The Bud Light River City Rockfest

Was amazing. Can't wait for next year to get my tickets and do this again

It was so hot but we were in San Antonio at the end of May and on blacktop in the middle of the parking lot with not many places to cool off. But the bands all brought their best songs, making the sweltering heat worth it all. Godsmack was amazing. Pyrotechnics on point, drummers brought their heart on that stage, of coarse Sully's performance was awesome. The whole night was incredible and I have memories I'll never forget!

Extremely hot, managed to enjoy the shows that were in the evening. The early shows were hard to watch due to the heat. Nothing More was just AMAZING!!!

Great bands great weather would love to go again next year

River city rock fest was a showplace of talent. Some of the newer bands actually blew away the 2 main acts. All in all the show was enjoyable. The only complaint was that they did not allow folding chairs so we were forced to spend long hours on our feet. There were some tables in back but these were full so there was no place to rest.

Great list if acts. Sound was awesome for a outdoor concert. More vendors and food choices would have been awesome. Drink prices wew to be expected. Guns N Roses could have started on time. This would be great if the keep found this annually.

All bands were Awesome. Well organized event. The food was good but extremely expensive.

Being the guard rail and the security I would have been up on stage Loved the bands. Skillet stole my heart Caught Halestorm drumstick Awesome concert

This was a great show, for me and my brother, we both had a lot of fun, and enjoy all the evnts that we attended to, great show and great events, a lots of fun for

It was all outdoors but to my surprise they had amazing sound

Pretty awesome concert had a good variety of bands. All bands were pretty badass. Acoustic sets were very cool, facilities and parking were really good as well. Had seating and concession stands, very laid back and relax environment. Overall had an excellent experience.

Mosh pits and beer! What's not to love? Alice in Chains was amazing! Asking Alexandria was crazy! And GNR had pyro

I had an amazing time with my friends at this event. Well organized , the time was perfect and I really liked the people selling drinks on "mobile" coolers. Excellent choice of bands! Bring more events like this one to San Antonio please!

I had an amazing time please bring it back,all the bands were awesome and merch was reasonable prices so that was good too

The overall venue was ok, this is a all day event by the thi g that sucked about it was that you couldn't leave and come back in. Once you come in you have to stay there for it all. The earlier shows are ok and some of the bands were terrible. The main attraction was Guns and Roses, Bullet for my Valentine and Alice in Chains which are good bands. Some of the other bands were not up to par but performed ok. It's an outside event with multi-stage venue so it gets hot.

Thank you for organizing this event. It pretty much ran without any glitches, except for the port-o-potty's. Need more of those next year. I hope to see many many more of these outdoor events @ AT&T.

I am a 47-year-old who loves rock music but hates going to concerts because of the crowds and chaos. I went to this festival so that two of my kids and their friends could go. The bands were fine, but I wanted to comment on the festival itself. I was surprised at how well this show was run. The chill-out building was great - providing shade, fans, decent restrooms, and some seating. The variety of food vendors was a pleasant surprise as well. I assumed my options would be limited to nachos and hot dogs, but it was much better than that. I do have a few suggestions for the next festival. - More consistency with your policies: One spot on the website said backpacks were allowed, but another spot said they were not. One security guy let my daughter's friend take in an empty water bottle, but another security guy made me throw mine away. I saw many people in the festival with prohibited items. I don't mind following the rules, but be consistent in how you enforce them. - Allow water bottles. Even if you don't allow water bottles to be brought in, you should allow people to have the bottle they spent $4 on rather than pouring it into a cup. I can't stick a cup in my pocket and sip on it over time. I realize this is for perceived safety, but plastic water bottles are not the same safety hazard that aluminum beer bottles are. Plus, you sold those tall plastic cups that people were throwing, and those were much more dangerous than a Dasani bottle. - More seating options. The chill-out building and the food area needed at least double the seating. I assume you deliberately did not have folding chairs for safety reasons, but you need to find some other option. - The sound tent was too large and in the wrong spot. I understand the need to cover the equipment, and I know position is important, but the tent blocked the view for the bulk of the open area. Move the tent 50' to stage right and line it up with the food vendors, leaving the view from the large open area less obstructed.

Awesome day and event! The Bands on the line up were great, entertaining. Got to hear some new artist to me that I know love their music.

Ended up getting VIP. Everything was great until I saw the VIP area to watch the show. It was so far back from the stage and looked more like a dog kennel than VIP. A lot of people left and didn't stay for guns n roses since they thought VIP was shaded and had seats but they couldn't stand the whole time. Highlight was from an employee named Rebecca. She was amazing.

