After severe weather forced Blue Ridge Rock Festival to cancel the remainder of what would have been one of the biggest rock and metal festivals ever in the U.S., viral sensation Oliver Anthony, Papa Roach, and Shinedown made lemonade, so to speak, with an impromptu acoustic performance in the Virginia International Raceway parking lot.
The festival was originally scheduled to kick off with a pre-party on Wednesday and run through Sunday with performances by a wide range of rock and metal acts including Slipknot, Pantera, Limp Bizkit, Evanescence, Staind, Megadeth, Lamb of God, and Polyphia, plus hip-hop artists Flo Rida, Three 6 Mafia, 2 Chains, and many more. On Saturday, inclement weather forced organizers to cancel all of the day’s remaining acts, and then all of Sunday as well. Papa Roach and Shinedown, two of Saturday’s top-billed acts, and Oliver Anthony, who performed for his largest audience to date at the festival on Friday, refused to let fans leave without hearing some music, however, and luckily the weather abided.
A few hundred fans gathered in the parking lot to watch the consolatory set where Anthony performed his viral hit “Rich Men North of Richmond” and joined Shinedown on “Second Chance” and a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man”. He was also present when Papa Roach played acoustic versions of “Scars” and “Last Resort”.
Check out footage from Oliver Anthony, Papa Roach, and Shinedown’s impromptu acoustic set in the Blue Ridge Rock Festival parking lot below, plus Anthony’s set at the festival below.
We love you all
Thank you for sticking around with us despite the rain and @BlueRidgeRock getting canceled!Thank you @TheBrentSmith from @Shinedown for pulling this idea together last minute for the fans and to @AintGottaDollar for joining us
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— Papa Roach (@paparoach) September 10, 2023
Shine Down With Oliver Anthony, Papa Roach – “Simple Man” (Lynyrd Skynyrd) – 9/9/23
Papa Roach With Oliver Anthony – “Scars” – 9/9/23
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Oliver Anthony – “Rich Men North Of Richmond” – 9/9/23
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