Friday’s musical lineup was headlined by Korn and Papa Roach
The prestigious Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, which took the first prisoners in 1896, is home to thousands of “INKmates” this weekend, the annual INKcarceration Music & amp; The Tattoo Festival is very popular. This may interest you : Lafayette Music Festival organizers planning inaugural event in October.
This year’s three-day heavy metal and tattoo festival, held in Hollywood where the classic “Shawshank Redemption” was filmed, ran out a few weeks earlier, with 75,000 tickets purchased and 25,000 people expected to attend every day on Friday. until Sunday.
More than 50 groups and artists were scheduled to perform on various OSR stages. Inside the historic prison, the nation’s top 30 tattoo artists were doing ink work.
“We are exhausted and excited to bring this wonderful INKcarceration event to Mansfield for the fourth year in a row,” said Susan Fisher, the festival’s CEO.
Korn, Papa Roach, Daughtry among Friday performers
The festival was first held in 2018, but was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before resuming in 2021. On the same subject : The RealFest music festival features local artists in Dunn Meadow.
“We are grateful to Destination Mansfield, Richland County, Mansfield City, Madison Township and Ohio State Patrol for their support,” Fisher said.
Shawn Hall, from Grove City, was attending INKcarceration for the third time. He said he was bloated for Friday’s headline ceremony.
“I look forward to being in Korn’s mosh pit,” Hall said.
Other bands that performed on Friday included Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, Daughtry and Code Orange.
The festival is driven by a visual narrative, Hall said.
“Three days of watching people,” he said.
It is urgent to find a place to sleep between visits to the reformatory.
“We had some people who were in Akron last year,” said Lee Tasseff, president of Destination Mansfield. “They were from Buffalo.”
‘Nationwide recognition’ for Mansfield
The festival has quickly become a cultural benefit for the area. On the same subject : Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival featuring nearly 170 vendors through Sunday.
“This is a national recognition for the community,” Tasseff said. “This is because of the Reformation here; If you don’t reform, this isn’t here. ‘
INKmates covers the prison area from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., but there are silent moving parts that make the event possible.
“We appreciate the Reformatory, the INKcarceration team and Danny Wimmer Presents,” Tasseff said. “They all come together to make this happen.”
Well-known heavy metal bands bring in fans.
“This has to be ranked among the best rock concerts in the nation,” Tasseff said. “It helps recognize Mansfield and Richland County.”
Saturday night’s music performance is led by Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence and Falling in Reverse. Sunday’s concert headlines include Disturbed, Lamb of God and Seether.
More information is available online at inkcarceration.com.
