Update: Looking for the 2018 schedule. That’s here.
The Rock Yard at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio returns for another season on April 15. The free outdoor shows, featuring mostly tribute bands with an opening act, take place every Saturday night (and some Fridays) starting at 7:30pm and feature a whopping 5 straight hours of music.
Here is who is scheduled to play the Rock Yard in 2017 (with more updates to come):
- APR 15 BONFIRE (AC/DC tribute) w/ PLAYGROUND
- APR 21 (Fri) LYVYN SKYNYRD (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute) w/ DEAD RINGER
- APR 22 ROCKYARD ON STEROIDS – VANILLA FUDGE w/ ROK OF AGES
- APR 29 DAMAGE INC (Metallica tribute) w/ STEEL ROD
- MAY 6 LED ZEPPAGAIN (Led Zeppelin tribute) w/ ONE LESS MONKEY
- MAY 13 ATOMIC PUNKS (Van Halen tribute) w/ LIFETIME ROCKER
- MAY 20 MISTRESS OF REALITY (Black Sabbath tribute) w/ THANK U, DRIVE THRU
- MAY 26 (Fri) SMOOTH (Santana tribute) w/ BAR BOYS
- MAY 27 PURPLE REIGN (Prince tribute) w/ HOLLYWOOD BLONDE
- JUNE 2 (Fri) IRON MAIDENS (Iron Maiden tribute)
- JUNE 4 BONFIRE (AC/DC tribute)
- JUNE 10 WHICH ONE’S PINK (Pink Floyd Tribute)
- JUNE 17 MOTLEY IN (Motley Crue tribute)
- JUNE 24 5150 (Sammy Hagar tribute)
- JULY 8 4NR (Foreigner tribute)
- JULY 15 MOVING PICTURES (Rush tribute) w/ GLORIOUS BASTARDS
- JULY 22 YOU GOT LUCKY (Tom Petty tribute) w/ 212 BAND
- JULY 28 (Fri) SPRINGSTEEN EXPERIENCE (Bruce Springsteen tribute) w/ ANTHEM ROAD
- JULY 29 PYROMANIA (Def Leppard tribute) w/ TRIPLE 7
- AUG 5 DEAD OR ALIVE (Bon Jovi tribute) w/ BLACK HAT PATSY
- AUG 12 ATOMIC PUNKS (Van Halen tribute) w/ REVOLVER
- AUG 18 (Fri) INXSIVE (INXS tribute) w/ DEAD RINGER
- AUG 19 BONFIRE (AC/DC tribute) w/ STEEL ROD
- AUG 26 DAMAGE INC (Metallica tribute) w/ PLAYGROUND
- SEPT 1 (Fri) WHITESNAKE’D (Whitesnake tribute) w/ ONE LESS MONKEY
- SEPT 2 PURPLE REIGN (Prince tribute) w/ ANTHEM ROAD
For more information, check out Fantasy Springs Resort Casino’s website.