K-Rockathon is an annual music festival held in the Central New York region of New York sponsored by Galaxy Communications-owned radio stations WKLL/WKRL-FM/WKRH. These concerts have been held at venues in Vernon, Syracuse, Oswego, Utica, and Weedsport, NY. Local bands are showcased at the event along with nationally-touring rock music acts. Since its inception, the K-Rockathon has showcased many subgenres of rock music from alternative rock, to rap rock, to straight metal.
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History
The K-Rockathon began in 1996 when modern rock-formatted radio stations WKRL-FM in Syracuse, WKRH in Minetto and WKLL in Frankfort felt they needed to throw a party for all of their listeners, where rock music fans in Central New York could listen to some of their favorite bands. The stations' idea was to create a show that was developed around the tastes of the people where they weren't just a stop on a mega tour, and where fans could go and interact with the bands via the three stations and spend time with them. Thus, the three stations established the K-Rockathon, a rock festival with food, drinks, shops, activities, and music from the bands at the top of the music charts. It has since grown to be one of the most anticipated events each year.
Since 2007, a smaller series of mini-concerts called the K-Rock Dysfunctional Family BBQ event has run prior to the K-Rockathon event itself. And in 2010, a Spring Slam began to run prior to the BBQ event.
In its first several years, K-Rockathon tickets sold for $10.00 or $12.00. Ticket prices were marketed as "10 Bands for 10 Bucks" or "12 Bands for 12 Bucks" depending on the number of artists scheduled to perform at the concert in a given year. This marketing has been abandoned in recent years as the number of scheduled bands has decreased and ticket prices have increased to roughly $40.00.
K-Rockathon 1
K-Rockathon 1 was held on July 28, 1996, at the Vernon Downs race track in Vernon, NY.
In March 2016, 18 year old Jette Collins of Durhamville, New York posted a photo of himself holding a text stating that he was searching for his biological father, whom his mother had met at the first K-Rockathon.
Bands:
- Butthole Surfers
- Gus
- Howlin' Maggie
- Poe
- Reverend Horton Heat
- Seven Mary Three
- Solution A.D.
- The Refreshments
- Toadies
- The Verve Pipe
K-Rockathon 2
K-Rockathon 2 was held at Vernon Downs in Vernon, NY, on July 13, 1997.
Bands:
- Better Than Ezra
- Cool for August
- Cowboy Mouth
- Cracker
- Drain STH
- Fountains of Wayne
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Local H
- Naked
- Our Lady Peace
- Space
- Vibrolush
K-Rockathon 3
K-Rockathon 3 was held at Vernon Downs in Vernon, NY on July 12, 1998. More than 100 people were treated for injuries, 50 of which had to leave the event in an ambulance for various reasons. Punk rock band Blink-182 was scheduled to perform, but canceled the day of the show due to a band member's illness.
Bands:
- Big Wreck
- Eve 6
- God Lives Underwater
- Our Lady Peace
- Possum Dixon
- Smash Mouth
- Spacehog
- Stabbing Westward
- Third Eye Blind
K-Rockathon 4
K-Rockathon 4 was held on July 11, 1999, at Vernon Downs.
Bands:
- Dovetail Joint
- Econoline Crush
- Julia Darling
- Marvelous 3
- Orgy
- Shades Apart
- Splender
- Sponge
- The Uninvited
- Train
- Videodrone
- Violent Femmes
K-Rockathon 5
K-Rockathon 5 was set on 2 stages at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York, on July 9, 2000. Lit played as a late replacement for the Foo Fighters who were originally scheduled to play. The reason given by Galaxy Communications for the cancellation was that there was a conflict with a personal engagement for Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.
