Uproar Music Festival Hits "Hot-lanta"... Part II

Saturday, September 4, 2010
Aaron’s Lakewood Amphitheater – Atlanta, GA
Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival
Part 2… The Main Stage Opening Acts

(From Part I…)  About the time I started making the walk over to the main, I worked myself into a slight panic. Both of the headliners are known for their cult following, devout fans who spend mucho on merch and camp out for hours for decent seats. Did I wait too long to stake my spot? It’d be a crying shame to drop that much cash on tickets just to stare at the back of some sweaty guy’s Ozzfest 1999 event shirt…

Luckily, my fears were eased when I approached to find the gates to the mainstage just opening. There were a lot of people filing in, but it was a big stage with plenty of room to spread out. I ended up behind some cool chicks that were actually a tad shorter than me, so I had a pretty decent view at stage right. 

I’ll give the Uproar Festival major props for their schedule. All of the bands were set to go on just 20 minutes after the close of the prior act. I’ve NEVER been to a concert with more than one act, much less nine bands, that could flip a stage in under 30 minutes. But Uproar did it with precision and kept the entire day’s schedule on track. It made the fan experience all the better.