Welcome To Rockville is heading back to Daytona International Speedway May 6-9, with blink-182, Korn, Pierce the Veil and Bad Omens topping a bill that organizers say includes more than 150 artists across five stages. The festival has also unveiled a round of site upgrades, including a relocated VIP experience, additional tented stages and more shaded areas for the four-day run in Daytona Beach.
The four headliners were confirmed as part of the full 2027 artist announcement, according to Loudwire. Organizers are billing the event as Florida's largest rock, metal and punk festival, and this edition marks its 17th year overall. The festival says more than 150 bands are booked for Daytona Beach this year, with some acts still to be revealed, per the same outlet, though a separate count from Yahoo Entertainment puts the figure at more than 130 scheduled performers.
Daily lineups released alongside the announcement show Thursday headlined by Korn, with Alice in Chains, B.o.B and Of Mice & Men also on the bill, Yahoo Entertainment reports. Friday brings Bad Omens alongside $UICIDEBOY$ and Waka Flocka Flame, while Saturday is topped by Pierce The Veil with support from The Prodigy and Everlast. Sunday closes the weekend with blink-182, MGK, Lil Jon and Magnolia Park rounding out the day, according to the same report.
Reunions, Rarities and a Four-Decade Milestone
Beyond the headliners, the 2027 bill leans heavily on nostalgia. Marilyn Manson is scheduled to perform Antichrist Superstar, while Faith No More is booked for a rare Southeast U.S. show and Machine Head will play a U.S.-exclusive performance, according to Pollstar. A Heartwell Ending is set to play its first show in 19 years, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.
The pollstar.com report also notes reunion performances from Circa Survive, Forever the Sickest Kids, Palisades, Cute Is What We Aim For and Relient K. Those sets add a pop-punk and post-hardcore throwback thread to a weekend otherwise dominated by metal and rock heavyweights.
Stage Upgrades and a Relocated VIP Experience
The festival is set to add more tented stages, extra seating areas and an expanded VIP setup for 2027. Planned additions include covered bleachers, more umbrellas, new amusement rides and other shaded spots spread across the speedway grounds.
New VIP offerings will include premium viewing areas, permanent restrooms, exclusive food and beverage options and a new VIP lounge. For the first time, VIP guests will also get access to The Fan Zone, the infield entertainment area at the speedway, according to the same Pollstar account.
Tickets, Camping and Pricing
Single-day, two-day, four-day and VIP passes are already on sale, Pollstar reports. Early-bird one-day general admission tickets are listed at $155 including fees, while four-day general admission starts at $445 and a four-pack runs $1,740, according to Yahoo Entertainment. Those prices are higher than last year's festival, when one-day admission was $153, an individual four-day pass ran $425 and a four-pack cost $1,654, the outlet reports.
A Decade-Long Commitment to Daytona Beach
Welcome To Rockville launched in Jacksonville before relocating permanently to Daytona International Speedway in 2021, according to a statement from Daytona International Speedway. Last year, Danny Wimmer Presents and the speedway announced a new 10-year agreement keeping the festival in Daytona Beach through 2035. The 2025 edition drew more than 230,000 fans from all 50 states and 30 countries, and the festival generates more than $80 million annually in regional economic impact, the speedway's announcement states.
A separate report from the News-Journal states that the 2026 festival drew a record-setting 230,000 fans, while the speedway's own release attributes the 230,000-fan figure to the 2025 edition — a discrepancy between the two accounts that hasn't been reconciled. Either way, the numbers point to a festival that has grown well beyond its Jacksonville roots into one of the region's biggest annual draws, as detailed in the original report from WKMG.