Bands:
- Corporate Avenger
- Cowboy Mouth
- Earth Crisis
- Finger Eleven
- Jimmie's Chicken Shack
- Kottonmouth Kings
- Lit
- Live No Pets - Syracuse-based band with founding members of LIVID
- Moist
- Pimpadelic
- 12 Rods
- SR-71
- The Urge
- Ultimate Fakebook
- Wheatus
K-Rockathon 6
K-Rockathon 6 was held back at Vernon Downs in Vernon, NY, on July 22, 2001.
Bands:
- Adema
- Boy Hits Car
- Cold
- CrashPalace
- Crazy Town
- Drowning Pool
- Econoline Crush
- Nonpoint
- Papa Roach
- Pressure 4-5
- Staind
- Taproot
K-Rockathon 7
K-Rockathon 7 was held in Oswego, New York, just outside the Oswego Speedway on July 14, 2002. The event was held without the use of beer as Galaxy Communications failed to secure a permit to serve it.
Bands:
- Abandoned Pools
- Audiovent
- Damn Glad
- Dogs on Mars
- Dragpipe
- Dry Cell
- Earshot
- Filter
- Mad at Gravity
- Mushroomhead
- Nonpoint
- P.O.D
- Puddle of Mudd
- Sevendust
- 3rd Strike
- Trik Turner
K-Rockathon 8
K-Rockathon 8 was held on August 16, 2003, at Vernon Downs in Vernon, NY.
Bands:
- Cauterize
- Cold
- Evanescence
- Local H
- MxPx
- Plan 607
- Revis
- Saliva
- The Exies
K-Rockathon 9
K-Rockathon 9 was held at the Weedsport Speedway at the Cayuga County Fairgrounds in Weedsport, New York, on July 30, 2004. For the first time in its history the K-Rockathon event sold out.
Bands:
- Caustic Method
- Cypress Hill
- Fuel
- Hoobastank
- Nonpoint
- Sevendust
- Skindred
- Travisty Theory
- Wetwerks
K-Rockathon 10
K-Rockathon 10 was held on July 16, 2005, at the Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, NY. Over the decade, more than 100,000 fans have attended at least one K-Rockathon. For K-Rockathon 10 Galaxy Communications opted to bring back some special bands from K-Rockathon's past, as well as a few newcomers to celebrate the 10th K-Rockathon. During Boy Hits Car's set, front man Cregg Rondell climbed up on top of the speakers and dove into the crowd below. A video of this can be seen here.
Bands:
- Black Label Society
- Boy Hits Car
- Brace
- Cake
- Lit
- Ra
- Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
- Seven Mary Three
- Shinedown
- Trapt
- Tsar
K-Rockathon 11
K-Rockathon 11 was on July 22, 2006, at the Weedsport Speedway at the Cayuga Country Fairgrounds in Weedsport, New York. It was the very first time in the history of K-Rockathon that the event sold out in advance. TV News reports had tickets listed on eBay for up to $400. Evans Blue cancelled its set because they were stuck in the 17-mile traffic jam on the Thruway outside of the Weedsport Speedway.
Bands:
- Brace (band)
- Blue October
- Breaking Benjamin
- Buckcherry
- Candlebox
- Evans Blue
- Hurt
- People in Planes
- Seether
- Shinedown
K-Rockathon 12
K-Rockathon 12 was on Saturday, July 21, 2007, at the Cayuga County Fairgrounds in Weedsport, New York. Evans Blue were booked to perform since they didn't even have a chance to set up their equipment at last year's K-Rockathon.
Bands:
- Black Light Burns
- Brand New Sin
- Chris Cornell
- Deftones
- Drowning Pool
- Evans Blue
- Sick Puppies
- Social Distortion
- Strata
K-Rockathon 13
K-Rockathon 13 was held on Saturday July 19, 2008, at the Cayuga Country Fairgrounds in Weedsport, New York. For the second K-Rockathon, the event sold out before the day of the show.
Sick Puppies, Seether, and Shinedown returned from previous K-Rockathons to perform.
