Rock Allegiance Festival 2017

Over twenty thousand fans came out to attend this year’s Rock Allegiance festival in Camden, NJ. This year’s festival saw a couple of changes with the festival being shortened to one day from last year’s two days, as well as the festival moving from Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, PA to BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ. 

The third annual Rock Allegiance hosted 18 bands spread across three stages. With Marilyn Manson having to cancel his appearance due to injuries, there was some shuffling of the schedule as well as New Years Day being added to the lineup. 

Between bands fans had the chance to taste some of the area’s best food trucks, as well as local breweries to wash it all down with. 

Radkey kicked off this year’s festival on the main stage followed by Biters on the third stage and New Years Day on the second stage. Early in the day fans were spread across the festival grounds trying to catch sets from their favorite artists. Over on the third stage you had Biters, DED, Black Map, Starset, and headliners August Burns Red. The second stage was headlined by Gojira and also played host to New Years Day, He Is Legend, Joyous Wolf, Greta Van Fleet, and Beartooth. Main stage saw the likes of Steel Panther, In This Moment, Halestorm, Mastodon, Five Finger Death Punch, and Rob Zombie take to the stage. 

Highlights of the day’s festival were:

Rock Allegiance Festival 2017New Years Day who are currently out on tour with Halestorm kicked off the day on the second stage. The band will wrap up their 2017 touring cycle at this year’s Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA. 

Setlist:

Kill Or Be Killed
I’m About to Break You
Defame Me
Fucking Hostile (Pantera cover)
Scream
Other Side
Malevolence

 

Rock Allegiance Festival 2017Steel Panther are currently out touring in support of their latest release, Lower The Bar released back in March. The guys played a 35 minute six song set that featured “Asian Hooker,” “Community Property,” and closed out with “Death to All But Metal.”

Setlist:

Eyes of a Panther
Goin’ in the Backdoor
Asian Hooker
Party All Day (Fuck All Night)
Community Property
Death to All but Metal

 

Rock Allegiance Festival 2017In This Moment has made appearances at most of the festivals across the U.S. this year as they tour in support of their latest release, Ritual. The band went on mid day on the main stage and performed a 40 minute six song set with three songs from the new album making the setlist. 

Setlist:

Blood
River of Fire
Adrenalize
Roots
Oh Lord
Whore

 

Rock Allegiance Festival 2017After reports of Lzzy Hale being hospitalized the night before, many fans were concerned if Halestorm would be able to perform at this year’s festival. But Lzzy Hale and crew were able to perform and put on a blistering ten song set proving why they are a main stage act at many of the U.S. festivals. The 35 minute set included hits like “Apocalyptic,” “I Am the Fire,” “I Get Off,” and closing with “I Miss the Misery.” Fans can catch Halestorm as they continue to tour with New Years Day and Starset thru October 21st when the tour wraps up in San Luis Obispo, CA at the Fremont Theater. 

Setlist:

Love Bites (So Do I)
Apocalyptic
Mz. Hyde
Amen
I Am the Fire
I Get Off
Freak Like Me
Drum Solo
Mayhem
I Miss the Misery

 

Rock Allegiance Festival 2017One thing about festivals is that you never know who may join another band on stage for a special performance. During Five Finger Death Punch’s set Brent Hinds of Mastodon joined the band on stage for “Burn MF,” and Maria from In This Moment joined Ivan on “The Bleeding” to close out the set for the night also mixed into the nights set were the acoustic versions of “Wrong Side of Heaven,” and “Remember Everything.” Five Finger Death Punch will play this year’s Monster Energy Aftershock festival before heading to Russia and Europe to close out the year. 

Setlist:

Lift Me Up
Never Enough
Wash It All Away
Got Your Six
Bad Company (Bad Company cover)
Jekyll and Hyde
Burn MF (with Brent Hinds)
The Agony of Regret
Wrong Side of Heaven (Acoustic)
Remember Everything (Acoustic)
Under and Over It
The Bleeding (with Maria Brink)

 

Rock Allegiance Festival 2017Rob Zombie wrapped up his ‘Satanic Orgy 2017’ tour at Rock Allegiance. Rob Zombie has two more dates scheduled this year, one of which will be a headlining spot on this year’s Ozzfest meets Knotfest festival. Zombie’s Rock Allegiance set saw less classic White Zombie tracks and more material off of his latest release, The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser.

Setlist:

The Last of the Demons Defeated
Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown
Superbeast
In the Age of the Consecrated Vampire We All Get High
Living Dead Girl
Well, Everybody’s Fucking in a U.F.O.
More Human Than Human (White Zombie song)
Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)
The Hideous Exhibitions of a Dedicated Gore Whore
House of 1000 Corpses
Guitar Solo
Thunder Kiss ’65 (White Zombie song)
Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones cover)
School’s Out (Alice Cooper cover)
Dragula

Look for Rock Allegiance to return in 2018 and remain one of the biggest rock festivals in the Northeast. 

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