Expo, usually during Memorial Day weekend, in Napa, California.
| BottleRock Napa Valley | |
|---|---|
 BottleRock | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Music festival |
| Dates | 24-26 May 2024 |
| Frequency | Yearly (last weekend in May) |
| Location(s) | Napa, California, United States |
| Years active | 2013–2019, 2021– |
| Inaugurated | May 8, 2013 |
| Organized by | Latitude 38 Entertainment |
| Website | www |
The initial BottleRock was a five-day event that took place May 8–12, 2013. The event featured three stages with 60 bands, including Jackson Browne, Train, The Black Crowes, Zac Brown Band, The Shins, Primus, The Avett Brothers, Joan Jett, Cake, Jane's Addiction, The Flaming Lips, Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, Alabama Shakes, The Iron Heart, Ben Harper, Violent Femmes, Café Tacvba, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Charlie Musselwhite. Furthur had been scheduled, but withdrew from the lineup due to an injury and health issues suffered by Bob Weir.[1] It was the Napa Valley's first large-scale music festival.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Forty local wineries were featured at the festival. Although the festival attracted over 120,000 attendees and generated mostly positive reviews, several vendors and workers claim to have been left unpaid by organizers following the event. Estimates of well over $2.5 million for unpaid wages and services are being claimed by creditors including the City of Napa,[8] venue provider Napa Valley Expo, a variety of security, catering and transportation companies, a local of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and individuals.[9][10][11] To resolve financial woes, subsequent festival proceeds were used to partially pay off debts.
2014
editA 2014 concert, organized by new ownership, took place on May 30 – June 1 at the Napa Valley Expo Center.[12][13] The lineup of acts included The Cure, OutKast, Weezer, LL Cool J, Smash Mouth, Heart, Sublime with Rome, Third Eye Blind, De La Soul and Eric Church[14] along with more than 45 additional artists and groups.[15] Promoters for the 2014 event have indicated that they would pay off part of the unpaid debts incurred by the 2013 promoters.[16]
2015
editThe 2015 festival on May 29–31 featured headliners Imagine Dragons, Robert Plant, No Doubt, and other popular acts including Public Enemy, Gipsy Kings, Los Lobos, Foster The People, Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man, Los Amigos Invisibles, The Avett Brothers, and Snoop Dogg.[17]
2016
editThe 2016 festival which took place on May 27-29th featured headliners Stevie Wonder, Florence + The Machine and Red Hot Chili Peppers along with other popular artists; The Lumineers, Death Cab for Cutie, Lenny Kravitz, Walk the Moon, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Ziggy Marley and Grouplove.[18]
2017
editThe 2017 festival, which took place on May 26-28th, featured performers including Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Maroon 5, Modest Mouse, Silversun Pickups, Foo Fighters, Live, and The Roots.[19]
2018
editThe 2018 festival, which took place on May 25-27th, featured performers including Bruno Mars, The Killers, MUSE, the Chainsmokers, Halsey, Snoop Dogg, Incubus, Earth, Wind & Fire, Natalia Lafourcade, Head and the Heart, Billy Idol, Thievery Corporation, Phantogram, Tank and the Bangas, Mike D, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and Dean Lewis.[20]
2019
editThe 2019 festival, which took place on May 24–26, featured performers including Imagine Dragons, Neil Young, Mumford & Sons, Logic, AJR, Cypress Hill, Gang of Youths, Too $hort, Pharrell Williams, Santana, OneRepublic, Nathaniel Rateliff, Tash Sultana, Sylvan Esso, Gary Clark Jr., and Lord Huron.[21]
2021
editThe 2020 festival, which was scheduled for October, was to include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Khalid, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Zedd, Brandi Carlile, The Avett Brothers, Janelle Monae, Maggie Rogers, Blondie, Of Monsters and Men, Maren Morris, and Empire of the Sun.[22] In July 2020, the festival was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and rescheduled for September 2021.[23]
2022
editThe headliners were Metallica, Kygo, Twenty One Pilots, The Black Crowes, P!nk and Luke Combs.
2023
editThe 2023 festival was headlined by Duran Duran, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, and Smashing Pumpkins. Lizzo was the first black woman to headline the festival. She created some controversy during her performance when she called out a sign near the fairgrounds she felt was threatening.[24]
2024
editThe 2024 festival, which took place between May 24 and May 26, featured performances by Stevie Nicks, Megan Thee Stallion, Pearl Jam, Maná, Ed Sheeran, Queens of the Stone Age, and The Offspring, among others.
References
edit- ^ Benjy Eisen (May 1, 2013). "Furthur Cancel BottleRock Festival Gig After Bob Weir's Stage Fall". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Kevin Courtney (April 26, 2013). "Bob Vogt: BottleRock grew out of an attorney's passion for music". Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley Publishing.
- ^ Kevin Courtney (April 22, 2013). "BottleRock hires concert pros to handle bad vibes". Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley Publishing.
- ^ Ian S. Port (April 10, 2013). "Rock the Wine Country: Bottle Rock Festival Is an Odd New Addition to the Bay Area – Page 1 – Music – San Francisco". SF Weekly. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Meyer, Carla. "Napa to BottleRock with May music-food-wine festival – Music – The Sacramento Bee". Sacbee.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Gray, Alysia (April 14, 2013). "BottleRock Napa". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ "Rock Out at Napa Valley's First Music Festival". Forbes.
- ^ Chantal M. Lovell (July 13, 2013). "BottleRock misses deadline for final payment to city". Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley Publishing.
- ^ Jennifer Huffman (July 2, 2013). "More unpaid BottleRock bills as debt tops $2 million". Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley Publishing.
- ^ Jennifer Huffman (July 9, 2013). "Portable toilet company files suit against BottleRock". Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley Publishing.
- ^ Jennifer Huffman (July 11, 2013). "Father of BottleRock co-founder among those suing festival". Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley Publishing.
- ^ "Neighbors react to BottleRock 2014". May 31, 2014.
- ^ "Is BottleRock the Strangest Festival Lineup of 2014?". April 21, 2014.
- ^ Jennifer Huffman (March 14, 2014). "BottleRock 2014 lineup released". Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley Publishing.
- ^ "Initial BottleRock 2014 lineup". Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley Publishing. March 3, 2014.
- ^ Jennifer Huffman (March 15, 2014). "New producers paying some old BottleRock debts". Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley Publishing.
- ^ "BottleRock 2015 releases daily lineups and single-day passes". Napa Valley Register. January 28, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ Vaziri, By Aidin (January 5, 2016). "Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder to headline BottleRock". Sfgate.
- ^ "The best moments from BottleRock 2017". Sfgate. May 30, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Artists".
- ^ "Past Lineups".
- ^ "BottleRock Napa Valley 2020 Artists | BottleRock Napa Valley". www.bottlerocknapavalley.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Cheap New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival Tickets 2023 | Lineup, Promo Code | Tickets4Festivals". December 2, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Lehman, Gabe (May 29, 2023). "Lizzo sees threatening signs in Napa before BottleRock set". SFGATE. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
