X-Fest | |
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Genre | Alternative rock, Hard rock, Industrial rock, Heavy metal, Grunge |
Dates | Various |
Location(s) | San Diego, Noblesville, Indiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dayton, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Huntington, West Virginia, Cleveland, Ohio, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Duluth, Minnesota, Tucson, Arizona |
Years active | 1995 - present |
X-Fest is an annual music festival held each year in various venues throughout the U.S. by Clear Channel Communications radio stations. It features alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, grunge, and industrial rock bands.
The event is hosted by radio station X103 of Indianapolis and has been held since 1995 at the Klipsch Music Center (née Verizon Wireless Music Center and Deer Creek Amphitheater), about 25 miles northeast of downtown Indianapolis in the suburb of Noblesville. Since its inception, the Indianapolis-Noblesville X-Fest has drawn about a quarter million people.
1995: Bush, Weezer, Sponge, Fig Dish, Neena Foundry, Teenage Fanclub, Toadies, Quicksand, Birdmen of Alcatraz, Johnny Socko, Sponge, Letters to Cleo, Sugar Ray, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Material Issue, 15 Minutes
1996: Super 8, Reacharound, Goldfinger, The Nixons, Prong, Spacehog, Seven Mary Three, Everclear, The Why Store, No Doubt, The Verve Pipe