Simple Plan, Highly Suspect, Badflower, And More Added To 2026 ‘Welcome To Rockville’ Festival

The latest wave of artist announcements for the 2026 ‘Welcome To Rockville’ festival may come as a surprise to some fans of heavier music. The new additions include multi-platinum pop-punk favorites Simple Plan, gold-certified rockers Highly Suspect, and platinum-certified hard rock act Badflower.

Also joining the lineup are Breathe Carolina, blending electropop and post-hardcore influences, and pop-punk newcomers The Paradox.

Next year’s festival will once again take place May 07th–10th at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.

As it stands, the following artists have been confirmed, with more still to be announced:

My Chemical Romance (headliner)
Bring Me The Horizon (headliner)
Ice Nine Kills
The Offspring
Motionless In White
Dethklok
Staind
Sevendust
Black Veil Brides
Atreyu
All That Remains
Lorna Shore
Whitechapel
The Plot In You
Cradle Of Filth
DragonForce
Drowning Pool
Buckcherry
The Ataris
Paleface Swiss
Crown The Empire
Saliva
10 Years
Nonpoint
Spineshank
Ill Niño
Avatar
Fozzy
Signs Of The Swarm
Make Them Suffer
Wolves At The Gate
Sick Puppies
Primer 55
Colorblind
Disembodied Tyrant
Amira Elfeky

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