Epcot Garden Rocks Lineup for Flower & Garden Festival

The 2018 Epcot® International Flower and Garden Festival will rock with 17 favorite artists whose hits span more than five decades.

This year, the 25th event year, the Garden Rocks series features singers and groups from the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s with hit-makers in a variety of genres including rock, pop, country, R&B and dance.

Brand new acts such as country favorites Lonestar, British rock legends Foghat; and Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles – along with returning disco pioneers Village People and ‘80s supergroups like Night Ranger will be making an appearance at the festival.

We also have a couple of artists that have played other Epcot festivals like Survivor, Smash Mouth and Rick Springfield, who are playing at Garden Rocks this year.

Here is this year’s lineup (subject to change without notice):

• March 2-5: Night Ranger “Sister Christian”
• March 9-12: STARSHIP starring Mickey Thomas “We Built This City”
• March 16-19: Simple Plan “Welcome to My Life”
• March 23-26: Little River Band “Reminiscing”
• March 30-April 2: The Orchestra starring former members of ELO “Evil Woman”
• April 6-7: Foghat (NEW!) “Slow Ride”
• April 8-9: Survivor (NEW to Garden Rocks!) “Eye of the Tiger”
• April 13-14: Smash Mouth (NEW to Garden Rocks!) “All Star”
• April 15-16: Rick Springfield (NEW to Garden Rocks!) “Jessie’s Girl”
• April 20-21: Jo Dee Messina (NEW to Garden Rocks!) “Stand by Me”
• April 22-23: Lonestar (NEW!) “Amazed”
• April 27-30: Blood, Sweat and Tears featuring Bo Bice “Spinning Wheel”
• May 4-7: Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone “I’m Henry VIII I Am”
• May 11-12: Village People “Y.M.C.A.”
• May 13-14: Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles (NEW!) “Hotel California”
• May 18-21: The Guess Who “American Woman”
• May 25-28: The Spinners “Working My Way Back to You”

Garden Rocks performances are at America Gardens Theatre at 5:30, 6:45 and 8 p.m. every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival and are included with Epcot admission.

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“Garden Rocks” Concert Series Line Up!

The America Gardens Theatre will once again come alive with some of the best music from the 1960s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s as the 2017 Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival presents the “Garden Rocks” concert series at Walt Disney World® Resort. And, for the first time this year performances are scheduled Friday through Monday!

“Garden Rocks,” brings  favorite stars from the rock and pop history to Epcot. Poised to be one of the best ever, this year’s line-up shakes out like this:

• March 3-4 – Jon Secada – “Just Another Day”
• March 5-6 – Dennis DeYoung – The Music of STYX – “Grand Illusion”
• March 10-13 – Pointer Sisters – “I’m So Excited”
• March 17-18 – Simple Plan – “Welcome to My Life” – NEW
• March 19-20 – Plain White T’s – “Hey There Delilah”
• March 24-27 – Night Ranger – “Sister Christian“
• March 31-April 3 – Little River Band – “Reminiscing”
• April 7-10 – Blood, Sweat & Tears featuring Bo Bice – “Spinning Wheel”
• April 14-17 – Gin Blossoms – “Hey Jealousy”
• April 21-24 – The Orchestra starring former members of ELO – “Evil Woman”
• April 28-29 – Exposé – “Point of No Return” – NEW
• April 30-May 1 – Berlin featuring Terri Nunn – “Take My Breath Away” – NEW
• May 5-8 – STARSHIP starring Mickey Thomas – “We Built This City”
• May 12-15 – The Guess Who – “American Woman”
• May 19-22 – Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone – “I’m Henry VIII, I Am”
• May 26-29 – The Spinners – “Working My Way Back To You”

“Garden Rocks” concert performances are held each Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the Festival. Show times are at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m. & 8 p.m. each night. Concerts are included with regular park admission to Epcot. 

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Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival 2017 - New Outdoor Kitchens and Topiaries

A 6-foot-tall topiary Figment balancing on a floral ball will be just one of the firsts that guests will experience during this spring’s Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World® Resort.  This year's festival will be ninety days of bright blooms and whimsical creations for all of the senses begin March 1, 2017

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Daisy and Pluto will greet you at the front entrance of Epcot in a new topiary garden inspired by a vintage Walt Disney short film. Belle from the Oscar-winning Disney film “Beauty and the Beast” is getting a major topiary makeover, joining Snow White, Elsa and Anna as the next-generation “princess” topiary. In the “Cars”-themed interactive play garden: a new character topiary from the upcoming June 2017 release of “Cars 3” will join the gang.

If you are looking for a little extra inspiration, take advantage of the expanded operating hours of the Festival Center opening week, Wednesday, March 1 to Sunday, March 5, and pop into a gardening seminar or DIY workshop. During the remaining weeks of the Festival, the center will be open Friday through Sunday.

You can also sample a wide variety of tasty dishes, desserts and specialty sips at 13 enticing stations – including two new Outdoor Kitchens – sprinkled throughout World Showcase. Then, grab a seat when performers rock America Gardens Theatre stage four days a week. The Garden Rocks concert series will run Friday through Monday, with three concerts a night.

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