SnoCore Tour explained

Location:United States
Years Active:1995 – 2015
Founders:Rick Bonde
Dates:January – April
Website: at the Wayback Machine (archived December 18, 2014)

The SnoCore Tour, occasionally typeset as Sno-Core, was an annual festival tour of the United States. It featured performances by some of the most popular groups largely of the alternative rock and metal spectrum. The event took place every year since its inception in December 1995 until 2015 (with the exception of 2008). SnoCore was marketed towards the winter sports culture.

History

John Boyle, Eric Lochtefeld and Rick Bonde established SnoCore as an entertainment opportunity for fans during the year's slow point in live music, the winter season. Originally began as a mini tour in December 1995 headlined by Sublime, it would also serve as an excuse for bands to perform for Western mountain resort towns and go snowboarding.[1] [2] SnoCore originally focused predominantly on punk and ska groups and routed through ski communities.[3] But as it became a national tour, SnoCore aimed toward hard rock and heavy metal and engaged larger, more traditional concert venues.[4] In late 1997, ARTISTdirect principals Marc Geiger and Don Muller, the former having also co-founded Lollapalooza, purchased the tour from Boyle. They still make a point to schedule dates in a number of resort towns despite having strayed somewhat from its original concept.

Corresponding with its name, SnoCore features large video screens playing footage of freestyle snowboarding and skiing between performances. Local shops have set up at concerts and local resorts have tied in with them. However, SnoCore does not feature sideshows as showcased at the Warped Tour and remains strictly a musical festival. The tour commonly hosts a sponsor; examples include Airwalk in 1997, Levi's in 1999, and Winterfresh in 2005.

On March 10, 1998, Foil Records released the Sno-Core Compilation which features various bands that have partaken in the festival. In 2001, SnoCore split into two tours: the funk/jam based SnoCore Icicle Ball and the hard rock/heavy metal based SnoCore Rock. This carried on once more the following year.

During the 2006 tour, stomach flu ran its course through all participating bands. Most severely affected was Seether frontman Shaun Morgan who, rather than cancel altogether, opted to perform acoustic sets for their last few shows. This alternative met with high approval from fans and influenced the group to release their first acoustic album, One Cold Night.[5]

Saliva was scheduled to co-headline the 2009 tour but frontman Josey Scott needed more time to recover from a recent ulcer surgery. As a result, the band intended to cancel the first two weeks and substitute Scott with Walt Lafty of Silvertide beginning April 17.[6] [7] Ultimately, they decided in the interest of the fans to drop out entirely.[8] This made the 2009 band lineup the leanest in SnoCore history.

Jägermeister sponsored the first Canadian SnoCore tour in 2010. The schedule ran just under two weeks and included cities such as Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and Vancouver.[9]

Tour lineups

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Rock

Icicle Ball

2002

Rock

Icicle Ball

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2009

Saliva was originally scheduled to co-headline but canceled due to Josey Scott's prolonged recovery from ulcer surgery.

2010

Hawthorne Heights was scheduled to take part in the tour, but were forced to drop off due to immigration paperwork issues.[18]

2014 (cancelled)[19]

2015

Notes and References

  1. News: On this day in '95, the first ever SNOCORE tour kicked off with Sublime headlining!. December 8, 2015. Sublime. Facebook.
  2. News: SnoCore Sickness. January 10, 2005. Pollstar. 2024-11-15. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20241115075636/https://news.pollstar.com/2005/01/10/snocore-sickness/. 2024-11-15.
  3. News: Lounges. Tom. SnoCore's twin tours hit with a blizzard of modern rock. The Times of Northwest Indiana. January 26, 2001. 2024-11-15. subscription.
  4. News: Barrera. Sandra. UNIVERSAL APPEAL GALACTIC PROVIDES COOL JAZZ WITH A FUNKY KICK. The Free Library. January 12, 2001. January 13, 2008. Los Angeles Daily News. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121009171353/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/UNIVERSAL+APPEAL+GALACTIC+PROVIDES+COOL+JAZZ+WITH+A+FUNKY+KICK-a083494613. 2012-10-09.
  5. News: Harris. Chris. Seether Lose Guitarist; Frontman Credits Stomach With Acoustic Night. MTV. June 16, 2006. January 13, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070605223158/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1534375/20060615/seether.jhtml. 2007-06-05.
  6. News: https://archive.today/20120910055620/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117255. September 10, 2012. SALIVA Frontman JOSEY SCOTT Recovering From Emergency Ulcer Surgery. dead. Blabbermouth.net. March 21, 2009. July 15, 2011.
  7. News: SALIVA Recruits Replacement While Singer Recovers. Blabbermouth.net. April 14, 2009. July 15, 2011.
  8. News: Smith. Jay. Saliva Off Sno-Core. Pollstar. April 21, 2009. July 15, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090425074652/http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2009/04/21/662404.aspx. 2009-04-25.
  9. Web site: Hawthorne Heights, Protest the Hero on Snocore 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316080546/http://www.loudtrax.com/blog/post/Hawthorne-Heights-Protest-the-Hero-on-Snocore-2010.aspx. March 16, 2012. dead. LoudTrax.com. March 22, 2010. July 15, 2011. Antonio. Marsillo.
  10. News: POWERMAN 5000 TO LIGHT UP FOR PARK CITY CONCERT. February 28, 1997. Jeff. Vice. Deseret News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230419112019/https://www.deseret.com/1997/2/28/19297792/powerman-5000-to-light-up-for-park-city-concert. April 19, 2023. live. November 15, 2024.
  11. News: Airwalk Sno-Core Tour '97 event info. Airwalk. https://web.archive.org/web/19980207215315/http://www.airwalk.com/sql-bin/score/event.html . 1998-02-07 .
  12. News: Daredevils In Both Rock And Sports. The New York Times. February 21, 1997. Pareles . Jon. November 15, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230427175129/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/21/arts/daredevils-in-both-rock-and-sports.html. April 27, 2023.
  13. News: Simon. Richard B.. VanHorn. Teri. Dual SnoCore Tours Raging, Jamming Across North America. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020126234829/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1438416/20010123/kittie.jhtml. January 26, 2002. MTV. January 23, 2001. January 13, 2008.
  14. Web site: rockdirt.com. Fenix TX Bow Out Of Sno Core Tour. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128180130/http://rockdirt.com/fenix-tx-bow-out-of-sno-core-tour/1121/. 2022-11-28.
  15. News: D'Angelo. Joe. https://web.archive.org/web/20020117211545/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451774/20020114/alien_ant_farm.jhtml. Alien Ant Farm, Fenix TX At Heart Of SnoCore Tour. 2002-01-17. MTV. January 14, 2002. January 13, 2008.
  16. News: Moss. Corey. D'Angelo. Joe. https://web.archive.org/web/20040906130257/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484673/20040128/trapt.jhtml. 2004-09-06. SnoCore Gig Will Keep Trapt Trapped In Their Tour Bus. MTV. January 28, 2004. January 13, 2008.
  17. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20041230075009/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1495077/20041220/chevelle.jhtml. December 30, 2004. For The Record: Quick News On Jay-Z, Chevelle, Jessica Simpson, Sublime, The Killers, Mick Jagger & More. MTV. December 20, 2004. January 13, 2008.
  18. News: Live ‘N Loud Meets Protest the Hero. Live 'N Loud Magazine. March 29, 2010. July 15, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110703065120/http://livenloudmagazine.com/2010/03/live-n-loud-meets-protest-the-hero/. July 3, 2011. Nour. Harik.
  19. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/100578636747148/348935858578090 . 2022-04-30. SNOCORE on Facebook . Facebook.

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