Sunday kicked off with beautiful weather and excellent performances from Billy Talent, Juliette and the Licks, Thursday, Andrew W.K, and The Wonder Years.
Unfortunately the Joey Badass performance was marred by audio difficulties, but Joey still soldiered through to perform “Christ Conscious” and some new bangers.
The Deftones brought their own unique atmosphere to the show.
The evening was filled with epic performances, including Sleater Kinney. With a dazzling light show, and stage prescence like no other, the all female band proved why they’ve been called one of the best rock bands of the last two decades. After their long hiatus it was a treat to see them performing with such energy, and enthusiasm. Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, and Janet Wise absolutely killed it.
Rob Zombie took the stage in the evening, performing the entirety of White Zombie’s Astro Creeper 2000. Though he made the concession that the band he had assembled for this performance had only recently began to practice together, they still brought the crowd to their knees with More Human Than Human. A full twenty years after the album was released, the hits still felt like hits, and Zombie himself gave it all to the crowd that night.
The most important headliner of the show was Sunday Night’s reunion of The original line up of The Misfits. The first performance marked the first time in nearly 33 years that Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein played on the same stage together. The show was hectic, and chaotic but brought a riotous energy that lived up to the festivals’ name.
They covered a vast majority of their undeniable hits from the late 70s, to early 80s discography such as “Where Eagles Dare” And “Die Mommie Die”, as well as some of the newer stuff like “Hybrid Moments”. There was a genuine fear within the crowd that the show had gotten out of hand, like last years’ Riot Fest, but for the most part, the energy was positive and uproarious.
The Misfits may or may not have played their final show, but regardless it was absolutely a spectacle to behold.
