Genre Alternative rock Years active 1993–present | Dates various | |
Location(s) Maryland Heights, Missouri, United States | ||
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.
Contents
- Pointfest 1
- Pointfest 2
- Pointfest 3
- Pointfest 4
- Pointfest 5
- Pointfest 6
- Pointfest 7
- Pointfest 8
- Pointfest 9
- Pointfest 10
- Pointfest 11
- Pointfest 12
- Pointfest 13
- Pointfest 14
- Pointfest 15
- Pointfest 16
- Pointfest 17
- Pointfest 18
- Pointfest 19
- Pointfest 20
- Pointfest 21
- Pointfest 22
- Pointfest 23
- Pointfest 24
- Pointfest 25
- Pointfest 26
- Pointfest 27
- Pointfest 28
- Pointfest 29
- Pointfest 30
- Pointfest 31
- Pointfest 32
- Pointfest 33
- Pointfest 34
- Pointfest 35
- References
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).
Pointfest 1
Known then as Pointfest or Pointfest '93, it was held on September 11, 1993
Pointfest 2
Known as Pointfest '94, it was held on Saturday, August 20, 1994.
Pointfest 3
Originally known as Pointfest '95, it ended up being the first of two Pointfests in 1995. It was held on May 26, 1995.
Pointfest 4
This Pointfest was known as Pointfest 4, the first numbering of Pointfests, it was the second festival in 1995, held on August 19, 1995
Pointfest 5
Held on May 27, 1996
Pointfest 6
Held on September 8, 1996
Pointfest 7
Held on May 17, 1997, the first of two festivals in 1997
Pointfest 8
Held on May 26, 1997 (show #2)
Pointfest 9
Held on May 24, 1998
Green Day smashed their guitars, and burned their drum kit on stage. Hosted by Matt Pinfield of MTV.
Pointfest 10
Held on September 5, 1998
Pointfest 11
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.
Held on May 23, 1999 (all times St. Louis local)
Main Stage
Front Stage
Note: On the 1057 The Point website, Imperial Teen and the The Flys are listed as performing, but were not billed on the original lineup.
Pointfest 12
Held on May 21, 2000
311, Goldfinger, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Everclear all encouraged fans on the lawn to climb down and fill the empty reserved-seat sections, which led to a confrontation between Everclear's Art Alexakis and a security guard during Everclear's set.
Slipknot and Mudvayne were scheduled to perform at Pointfest 12 but cancelled on the day of the show for unknown reasons.
Pointfest 13
Held on May 20, 2001
Pointfest 14
Held on May 19, 2002 Big Blue Monkey won the contest for the opening slot on the bill at Pointfest 14, and managed to get one of their videos onto the tour bus of Goldfinger. The video immediately grabbed the attention of vocalist John Feldmann, which paid off in a spot touring with Goldfinger, a major record deal, and a name change to Story of the Year.
Main Stage
Second Stage
Third Stage
Pointfest 15
Held in 2003
New Empire was the local band contest winner, which earned them a spot in the lineup.
Main Stage
Second Stage
Pointfest 16
Held on June 5, 2004,
Rumors had circulated before the official lineup was announced that it would include Tool or A Perfect Circle, but neither band was ever announced for the show. The Von Bondies were scheduled to perform but failed to arrive due to problems with their tour bus.
Main Stage
Side Stages
Pointfest 17
Held on May 15, 2005
The Exies were scheduled to perform but did not play due to an illness. TRUSTcompany was also scheduled but canceled their performance amid personal issues with band members and issues with their record label. They officially announced their breakup a couple months later.
Pointfest 18
Held on May 6, 2006. Blue October was scheduled to play. However, as a result of lead singer Justin Furstenfeld's broken leg, the band did not play.
Pointfest 19
Held on August 5, 2006.
Pointfest 20
Held on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the newly renamed amphitheater Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
Mainstage
Side Stages
Local Bands
Pointfest 21
September 30, 2007 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Main Stage
Iron Age Studios Stage
Main Street Bistro Stage
Pop's Local Stage
Pointfest 22
Sunday, May 18, 2008- Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Atreyu was scheduled to play the main stage, but they were forced to cancel, because the band's flight from LA was grounded. Sick Puppies canceled due to a death in the family. Blind Melon was scheduled to play the Jägermeister Stage, but the band canceled. Rogers Stevens of Blind Melon explained the cancellation on the band's website by stating "There are some political things afoot that it's best for me not to go into. In addition, we were mistakenly booked for 5 shows in a row, which we didn't know about until last week." Local band Severed Ties also had to cancel due to their drummer sustaining an injury from a car accident.
Final Lineup
Main Stage
New Amsterdam Stage
Jägermeister Stage
Pop's Local Stage
Pointfest 23
Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 10:00 am - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Avenged Sevenfold was scheduled but canceled citing Vocalist M. Shadows (Matt Sanders) needed to rest his ailing voice. The band would resume its tour dates on October 15. Toryn Green, the lead singer for Fuel, sang for Apocalyptica. This was the first Pointfest to feature the two side stages to be next to each other. So after a band on the Black Stage would get done, then a band on the White stage would start almost immediately.
Main Stage
Black Stage
White Stage
Pops Stage
Pointfest 24
05/23/09 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
The New Translation was the Pop's local show winner to open up on the side stages.
Lineup:
Main Stage
White Stage
Black Stage
Local Stage
Pointfest 25
Pointfest 25 was on August 23, 2009 and boasted "35 bands for $35.00." Killer Me Killer You won the Pop's Battle to Open Pointfest and greeted the crowd at 10 am by showering them with Pop Tarts for breakfast.
Lineup:
Main Stage Start
The Phoenix / Monster Energy Side Stage Start
Buckle Up Arrive Alive Stage Start
Best Buy Musical Instruments Stage Start
Pop's Stage Start
Pointfest 26
Pointfest 26 was on June 6, 2010 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Mo. Hurt was originally scheduled to play but canceled due to illness. Autovein played in their place.
Side Stages
Pop's Local Stage
Pointfest 27
Pointfest 27 took place on August 14, 2010, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater located in Maryland Heights, Missouri.
Main Stage
U.S. Marines Side Stage
Air Force Side Stage
Pop's Local Stage
Pointfest 28
Pointfest 28 was held on Sunday May 15, 2011 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, MO.
http://www.1057thepoint.com/Pointfest28/index.aspx
Pointfest 29
Pointfest 29 was held September 10, 2011 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Exit 714 won the final Pop's Local Show "Battle for Pointfest" and was the opening act for Pointfest.
Chevy Main Stage
Big St Charles Motorsports White Stage
Marines Black Stage
Pops/Prime Sole Stage
Pointfest 30
Pointfest 30 was on May 19 and 20, 2012, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
Sat, May 19:
Sun, May 20:
Pointfest 31
Pointfest was held Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
Pointfest 32
This Pointfest was held May 10, 2014 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
Pointfest 33
This Pointfest was held on May 23, 2015 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater.
Pointfest 34
This Pointfest was held on May 21, 2016 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater.
Pointfest 35
This Pointfest is to be held on 2 nights, May 13th, 2017 and May 20th, 2017 at the Hollywood Casino Amplitheater.
Night 1
Night 2