The Big Ticket is an annual single-day alternative rock music festival held in Jacksonville, Florida at Metropolitan Park. The festival is presented and hosted by Jacksonville's X102.9FM.[1] The Big Ticket is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, the organization that produces other major rock concerts and festivals around the United States including Rock on the Range, Monster Energy's Welcome to Rockville, Monster Energy's Aftershock, Louder than Life and others. [2]
| The Big Ticket | |
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| Genre | Alternative Rock, Pop-Punk, Indie |
| Dates | Sunday, December 4, 2011 Sunday, December 2, 2012 Sunday, December 8, 2013 Friday, December 5, 2014 Sunday, December 6, 2015 |
| Location(s) | Metropolitan Park, Jacksonville |
| Years active | 2010-2015 |
| Founders | Danny Wimmer, Danny Wimmer Presents |
| Organized by | Danny Wimmer Presents |
| Website | thebigticketfest.com |
2011 Lineup
editThe Big Ticket lineup in 2011 featured three different stages. MetroPCS and Jacksonville X102.9 presented The Big Ticket in 2011. The gates opened on Sunday, December 4, 2011, and the final act performed at 9:50PM.[3] The lineup included the following bands:
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Schedule
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Bubba Burger Main Stage
edit1:10PM Hard Target
2:20PM Joy Formidable
3:30PM Young The Giant
4:40PM Switchfoot
5:50PM Manchester Orchestra
7PM Taking Back Sunday
8:25PM A Day To Remember
9:50PM Sublime with Rome
Jagermeister Stage
edit12:40PM Fun
1:45PM Drive A
2:55PM Sleeper Agent
4:05PM Grouplove
5:15PM Middle Class Rut
6:25PM Surfer Blood
6:50PM Everlast
JaxLive Stage (Local Acts)
edit11:30AM T Minus 9
12:30PM Get Out Driver
1:40PM Wayley
2:50PM Mindslip
4PM Bleeding in Stereo
5:10PM Son of a Bad Man
6:30PM Opiate Eyes
7:50PM Greenhouse Lounge
2012 Lineup
editThe Big Ticket returned again in 2012 on Sunday, December 2 at Metropolitan Park. The gates opened at 11AM and the final performance started at 9:45PM.[4] The lineup included the following bands:
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editReferences
edit- ^ "The Big Ticket 2016 in Jacksonville, FL | Everfest". Everfest.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "The Big Ticket Dec. 6 in Jacksonville, FL featuring Twenty One Pilots, Of Monsters And Men, Walk The Moon, The Neighborhood, Glass Animals & more". www.am-media.net. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ a b c d e "Six bands not to miss at Sunday's The Big Ticket music festival". jacksonville.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Big Ticket concert returns to Met Park on Sunday". jacksonville.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "Big Ticket concert returns to Met Park on Sunday". jacksonville.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ https://www.everfest.com/e/the-big-ticket-jacksonville-fl
- ^ http://jacksonville.com/breaking-news/2015-08-28/story/twenty-one-pilots-monsters-and-men-headline-decembers-big-ticket
- ^ http://www.am-media.net/press_releases/2015/08-28-15-TBT.html
- ^ http://dannywimmerpresents.com/festivals/festivals/
- ^ http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/music/2012-11-30/story/big-ticket-concert-returns-met-park-sunday