Really enjoyed the event - it was a good setup. The sets were short (around 30 min), but they alternated stages so there was always something going on. Halestorm and Skillet were especially good.

It was awesome ... It sucked as far as beer prices food and drink selection but great line up of bands that rocked all stages cant wait for next year

I bought these tickets for my husband for V-Day. We traveled from Lubbock, TX. Should have taken us around 6 1/2 hours to get to SA but it took 8 due to the, much needed, heavy rain. Everything was perfect. Ok, I lied. I would have changed the beer prices and added more restrooms. That is my only complaint. The bands were on time and we never had to wait for another band to start. Anywhere we stood we could see the band. We left early Sunday morning to come back to Lubbock to watch some of the same bands rock out at the Big Purple Party hosted by Lubbock's Rock Station 94.5 FMX and Some of West Texas FINEST dj's WES NESSMAN, THE ROOSTER, DRIVER & HEATHEN

One of the best rock/metal music festivals I've been to .

Deftones is my favorite band, hands down. Seeing them live for the first time was just the most amazing experience. They killed it, man!!!! Me and This guy I was standing next to were just rocking out so hard. Singing along to every single song they played. One of the best moments of my life thus far. Overall, the entire concert was awesome. Shattered Sun was new to me, but dude, they really rocked! So did killswitch engage and black label society. The rain and the sun was probably the perfect balance. Couldn't have asked for a better day to call in sick to work! \\m/

The only thing I have to comment on is the bathroom areas. I feel like y'all need to seriously re think it and bring some more portapotties or something.

A great event where Rock brings different people together.

Last year was good but this year - OFF THE HOOK!!!

As the saying goes you get what you pay for and we didn't get enough and in an organized manner for VIP. VIP is meant to be exclusive, lines were too long and the workers were unorganized. VIP needed to be set at a limit, way too many folks in VIP section or not enough workers to tend to VIP. Food was great and drinks were generous but they fell behind constantly. By all means I'm not even mad because of the weather that was to be expected. Poor VIP experience was not.

25 awesome rock bands all in one day! There were vendors that sold liquor, beer and food so there was no need to ever have to leave. There were probably 30 porta potties that ran out of toilet paper within the first hour. I'd recommend paper towels or napkins in your pockets. I've been to a lot of concerts and I'll definitely be going back next year!

Excellent show....Looking forward to next year "Texas" opened up the show and got the crowd going, Super friendly folks.... "Halestorm" rocked the crowd as usual.... Alice in Chains were incredible!!!! G-N-R Brought it as usual....& Axl and the Boys Rocked us all for 2+ Hours!!! AWESOME!!!.....

My best friend and I had a great time. The whole festival was setup perfectly. I liked the idea of the chill area with the acoustic stage inside. The line was awesome, too.

Excellent event! Well worth the money! Highly recommend this event to any heavy metal fan!

I had an awesome time would go to this show again every year

The whole show was great but when gnr hit the stage it was epic.

The event was amazing, unforgettable. Too, too HOT! Need better cooling stations, cheaper water prices, better shade, maybe covered areas to watch the bands. Saw several people faint and carried away.

It was a great event overall... My complaints are that Security was a pain they dint let me pass with my backpack when for other events like warped tour i had my backpack no issue at all, the beverages and the river city rockfest t-shirts were too expensive... $45.00 for a rivercity t shirt come on...!!!!!!!!!!!! And it wasn't even good quality there were some guys at the parkinglot selling tees and theirs looked waaay better... for $25 step it up guys... and the two main stages were too far... other than that good event

The only thing I couldn't stand about the fest was the hot temperature outside. If the event was held during a better season (ex: in October/November) then it would have been even better. But overall was worth attending.

Premium package was worth it for the parking, viewing area and clubhouse lounge area. Premium clubhouse was better this year...might consider more food and drink options. Also need to have some ventilation or a/c in the restrooms and facilities .... stifling without any air circulation ...way to hot, very hard to breathe. Never got cool.

I thought the shows were great and the entire atmosphere amazing. The only thing I would have an issue with is that is was too damn hot and no shade was available. I would have at least get some fire hoses and spray the crowd with water to cool people down. I'm surprised that more people didn't suffer from heat exhaustion during the day.

My personal opinion Godsmack should have been the headliner. The stage setup was a bad decision. Especially since the was one right after the other.

