Pointfest

Pointfest
Genre	Alternative rock
Dates	various
Location(s)	Maryland Heights, Missouri, United States
Years active	1993–present

Pointfest is a large outdoor rock music festival held once a year by radio station KPNT in St. Louis, Missouri at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (formerly known as Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, UMB Bank Pavilion, and Riverport Amphitheater) The festival has featured almost every popular alternative and hard rock group in America. Local music favorites The Urge, Gravity Kills, Story of the Year, Ludo, and Greek Fire have made several appearances as well.

Traditionally, there is a main stage where the larger acts and headliners perform, and two or more stages off to the sides of the lawn for other bands (one of them usually reserved for local bands). The side stages will play from the start of the concert (generally around 10 am) to when the main stage will start playing (generally around 6 pm).

Known then as Pointfest or Pointfest '93, it was held on September 11, 1993

Known as Pointfest '94, it was held on Saturday, August 20, 1994.

Originally known as Pointfest '95, it ended up being the first of two Pointfests in 1995. It was held on May 26, 1995.

This Pointfest was known as Pointfest 4, the first numbering of Pointfests, it was the second festival in 1995, held on August 19, 1995

Held on May 27, 1996

Held on September 8, 1996

Held on May 17, 1997, the first of two festivals in 1997

Held on May 26, 1997 (show #2)

Held on May 24, 1998

Green Day smashed their guitars, and burned their drum kit on stage. Hosted by Matt Pinfield of MTV.

Held on September 5, 1998

Just prior to their set, Courtney Love of Hole encouraged the crowd from the lawn seating area to rush towards the stage saying, "We aren't playing one fucking note until you let them come up here!" Love also stripped her band's bassist of her shirt during a bass solo, invoking some outrage among the audience.

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