Rock Boat

The Rock Boat
Genre	Indie rock, Jam bands, Pop music, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Alternative rock
Dates	Various
Location(s)	Various; Carnival Cruise Lines
Years active	2001—
Website
RockBoat.com

The Rock Boat is an annual rock music-themed "floating music festival at sea" aboard a cruise ship.

History and description

The Rock Boat concept was born in 2001 with a joint venture from Gainesville, Florida alternative rock band Sister Hazel and Atlanta, Georgia travel company Sixthman in a partial charter aboard the Carnival Jubilee. Sister Hazel was joined by the band Dexter Freebish and approximately 400 of their fans. The bands performed once on the ship, which sailed from Tampa, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico.

The concept has grown to become an annual event. Destinations have included locations such as Mexico, Nassau, Bahamas, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos. The event is always hosted by Sister Hazel and includes musicians from all over the nation. Past performers include: Tonic, Collective Soul, Cowboy Mouth, Pat McGee Band, Zac Brown Band, Michael Tolcher, Vertical Horizon, David Ryan Harris, Ingram Hill, Better Than Ezra, Marc Broussard, Wideawake, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, and many more. There are generally four or five performing stages constructed on the venue, and performances are scheduled from noon until 3 AM. However, many bands have been known to continue performing well beyond their scheduled set times and often collaborate on stage with other artists until dawn.

The cruise has been described by Ken Block (lead singer and guitarist for Sister Hazel) as "Spring Break for people with jobs."

Event details

The Rock Boat XVI

Ship: Norwegian Cruise Line Pearl
Sail Date: January 26, 2016
Ports: Leaving from Miami, Florida to Costa Maya, Mexico and Grand Cayman
Performing Artists: ^[1]

Air Traffic Controller The Alternate Routes Andy Suzuki & The Method The Brevet Bronze Radio Return Colony House The Dusty 45s Emerson Hart Gavin DeGraw Hey Monea! Humming House JD Eicher & The Goodnights Jukebox The Ghost Kristy Lee & Dirt Road Revival Melodime

Michael Franti & Spearhead Mike Mains & The Branches Needtobreathe Pat McGee Paul McDonald Radio Birds Red Wanting Blue The Rocketboys Sister Hazel Steve Everett The Trews Welshley Arms Wild Adriatic Will Hoge

The Rock Boat XV

Ship: Norwegian Cruise Line Pearl
Sail Date: January 24, 2015
Ports: Leaving from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico
Performing Artists: ^[2]

Kris Allen Gareth Asher & The Earthlings Barenaked Ladies Broken Anchor Chuck Cannon Carbon Leaf Brian Collins Steve Everett Brian Fechino & Friends Michael Franti & Spearhead Gaelic Storm Amy Gerhartz Green River Ordinance Hey Monea! Will Hoge

Honor By August Melodime Radio Birds Red Wanting Blue Scars on 45 Simplified Sister Hazel Stokeswood Andy Suzuki & The Method The Mowgli's The Roosevelts The Shadowboxers Trailer Park Ninjas Vintage Blue Von Grey

The Rock Boat XIV

Ship: Norwegian Cruise Line Pearl
Sail Date: February 22, 2014
Ports: Leaving from Miami, Florida to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
Performing Artists: ^[3]

Sister Hazel Alternate Routes Erick Baker Besides Daniel Bronze Radio Return Taylor Carson Collective Soul Courrier The Dunwells JD Eicher Michael Bernard Fitzgerald Gaelic Storm The Gallery Amy Gerhartz Will Hoge Honor By August Stephen Kellogg Ed Kowalczyk formerly of Live Edwin McCain MELODIME The Mowgli's Scott Munns Native Run Radio Birds Radiolucent Red Wanting Blue Reel Big Fish Ed Roland & The Sweet Tea Project Will Turpin The Roosevelts DJ Soulman Scars on 45 Tonic Headphone Disco

The Rock Boat XIII

Ship: Norwegian Cruise Line Pearl
Sail Date: February 24, 2013
Ports: Leaving from Miami, Florida to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
Performing Artists: ^[4]

Alternate Routes Joe Bachman Bronze Radio Return Carbon Leaf Brandi Carlile Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers The Daylights The Dunwells DJ Soulman Amy Gerhartz Good Old War Green River Ordinance Will Hoge Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Ingram Hill Brendan James Junior Doctor Tony Lucca

