M3 Rock Festival

The twelfth edition of the M3 Rock Festival will be held this weekend at the Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, Maryland, and the internationally-renowned ’80s Metal festival looks set to bust the COVID-19 blues with another fantastic three-day arena rock experience.

The weekend kicks of with the annual party on 2 July, with The Iron Maidens opening proceedings, before Heaven’s Edge, Slaughter and Kix take to the stage.

Saturday, 3 July, has Queensrÿche headlining, tantalisingly supported by Accept, Winger and Steven Adler, with Steelheart, Bulletboys, Hurricane and Enuff Z’Nuff earlier in the day.

US Independence day has Night Ranger headlining the 4 July festivities.

Sunday also features Warrant, Great White, Lita Ford, Steve Riley’s LA Guns, Faster Pussycat, Pretty Boy Floyd and Little Caesar.

Eddie Trunk hosts the weekend, and MetalTalk will be there to cover the event in full.

Over twelve years, the festival has grown to attract fans from six continents, 20 countries and every US state. This years line-up is exciting, and the weekend promises to be an emotional release from eighteen months of COVID-19 tribulations.

There are still a few tickets left, which can be purchased from ticketmaster.com

For those who can’t make the venue, a festival stream is available. For more details, visit m3rockfest.veeps.com