After an inaugural Rocktoberfest at Reston Town Center last year, the event will return in October with a new headliner.
Alternative rock band Vertical Horizon will take the stage at the free Rocktoberfest at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Pavilion at Reston Town Center (11900 Market Street). The headliner will follow regional opening acts Virginia Coalition at 6 p.m. and Everything at 7:30 p.m.
So far, Rocktoberfest’s headliners have been a nod to millennial nostalgia. Last year’s music festival featured Smash Mouth and a special 25th anniversary screening of “Shrek,” which the band was featured heavily in.
“How do you follow the runaway success of last year’s inaugural Rocktoberfest with Smash Mouth?” said Robert Goudie, the executive director of the Reston Town Center Association. “By bringing together a marquee, top-to-bottom lineup of DMV superstars with national cred, huge hits, and dedicated followings. This is going to be almost five hours of non-stop, sensational rock ‘n’ roll.”
Vertical Horizon has roots in the D.C. area, as the band was formed when the founders attended Georgetown University. The band is best known for its top single “Everything You Want” and the album with the same title. Vertical Horizon released its latest single “Last Night of Our Lives” this year.
Similar to Reston Town Center’s summer concert series, Rocktoberfest will feature a “sip and stroll” option, which allows attendees to purchase alcoholic beverages from 11 participating vendors around the Pavilion at Reston Town Center starting at 4:30 p.m. Alcohol brought from home will not be permitted at the event.
Attendees may bring lawn chairs, but they will only be allowed in the pavilion and not on Market Street.
Rocktoberfest is hosted by RTCA with developer BXP. According to RTCA, Rocktoberfest will roll on rain or shine, except in cases of severe storms.
