Metallica, Deftones, Cypress Hill, Royal Blood, and many more will play Epicenter Festival 2020

November 19, 2019

Returning to Charlotte Motor Speedway after a rocky year in Rockingham, North Carolina, the full lineup for the 2020 Epicenter Festival has been revealed. With Metallica previously announced in October as the multi-set headliner, they will be joined by Deftones, Cypress Hill, Royal Blood, Disturbed, David Lee Roth, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Godsmack, and many more from May 1–3 at the Rock City Campgrounds in Concord, North Carolina.

Metallica is set to perform two different headlining sets, closing out the festival on both Friday and Sunday nights.

Check out the full lineup and more details about the Epicenter Festival.

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