98ROCKFEST

Line up was great! Soundgarden sounded amazing! Venue was awesome.

I have seen beartooth 7 times now and they never cease to amaze me. A day to remember was unforgettable and pierce the veil was surprisingly amazing as well.

This year's event ROCKED! I actually stayed for the entire event!

I LOVED IT!!!!! It was my first concert and I'm glad I chose that one.

All the bands were AMAZING up until 3 Doors Down. It got a little sad after that. The first five inside were great but I left my spot on the rail in the pit because 3 Doors Down kept playing sappy ballads from way too long ago. I have never left the pit to go sit down at a concert EVER. People were actually leaving during the headliners set. Other than that I had a great time and can't wait for 98 Rockfest 2012!

It started outside at 2:00 pm with some great acts. The Best group was EYE EMPIRE. At 530 the doors opened and HALESTORM hit the stage and opened the show. They were great. Next up was SKILLET. They totally rocked and in my opinion were the best of the night. SEETHER was next and this trio put on a great show.THEORY OF A DEADMAN played next and were very good. STONE SOUR then took the stage and blew the doors off the joint. Super great performance. 3 DOORS DOWN was last and plated very well. Overall a great show for such a long day.

The outside show was much better than the inside show! The sound quality inside the forum was horrible but, I still enjoyed seeing the bands!

Great show, a must in Tampa, allways great music and ran perfectly.

Amazing line up! I would just prefer not to get high from all the pot that wad being smoked indoors!

This was an awesome concert. The line-up was phenomenal. Third time seeing Halestorm - Lzzy you rock! Second time for Theory of a Deadman - you guys just keeping getting better. First time for Skillet - you guys rocked the house, awesome show. First time for Seether and Stone Sour - Shaun and Corey were outstanding. First time for 3 Doors Down - love the music but must say I was disappointed in the lack of stage presence.

I thought the show ran to late. The thing that I thought was kind of werid is that 5 bands played, 4 of them were pretty heavy....I wouldn't call it metal, but they were heavy, and then 3 doors down is basically just rock. When Stone Sour was finished, the crowd started to leave. when 3dd was half way done, the pitt area was cut down by about half. I thought the arrangement was a little strange. The GA Floor (where I was) was caged into a skinny area. If I would have known it would be like that, I definitely would have paid the extra for the pit tickets. The bands were great. Hated people smoking in my face! I think this type of thing would be much better at an outside venue with multiple stages going at the same time.

Whole reason we went was Theroy of a Deadman...they were awesome!!! Also really impressed with Seether and Stone Sour!! Have to admit I was a little disappointed with 3 doors down....

Rockfest was great!! Cant wait for next year... Theory of a Deadman killed it!!!!!!!

Waist of money.To long in between bands!sound was a joke.headliner had less of a production than the opening bands.been to every year and seems to be getting worse each year.Think I'm done with 98 rock fest .

This was undoubtedly the worst 98 rock fest I have ever attended. The only band that was worth watching was Sound garden T

98 Rockfest was absolutely amazing! Chevelle was a very good and had me go listen to their which I haven't heard in good minute. The stage performances were all great and having Shinedown front man Brent Smith get off of stage was great. I'm pretty sure I lost hearing in my for a day but it was worth it. Disturbed was a awesome way to end the night and hearing 'Down with the sickness" live is so much better then listening on my phone. Having those three band play off each other was a good move, it was like constant incline into the next performance. Can't wait for 98 Rock has in store for next year!

amazing show!!!! i had terrace level seats and aside from having to see the concert mostly from the big screen i absolutely loved this show

The concert was amazing. The bands destroyed it. The only draw back I had was not being able to hear the vocals very well in the pit. It sounded better than the previous year, but it needs to be resolved. I don't pay over a hundred dollars for floor passes, and superfluous amounts of money on beer, and can't hear anything up front.

