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Beloit Riverfest

The Beloit Riverfest was an annual music festival held in July at Riverside Park in Beloit, Wisconsin. The festival attracted thousands of people from the Midwest, who came to see internationally known musicians perform. It billed itself as "the largest rock festival of the Midwest". In addition to music, the festival had a carnival, shops, and food vendors. Riverfest was held the second week of July and ran from Thursday through Sunday.

The Riverfest Board of Directors voted to discontinue the festival in 2013 because of reduced financial support and difficulty in recruiting new board members.

Past performers

Groups that have performed at Riverfest include:

  • 12 Stones
  • The Beach Boys
  • Blue Öyster Cult
  • Johnny Cash
  • Ray Charles
  • Cheap Trick
  • Collective Soul
  • Alice Cooper
  • Crossfade
  • Earth, Wind, and Fire
  • Hootie and the Blowfish
  • K.C. and the Sunshine Band
  • B.B. King
  • Foghat
  • Kool and the Gang
  • Little Richard
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • The Outlaws
  • Ted Nugent
  • REO Speedwagon
  • Quiet Riot
  • Saliva
  • Evan's Blue
  • Halestorm
  • Shinedown
  • Silvertide
  • Smash Mouth
  • Rick Springfield
  • Styx
  • Survivor
  • Tesla
  • Trapt
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic
  • References

    Beloit Riverfest Wikipedia