ROCKINGHAM — Danny Wimmer Presents has announced new after-hours programming for the Epicenter Festival.

The Rockingham Village Stage will host most of the after-hours entertainment throughout the weekend, including an exclusive pre-show party for festival campers on Thursday, May 9, featuring AC/DC tribute act Thunderstruck, Guns ‘N Roses tribute Nightrain and local Charlotte hard rockers Killakoi.

The late-night lineup will also include the reunion of Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine from That Metal Show for two sets, Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11, as well as the Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow appearing the entire weekend and at the Thursday pre-party.

The after-hours entertainment at the Rockingham Village Stage includes additional sets from the following acts:

Friday, May 10: Hyro The Hero, Wilson, Arrested Youth

Saturday, May 11: Amigo The Devil, Grandson, Crobot

For more information visit https://EpicenterFestival.com.

In addition to performances from top music artists, and various onsite attractions, Epicenter will include a variety of local and regional food and beverage offerings provided by DWP’s affiliate concessionaire, Southern Hospitality Concessions LLC.

Selections from the following local and regional restaurants and food trucks will be available: Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Truck, Electric Sliders, Flip Flop Rob’s BBQ, Gouda Boys, Grumpy’s Homemade Ice Cream, Hibachi 4 Hire, Island Noodles, Master Of Patties, Meltdown Truck, OooWee BBQ, Phat Daddy’s Creole, Pie Baby Wood-Fired Pizza, Porchetta Truck, Spicy Pie Pizza, The Berry Patch, Tica’s Tacos, Ubora Coffee and more to be announced.

The 21-and-older attendees will have access to multiple beverage experiences. Selections from Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards (owned by Maynard James Keenan, co-founder of international recording acts Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer) will be available at the Caduceus Wine Garden. There will also be drinks served at the Heavy Tiki Bar.

Local and regional breweries will be featured at the Epicenter Craft Beer Garden.

Additional Epicenter onsite offerings include: Monster Energy Experience, F.Y.E. Fan Experience, The Music Experience, USMC (United States Marine Corps), Zippo Experience, Fxck Cancer / Dyin 2 Live Dreams Program, Take Me Home, Jack Daniel’s Experience .

Camping spots are connected to the festival grounds and will have access to showers, portable restrooms, food and drink vendors, charging stations, information and medical services, and the Thursday night pre-show party. Rockingham Village, located immediately in front of the venue adjacent to the North Premium campgrounds, will be open to campers and other festival-goers until 2 a.m. daily.

Featured vendors at Rockingham Village will include festival merchandise, artist merchandise, lockers for rent, lifestyle shopping booths, a full General Store, coffee shop, craft beer at Headbangers Beer Bar, Caduceus wine bar, breakfast vendors for campers, as well as late night food served after the main venue closes.

Rockingham Festival Grounds, which include parts of the Speedway, are located at 2153 North U.S. Highway 1, Rockingham, less than two hours from Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, Columbia and Greensboro.

Epicenter sponsors include: Monster Energy, F.Y.E., Fxck Cancer, Zippo, Jack Daniel’s, The Music Experience, Sweetwater Studios, USMC, Zyn, Four Saints Brewing and Hugger Mugger Brewing.

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