I loved itwas an awesome concert.. Still wish they would go back to the LIVE STOCK.. That was the best thing ever

Although the bands I heard were good, I missed all 3 bands I bought the tickets for to see because the tickets said 6 pm, but it started at 2pm! Not cool!

Was an awesome day with great bands! Thought the entrance to the arena could have been better (everyone was crammed in lobby waiting to go through 2 screening areas). Also building was freezing! However, with that aside, all the bands were great and had a wonderful time!

Pop Evil rocked the outside stage! Favorite of the night!

FROM BAND'S LIKE GHOST FROM SWITZERLAND TO THE HEADLINER DISTURBED, THIS YEARS 98ROCKFEST WAS A PARTY JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. BEING MY THIRD FEST, ALL BANDS DELIVERED, VENUE WAS SWEET, AND THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE WAS PHENOMENAL. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEARS ALL READY. PEACE OUT, WARREN PEACE

Fantastic show! I cannot wait to go next year. Every act was great.

Shinedown and Disturbed were fantastic. Sound at Analie Arena was the worst. Could not here singing over the music.

I enjoyed this show more than I thought I would. I had my doubts regarding the sound quality at the Amelie Arena since I have seen other events there and the sound and seating left a lot to be desired. The sound was much better this time around and the venue did a great job of keeping everything clean and well regulated without overdoing it and having too much police and staff presence. You weren't questioned endlessly to show your ticket or put through any nonsense for no apparent reason. The bands did a great job, they rocked the house without being too painfully loud. The only negative was how ridiculously long I had to wait line to get a shirt. It made me almost completely miss one of the bands I really didn't want to miss.

All bands were amazing!!! Just wish it was all in doors since I don't like to sweat!! ha ha ha ha

The bands this year brought the house down. Shinedown and Disturbed were incredible!

I had such a fabulous time rocking out this weekend. Could have been a bit better organization for parking and directions to get to the floor level for general admission. Such a great performance from everyone though!

We went to see Ghost and they were well worth the trip. Unfortunately their set was cut a few minutes short because they started late for some reason. The sound was great and our seats were very good.

You know how some bands suck when you see them live in concert? The bands at Rockfest 2016 did not have that problem. They were actually really good live. Disturbed & Shinedown were especially awesome. The venue had a great sound system also.

I loved all the bands ! I only wish each of them could have played longer.

This was my first concert. I had a great time. Got to see all the groups I love! What better venue can you ask for!

Disturbed earned the top spot in this rockfest . Their over all performance was amazing and the puris were perfectly timed

Show was amazing. All of the bands were on it. Loved them all. Shinedown always a great show, Disturbed killed it!

great venue,great radio station great bands.first sellout whoooo.thanx ronnie michaels for being you

We thought everyone did an amazing job! It was hard to understand what the bands were saying because of our seats (316 H) and others were having the same problem. It was still am amazing show, though!

Great show. The show was great. I don't know what else to say.

I've attended 98Rockfest for the last three years. This year was absolutely the best one. I'd never had floor tickets before and it does make a heck of a difference. It was incredible!

Awesome time, great seats and the bands were great

it should be noted when purchasing tickets that the event does not start at 6:00 pm as stated, but instead some of the named bands are part of a preshow that takes place outside the venue at lunchtime.........so, in that, I am disappointed but not in the bands themselves

THANK YOU 98ROCK !! YOU ROCKED THE BAY WITH THE BEST!!!!! WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE SOLD OUT EVENT. I'M SO GLAD I HAD MY TICKETS. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE NEXT YEAR'S SHOW. \\m/

Everything was great but the food and drinks were extremely expensive.

Had a lot of fun. The lineup was great, the sound was incredible (I'm more used to indie shows), the food was painfully expensive. Only real complain was til the final couple acts the crowd was pretty dead. It didn't make the music any worse, but it did lessen the experience.

