Uproar Festival

The Uproar Festival, also called the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, was an annual hard rock and heavy metal tour inaugurated in 2010 by John Reese and sponsored by Rockstar Energy Drink.

The tour was also created by John Oakes, Darryl Eaton and Ryan Harlacher from the Creative Artists Agency, and Perry Lavoisne from Live Nation.

[1] Reese is also responsible for creating Mayhem Festival and the Taste of Chaos tour.

"[2] Reese attempted to have Pantera as headliner for a 2015 show, but those plans fell through.

Date City Country Venue Battle of the Bands winner [5]

Sam Hughes of Buried as Thieves performing with Phoenix alternative rock band The Sammus Theory at Uproar Festival in Arizona in 2011
Arlington alternative rock band Solice performing at Uproar Festival in Dallas
Phoenix groove rock band Throw Logic performing at Uproar Festival in Arizona
American alternative rock band Solice from Arlington performing Uproar Festival 2014 at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas