The sun had fully set and the crowd buzzed with anticipation waiting for the final band of the night, Disturbed. David Draiman took the stage with an eruption of pyrotechnics to “Ten Thousand Fists.” Fort Myers proved it knows how to rock as Disturbed absolutely demolished the ending to Fort Rock. From classics like “Stupify” to newer songs Disturbed took every shred of energy left in the crowd and fed right off of it.
Lighters and cellphone lit the entire crowd up as Draiman took a slower turn and performed the band’s latest cover of “The Sound of Silence.” As Disturbed generally does, the band performed a medley of covers at the end of the set, with the current song consisting of Nine Inch Nail’s “Closer,” U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” The Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” and Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name.” Disturbed finished the night with an encore of “Indestructible” (yes, yes, yes!), “Voices,” and “Down With the Sickness.”
The two day of expansion of Fort Rock brought us an even crazier hard rock experience than previous years. If you have yet to make it out to Fort Rock, keep your eyes peeled on
for information on next years lineup and dates. A huge shoutout to all festival crew, security, bands and of course, the fans, for making this years Monster Energy Fort Rock one for the books.
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