Awesome lineup and show. Only one complaint, and keep in mind, I love loud music, but Shinedown was obscenely loud. Had to take a break so I still had ears left for Disturbed. Maybe I'm getting too old for this but I don't think it has to make your ears bleed. Chevelle was awesome as usual and Sick Puppies didn't miss a beat with new singer

We had great seats. Shinedown was awesome and I got to see Disturbed for the first time and wow they were good, that singer is talented. I wish Shinedown played more songs and newer songs though. I love the big screen in the middle so we could see everything.

I didn't get to see The Pretty Reckless or Nothing More, but Rise Against and Breaking Benjamin were Amazing! Five Finger Death Punch was kind of a disappointment. It was my 2nd time seeing them at Rockfest. The first time they were there they were great. Played all their hits new and old. Second time was like a repeat of the first but a couple new songs. No doubt they are a great band, just needed the new music. I literally heard probably 2 MAYBE 3 of their new songs of off The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Righteous Side of Hell Vol. 1&2. 98 Rockfest will Forever be great! Good times! Some remembered some not! Ps. Last years concert with Chevelle, Volbeat , and Avenged Sevenfold was the best concert I've ever been too. Couldn't have paired any other bands more perfectly. Great mixture. Forever A7X!

Everything was great! The free concert was great and then went to the paid one. Seen Pretty Reckless, Breaking Benjamin, Rise Against, and Five Finger. Which was even better! Cant wait for next years event!

The concert was amazing! I loved all the bands that were there! The only problem I had was I did see and smell some people doing drugs and that really bothered me. I can't be around smoke because it bothers me. But other than that and the cop directing traffic outside that threatened me with a ticket because I was asking for directions and I stopped to ask him it was a great event and I plan to be back!

It was amazing!!!! Next time I'm getting closer seats and hopefully don't get lost in the forum. It's very confusing and easy to get lost. Avenged sevenfold should of had more time too!!

Did the VIP experience as this was the only way to get decent seats close to the stage (but only on the side) to see the main acts I wanted to see: Volbeat and Black Stone Cherry. They were $180 with fees. Pretty salty like the free pretzels in the VIP lounge. Its a shame as tickets go from $70 and then jump to $180 unless you want to be on the 2nd level and/or back of arena and/or on the floor GA only. There's not option for only great seats without an upcharge to VIP which turned out to be a pointless "added value." Unlike all other VIP fest setups I have been to - this meant you also had the option to go to the GA floor to get nutty for a bit if desired. Nope. You could only stay in your seats even though the GA floor was $60-$70 and less than half full even during the headliners. I get if it was packed and a safety issue but, again, not full at all - or the venue in general. I've never had VIP seats that restricted you to not go into the GA section. Odd and silly. You are given a VIP laminate and then told were you CANNOT go. The VIP experience means you have a chance to eat a few apps, cokes and water and stand in long lines to get a $13.50 Bud Light in a can. The good beers (micro brews, local etc) were not in VIP, you had to leave that section unless you wanted a 25 oz can of swill. Meet and Greet. VIP also meant you had a chance to take a pic with your favorite band but these meet/greet times were not released prior to the event.... So..... Volbeat takes stage at 9PM but did their meet/greet at 430 so we missed them. The meet/greet times were not all scheduled in a way that you could guess when the bands would be there (example an hour before stage time etc.) so this was disappointing. Note: Saigon Kick who had a minor hit in the early 90s were somehow on the bill (I think only because they are from Florida and must have played for free) and played a "value added VIP expereince" 10 minute unplugged set. The same sound engineer must have been on tap for their set on the main stage at 6 because the guitarist and bassist was not plugged in at all until the 3rd song. It was a Spinal Tap moment of epic proportions as they not once stopped but kept on going with only vocals and drums while the crowd screamed "Turn It Up!" over and over again as the bassist and guitarist danced around unaware that they were performing air guitar. It finally was plugged in for the last song and the set ended while the crowd enjoyed pure comedy. Volbeat was incredible as well as Black Stone Cherry. High energy, great musicality. Nothing really to say about the other acts except Avenged brought an expensive stage show but something was lacking in theiir overall performance. 98 RockFest

