40 hip-hop mainstays, including Ice Cube, J. Cole, Common, and Nas, stuff two days and two stages at an outdoor pavilion

Shinedown, Godsmack, and Staind join forces with 11 other chart-topping rock bands at an outdoor music festival

R&B legend serenades with hits going back to "Real Love"; D'Angelo returns after a 12-year hiatus; Melanie Fiona also performs

Grammy-winning rockers Evanescence team up with alternative-metal stalwarts Chevelle, Halestorm, Cavo, and New Medicine

311 and Slightly Stoopid join forces for Unity Tour 2012's cavalcade of rap-laced lyrics, thick guitars, and reggae grooves.

The Black Keys, Snoop Dogg, and Girl Talk join 40+ music acts at an inaugural festival with a 30-foot flamethrower and silent-disco tent

Thrash-metal legends mob the stage with aggressive hits such as “Heretic Anthem” after sets from Asking Alexandria and As I Lay Dying

Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, Lou Christie, and Kathy Young rekindle ‘60s teen-idol magic; preshow tailgate party with classic cars

Five-time Grammy-winning blues and rock guitarist liquefies his Stratocaster and laments the past on a former vaudeville stage

Sounds of shredding guitars alternate with rattling cages during series of rock performances & MMA fights