Pointfest

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Pointfest


caption = Logo of Pointfest 19
location = Maryland Heights, Missouri, United States
years_active= 1993–present
dates = various
genre = Alternative rock

Pointfest is a large outdoor rock music festival held once, and sometimes twice, every year by radio station KPNT in St. Louis, Missouri at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis (formerly known as UMB Bank Pavilion and Riverport Amphitheatre) The festival has featured almost every popular alternative and hard rock group in America. Local music favorites The Urge, Modern Day Zero, Gravity Kills, and Ludo have made several appearances as well.

Traditionally, Pointfest has a main stage where the larger acts perform, and two or more stages off to the sides of the lawn for other bands. Usually main and side bands do not play at the same time, but they occasionally overlap.

Pointfest 1

Known then as "Pointfest" or "Pointfest '93", it was held on September 11, 1993
* Matthew Sweet
* They Might Be Giants
* Hothouse Flowers
* Aimee Mann
* Midnight Oil
* Dramarama

Pointfest 2

Known as "Pointfest '94", it was held on Saturday, August 20, 1994. [ [http://www.hawkfan.com/Smithereens/gigs3.htm List of Smithereens gigs] retrieved 2007-05-08]
* 311
* The Urge
* Lisa Loeb
* MC 900 Ft. Jesus
* The Smithereens
* Material Issue
* They Might Be Giants
* Violent Femmes

Pointfest 3

Originally known as "Pointfest '95", it ended up being the first of two Pointfests in 1995.
* Toad the Wet Sprocket
* Bush
* Faith No More
* Blues Traveler
* Sponge
* Collective Soul
* The Stone Roses

Pointfest 4

This Pointfest was known as "Pointfest 4", the first numbering of Pointfests, it was the second festival in 1995, held on August 19, 1995
* Ramones
* Everclear
* The Urge
* They Might Be Giants
* Big Audio Dynamite
* Matthew Sweet
* Better Than Ezra
* The Nixons
* Ben Folds Five
* Jewel- played a short acoustical set
* Blink-182
* The Dambuilders
* New World Spirits
* Great Big Everything
* Phunk Junkeez
* Dishwalla
* Stir

Pointfest 5

Held on May 27, 1996
* Candlebox
* Gravity Kills
* Garbage
* Cracker
* No Doubt
* Jars of Clay
* Everclear
* Love & Rockets
* Seven Mary Three
* Luster
* God Lives Underwater
* Pulp
* Poe
* Triplefast Action
* Goldfinger

Pointfest 6

Held on September 8, 1996
* 311
* The Urge
* Soul Asylum
* Cheap Trick
* Descendents
* Stir
* The Nixons
* They Might Be Giants
* Dishwalla
* Nada Surf
* The Refreshments
* Reacharound
* I Mother Earth
* New World Spirits
* Primitive Radio Gods

Pointfest 7

Held on May 17, 1997, the first of two festivals in 1997
* Matchbox Twenty
* Bloodhound Gang
* L7
* Soul Kiss
*Stir
* Social Distortion
* The Offspring
* Reel Big Fish
* Jungle Dogs
* Red Five
* That dog.
* AFI
* Ultrafink
* Recliners
* Radio Iodine

Pointfest 8

Held on May 26,1997 (show #2)
* Third Eye Blind
* The Verve Pipe
* Beck
* Rollins Band
* Orbit
* Cunninghams
* K's Choice
* Local H
* Echo & the Bunnymen
* Better Than Ezra
* The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
* Pave The Rocket
* Skunk Anansie
* Cowboy Junkies
* Cowboy Mouth

Pointfest 9

Held on May 24, 1998

Green Day smashed their guitars, and burned their drum kit on stage. Hosted by Matt Pinfield of MTV.

* Foo Fighters
* Green Day
* Creed
* Deftones
* Semisonic
* Econoline Crush
* Big Wreck
* The Reverend Horton Heat
* Soul Kiss
* Gravity Kills
* Rocket from the Crypt
* Atomic Fireballs
* Wank
* Anthenaeum
* God Lives Underwater

Pointfest 10

Held on September 5, 1998
* The Urge
* Candlebox
* Seven Mary Three
* Fuel
* Reel Big Fish
* Local H
* K's Choice
* They Might Be Giants
* Fragile Porcelain Mice
* Smash Mouth
* Stabbing Westward
* Feeder
* Stella Soleil
* Monster Magnet

Pointfest 11

Just prior to their set, Courtney Love of Hole encouraged the crowd from the lawn seating area to rush towards the stage. It is reported that she was quoted as screaming into the microphone: "We aren't playing one f***ing note until you let them come up here."

