Rock Fest


Rock Fest is a permanent music festival held annually in July on the Chippewa Valley Music Festival grounds in Cadott, WI.
Rock Fest is the last independently run rock festival in the U.S.
The venue includes more than 7,500 campsites for campers. The amphitheater concert grounds host four days of rock concerts by national music acts each year. On site there are convenience stores, merch stores, concessions, and side stages that feature regional acts between main stage performances.

Attendance

The annual attendance of Rock Fest is between 28,000 and 40,000 people daily,
although crowds can reach numbers as high as 80,000 people.

Lineups

2025

Wednesday, July 16
Thursday, July 17
Friday, July 18
Saturday, July 19

2024

Wednesday, July 17
Thursday, July 18
Friday, July 19
Saturday, July 20

2023

Wednesday, July 12
Thursday, July 13
Friday, July 14
Saturday, July 15

2022

Wednesday, July 13
Thursday, July 14
Friday, July 15
Saturday, July 16

2021

Wednesday, July 14
Thursday, July 15
Friday, July 16
Saturday, July 17

2020

2020 Rock Fest organizers postponed due to COVID-19. Scheduled for July 16-18.
Rock Fest Organizers said in a statement "In working with local health officials, we were told that having a festival of our size in July is at too high of a risk due to COVID-19. This is an unprecedented situation that we have to take seriously. The health and safety of our fans and rock music community is and always will be our #1 concern!"
Fans were offered refunds or the opportunity to roll their tickets over to the following year.

2019

Wednesday, July 17
Thursday, July 18
Friday, July 19
Saturday, July 20

2018

Wednesday, July 11
Thursday, July 12
Friday, July 13