Krockathon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

K-Rockathon
Location(s) Central New York
Years active 1996 - present
Founded by K-Rock Syracuse
100.9 FM - 106.5 FM
K-Rock Utica
94.9 FM
Date(s) K-Rockathon 1: July 28, 1996
K-Rockathon 2: July 13, 1997
K-Rockathon 3: July 12, 1998
K-Rockathon 4: July 11, 1999
K-Rockathon 5: July 9, 2000
K-Rockathon 6: July 14, 2001
K-Rockathon 7: July 14, 2002
K-Rockathon 8: August 16, 2003
K-Rockathon 9: July 30, 2004
K-Rockathon 10: July 16, 2005
K-Rockathon 11: July 22, 2006
1st Annual DFB:
K-Rockathon 12: July 21, 2007
2nd Annual DFB: May 24, 2008
K-Rockathon 13: July 19, 2008
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Alternative Metal
Rock
Website www.krockathon.com
www.krock.com

K-Rockathon is a rock concert that is held annually in Central New York.

Modern rock radio station, K-Rock 100.9 FM - 106.5 FM in Syracuse and K-Rock 94.9 FM in Utica, had been on the air for just a few years and decided that they needed to throw a party for all of their listeners. A party where fans of Central New York could rock out to some of their favorite bands. Their own show, developed around the tastes of the people where they weren't just a stop on a mega tour. A place where fans could go and interact with the bands via K-Rock and hang with them on their own grounds. The K-Rockathon has since grown to be one of the most anticipated events each year. Not just a show, but a huge rock festival with food, drinks, shops, activities, and music from the bands at the top of the music charts.

Not only is there the major K-Rockathon event, but since 2007, a new series of mini shows has emerged. Every year before K-Rockathon, there will be a K-Rock Dysfunctional Family BBQ event. They are quite a bit smaller, but still have great music and a lot of food.

Contents

[edit] K-Rockathon

[edit] K-Rockathon 1

K-Rockathon 1 was held on July 28, 1996 in Vernon, NY. It was the first concert of many more to come.

Bands:

[edit] K-Rockathon 2

K-Rockathon 2 was held at Vernon Downs in Vernon, NY on July 13, 1997. This year, it became an even bigger event in Central New York. A huge party with more food, drinks, shops, activities, and a bunch of music.

Bands:

[edit] K-Rockathon 3

K-Rockathon 3 was on July 12, 1998.
Future punk rock legends Blink-182 were scheduled to perform, but cancelled the day of the show due to a band member's illness.

Bands:

[edit] K-Rockathon 4

K-Rockathon 4 was on July 11, 1999.

Bands:

[edit] 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 was actually a late replacement for the whom K-Rock had promoted non-stop for several weeks. The reason given by K-Rock for the cancellation was that there was a conflict with a personal engagement for Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.

Bands:

[edit] K-Rockathon 6

K-Rockathon 6 ventured back to Vernon Downs in Vernon, NY on July 14, 2001.

Bands:

[edit] K-Rockathon 7

K-Rockathon 7 moved to Oswego, NY just outside the Oswego Speedway on July 14, 2002. Everyone who went got their tickets at a reduced price before they even knew who was playing because they just knew that the biggest rock show of the summer would not fail to amaze them, and they were right.

Bands:

[edit] K-Rockathon 8

K-Rockathon 8 was held on August 16, 2003 at Vernon Downs in Vernon, NY.

Bands:

[edit] K-Rockathon 9

K-Rockathon 9 made its way out west on July 30, 2004 and for the first time in its history, a K-Rockathon event sold out. There were poor, unfortunate people standing outside of K-Rockathon's new venue, the Weedsport Speedway at the Cayuga County Fairgrounds in Weedsport, New York hoping to be able to get in.

Bands:

[edit] K-Rockathon 10

K-Rockathon 10 was held on July 16th, 2005. Finally, K-Rockathon had hit its 10th event milestone. Over the decade, more than 100,000 fans have attended at least one K-Rockathon. Everyone at K-Rock decided to raise the bar a little, so for K-Rockathon 10 they brought back some special bands from K-Rockathon's past, as well as a few newcomers.

During the Boy Hits Car performance, front man Cregg Rondell climbed up on top of the speakers and drove into the crowd below. A video of this can be seen here.

Bands:

[edit] K-Rockathon 11

K-Rockathon 11 was on July 22nd, 2006 at the Weedsport Speedway at the Cayuga Country Fairgrounds in Weedsport, New York. It rained and was muddy. It was a sell out. It was the very first time in the history of K-Rockathon that an event had sold out before it took place. TV News reports had tickets listed on eBay for up to $400.

Unfortunatately, the band Evans Blue never got a chance to play because they were stuck in the 17 mile traffic jam on the thruway outside of the Weedsport Speedway.

The bands that appeared here were Seether, Shinedown, Buckcherry, Candlebox, Blue October, Breaking Benjamin, Hurt, Evans Blue, People In Planes, and Brace.

[edit] K-Rockathon 12

K-Rockathon 12 was on Saturday, July 21st, 2007 at the Cayuga County Fairgrounds in Weedsport, New York. People were lined up to get in hours before the show.

Evans Blue was allowed back to perform since they didn't even get a chance to set up their equipment.

The Deftones performance was reportedly recorded for their forthcoming live DVD that may be released in 2008, but no further information has been released on the production of the DVD.

The bands that performed here were Strata, Sick Puppies, Brand New Sin, Black Light Burns, Drowning Pool, Evans Blue, Social Distortion, Deftones, and Chris Cornell.

[edit] K-Rockathon 13

K-Rockathon 13 will be held on Saturday July 19, 2008 at the Cayuga Country Fairgrounds in Weedsport, New York. The bands that will be performing are Black Stone Cherry, Luna Halo, 12 Stones, Sick Puppies, Shinedown, Seether and Three Days Grace.

Sick Puppies, Seether, and Shinedown are all reoccuring K-Rockathon artists.

[edit] Dysfunctional Family BBQ

[edit] First Annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ

the first annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ took place at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort, New York. The bands featured were Wetwerks, Smile Empty Soul, The Exies, and Eve to Adam.

[edit] 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. The bands that performed were Hurt, Ashes Divide, Armor for Sleep, Course of Nature, with special guests Caustic of Watertown, New York, and Dead Rose of Syracuse, New York.

Both Hurt and Caustic have played at a K-Rockathon show.

[edit] External links