Bands:
- Black Stone Cherry
- Luna Halo
- Safetysuit
- Seether
- Shinedown
- Sick Puppies
- 12 Stones
- Three Days Grace
K-Rockathon 14
K-Rockathon 14 was held Saturday August 8, 2009, at the NYS Fairgrounds. Early bird tickets were available for $25 on June 6 at select locations that were posted on the K-Rockathon website. The regular ticket price was set at $37. Tickets were also available at the door on the day of the event for $40 as the fairgrounds were much larger than K-Rockathon venues in previous years and did not sell out.
Bands:
- Atreyu
- Chevelle
- 3 Doors Down
- Framing Hanley
- Papa Roach
- Sick Puppies
- Since October
- Street Sweeper Social Club
- 10 Years
K-Rockathon 15
K-Rockathon 15 was held at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY on July 31, 2010. Tickets were $30 early bird at select retailers starting June 12 then the price increased to $42.
Bands:
- A Day to Remember
- A Wake
- All That Remains
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Crash Kings
- Ed Kowalczyk from Live
- Flyleaf
- Hail the Villain
- Halestorm
- Hollywood Undead
- Honor Bright
- Limp Bizkit
- New Politics
- Smile Empty Soul
K-Rockathon 16
K-Rockathon 16 was held at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY on July 30, 2011. Tickets were $30 for early bird tickets at select retailers starting Saturday, June 11, then the price increased to $45 after the early birds sold out.
- Airborne Toxic Event
- Bayside
- Bush
- Click Clack Boom
- Dropkick Murphys
- Hollywood Undead
- Jetstream
- My Darkest Days
- Rose Hill Drive
- Seether
- Sick Puppies
- Silent Fury
- Stone Temple Pilots
K-Rockathon 17
K-Rockathon 17 was held at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY on July 29, 2012. Tickets were $30 for the early bird tickets at select retailers on Saturday, June 9, then the price increased to $48.50 after the early birds sold out. A Dance Tent was established at this K-Rockathon featuring prominent DJs.
Main Stages:
- Awolnation
- Born Again Rebels
- Civil Twilight
- Evans Blue
- Eve 6
- Korn
- P.O.D.
- Public Enemy
- Redlight King
- The Gaslight Anthem
- The Offspring
- Walk the Moon
Dance Tent:
- JDevil
- Kill The Noise
- Mix Master Mike (of the Beastie Boys)
K-Rockathon 18
K-Rockathon 18 was held at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY on July 27, 2013. Tickets were $30 for the early bird tickets at select retailers on Saturday, June 8, then the price increased to $42 after the early birds sold out.
Main Stages:
- All That Remains
- Aranda
- Asking Alexandria
- Chevelle
- Flyleaf
- P.O.D.
- Red
- Sevendust
- Skillet
- Stars in Stereo
- The Virginmarys
- Three Days Grace
K-Rockathon 19
K-Rockathon 19 was held at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY on August 2, 2014. Early Bird tickets began selling for $30 on Saturday, June 14, then the price increased to $42 after those tickets sold out.
Headliner:
- Seether
Bands:
- A Day To Remember
- All That Remains
- Black Light District
- Black Stone Cherry
- Fozzy
- Framing Hanley
- Halestorm
- Pop Evil
- Saliva
- Starset
- We As Human
K-Rockathon 20
K-Rockathon 20 was held at Chevy Court in the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY on July 25, 2015. Tickets were sold for $30 for the early bird tickets at select retailers on Saturday, June 13, the price increased to $42 after the early birds sold out.
Main Stages:
- Bad Seed Rising
- Revolve (band)
- Fit For Rivals
- Sons of Texas
- Shaman's Harvest
- Nothing More
- Trapt
- We Are Harlot
- Adelitas Way
- In This Moment
- Breaking Benjamin
- Shinedown
K-Rockathon 21
K-Rockathon 21 was on Wednesday, Jul 19, 2017 at the Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse, NY. Gates opened at 4:45pm. Ticket prices range from $25 to $306.