Music wise the day was great, with a good variety of hard rock and heavy metal bands. All performances that we saw from start to finish generally went off without a hitch. We most enjoyed Offspring and Three Days Grace but I wouldn't say there was a bad performance during the day. Having purchased Premium tickets, I was a little disappointed by the set-up at the main stage, with limited seating options in shade that had a view of the stage. The set-up at the second stage was much better. Also, I was disappointed that the only food available in the Premium area was if you had purchased the most expensive package that included a lunch and dinner buffet. If you did not buy that then there wasn't even a counter from which you could purchase other food. You then had to go wait in the long lines on the complete opposite end of the park for the various food options there. Definitely not a premium option in my mind!

While the festival itself was well planned and laid out with plenty of things for everyone, easy parking, moderate lines, plenty of space... the lineup itself was just OK. Papa Roach blew the roof off an outdoor festival... 3 days grace was good, buckcherry and Godsmack. I don't get Def Leppard being the headliner. The Under card bands were very obscure. Previous years even the side stage bands were top names like Hellyeah, THC, Avatar. This year is was Dorothy, Norma Jean and a host of others I hadn't heard of. I noticed too the crowds at those stages were thin.

The shows were amazing. Totally worth dealing with the 95 degree weather of San Antonio for it!

First of all, I would like to say this was an epic show. The lineup was amazing and each band gave a great performance. My major gripe was having no time between artists. With two stages, it was near impossible to catch every song. I wanted to see the last three sets in full, but lost the opening and closing songs from the Offspring. The other thing that could be improved, would be to have more food vendors or better organization. I had hoped to get something to eat, but didn't want to sacrifice any live music. Those minor issues aside, I would recommend this show to a friend and cannot wait to see the lineup next year.

Band discontinued playing after losing power. $5 water!

Every year is amazing but this year the layout was not very well thought out.

The screens should be set up higher. It was difficult to see them from the chair assigned area.

My first Rockfest and definitely won't be my last!

Ok Def Leppard was outstanding. Shocking, I know. But apart from the music, I paid almost $1,000 dollars for two premium "Rockstar" passes. This comes with all kinds of goodies. Premium parking with a dedicated entrance, indoor areas, 10 free drinks with each ticket, lunch, dinner, a free t shirt, etc. The premium parking was in "Lot 6", as it said on the tickets. It was not awesome to pull up and find that lot 6 was blocked off, nobody could park there, and every person we stopped to ask could not tell us where the premium parking was. In fact, they had no idea there was premium parking. They also didn't know there was a dedicated entrance. We had to park VERY far away, and we couldn't ever find anyone to tell us where the entrance was, so standing in line in the 98 degree heat was our destiny. I won't ramble on and on about this. The bottom line is it was a great concert, but I could have gotten that with a much lower priced ticket. I would not recommend the premium tickets based on my experience

Bands were awsome but River City Rockfest needs to be held either earlier or later in the year. Standing around on hot parking lot with no shade in Texas humidity is miserable. $10 FOR BEER AND $5 FOR WATER IS RIDICULOUS. It was an experience but will not be going back.

Was so glad there was free water refill. Love that!! Lots of potter potty with sanitation stations. I thought they had a great line up of bands. Was extremely hot maybe they should think about creating some shade with mist like the bud light station had in the middle so people can refresh themselves. Food location was great. The entrance was far but good. The exit should have been on the opposite side so people won't be walking on the street the way we were.

Hands down Papa Roach was the best show!! The others were awesome.

Godsmack ruled, other bands were good. Was pretty hot, next time will probably get some VIP.

A much better experience from last year, with all the water fountains and misters availible, it was easier to make it the entire day. Keep up the great set of bands. Maybe newer bands for the headliners, two years in a rows of older hair glam bands is about enough.

Bands of the day, Black Stone Cherry, Papa Roach, Godsmack, and Def Leppard.

We went here instead of Rocklahoma this year. It was just too damn hot. The acts were good overall. I would suggest moving it to a big field with no blacktop pavement blasting the heat back at you. Oh, and at least print out programs with the set times and a map like is done for Rocklahoma.

I loved the Line Up...was my 1st time there RCRF.... We had a great time...it was just to Hot

I know you had water stations but people where tacking bathes in them

So amazing, the energy and experience was great!!!

Pop Evil Rocked!! And the Scorpions and especially Megadeth they were all awesome had a blast had such a great time out there will definitely be back next year

Best Rockfest yet. Only downer was tech difficulties at second stage, especially during Hippies. Other than the large crowd, it was a great day. See you again next year.

