Heavy metal, tattoos, more in store at festival
Calling all moshers and headbangers: The Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival will return this summer to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, for a weekend of live performances, ink artists, camping and more.
Single-day and weekend passes plus camping fees for the July 14-16 festival start at $10 down and are on sale now at www.inkcarceration.com. A limited number of specially priced passes for military personnel are on sale now via Govx.
Fans are urged to purchase early, as passes sold out within weeks for the 2021 and 2022 festivals, which drew crowds of more than 75,000 each.
In addition to headliners Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and Pantera, the roster will include performances by Megadeth, Volbeat, Lamb Of God, Bush, In This Moment, Highly Suspect, Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm, Motionless in White, Coal Chamber
and numerous others.
“We’re celebrating our fifth anniversary with a killer lineup representing each year of Inkcarceration, as well as over 50 bands who are new to the festival,” Dan Janssen, general manager and festival co-creator, said in a press release.
In addition to the diverse musical lineup, Inkcarceration will feature a tattoo convention with more than 65 participating artists, a haunted house attraction and tours of the historic reformatory made famous in “The Shawshank Redemption.”
Inkcarceration has been awarded Mansfield’s Tourism Award of Excellence and recognized by the U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio Senate, state of Ohio representatives and congressional proclamation.
For more details about Inkcarceration, visit the festival website, as well as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.