Halestorm started it off with a nice kick in the ass but then Bullet for My Valentine came on and jacked it up with an AMAZING show, Three Days Grace was next and they came and stole the show...they might as well have been the only ones there, thats how freaking awesome they were!!! Stone Sour was the exact same way!! Corey Taylor is a FREAKING genius!! His rendition of Bother and Through the Glass was OFF THE HOOK!!!!!!!!!! we didnt stay around for STP..which I found out later was a good thing, I heard the sound quality really just sucked beyond sucking. Im not a huge fan anyways..I really just wanted to see 3 days grace, BFMV and Stone sour...all who gave the BEST show!!!!!

awesome event also the wrestling matches were fun to watch :) Thanks to 98 Rock Fest for awesome time :)

Although I am a HUGE Alice in Chains fan (the reason I bought the tickets), Three Days Grace came out with high energy, an awesome set, and blew up the stage with their killer pyrotechnics! The rest of the line-up didn't disappoint either. Well worth the price of admission.

It was an awesome event that I would go to again and recommend my friends to go to!! Loved it!

All the bands were great! Awesome venue! Had a great time

Of course, the ones I paid for were inside the arena. Acoustics in the upper deck were horrible. I would not recommend this venue due to the quality of the sound alone. As for the bands.. The ones outside were all excellent, as was the sound quality. Inside, Trivium was better than expected (I didn't really have any prior experience with the band). Halestorm was amazing, even with the bad acoustics, as was Five Finger Death Punch. FFDP were easily the most entertaining of the bands. Evanescence was good, but really did not fit with the other bands playing at the concert. I'm not sure I'd pay to see them again. As for the headliner.. Shinedown... I was VERY disappointed. Not so much with the band, though the stage presence was.... forgettable. There was some sort of technical problem with their equipment that make the audio physically painful for me. They stopped the show twice due to the problems, and played a pair of songs acoustically before claiming they had fixed the problem... but sadly they did not, so we left early rather than allow our ears to continue being assaulted.

There were some technical problems (loss of video feed and last band had to play acoustically because of sound problems) but my son and I still enjoyed the day to the fullest!!!

had been listening 2 Art Of Dying for months - so I waited all day @ the rail 2 b in front 2 c them( for Barrelhead & Eye Empire too) totally missed everything else going on outside - but front row for preshow was worth it! Got 2 meet AOD too- good times. I agree that (inside) Seether & Stone Sour stole the show. I like 3DD- but they should not have been the headliner- took my buzz right away! Thought it was just me that thought the sound was distorted- until I read these previous comments. The sound was all over the place. But I loved it & can't wait to go back next year!!!!!!!!!!!!

i had never even heard of this band, now i'm a fan!

Great lineup! Of the last four bands I knew almost every song they played.

i loved the show ,it started with Crossfade outside on stage ,followed up inside with Theory of a Deadman ,Seether absolutly a favored of mine and then came Stone Sour i heard a few songs on the radio by the group before but at the rockfest they raised te roof .i have to say that 3 Doors Down could not take it any further .

Attended 98Rockfest on 2 April 2011. Acts included Eye Empire, Art of Dying and Crossfade on the outdoor stage, followed by Halestorm, Skillet, Theory of a Deadman, Seether, Stone Sour, and 3 Doors Down. In all honesty, 3DD as the headliner was a bit puzzling and their mainstream style was a bit of a buzzkill after Seether and Stone Sour. The outdoor stage artists all delivered great sets and it was good to see Crossfade back out with a new album after many years. Inside, all of the artists played enjoyable, but truncated sets required by this multi-artist format. Notable in these sets were (1) apparently someone convinced Corey Taylor that fans wanted to hear songs OTHER THAN Audio Secrecy. They included Bother and Through Glass, which were omitted when I saw them last year. Seether played an AMAZING set, but should fire their soundboard operator who started 3 songs off with blaring feedback. Seether played the duet Broken with Lzzy Hale from Halestorm singing the A. Lee part and she absolutely KILLED IT! Was awesome to hear her sing it...those seeing the Avalanche Tour later this year take note not to miss this! 3 Doors Down played a "nice" set but it was awkward following the thrashing sets by Seether and Stone Sour. All in all it was a great concert I rated 4 out of 5 stars.