It was an awesome day for my first time going and I would definitely go next year hats down to the best bands I saw

Rockfest was incredible. Every performance was unforgettable. The only complaint is that there wern't any water stations. Instead water cost $5 a bottle. Since this is Texas, you have to be prepared for the heat all day. I couldn't believe the lack of shade and the cost of the water. There was so many people laid out in the crowds because they got too hot and were dehydrated.

I bought tickets for my dad's birthday to go see Megadeth and it was such an awesome experience. It was outdoors in 80°F weather so VEERRRYYY hot but very awesome to see them so close up! There was actually NO seats anywhere so I dont know why Ticket Master put that on the ticket... But it ended up being a good thing! We got to get super close to them when they performed. I definitely would recommend to a friend!

Really good line up! I wish I could do this once a week! !! If you love metal,then this is a must see! !!

I had a amazing time! We had the hospitality pass and all the staff is amazing! It was so worth it!

This was one kick ass event. Truly unforgettable, the B Stage rocked the city, my only regret was not getting there early enough to wach Devildriver. I am definitely looking foward to next year hopefully they keep with the same amount of hard rock talent.

It was a great experience. Just wish there some time between some of the bands to make my way tonother stages. Some bands were still playing when others started. So many great bands didnt want to miss their performances.

This was my first festival. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I have been (not-so patiently) waiting to see Linkin Park live since I was around 15... I'll be 28 in November. It was worth the wait! The circumstances never lined up until I moved to San Antonio... 3 months ago. It was like they showed up in my back yard ❤️ The atmosphere was great and every band did an outstanding job. A close second to my obvious favorite were a group of kids playing from a rock school. I don't remember their name but I had a great time listening to them play more classic rock.

This is the second year in a row I've been to this event. This year was even better than last year. If your a die hard rock fan it's a place you have to be at. Will be going back again.

The event was very well organized and the lineup was first class! With the exception of some audio issues in the opening set everything else was smooth!

This was my 2nd year at the rivercity rockfest. 2015 rivercity rockfest was the best. I loved it. The weather was perfect and it was more organized this year then the year before. I will be going to this event every year. My husband and I really enjoyed it.

Best concert I've been to in the last five years. Great atmosphere , good food and friendly people.

The festival was so much fun. The lineup was great this year. They also had food trucks to meet your food needs. There was a meet and greet with the bands as well. Although it was super hot, it was a lot of fun. I will definitely be back next year!

The Hospitality Package is the way to go, worth every dollar. 10 drinks, lunch (didn't make it), dinner plate (did make it and was good), free t-shirt, and parking! All was great! The sound was amazing and our (girlfriend and I) favorite band LINKIN PARK rocked it! We will be back.

I only saw 3 groups, Papa Roach, Volbeat and Linkin Park, listened to Halestorm while I was waiting for friends, and In Flames when I got in, I pretty much loved it, it was great that it didn't rain considering how the weather has been during the week, definitely would go again, depending on line up :P

This is our 3rd one and my friend and I are going to continue this tradition! It's so much fun! Just do me a favor and figure out where you are going to place the stages. The way everything was set for KidRock was perfect - this one wasn't too bad either.

The Bands set were great as even choice of bands of each stage was amazing, few complaints as more of an issue of timing, as timelines were not being followed to be able to watch all bands as planned once Volbeat came out times were more inline, Scott Wieland band sound kept going off and on, the guy can't catch a break lately. Anthrax was at top of their game and should've been on the main stage with crowd it drew and popularity. The staff was pretty professional around the grounds and very helpful, water ran out early with no back up plan to supply more. Traffic control was very good and well coordinated.

I've been a Linkin Park and Papa Roach since I was in 4th grade. For years I've dreamt of seeing them, and now, at 20 years old I finally got to see BOTH bands perform at the same venue and stage. I had the time of my life. Plus, many more bands were featured. Volbeat are one of the most underrated metal/rock bands; I promise you they're great and they're one of those bands that are all about the fans. Same goes for Linkin park and P. Roach. They interacted with the fans and delivered KICKASS shows. They played classics and a bit of the new stuff; it was a good event. The only bad thing was the heat and the fact that they weren't allowing us to keep the bottled water. We were supposed to keep water in cups... Which was really inconvenient and painfil as you couldn't keep water stored. Nevertheless, the bands and music were just WOW.