The lineup consisted of:
- Korn
- Stone Sour
- Skillet
- YelaWolf
- Ded
- Red Sun Rising
- Glen Street (winner of Krockathon Battle of the Bands)
Maps K-Rockathon
Dysfunctional Family BBQ
First Annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ
The first annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ took place at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort, New York.
Bands:
- Eve To Adam
- Smile Empty Soul
- The Exies
- Wetwerks
Second Annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ
The second annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ was held on May 24, 2008 at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort, New York.
Both Hurt and Caustic Method had previously played at a K-Rockathon show.
Bands:
- Armor for Sleep
- Ashes Divide
- Caustic Method
- Course of Nature
- Dead Rose
- Hurt
Third Annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ
The third annual K-Rock Dysfunctional Family BBQ was held on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the Chevrolet Court in the New York State Fairgrounds.
Bands:
- An Hour Within
- Boy Hits Car
- Madina Lake
- Pop Evil
- Saliva
- The Veer Union
Fourth Annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ
The fourth annual K-Rock Dysfunctional Family BBQ was held on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the Chevrolet Court in the New York State Fairgrounds.
Bands:
- Cavo
- Drowning Pool
- Evans Blue
- Nine Ball
- Nonpoint
- Story of the Year
- Violent Soho
Note: Nonpoint replaced Cold, who were originally booked but later cancelled.
Fifth Annual K-Rock Dysfunctional Family BBQ
The fifth annual K-Rock Dysfunctional Family BBQ was held Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Chevrolet Court at the New York State Fairgrounds. The concert started at noon, one hour after the gates opened. Tickets went on sale Saturday, April 16. Early bird tickets were $10, regular tickets were $15 pre-sale and $20 at the gate.
Bands:
- Boy Hits Car
- Caustic Method
- Drive A
- D.R.U.G.S.
- Elephant Mountain
- Kopek
- Trapt
- 10 Years
Note: The band Hourcast was originally set to play but, due to a scheduling conflict with the band, was ultimately replaced by local band Caustic Method due to popular demand.
Sixth Annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ
The sixth annual K-Rock Dysfunctional Family BBQ was held on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Chevrolet Court at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY. The show began at noon, like the previous year. Tickets, including a limited number of early bird tickets, went on sale Saturday, April 14. Early bird tickets sold for $14 and regular tickets for $20.
Bands:
- Cry to the Blind
- Filter
- Flogging Molly
- Hurt
- 12 Stones
- The Dirty Heads
- The Dreaming (feat. former lead-singer of Stabbing Westward)
- Weaving The Fate
Seventh Annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ
The Seventh annual K-Rock Dysfunctional Family BBQ was held on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the Oswego Speedway in Oswego, NY. As usual, the show began at noon. Tickets, including a limited number of early bird tickets, went on sale Saturday, April 13. Early bird tickets sold this time for $10. Regular tickets remained the same at $20.
Bands:
- Big Wreck
- Eye Empire
- Surrender The Fall
- Volbeat
- Wayland
- 10 Years
Spring Slam
Spring Slam 2009
Spring Slam 2009 took place at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, NY on March 20, 2009.
Bands:
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Buckcherry
- Burn Halo
- Papa Roach
Spring Slam 2010
Spring Slam 2010 took place at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, NY on April 7, 2010.
Bands:
- 2Cents
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Janus
- Korn
Halloween Havoc
Halloween Havoc 2009
Bands:
- After Midnight Project
- Cry to the Blind
- Day of Fire
- DJ Slammin' Sam
- Papercut Massacre
- Sugar Red Drive
- Trapt
Fall Ball
Fall Ball 2011
Was scheduled to be held Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, NY. However, the event was eventually cancelled due to scheduling.
Bands:
- Burn Halo
- Eve to Adam
- Finger Eleven
- Heart-Set Self-Destruct
- Staind
References
External links
- K-Rock website
- K-Rockathon website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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