Seether Announce Fifth Annual Rise Above Fest
Multi-Stage Music Festival In Support of Suicide Prevention & Mental Illness Expands To Two Days This Year
Event Returns To Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor, Maine
Performers Include Korn, Shinedown, Halestorm, Stone Sour + Many More
Multi-platinum rockers Seether have announced the fifth annual Rise Above Fest, with some exciting new developments. Due to popular demand, the multi-stage music festival has expanded to two days for the first time in its history. Rise Above Fest, which supports suicide prevention and mental illness, is the largest suicide awareness music event in the world and has established itself as a “can’t miss” destination festival of the summer for hard rock fans. This year’s Rise Above Fest is set for Saturday, July 22 and Sunday, July 23. The event returns to Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor, Maine. The 2017 Rise Above fest lineup is a veritable “Who’s Who” of rock music, with Korn set to headline Saturday night, alongside sets from Seether, Stone Sour, Skillet, Falling in Reverse, and more. Shinedown will close Sunday night’s festivities, along with performances from Halestorm, Theory of a Deadman, Hellyeah, and All That Remains, among others. In addition to giving rock fans a must-see lineup of bands, the event, which borrows its name from the Seether song “Rise Above This,” brings awareness to suicide as an epidemic and destigmatizes depression and other mental illnesses. As fans are well aware, Seether frontman Shaun Morgan lost his brother to suicide nearly a decade ago and penned the song as an ode to him. The singer’s personal experience with suicide lead to the creation of Rise Above Fest. Additionally, Morgan was honored last year with the “Artistic Expression” Award from the National Council for Behavioral Health at the Awards of Excellence in Las Vegas for his tireless work as an advocate of suicide prevention. All proceeds from Rise Above Fest benefit SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), which is one of the leading national not-for-profit organizations dedicated to raising awareness and educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention in order to SAVE lives.
“It’s unbelievable we’re in our fifth year of Rise Above Fest,” Morgan said. “We started this out as a way to give back and raise awareness. To have created something that our friends and fans believe in is really humbling. Every year it’s grown and it’s an honor to bring you a two-day experience. Can’t wait to see you there.”
Tickets for the Rise Above Fest go on sale on Friday, Feb. 24 at 10am ET at this location. (NOTE: Link is not live until then.)
ABOUT SEETHER: Since their formation in 1999, SEETHER (Shaun Morgan – Vocals/Guitar, Dale Stewart – Bass/Vocals, and John Humphrey – Drums) have become one of the most successful bands in the world. The hard rocking trio from Pretoria, South Africa has released eight albums, three of which have gone Platinum and two more that are certified Gold along with a live concert DVD that has sold over 500,000 units for total worldwide sales in excess of 6 million. The consistent hit makers have quietly amassed twelve #1 singles — eighteen Top 5 multi-format hits resulting in singles sales that top eight million, a level of success few artists working today can match. The relentlessly hard working outfit has averaged 120 performances a year, crisscrossing the globe, emerging into headlining mainstays and featured performers on many of the world’s biggest rock festivals. With over 280 million Vevo views and three million Facebook fans, Seether’s powerful online presence is solid proof of their hard won, fiercely loyal worldwide fan base.