The River City Rockfest was my first out of state festival. The venue was nice and open with plenty of room to wander. There were four stages throughout the place and each had someone one I wanted to see. So we were always walking to and from catching bands the entire time. The weather took some getting used to being from San Diego, but even getting rained on for ten minutes during Seether didn't ruin the fun.

FFDP, Kill switch engage, deftones, black label society, couldn't ask for more! Ffdp killed the stage! Their performance was over the top and sentimental. Killswitch pumped the crowd up. Deftones brought it home. Couldn't ask for more!

The line up was great but it was too hot outside. Three Days Grace rocked their performance and I definitely enjoyed watching Norma Jean. Pretty Reckless was the one band that I would never want to see again though.

Had a great time. Went with my youngest daughter and friends

This year Rivercity Rockfest 2017 was a great experience, was worth every minute

1st outdoor festival I've been to. Loved it. Ready for next year.

Def Leppard and Godsmack still the show but Three Days Grace Is just not the same without Adam Gontier.

Well, I got the Premium Roadie package to specifically avoid any crowding issues, but even then, the minute you left the reserved areas for premium ticket holders, it was a chaotic, hot, sweaty mess...almost 100 degrees, some shaded areas, but no shading near the stage. I do NOT appreciate the fact that alcohol was cash only, get with the times San Antonio!! However, what saved this review are the bands, and they were all great, the stage was at least relatively viewable (so long as a giant wasn't in front of you). I know that rowdy crowds are just the way these things are, but for Christ's sake, you have AT&T center right next door, why not make THAT the main stage, and let folks go outside for 2nd tier acts?

It was awesome getting to see so many awesome bands in one place in one afternoon. . Very well organized and very well planbed

My disappointment has almost nothing to do with the music. Near 100 degree temperatures, on an asphalt parking lot and a captive audience to scalp. Unless you showed up only for the late acts you literally put your life in danger. There was not enough shade to protect yourself from the heat. Bottles of water selling for $5. Even at $3 a tidy profit could have been made, but no it was $5. Public water sources were baked in the heat and undrinkable. Had re entry been allowed you could have escaped to your vehicle to cool off for a bit but this was not permitted either. This might have all been even a little tolerable had this been an amazing musical event but that fell short as well. I primarily attended to see Buckcherry and the Pretty Reckless and was surprised that each did only about 5 or 6 songs. So not worth it. My recommendation is save your money and see the bands you like individually.

Absolutely amazing! We came from Savannah, GA to attend this concert. This was our 32nd time seeing Godsmack. They always put on an amazing show!

A lot of great bands but it was brutally hot. They should have it during a cooler time of the year. The lines were long to get in and they need more food trucks.

I have gone to this festival for a few years I appreciate how the venue has added more staff to go through the crowds with beverages and offered more seating areas and options to stay cool. However, the ticket process has made it difficult to get in especially with system issues that took place.

The event was great, but perhaps next time get a bigger headliner. I'm not complaining as I had a blast overall. But I have to admit, I was leaving after a song or two from the headliner. Great move with the water station and the portable restrooms were good.

Lots of great music but normal hot as hell in Texas! Should have been more water cooling stations. The VIP experiences were WAY overpriced and you didn't get much for the cost -

The line up was wonderful, all of the bands we wanted to see sounded amazing. This is our 4th year at the event and I do not like the way they rearranged the stages or the inside of the building. All indoor restrooms were closed off, there were enough port o potties but in the hot humid weather it was disgusting. The was brutal this year. It may be our last with the new set up.

The line up was great. Godsmack and Def Leppard was amazing!! It wasn't as hot as it was last year so that was great. It seems like there were a lot less venders than last year too. There was a big section for chairs which was good. My only complaint is that smoking shouldn't be allowed or create a section for smoking. With the heat, the body heat of others, and then the inconsiderate people blowing their smoke in the crowd was horrible. It makes it harder to breathe and enjoy the show. People bring their children to this event as well so they shouldn't have to put up with the cigarette and weed smoke either. Other than that rockfest was awesome. I can't wait to go next year!

Great show! Only issue was super expensive concessions. 5 dollars for a small bottled water is way too much.

This is an outdoor venue with no shade except a metal building with no air-conditioning. The temperature the day of the concert was 97 with a heat index of 108. They were charging $5 for a 12oz bottle of water. People were passing out left and right from the heat.

too hot to have on pavement in May in Texas. Should have been indoors at ATT Center. Medics were busy with lots of heat related problems.

Friendly staff..caring people.awesome set list courtesy