Held on May 23, 1999
* Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Blink-182
* Hole
* Silverchair
* Orgy
* 2 Skinnee J's
* Lit
* Econoline Crush
* Die Symphony
* Citizen King
* Imperial Teen
* Mesh
* The Flys

Pointfest 12

Held on May 21, 2000

Goldfinger, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Everclear all encouraged fans on the lawn to climb down and fill the empty reserved-seat sections, which led to a confrontation between Everclear's Art Alexakis and a security guard during Everclear's set.

Slipknot and Mudvayne were scheduled to perform at Pointfest 12 but cancelled on the day of the show for unknown reasons.

* 311
* The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
* Everclear
* Our Lady Peace
* Goldfinger
* The Nixons
* Stir
* MxPx
* Die Symphony
* Toadies
* Mesh
* Blue October
* 8stops7
* Colony

Pointfest 13

Held on May 20, 2001
* Weezer
* Run-D.M.C.
* Staind
* Fuel
* Our Lady Peace
* Toadies
* Alien Ant Farm
* Mesh
* Hed PE
* Lucky Boys Confusion
* Puddle of Mudd
* Tantric
* Cold
* Saliva
* Monster Magnet

Pointfest 14

Held on May 14, 2002
Big Blue Monkey won the contest for the opening slot on the bill at Pointfest 14, and managed to get one of their videos onto the tour bus of Goldfinger. The video immediately grabbed the attention of vocalist John Feldmann, which paid off in a spot touring with Goldfinger, a major record deal, and a name change to Story of the Year.

Main Stage
* Sevendust
* Our Lady Peace
* The X-Ecutioners
* Mesh STL
* Hoobastank
* Reel Big Fish
* Tenacious D
* Local H

Second Stage
* Goldfinger
* Unwritten Law
* The Apex Theory
* Dashboard Confessional
* Quarashi
* Trik Turner
* Lostprophets

Third Stage
* 3rd Strike
* Ash
* Greenwheel
* Headstrong
* Moth
* Pressure 4-5
* Big Blue Monkey

Pointfest 15

Held in 2003

New Empire was the local band contest winner, which earned them a spot in the lineup.

Main Stage
* Staind
* Hed PE
* Breaking Benjamin
* Cold
* The Used
* The All-American Rejects
* Seether
* Socialburn

Second Stage
* Trapt
* Finch
* Ra
* Smile Empty Soul
* Cavo
* New Empire
* Ripd

Pointfest 16

Held on June 5, 2004,

Rumors had circulated before the official lineup was announced that it would include Tool or A Perfect Circle, but neither band was ever announced for the show. The Von Bondies were scheduled to perform but failed to arrive due to problems with their tour bus.

Main Stage
* The Urge
* Breaking Benjamin
* Papa Roach

Side Stages
* Story of the Year
* Lit
* Sugarcult
* Flaw
* Thornley
* The Adored
* Auf de Maur
* Crossfade
* Apartment 26
* Modern Day Zero
* Shaman’s Harvest
* Adair

Pointfest 17

Held on May 15, 2005

The Exies were scheduled to perform but did not play due to an illness. TRUSTcompany was also scheduled but canceled their performance amid personal issues with band members and issues with their record label. They officially announced their breakup a couple months later.
* Breaking Benjamin
* Mudvayne
* Story of the Year
* Modern Day Zero
* Sum 41
* Unwritten Law
* Life of Agony
* American Head Charge
* Mudworm
* Blood Simple
* Mourningside
* Ultra Blue

Pointfest 18

Held on May 6, 2006. Blue October was scheduled to play. However, as a result of lead singer Justin Furstenfeld broken leg, the band did not play.
* Coheed and Cambria
* Avenged Sevenfold
* Shinedown
* Trapt
* 10 Years
* Hurt
* People in Planes
* Bril
* Autovein
* Rock Kills Kid
* Bullets and Octane
* Eighteen Visions
* Damone
* ThreeSixtySmile

Pointfest 19

Held on August 5, 2006
* Staind
* Breaking Benjamin
* Hurt
* Blue October
* Three Days Grace
* Buckcherry
* Evans Blue
* Black Stone Cherry
* Inimical Drive

Pointfest 20

Held on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the newly-renamed amphitheater "Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis"

Mainstage
* Lye (mainstage winner)
* Red Romance
* The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
* Wolfmother
* The Killers

