NEPA Scene Staff

Avenged Sevenfold, Limp Bizkit, and Papa Roach headline Rock Allegiance festival in Camden on Oct. 6

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From a press release:

Tickets went on sale today for Monster Energy Rock Allegiance, which returns to the Philadelphia area on Saturday, Oct. 6. Now in its fourth year, the festival will present a massive lineup of bands at the BB&T Pavilion and Wiggins Waterfront Park in Camden, New Jersey, led by Avenged Sevenfold, Limp Bizkit, and Papa Roach.

One of the Northeast’s biggest rock experiences will feature nearly 20 acts, including Skillet, Bullet for My Valentine, Beartooth, Insane Clown Posse, GWAR, Of Mice & Men, Fozzy, Bad Wolves, The Fever 333, From Ashes to New, Knocked Loose, Sylar, Bad Omens, Devour the Day, Blacktop Mojo, and Stone Broken.

“We’re really excited to be invited to play Rock Allegiance this year! [It’s] our second time there, and we are happy to join A7X and Limp Bizkit – who we haven’t played with in many, many years – and we look forward to bringing it to Camden, NJ this year full on!” says Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix.

In addition to music, Monster Energy Rock Allegiance will also feature Philly-centric food offerings, regional and national craft beer, band meet-and-greets, autograph signings, and more for fans from around the country to immerse themselves in rock and roll culture.

Tickets, which can be purchased now on rockallegiance.com, are $39.50 for the lawn, $49.50 for reserved pavilion seats, and $169 for VIP packages, which include access to the general admission pit and/or 100 level tickets for the main stage for the headlining four band performances, a commemorative Rock Allegiance 2018 VIP laminate, dedicated VIP entrance to the festival, VIP hang areas on the Battleship New Jersey and BB&T Pavilion lounge (space limited at each area), exclusive VIP restrooms, and special food and beverage offerings (for additional purchase). Rock Allegiance fan hotel rates are also available.

Monster Energy Rock Allegiance is proud to support beer entrepreneurship with a celebration of craft breweries hailing from the region and throughout the nation. The initial lineup of breweries at the festival includes Pennsylvania brewers Neshaminy Creek (Croydon), Tröegs Independent Brewing (Hershey), and Victory Brewing Company (Downington) as well as 21st Amendment (San Francisco, CA), Dogfish Head (Milton, DE), Founders (Grand Rapids, MI), Oskar Blues (Longmont, CO), Spellbound (Mount Holly, NJ), and Unibroue (Chambly, QC).

The initial food lineup for the festival includes Baby Blues BBQ, Chickies & Pete’s, Lil Trent’s Treats, Nico’s Pizza and More, Sum Pig Food Truck, and Tony Luke’s Cheesecake, with many more to be announced.

Rock Allegiance will also feature a variety of unique entertainment options to go along with the music lineup, including the Monster Energy Experience (where fans can meet Rock Allegiance artists and sample Monster beverages), the FYE Fan Experience (where fans can purchase music from the performing bands and take part in meet and greets and artist signings), Dyin 2 Live/Fuck Cancer (wish-granting organization), and SWFTCharge (quick, portable, and convenient phone-charging service).

Fueled by Monster Energy, Rock Allegiance is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents in association with Live Nation. Additional sponsors include FYE, Roadrunner Records, Fuck Cancer, and SWFTCharge, with more to be announced.

See NEPA Scene’s photos of GWAR playing in Scranton last year here and The Fever 333 performing in Stroudsburg last week here.