We got there right at the start of the day's activities. I wanted to see every band, it's just the way I am. The side stage acts were all really good. I could have done without Deuce tho, he was probably my least favorite. There was a band from Brazil called "Cruz" who I thought played really well. Other highlights were Candlelight Red and of course, In This Moment. That lead singer is something else, some kind of sexy..but anyways. Thats a whole other story :). POD closed out the side show but we left there and went over to the mainstage and watched Shannon practicing the drum battle. He is such an amazing drummer, even just to watch practice.
Adelita's Way started the mainstage shows. They weren't anything spectacular but sounded good. They have some hits and was cool hearing them live. Staind was up next. This was 3rd time ive seen Staind. They were really impressive. I know what to expect from them. Not much crowd interaction, they just play their songs and they're done, lol. They finished with Mudshovel, my fav of theirs.

So next up is what we waited for all day. Again, my 7th time and was just as good as the 1st. Here's the setlist.

1. The Enemy (double bass addition was so awesome)
2. Keep Away
3. Cryin like a Bitch
4. Straight out of Line
5. Awake
6. Realign
7. Speak
8. Voodoo
9. Drum Battle
10. Whatever
11. I Stand Alone

Pretty basic, as expected for a festival setlist. But they extended alot of the songs. The drum battle I noticed a few different beats added. Also, Shannon was tearing that double bass up in alot of their songs. Just little tweaks I noticed that made them so much better. They got the crowd pumped and going the whole set, never a dull moment. Solid 10 out of 10 performance, yet again.

Now, going against the majority on here...I stayed for Shinedown. I saw Shinedown open for Godsmack quite a number of years ago and that's the way it still should be. They've gotten a little "pop" with their stage show. But they have some great songs, and they sounded great. My favs from them were "Fly From the Inside" (closer), "Bully" (love that song), and "Devour". During "Devour", Maria from "In This Moment" came on stage and sang with them. That was a nice little touch to their performance :).

Anyways, my phone died during Godsmack so my pictures are few. I'll put what I have up soon, if anyone wants to see them.


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The camera on my phone absolutely SUCKS.. but anyways here a few pics..