The show was amazing only watched nothing more thru a day to remember but it was awesome. Had a blast.

not enough of good music- if there was some good music in between the headliner we all would had stayed- had 3rd floor- no smoking- escalator only ran up-left 3 hours early. stairs suck for anyone over 40. would not attend and have been going for 25 years

This show was exactly what I hoped it would be! The only complaint was that the two first bands (who I happen to really like) only got 20 minutes each to play. I would have preferred at least a half hour with each Beartooth and Nothing More.

Starset was the absolutely best of it all. Was disappointed that highly suspect only place one new hit. And drinks way overpriced also merchandise is poor quality

Awesome venue we got moved from the 300s to right next to the stage on the 100 block me and my daughter had an awesome time!!

Soundgarden was great. The rest of the line up- meh! I have loved past years line ups so much better, and I think most folks did, there were so many empty seats in the venue.

Really happy with the lineup targeted towards a younger audience instead of the same old same old that is usually provided.

I thought highly suspect was going to be the headliner come to find out the only played 5 songs. Website should of been more descriptive when I bought them.

Was excited to see all bands, some first time others a second. My opinion, the bands didn't support Soundgarden style. Did love Soundgarden.

Worst line up yet! It's hard to top last year but this was weak. Venue was less then half full for most acts and maybe 2000 for the start of soundgardens set.

Overall it was an amazing experience, though I wish that avenged sevenfold could of played longer. The intermission took to long because of technical issues.

The entire concert was unbelievable but chevelle was absolutely awesome and avenged Sevenfold's performance was insane. Most fun I've had in a long time.

Best a7x performance I've seen by far. I will be seeing them more in the future. As for Chevelle, they did a fantastic job as well. Will be looking forward to seeing them live again!

Saigon kick was unfortunately not very good due to some technical issues they were having. But Pretty Reckless was awesome, Black Stone Cherry was full of energy and got the crowd super pumped, Chevelle sounded amazing, Volbeat was WAAAAAY better than I ever imagined (will definitely be seeing them again), and Avenged Sevenfold gave an absolutely amazing performance.

Overall it was a great time. The outside stage had better sound. I can not recall being to an event to where the audio was so bad inside. The Bass was overwhelming and took away from the earlier bands. I was nice that it was better for the headliner Avenged Sevenfold, they rocked it like we thought they would.

Volbeat stole the show by far. They should have been the headliner. Overall a great time still.

Good concert! I had not heard Black Stone Cherry before and enjoyed a new sound. Chevelle was great and Volbeat was the best. Avenged Sevenfold was great but I couldn't see them which would have made the experience better.

Best stage show since Iron Maiden in the 80s!! Sound was amazing, as well. I didnt care for Volbeat, but it appeared lots of people did. I actually bought tix to see Avenged 7 Fold and could have skipped the rest of the line up and been equally pleased. Hot show over all :-)

Can't even begin to tell you how much fun we had! Avenged and Volbeat were amazing! Only bad part was paying $15 for a beer.

Rock Fest had an amazing lineup for 2014. I am a huge Volbeat and Avenged Sevenfold Fan. The addition of Saigon Kick, Black Stone Cherry, etc made for a great day of rock and roll. I enjoyed some of the newer bands as well. Nothing More will be one to watch as they progress. Slightly disappointed with the sound quality for A7X.

