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The Heavy Rebel Weekender is a celebration of all that is Rock and Roll. A celebration of the spirit that continues to live on through the bands be it Rockabilly, Punk Rock, Psychobilly, Honky Tonk, Garage Rock, Ska, or just plain Rock and Roll, we bring it all under one roof for all!

The Heavy Rebel Weekender is a celebration of the "Heaviest Rebels" of Rock and Roll. It is that simple. Musicians and groups that changed the landscape or music: Elvis Presley, Flat Duo Jets and Dexter Romweber, Howling Wolf, Bo Diddley, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Social Distortion, Jimmy Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Cramps, The Ramones, Ted Nugent, X, Fugazi, The Who, The Sex Pistols, Reverend Horton Heat, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Hank Williams (all 3 of them), Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, D.A. Coe, New York Dolls, The Stray Cats, and so on! The idea is that all of Rock and Roll pulls its influence from all other Rock and Roll, and that all Rock and Roll that is good should be celebrated! This idea is why HRW can never be, or should never be, called a ”billy” weekender. It can never be called a Punk Festival or any other singular genre festival. It is Rock and Roll Festival. It is a festival, a celebration, or, as we like to call it, a Weekender. 

But wait! Not only will you see some amazing bands at HRW...we offer an entire weekend of amazing spectacle to ensure you have a good time. 200+ classic car show, med wrestling, burlesque, wet wife beater contest, slap off bass contest and the crossroads guitar contest just to name a few.