The fourth annual Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival featuring Rockstar Energy Main Stage’s Alice In Chains, Jane’s Addiction, Coheed and Cambria and Circa Survive will rock DTE Energy Music Theatre August 24 at 2:15 p.m. The Ernie Ball Festival Stage will host performances from Walking Papers (featuring Duff McKagan), Middle Class Rut, New Politics, Danko Jones, Chuck Shaffer Picture Show and the local Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands winner in each market. Doors open at 2 p.m.

Tickets at $54.50 and $34.50 in the pavilion, $24 on the lawn and a limited number of $60 lawn four-packs are on sale at Palacenet.com, Livenation.com, The Palace Ticket Store and all Ticketmaster locations, including The Locker Room Store at Great Lakes Crossing. Tickets may be also charged by phone to American Express, Discover, Visa and MasterCard by calling 800.745.3000. 

"I think it's going to be a fun tour and we’re really looking forward to it. It's only going to happen that one time, that way, and you're going to be there," said Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains.

“We’re excited to bring a diverse lineup to this year’s Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival,” said John Reese, festival producer. John Oakes, who also produces the festival, said, “Having such groundbreaking rock bands and incredible rising talent performing together will be an amazing experience for longtime fans and UPROAR newcomers.”

Check out an UPROAR exclusive interview with Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney here. Also, visit UPROARTV to see video clips of some of this year’s Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival bands talking about the tour.

The Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival is proud to continue its alliance with MusiCares®, a nonprofit health and human service organization established in 1989 by The Recording Academy® that helps members of the music industry in times of financial, medical and personal hardship. Various fundraising and awareness campaigns will be implemented to support this charity and others which will be announced soon. More information can be found here.

Look for details about the 2013 Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands to be announced in the coming weeks. As part of the 2012 Battle Of The Bands grand prize package, winners the Chuck Shaffer Picture Show will perform on the Ernie Ball Festival Stage for the entire 2013 UPROAR trek. The band recently recorded an EP with legendary producer Jay Baumgardner at NRG Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA, and won $10,000 worth of music gear and many other prizes as a result of being named the grand prize winner in this annual competition for unsigned bands.

Go to www.RockstarUPROAR.com for full details and to purchase tickets.

The fourth annual Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival is part of the Belle Tire Concert Series.

2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival Line-Up:

Main Stage:
Alice in Chains
Jane’s Addiction
Coheed and Cambria
Circa Survive

Ernie Ball Festival Stage:
Walking Papers
Middle Class Rut
New Politics
Danko Jones
Chuck Shaffer Picture Show
Local Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands winner
Line-up and stages tentative and subject to change.