Rock the Park
| Rock the Park | |
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2004 to 2008: Classic rock 2009: Classic rock, rock, country |
| Dates | 2009: July 23–25 |
| Location(s) | Harris Park, London, Ontario |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
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Rock the Park, formerly known as Hawk Rocks the Park, is an annual music concert held at Harris Park in London, Ontario, Canada. From 2004 to 2008 it was primarily a classic rock concert sponsored by radio station "103.9 The Hawk". In 2009, the three-day concert was sponsored by three radio stations: The Hawk, rock station FM96 and country music station BX93.
The purpose of the event is to raise money for "Bethany's Hope Foundation" for MLD Research and over $850,000 has been raised.[1]
The festival has attracted criticism for being too loud and violating city noise bylaws.[2] The 2008 and 2009 editions both breached the noise limits, so per city law, the 2010 festival should have been prevented from happening. City council recommended that the festival be allowed to occur if organizers paid a $5,000 penalty.[2] However, the organizers were later exempted from having to pay the fine.[3]
Rock the Park I
The first Rock the Park was held July 22–24 in 2004. Its main function was to raise money for Bethany's Hope Foundation and it raised more than $110,000. It featured several musical groups:
Thursday, July 22
Friday, July 23
Saturday, July 24
Hawk Rocks the Park... Again
The second edition of Rock the Park was held over four days during July 21–24, 2005. Due to the success of the first concert, this second one was expanded to four days, during which over 40,000 Rock fans attended. It featured:
Thursday, July 21
- ZZ Top
- Randy Bachman
- Brian Howe
- Trooper
- Jimmy Bowskillz Band
Friday, July 22
- Lou Gramm (Former singer of Foreigner)
- April Wine
- Sass Jordan
- Chilliwack
Saturday, July 23
- REO Speedwagon
- Glass Tiger
- The Box
- Superfreak
Sunday, July 24
- George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- David Wilcox
- Thundermug (Playing in their last concert for a long time)
Rock the Park III
Held July 20–22, 2006, the groups that took part were:[4]
Thursday, July 20
- Peter Frampton
- Eddie Money
- Loverboy
- Ray Lyell & The Storm
Friday, July 21
Saturday, July 22
Rock the Park III managed to raise $180,021 for the Bethany's Hope Foundation.
Hawk Rocks the Park: Back 4 More
Rock the Park IV was run July 26–28, 2007.
Thursday, July 26
Friday, July 27
Saturday, July 28
- George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- Creedence Clearwater Revisited
- David Wilcox
- Rick Derringer
One of the announced bands was supposed to be Boston. The announcement was postponed after the death of Brad Delp. Subsequently, all of Boston's plans for touring, including Hawk Rocks the Park, were cancelled.
Hawk Rocks the Park 5
Rock the Park 5 ran from July 23 to July 26, 2008.
Wednesday, July 23
- Ted Nugent
- Great White
- Diamond Dust (Winner of Rockstar Fantasy)
Thursday, July 24
- Sammy Hagar
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- Skid Row
- Lee Aaron
Friday July 25
- Steve Winwood
- Tom Cochrane
- The Sweet
- Pat Travers
Saturday July 26
- Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings
- Mark Farner (of Grand Funk Railroad)
- April Wine
- Streetheart
Rock the Park 2009
Rock the Park 2009 was held July 23–25, 2009. This marked the first time Rock the Park was not fully put on by The Hawk. Instead it was put on by two other major London radio stations as well. July 23 was presented by FM96, July 24 by BX93, and July 25 by The Hawk.
Thursday, July 23
- The Tragically Hip
- Kathleen Edwards
- The Arkells
- The Spades
Friday, July 24
Saturday, July 25
- The Doobie Brothers
- Creedence Clearwater Revisited
- Dennis DeYoung (Former singer of Styx)
- Lighthouse
Rock the Park 2010
Rock the Park 2010 was held from July 22–24, 2010. It was presented by Bob FM. Approximately $1 million was raised for the Bethany's Hope Foundation.
Thursday, July 22
Friday, July 23
Saturday, July 24
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Heart
- April Wine
- Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Rock the Park 2011
The 2011 edition of Rock the Park is scheduled to take place over 3 days in July 2011. This year's sponsors include FM 96, 103.1 Fresh FM, 103.9 Greatest Hits FM and AM980 among others.
Thursday, July 21
Friday, July 22
Saturday, July 23
Rock the Park 2012
Thursday July 26, 2012 (Modern Rock Night)
Friday July 27, 2012 (Classic Rock Night 1)
- The Steve Miller Band
- George Thorogood
- David Wilcox
- The Romantics
Saturday July 28, 2012 (Classic Rock Night 2)
Rock the Park 2013, 10th Anniversary
Thursday July 25, 2013 (Modern Rock Night)
- The Tragically Hip
- The Trews
- The Rural Alberta Advantage
- Greg Ball and The Dry County Rebels
Friday July 26, 2013 (Classic Rock Night 1)
Saturday July 27, 2013 (Classic Rock Night 2)
Rock the Park 2014
Rock the Park XI will take place July 24–26, 2014. A new event, the Gone Country Music Festival, sponsored by radio station BX93, will be held at Harris Park on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.
Wednesday July 23, 2014 - Gone Country Music Festival
Thursday July 24, 2014
- Weezer[5]
- Tegan & Sara
- Matthew Good
- July Talk
Friday July 25, 2014
- Sammy Hagar & Friends
- Extreme
- Tom Keifer of Cinderella
- Winger
- Survivor
Saturday July 26, 2014
- Burton Cummings[6]
- Huey Lewis and the News[6]
- 38 Special[7][8]
- Headpins[9]
- FREE FM Under the Covers Winner
References
- ↑ Reaney, James (2010-03-03). "April Wine, Heart, Collective Soul set to rock the park". London Free Press. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sims, Jane (2010-01-25). "Rock by the rules or pay up, staff say". London Free Press. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ↑ Maloney, Patrick (2010-02-02). "Rock the Park exempt from $5,000 penalty". London Free Press. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ↑ London Free Press article about Rock the Park III
- ↑ http://www.am980.ca/2014/03/07/rock-the-park-2014/>
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.hueylewisandthenews.com/
- ↑ Reaney, James (2014-01-24). "38 Special, country bands join 11th Rock the Park". London Free Press. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Tour Dates - 38 Special". Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ↑ http://www.canadianclassicrock.com/headpins-live-dates/
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