The SnoCore Tour, occasionally typeset as Sno-Core, was an annual festival tour of the United States. It features performances by some of the most popular groups largely of the alternative rock and metal spectrum. Other than 2008 and 2016, the event has taken place every year since its inception in December 1995. SnoCore is marketed towards the winter sports culture.

History

John Boyle, Eric Lochtefeld and

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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

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, it would also serve as an excuse for bands to perform for Western mountain resort towns and go snowboarding. SnoCore originally focused predominantly on punk and ska groups and routed through ski communities. But as it became a national tour, SnoCore aimed toward hard rock and heavy metal and engaged larger, more traditional concert venues. In late 1997, ARTISTdirect principals Marc Geiger and Don Muller, the former having also co-founded

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, 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,

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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

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/ 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

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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''.

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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

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beginning April 17. Ultimately, they decided in the interest of the fans to drop out entirely.Smith, Ja
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Pollstar (April 21, 2009). Retrieved on 7-15-11. 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

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, Edmonton, Toronto, and Vancouver.

Tour lineups

1995

* Guttermouth * Skankin' Pickle *Rhythm Collision *Safe To Face

1996

* Guttermouth * Assorted Jelly Beans *

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* Skankin' Pickle * theLINE

1997

* Face to Face * The Pharcyde * Voodoo Glow Skulls *

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(select dates) * Orange 9mm (select dates) *Salmon (select dates)

1998

* Primus * Blink-182 * Long Beach Dub Allstars * The Aquabats * Tha Alkaholiks * Mephiskapheles

1999

* Everclear * Soul Coughing * Redman (first-half of tour) * The Black Eyed Peas (second-half of tour) * DJ Spooky

2000

* System of a Down * Incubus * Mr. Bungle * Puya

2001

Rock * Fear Factory *

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* Union Underground * Slaves on Dope * Boy Hits Car Icicle Ball * Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade * Galactic * Lake Trout * Drums & Tuba

2002

Rock * Alien Ant Farm * Adema * Glassjaw * Earshot * The Apex Theory ( Fenix*TX was originally announced for the tour but they dropped out a week before tour starts) Icicle Ball * Karl Denson's Tiny Universe *

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* Nikka Costa * Ozomatli * Blackalicious * Sector 9 *

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2003

* Sparta * Glassjaw * Hot Water Music * Dredg

2004

* Trapt * Smile Empty Soul * Finger Eleven *

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2005

* Chevelle * Helmet * Crossfade *

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2006

* Shinedown * Flyleaf * Halestorm

2007

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* Dropping Daylight * Hurt *

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2009

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

2010

* Protest the Hero * Hawthorne Heights (dropped off in March) *Theset *Elias * Abandon All Ships (select dates) *Doll (select dates)

2014 (cancelled)

* The Pretty Reckless * Heaven's Basement * The Letter Black * Crobot

2015

*Flyleaf * Adelitas Way * Framing Hanley * Fit for Rivals *Romantic Rebel (select dates) *Lullwater (select dates)

References

{{reflist Concert tours Heavy metal festivals in the United States Rock festivals in the United States Recurring events established in 1996 Winter festivals