Rocklahoma brings hair metal back into the spotlight
In the veins of the once coveted metal festival Ozzfest and the likes of Chicago’s block party that is Lollapalooza, Rocklahoma aims to bring back the nostalgia of the hairspray laden bands of the 80’s. Bands such as Living Colour, Dokken, and countless others are making their way to the middle of Oklahoma to put on the biggest 80’s block party of the summer. Expect to see many old 80’s style bottles of Bud Light, far removed from the days of the singing “Bud-Weis-Er” frogs as well as the smell of spritz, hair gel and twenty year old bottles of Chanel for all the ladies to wear.
Heather Caliendo of The Journal Record writes in regard to the newfound success of the festival:
“The actual event is like a high school reunion for a bunch of kids, but these are ‘80s hair bands,” said Mark Nuessle, founder and general manager of Rocklahoma, which opens today and continues through Sunday.
The concert may be smack in the middle of rural Oklahoma, but last year’s event brought in daily crowds of over 30,000. People came from every state in the United States and 37 countries on every continent except Antarctica.
The festival begins tonight for those of you who are fortunate to go. It’s only $25 for general admission and if you’re a member of the Armed Forces, you get in for free. How badass is that?
The lineup is as follows:
Wednesday July 9th
Ratt
Jackyl
All Star Fantasy Camp
Firehouse
Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp Jam
(General Admission is $25. Free Admission for active member of the Armed Forces.)
Thursday July 10th
Bret Michaels
Sebastian Bach
Dokken
LA Guns
Enuf Znuff
Vain
House of Lords
Jet Boy
(Only guests who purchase four-day tickets will be allowed to see this show.)
Friday July 11th
Triumph
Extreme
Night Ranger
Living Colour
Kingdom Come
Armored Saint
XYZ
Saturday July 12th
Warrant
Lita Ford
KIX
Lynch Mob
Trixter
Black N Blue
Tora Tora
Every Mothers Nightmare
Pretty Boy Floyd
Sunday July 13th
Queensryche
Tesla
Ace Frehley
Steelheart
UFO
Zebra
AXE
Just like Dee Snider said to Mark Metcalf in the iconic 1984 music video, “I wanna rock!” Rocklahoma is here to stay and it will definitely should be one helluva party.
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