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ROCQfest Concert Series 2025

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February 13, 2025

From: ROCQfest Concert Series

Friday: Featuring

Vanilla Ice

The iconic Robert Van Winkle aka Vanilla Ice exploded on the Rap/Pop music scene in 1990/91 selling 10 million albums in 4 months and hitting number one on the Billboard charts with the number one single “Ice Ice Baby” and number one album positions. His worldwide album sales are over 25 million and individual songs total over 160 million and are still selling.

Vanilla Ice won 2 MTV Awards, a People’s Choice Award, and was nominated for a Grammy.  Vanilla Ice has starred or appeared in the movies Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, Cool As Ice, The Helix Loaded, The New Guy, The Bros, Big Money Hustlas, That’s My Boy and Ridiculous Six and Sandy with Adam Sandler.  

Vanilla Ice has toured consistently throughout his career since 1990 performing all over the world.  Recent tours have included the USA, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Dubai, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, Australia and other countries.  In 2016 - 2019 Vanilla Ice has toured the USA with The I Love The 90’s arena tour with over 200 cities with additional tours in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom.

Rob Base

Rob Base hails from Harlem New York. He first began performing with various groups such as: Sure Shot Seven, Cosmic 3 MC’s, and Freedom Force. He and partner DJ EZ Rock, (whom he has known since the 4th grade) would eventually separate from the groups to form Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock. Their first single ‘DJ Interview’ came out on Mike and Dave’s label Star Maker’s Records in 1986. World to World Records would produce their second single ‘Make It Hot’ in 1987. Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock’s music began to gain momentum and they would receive a distribution deal with Profile Records by 1988.

In 1988, Profile Records released Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock’s debut album It Takes Two. The title track became a massive single. The single and the album were certified platinum by the RIAA on June 12, 1989 and December 28, 1989, respectively, and produced 3 top ten hits. The single, gained Single of the Year honors from both Spin Magazine and The Village Voice. Additional singles such as Get on the Dance Floor (which reached #1 on the Dance Club charts) and Joy and Pain continued to help push the album to multi-platinum status. In 1989, Rob Base dropped a solo release album “The Incredible Base”, which went Gold and included a number of hits such as Turn It Out (Go Base), which reached #4 and Get Up and Have A Good Time.

Tone Loc

TONE LOC soared from obscurity into pop stardom in 1989 when his hoarse voice and unmistakable delivery made the song "Wild Thing" (using a sample from Van Halen's "Jamie's Cryin'") a massive hit winning Grammy’s and countless other awards. The song Wild Thing was co-written by Marvin Young, better known as Young MC, as was the second single smash, "Funky Cold Medina." The album "Loc-ed After Dark" became the second rap release ever to top the pop charts and one of the most popular of all time

Saturday: Featuring

Koe Wetzel

Koe Wetzel never met a genre wall he couldn’t tear down: The Texas singer-songwriter has earned a rabid audience for his songs that mix country, rock, hip-hop, and even Nineties grunge. His 2016 album Noise Complaint endeared him to fans with its no- holds-barred lyrics about drunken nights, broken hearts and stints in jail, and included the Gold-certified hits “Love” (feat. Parker McCollum), “Something to Talk About” and the infamous “February 28, 2016.” Wetzel’s 2020 major label debut, Sellout, only furthered his legend with the Platinum-certified “Drunk Driving” plus the Gold-certified “Good Die Young” and “Kuntry & Wistern.” The 2022 follow-up, Hell Paso, hit No. 3 on Billboard’s Country Albums and spawned hits on both the country and rock charts, including the Gold-certified “Creeps” and “Cabo.”

To date, Wetzel has 2.8 billion total streams and has created a genuine experience with his live concerts, which he describes as “total chaos.” In 2023 alone, he sold more than 275,000 tickets, and appeared for a third time on POLLSTAR’s Top Worldwide Tours. Wetzel will play prominent festival sets this summer and open for Morgan Wallen on the superstar’s One Night at a Time Stadium Tour in Texas, while also headlining his own Damn Near Normal World Tour. His new album, 9 Lives (Columbia), is available everywhere now as lead single “High Road” feat. Jessie Murph arrives as his debut Country radio single.

Dylan Marlowe

Statesboro, Georgia native Dylan Marlowe is Nashville’s newest rising star on the country music scene, where he comes likely wearing camouflage and an audible smile, equipped with a sound that blends traditional country themes with a touch of rock. Marlowe was named as one of Spotify’s Hot Country Artists to Watch for 2023 and now has an exciting year of firsts under his belt. Marlowe got to celebrate his first No. 1 as a songwriter with Jon Pardi’s “Last Night Lonely,” made his Grand Ole Opry debut, got married, and released his debut EP, Dirt Road When I Die. Billboard noted that the project “ranges from banjo-flecked country to headbanger tones with tight, edgy harmonies certifying his country roots.”

The singer spent last fall opening for HARDY’s the mockingbird and THE CROW FALL TOUR along with Lainey Wilson and also toured with Jordan Davis, Morgan Wallen and Brantley Gilbert last year. Additionally, Marlowe embarked on his headlining DIRT ROAD WHEN I DIE tour, where the majority of the shows were sold out. With over half a million followers on social media, the singer continues to grow his fan base each day with his captivating live performance and his heartfelt, hooky lyrics.

Date: March 7, 2025 - March 8, 2025

Time:

Friday: 4:00pm

Saturday: 3:30pm

Location: Rillito Downs Park - 4502 North 1st Avenue Tucson, AZ 85718

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