LIMP BIZKIT, SLIPKNOT and ROB ZOMBIE will headline the 10th-anniversary edition of the Rock USA festival, set to take place July 16-18 at Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. More than 40 acts will perform at the event, which began in 2011 and is put on by the same company, Hypervibe, Inc., that produces Country USA. Also scheduled to appear at this year's Rock USA are PAPA ROACH, ICE CUBE, HALESTORM, CHEVELLE, THE PRETTY RECKLESS, ANTHRAX, HELLYEAH and STEEL PANTHER, among others. The billing is as follows: Thursday, July 16 LIMP BIZKIT HALESTORM CHEVELLE AVATAR FEVER 333 WAGE WAR WE CAME AS ROMANS STICK TO YOUR GUNS I SEE STARS BONES UK SAUL SMILE EMPTY SOUL BAD OMENS STITCHED UP HEART JOYOUS WOLF SEPTEMBER MOURNING Friday, July 17 ROB ZOMBIE ICE CUBE THE PRETTY RECKLESS HELLYEAH HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD THE GLORIOUS SONS KNOCKED LOOSE ATTILA ESCAPE THE FATE OTHERWISE CARNIFEX THROUGH FIRE BRKN LOVE ROYAL BLISS THE COLD STARES Saturday, July 18 SLIPKNOT PAPA ROACH ANTHRAX STEEL PANTHER OF MICE & MEN BAD WOLVES ALL THAT REMAINS MEMPHIS MAY FIRE EMMURE INSANE CLOWN POSSE CROBOT CHERRY BOMBS HE IS LEGEND ISLANDER TENSE MACHINE "I'm tired of hearing 'rock is dead,'" says Derek Liebhauser, president of Hypervibe, Inc. "We had nearly 20% growth in attendance last year, and that number continues to grow. Every year, there are more people, showing more energy and passion for rock music and rock festivals like this one, and it feels like such an honor to be a part of that." This is the third summer in a row Zombie has been booked as a headliner. The past two years, his set had to be called off due to thunderstorms. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, January 29 at 4 p.m. CT at rockusaoshkosh.com.
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