Mother Nature forcing a change of plans. It’s been a rainy couple of weeks in the south. Here in Nashville, we had a beautiful spring with almost no rain, but the past month or so has been as wet as I can remember since I moved here 10 years ago. And down in Alabama, it’s been much the same story: Yesterday, on June 8, parts of Alabama received up to 9 inches of rain, with Huntsville reporting over 7 inches in 24 hours. And unfortunately, all the water has forced Rock the South to make a change to their schedule. The festival was originally slated to kick off on June 11 in Decatur, Alabama, featuring headliners Riley Green, Zach Top and Jason Aldean. But Rock the South announced today that they have been forced to reschedule due to what organizers called “unprecedented rainfall” – though fans who are able to make it to the new dates are getting a reward: An additional day at no extra charge. Rock the South will now take place on October 1-4, with all three of the original headliners slated to return for the rescheduled dates, and Jessie Murph added as a headliner for the fourth day. Ticket holders who are able to make it to the rescheduled dates will get the fourth day at no additional cost, but the festival also announced that details will be sent out next week for those who will be unable to attend in October. Updated daily lineups will also be announced in the coming weeks, though the festival says that fortunately most of the scheduled artists are going to be able to make it to the new dates. You can read their full statement here: “Due to unprecedented amounts of rainfall across the state of Alabama this past week we’ve made the difficult decision with the City of Decatur to reschedule the festival from this coming weekend to the weekend of October 1st through 4th. All three previously announced headliners will remain on the lineup: Zach Top on Thursday, Oct. 1; Jason Aldean on Friday, Oct. 2; and Riley Green on Sunday, Oct. 4. The festival weekend will now expand to four days with a headlining performance from Jessie Murph on Saturday, Oct. 3 at no additional cost to ticket holders. Most scheduled artists are able to perform on the revised dates and we will announce the updated daily lineups in the coming weeks. The safety of our festival attendees, artists, and staff is paramount, and we’re confident that the rescheduled dates will ensure an enjoyable festival experience for all. Festival tickets and camping packages for the original dates will be honored on the newly rescheduled dates. We will email purchasers next week with details for those unable to attend Rock the South this October. Please continue to check www.rockthesouth.com for details surrounding the new dates of the festival and additional information.” This year’s festival will be bigger and better than ever, with not only an additional day but with the festival also moving to a new home. Starting in 2026, Rock the South will be moving to The Fields at Decatur, located in Decatur, Alabama, just south of Huntsville and about an hour from Birmingham. The new home for the festival will be owned by Peachtree Entertainment, the creative geniuses behind Rock the South and several of the country’s other top festivals and live events. And with 150 acres, the new location will allow for expanded campgrounds and long-term investments in infrastructure and improvements to help make it the best experience possible for fans. But what does that mean for fans? Well for starters, more shaded areas, improved campgrounds with professionally engineered drainage to provide a better (and dryer) experience for campers, and – for the first time ever – a second stage, presented by Raised Rowdy. It’s obviously a bummer that the festival is being forced to postpone due to factors outside its control, but fans are not only going to get an additional day for no extra charge and hopefully much better weather in October than we’re getting right now. Gonna be well worth the wait.The post Rock The South Rescheduled To October Due To Historic Rainfall, Adding An Extra Day At No Additional Charge first appeared on Whiskey Riff.