Matthew Mayfield Jon McLaughlin Native Run NEEDTOBREATHE Ponderosa Ben Rector Red Wanting Blue A Rocket to the Moon Rusted Root Saints of Valory Satellites & Sirens Scars on 45 Sister Hazel Stokeswood Swear and Shake Tony Lucca Trevor Jackson Yacht Rock Revue

The Rock Boat XII

Ship: Carnival Elation
Sail Date: March 1, 2012
Ports: Leaving from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cozumel, Mexico
Performing Artists:

Alpha Rev Alternate Routes Atomic Tom Blackberry Smoke Tim Brantley Bronze Radio Return Marc Broussard Carbon Leaf Chamberlin The Damnwells Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Dugas Ella Riot Jerad Finck Freddy Jones Band Hey Monea!

Will Hoge Hornit Ingram Hill Brian Jarvis Kristy Lee Tony Lucca Kenny Mehler Red Wanting Blue Simplified Sister Hazel Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers Sunset Love Affair Thorny Rose Michael Tolcher Trailer Park Ninjas Vertical Horizon

The Rock Boat XI

Ship: Carnival Inspiration
Sail Date: January 6, 2011
Ports: Leaving from Tampa, Florida to Costa Maya, Mexico (port unknown prior to sailing)
Performing Artists:

Alternate Routes Antigone Rising Aslyn Tim Brantley Graham Colton Death on Two Wheels Matt Duke Elmwood Gaelic Storm Green River Ordinance Matt Hires Will Hoge Ingram Hill Junior Doctor

Ed Kowalczyk Toby Lightman Tony Lucca M.E.R.M.E.R. Scott Munns Nada Surf NEEDTOBREATHE Ponderosa Sam Thacker Sister Hazel Trailer Park Ninjas Truth & Salvage Co. Matt Wertz

The Rock Boat X

Ship: Carnival Inspiration
Sail Date: January 7, 2010
Ports: Leaving from Tampa, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico
Performing Artists:

Augustana B-Liminal Jim Bianco Blackberry Smoke The Bridges Marc Broussard Carbon Leaf Dexter Freebish Gaelic Storm Green River Ordinance Will Hoge Andrew Hoover Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers

Tony Lucca Pat McGee Evan McHugh Scott Munns Oval Opus Sister Hazel Sun Domingo Michael Tolcher Francisco Vidal Tyrone Wells Wideawake Chelsea Williams

The Rock Boat IX

Ship: Carnival Destiny
Sail Date: January 17, 2009
Ports: Leaving from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas and Half Moon Cay
Performing Artists:

Alternate Routes Aslyn Aural Pleasure The Benjy Davis Project Blackberry Smoke Carbon Leaf Graham Colton Cowboy Mouth Emerson Hart Gaelic Storm Green River Ordinance Trevor Hall Ernie Halter

Hanson Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers The Kin Scott Munns Sister Hazel The Spring Standards Sam Thacker Michael Tolcher Tonic Tyrone Wells Francisco Vidal Wideawake Zac Brown Band

The Rock Boat VIII

Ship: Carnival Imagination
Sail Date: January 19, 2008
Ports: Leaving from Miami, Florida to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Performing Artists:

Alternate Routes Aslyn Marc Broussard Andy Davis Brett Dennen The Edison Project David Ryan Harris Emerson Hart Keith Kane Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers Josh Kelley Bain Mattox Jon McLaughlin Matt Nathanson

Oakhurst Pat McGee Band Gary Pfaff (now Gary Ray Pfaff) Glen Phillips Scarlet Kings (formerly Oval Opus) Keaton Simons Sister Hazel Sons of William Stroke 9 Toad The Wet Sprocket Kate Voegele Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band Zac Brown Band

The Rock Boat VII

Ship: Carnival Legend
Sail Date: January 11, 2007
Ports: Leaving from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
Performing Artists:

Aslyn Better Than Ezra Scott Blasey Ken Block Carbon Leaf The Clarks Collective Soul Drew Copeland Cowboy Mouth Dead Confederate Stef Dorfman Five Star Iris Florez Gaelic Storm

Getaway Car John Thomas Griffith David Ryan Harris Emerson Hart Ingram Hill Honor By August Christopher Jak Greg Joseph Keith Kane Josh Kelley Fred LeBlanc Toby Lightman Heather Luttrell Scott Munns

