Over 300,000 People Attend Uproar Festival This Year

The 2012 Uproar Festival just wrapped up and has announced that over 300,000 people came out to the 30-city rock trek this year. Check out the full press release after the break.

The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival wrapped its third year September 30, boasting nearly 300,000 in total attendance for the 30-city U.S. trek.
With a lineup that featured multiplatinum rock bands Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, and P.O.D., along with Adelitas Way, Deuce, Fozzy, Redlight King, Mindset Evolution, In This Moment, Thousand Foot Krutch, Candlelight Red and a local Battle Of The Bands winner in each city, the 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival was “one of the best values for rock fans, offering up what feels like a year’s worth of live music in one short day” according to Loudwire.com.
While the tour may be over, the 2012 Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands powered by Imagen Records continues as the 28 local market finalists are in the running for the Grand Prize package which includes a coveted spot on the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival, the opportunity to record an EP with legendary producer Jay Baumgardner at NRG Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA, $10,000 worth of music gear and other prizes. For full details, visit www.RockstarUPROAR.com/battleofthebands.
Local market Battle Of The Bands winners–who each had the opportunity to perform on the Ernie Ball Stage at the 2012 UPROAR show in their area–are being evaluated through October 30 by a panel of music industry professionals and artists including: Jose Mangin from Sirius XM, Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance, legendary producer/mixer Jay Baumgardner, and music industry veteran Bill McGathy.
The grand prize package for the 2012 Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands powered by Imagen Records includes:
A coveted spot to play live on the entire 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival
Record an EP with legendary producer/mixer Jay Baumgardner at world famous NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, CA
$10,000 worth of music gear
Professional photo shoot with rock photographer Lisa Johnson
(www.MySpace.com/LisaJohnsonPhoto)
Exclusive editorial feature in Revolver Magazine
Music video by video director Strati Hovartos (www.stratihovartos.com)
Featured content on Loudwire.com
One year supply of Ernie Ball strings
One year supply of Rockstar Energy Drink
Ernie Ball Stage headliner Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D. shares, “We tried to check out the Battle Of The Bands winners whenever we could. There’s a lot of great talent out there and it’s great that Ernie Ball, UPROAR and Imagen are supporting these bands. They’re young and hungry and exciting to watch.”
UPROAR co-producer John Oakes comments: “It’s been amazing to watch 2011 Battle Of The Bands winner Mindset Evolution grow and expand their fan base over the past year. UPROAR is proud to be a part of their success and looks forward to helping develop many more up-and-coming rock bands over the years. I’m excited to find out who our 2012 winner will be!”
Brian Ball of Ernie Ball says, “Thousands of bands entered the Ernie Ball UPROAR Battle Of The Bands competition and we couldn’t have been more impressed with the level of talent.  Live music is the lifeblood of our industry, and the UPROAR Battle of the Bands is living proof that Rock and Roll is alive and kicking!”
Check out exclusive interviews and performance clips of the 2012 Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands powered by Imagen Records finalists here:
Tour Market                 Local Market Winner   Link
Kansas City, MO         The Wreckage            http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/TheWreckage/videos
St. Louis, MO              Killer Me Killer You      http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/KMKY22/videos
Chicago, IL                  3 Years Hollow            http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/3yearshollow/videos
Holmdel, NJ                 Scarlet Carson           http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/ScarletCarson/videos
Syracuse, NY              Face The King            http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/Facetheking/videos
Mansfield, MA              Gone For Days           http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/GoneForDays/videos
Scranton, PA               True Becoming           http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/TrueBecoming/videos
Buffalo, NY                  Early Rise                   http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/earlyriseband/videos
Pittsburgh, PA             The Riot                      http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/TheRiot/videos
Saratoga Springs, NY Mirk                              http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/mirk-music/videos
Bristow, VA                 Chuck Shaffer Picture Show http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/Chuc … how/videos
Simpsonville, SC        Kelen Heller                 http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/KelenHeller/videos
Detroit, MI                    Suburban Syndicate   http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/Subu … ate/videos
Indianapolis, IN            7 Days Away               http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/7_Days_Away/videos
Cleveland, OH             Impending Lies           http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/impendinglies/videos
Raleigh, NC                 21st Century Goliath    http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/21cgband/videos
Atlanta, GA                  Poynte                         http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/POYNTE/videos
Tampa, FL                  Soul Switch                 http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/SoulSwitch/videos
Houston, TX                Love Story’s End         http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/LoveStorysEnd/videos
Dallas, TX                   Bow Prometheus        http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/BowPrometheus/videos
Denver, CO                 Lost Autumn               http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/lostautumn/videos
Salt Lake City, UT       American Hitmen        http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/amer … men/videos
Spokane, WA              The Nixon Rodeo        http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/TheNixonRodeo/videos
Auburn, WA                 Window Pane            http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/Windowpane/videos
Portland, OR               In Her Memory             http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/InHerMemory/videos
Boise, ID                     The Fallen Idols           http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/sinner2011/videos
Phoenix, AZ                 A Story Beneath          http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/Astorybeneath/videos
Albuquerque, NM         Skulldron                     http://battle.rockstaruproar.com/u/Skulldron/videos
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