Rockin’ on the River Returns to the Nolichucky
by Rob Biller
AFT Entertainment, Coors Lite, Shakers, Cahootenanny’s, and Z-Rock 99.3 are proud to announce the return of Rockin’ on the River to the Nolichucky River in Erwin, TN. Across from the Devil’s Looking Glass, Cherokee Adventures will once again come alive for a three day music festival. Camping will be offered and is always a star attraction of this event. The music will start on Friday, July 30 at 11am and continues through the evening of Sunday August 1. Tickets are offered at the “door” and will be $12 for day passes or $32 for the entire weekend. This is an all age show and church groups will be offered a $2 dollar discount on Sunday.
The band line up is huge with 37 bands playing over the three day event. “I am really pumped about this year’s festival! We really have some of the best local talent in the area playing,” Matt Smith from AFT Entertainment said, “and we have a winner take all $500 bikini contest Saturday evening. He goes on to say, “We have Erwin police officers, both on and off duty, to help with security issues and crowd control and food will be offered by River’s Edge Restaurant. It is going to be a b-l-a-s-t!”
The band list is as follows (listed by day):
FRIDAY
8 Red Eyes –11am-11:40
SikSouls –12pm-12:40
Non-Prophet 1pm –1:40
66 Rats 2pm-2:40
Straight Line Stitch 3pm-3:40
Thee Invisibles 4pm-4:40
Omega Tribe 5pm-5:40
ShowDown 6pm-6:40
Cold Winters Kiss 7pm-7:40
Stick Horse 8pm-8:40
Thirdleg 9pm-9:40
ScullSoup 10pm-10:40
Born Again - A Tribute To Black Sabbath 11pm-12:00
SATURDAY:
Monsters of Japan 11:00-11:30am
Cauda 11:50am-12:20pm
Dead Star Prophecies 12:40 – 1:10
Red Letter Day 1:30-2:10
Bishop Stone 2:30-3:10
Witherspoon 3:30-4:10
Project Downfall 4:30-5:10
Downbleed 5:30-6:10
Good Speed 6:30-7:10
Bikini Contest 7:30 – 8:00
Five Foot Mullet 8:00-8:40
New Disease 9:00-9:40
Blindsight 10:00-10:40
Sober Otis 11:00pm-12:00am
SUNDAY
Tribe 13 11:00-11:30
Moonshine Cherrys 11:50-12:20
Out-Of-Orbit 12:40-1:10
Lotus 1:30 –2:00
Intrikut 2:20-3:00
Horace 3:20-4:00
TBA 4:20-5:00
Anti-Trust 5:20-6:00
Winter of '74 6:20-7:00
Reduce Speed Ahead 7:20-8:00
Duyll 8:20-9:00
The directions to Cherokee adventures are easy. Just take I-26 (Old I-181) East to Exit 18 then go North 1.4 miles on TN 81/107 to Cherokee Adventures. There will be road signs on the interstate to direct you in.
Pick a day you like best or pick a camping spot and enjoy the festival all weekend. It is definitely the local music event of the year! See you there!