Amazing. This is the Best 98 Rockfest ever. Hope to HAVE SOME NEW GREAT BANDS NEXT YEAR. MAYBE SICK PUPPIES,

all bands from start to finish were amazing ..the headliners avenged sevenfold was over the top amaing .. By far the best concert i have been to or seen ..so looking forward to rockfest 2015

All the bands were amazing. The crowd was hyped up. I was pleasantly surprised with black stone cherry their lead singer has a great voice. Chevelle of course was great. Volbeat was unbelievably awesome their lead singer and their bassist had me laughing. Of course Avenged Sevenfold was my favorite I love bands that when they play live they sound like what they record. Their energy was contagious and electrifying. I am definitely going to go again and if they play a headlining show i will be there. Thanks for the unforgettable and epic show.

Amazing bands played (avenged sevenfold, trivium, black stone cherry, and chevelle) they all had long set times and the arena was really nice

This was a fantastic Rock concert. The line up was awesome !!

Next time I don't think I will go for the blind ticket sales. Avenged Sevenfold lead singer really should have had his Mic louder as I couldnt hear him and i was on the floor right in front. I think Volbeat should have been the Headliner at that show. they were totally awesome and their drummer was kick ass!

Absolutely amazing show! From beginning to end, the music was outstanding, the bands were on point, and 98 Rock never ceases to amaze me. Every year that I go, this festival is outstanding. I did VIP this year and it was EPIC!

All the bands there were great. Avenged Sevenfold were gods on the stage. Best night of my life. Besides the fact that this weird obsessive girl next to me had Gingivitis or halitosis. Her breathe straight up reeked. It was like breathing in an 8 hour fart on steroids. For real worst breath I've ever smelled. You could feel it creep into your nostrils. The thing is with bad breath you should only smell it if its being blown directly into your face. This beast was weasing away from me and I could smell it. It was horrible. Avenged Sevenfold 10/10, Avenged Sevenfold fans -10/10

The whole event was Awesome! 98Rock Fest always is! Try to never miss it.

Absolutely amazing! Avenged sevenfold was great! They need to do a show at the forum!

The bands were awesome except for Saigon kick sucked in the 80's as one hit wonders and the 98 rock digs them up for this show then gives them top billing over Trivum and Lacuna Coil to much better bands were stuck outside.

I had to go and find the entrance. I was told the doors would open at 4:30, they didn't. We didn't get upstairs until 5. That's only because we were able to get into the line as they were turning away GA ticket holders and people simply looking for a restroom. Get into the VIP room, there's no direction, information, nor expectation of the meet and greets. This turns out to be a bust, we leave to go and watch the show. Find out later that Volbeat attended, which would have made the night for the first-time concert attendee with me. Purchased parking when I got the tickets. It would've been nice to know I would have to dodge 7' ceilings to use that garage. And saying enter from Morgan Street was completely wrong as well. I would not do this again for $400+ and drinks priced for hockey games.

All of the bands were amazing this year. Can't wait for next year (hopefully it will be on a Saturday).

Overall, the indoor experience was pretty good. Outside, however, with the earlier acts, showtimes ran behind and the sound was not very good. Could be some city ordinance or something but the acoustics were sub-par. VOLBEAT makes every festival better! If you have not seen them yet, do do at your first opportunity- they NEVER disappoint!

Concert itself was amazing! I feel like every year they are going cheaper on what the VIP tickets get. That was not a VIP spread for food and every year it gets less. Not sure that I will spend the extra next year for VIP....

It was my first concert and it was insanely incredible. It felt like I was in rock and roll heaven! All the bands were great they all sounded great live. 98 rock did a great job putting it together. I had post concert depression i wish i could stay in the moment forever. It was way beyond worth my money definitely going next year again and can't wait.

The amount of drugs and smoking was horrible. The performances were mediocre. I ended up leaving early, I felt like I had better things to do.