Side Stages
* Bullet for My Valentine
* Say Anything
* Modern Day Zero
* Papa Roach
* The Exies
* Flyleaf
* Smile Empty Soul
* Dropping Daylight
* Autovein
* Madina Lake
* Blackpool Lights
* Straylight Run
* Operator
* DeFunkt
* In Fear and Faith

Local Bands
* Ava, Wait
* The New Embrace
* In Fear & Faith
* Lye (mainstage winner)
* Dead By Tuesday
* Bi-Level
* Murder In A Tuxedo
* Cavo
* Shaman’s Harvest
* Sonic Reducer
* 360 Smile
* Arythma

Pointfest 21

September 30, 2007 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

* Hed PE was originally scheduled to play but they were removed from the line-up. The band cited issues getting one of their members a passport to make it back from their European dates. Reported issues were linked to the member's past encounters with law enforcement officials. Pointfest was to be the first date of their US tour.

Main Stage
* Breaking Benjamin
* Three Days Grace
* Seether
* Finger Eleven was originally scheduled to play but the lead singer lost his voice.
* 13 Days(mainstage winner)

Iron Age Studios Stage
* Copperview
* The Daybreak Boys
* 12 Stones
* Evans Blue
* Hurt
* Saliva
* Chevelle

Main Street Bistro Stage
* Shaman's Harvest
* Lapush
* Sick Puppies
* The Starting Line
* Mute Math
* Sum 41

Pop's Local Stage
* Behind the Blindfold
* Brookroyal
* D-railed
* Blinded Black
* Allusive
* Soul Descenders
* Social Slave
* Leo
* eclectic fusion

Pointfest 22

Sunday, May 18, 2008- Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Atreyu was scheduled to play the main stage, but they were forced to cancel, because the band's flight from LA was grounded. [http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=36820] Sick Puppies canceled due to a death in the family. Blind Melon was scheduled to play the Jagermeister Stage, but the band canceled. Rogers Stevens of Blind Melon explained the cancellation on the band's website by stating "There are some political things afoot that it's best for me not to go into. In addition, we were mistakenly booked for 5 shows in a row, which we didn't know about until last week." Local band Severed Ties also had to cancel due to their drummer sustaining an injury from a car accident. Also, there is a 13 year old boy who claims to have won Meet N' Greet passes for Serj Tankian but didn't know until a week after the concert. [ [http://blindmelons.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=tour&action=display&thread=3710&page=1#109429 Blind Melon - Pointfest Show cxl why? Glen ] ]

"Final Lineup" Main Stage
* Serj Tankian
* Shinedown
* Killswitch Engage
* Filter

New Amsterdam Stage
* Coheed & Cambria
* Hurt
* Ludo
* 10 Years
* RED
* Safetysuit
* Cavo

Jagermeister Stage
* Finger Eleven
* Copperview
* Cavo
* Theory of a Deadman
* Scary Kids Scaring Kids
* LucaBrasi

Pop's Local Stage
* Iron Fist Dillusion
* The New Translation
* Soul Descenders
* Sunday but Summer
* Course of Nature
* Strych 9 Hollow
* Bare Knuckle Conflict
* Feed the Flame
* Inimical Drive
* Severed Ties (cancelled due to injury of the drummer)
* Never My Silence
* Fivefold

Pointfest 23

Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 10:00 am - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater [http://www.kpnt.com/Concerts/Details.aspx?ID=10519]

Avenged Sevenfold was scheduled but canceled citing Vocalist M. Shadows (Matt Sanders) needed to rest his ailing voice. The band would resume its tour dates on October 15. [http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/news/avenged-sevenfold-postpone-tour-dates] Toryn Green, the lead singer for Fuel, sang for Apocalyptica. This was the first Pointfest to feature the two side stages to be next to each other. So after a band on the Black Stage would get done, then a band on the White stage would start immediately.

Main Stage
* Seether
* Shinedown
* Puddle of Mudd
* Bullet for My Valentine
* Apocalyptica

Black Stage
* The Upright Animals
* Ava, Wait
* Miser
* Copperview
* Sick Puppies
* Local H
* Story of the Year

White Stage
* Drive A
* Red Line Chemistry
* Brookroyal
* Black Tide
* Saving Abel
* Forbidden Theory
* Ludo

Pops Stage
* Ready the Cannons
* Tell Tale Heart
* 12 Summers Old
* Soul Descenders
* Minutes to Midnight
* Everyday Drive
* And They Rise
* Exit 714
* Allusive
* Severed Ties
* Andi Toppins
* Sooner than Later
* John "Bubba" Meyer
* ...And Then Came Death

Then Conquest headlined the Pop's stage.