Oval Opus Pat McGee Band Ed Roland Paul Sanchez Sister Hazel Sons of William Sonya Tetlow Sam Thacker Alex Woodard Claire Wyndham Francisco Vidal Wideawake Alan Yates Zac Brown Band

The Rock Boat VI

Ship: Carnival Elation
Sail Date: January 14, 2006
Ports: Leaving from Galveston, Texas to Playa del Carmen and Progresso, Mexico
Performing Artists:

Shawn Allen Aslyn Dave Barnes Better Than Ezra Ken Block Blue Merle Marc Broussard Carbon Leaf Drew Copeland Danielia Cotton Stef Dorfman Evenout Five Star Iris

Florez Dexter Freebish Gaelic Storm Getaway Car Pat Green David Ryan Harris Ari Hest Jon Hopkins Mat Kearney Josh Kelley Fred LeBlanc Shawn Mullins Scott Munns

Pat McGee Band Glen Phillips Adam Richman Jackson Rohm Martin Sexton Sister Hazel Sovus Radio Michael Tolcher Francisco Vidal Virginia Coalition Django Walker Matt Wertz Wideawake Zac Brown Band

The Rock Boat V

Canceled due to Hurricane Katrina
Ship: Carnival Sensation
Scheduled Performers:

Theresa Andersson Sara Bareilles Dave Barnes Marc Broussard The Clarks John Corbitt Cowboy Mouth Gavin DeGraw Dexter Freebish Gaelic Storm David Ryan Harris Emerson Hart Ari Hest

Ingram Hill Will Hoge Toby Lightman Matt Nathanson O.A.R. Doug Ray Sister Hazel Stroke 9 Michael Tolcher Matt Wertz Wideawake Alex Woodard

The Rock Boat IV

Ship: Carnival Imagination
Sail Date: October 7, 2004
Ports: Leaving from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico
Performing Artists:

Dave Barnes Ken Block Marc Broussard Chuck Carrier The Clarks Cowboy Mouth Gavin DeGraw Evenout Free Sol Dexter Freebish Gaelic Storm Emerson Hart Hello Dave Ingram Hill Will Hoge Wes Hutchinson

Stephen Kellogg Shawn Mullins Scott Munns New Monsoon Pat McGee Band Pomeroy Jackson Rohm Peter Searcy Sister Hazel Sam Thacker Tonic Michael Tolcher Virginia Coalition Francisco Vidal Zac Brown Band

The Rock Boat III

Ship: Carnival Sensation
Sail Date: August 28, 2003
Ports: Leaving from Tampa, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico
Performing Artists:

Shawn Allen Angie Aparo Ken Block Chuck Carrier Cowboy Mouth Dave Matthews Cover Band Wes Dearth Fighting Gravity Dexter Freebish John Thomas Griffith David Ryan Harris Ingram Hill Courtney Jaye

Stephen Kellogg Fred LeBlanc Todd Martin Bain Mattox Edwin McCain Scott Munns Pat McGee Band Mieka Pauley Cary Pierce The Rising Jackson Rohm Pete Schmidt Tia Sillers & Mark Selby

Sister Hazel Soul Phood Teitur Angela Todd Michael Tolcher Tonic Brian Vander Ark Francisco Vidal Virginia Coalition Alex Woodard Alan Yates

The Rock Boat II

Ship: Carnival Sensation
Sail Date: August 29, 2002
Ports: Leaving from Tampa, Florida to Key West, Florida and Nassau, Bahamas
Performing Artists:

Chuck Carrier Cowboy Mouth David Ryan Harris Mimi Holland Dexter Freebish Courtney Jaye Chrystina Lloree Marathon Bain Mattox

Edwin McCain Pat McGee Band Cary Pierce Quick Shot Paulo The Rugs Sister Hazel Six Against Seven Francisco Vidal Alex Woodard

The Rock Boat I (officially called Rock 'N Roll At Sea)

Ship: Carnival Jubilee
Sail Date: August 30, 2001
Ports: Leaving from Tampa, Florida to Key West, Florida and Cozumel, Mexico
Performing Artists:

• Dexter Freebish
• Sister Hazel

References

1. http://www.therockboat.com/lineup/
2. http://www.therockboat.com/lineup/
3. http://www.therockboat.com/artists/
4. http://www.therockboat.com/artists/

External links

• Official website

External links

• Media related to Rock Boat at Wikimedia Commons