Bud Light's River City Rockfest canceled for 2019, will be back in 2020

River City Rockfest, a staple of San Antonio summers for the past several years, announced Thursday it would be skipping 2019 and is planning to be back in 2020. River City Rockfest, a staple of San Antonio summers for the past several years, announced Thursday it would be skipping 2019 and is planning to be back in 2020. Photo: By Kody Melton, For MySA.com Buy photo Photo: By Kody Melton, For MySA.com Image 1 of / 135 Caption Close Bud Light's River City Rockfest canceled for 2019, will be back in 2020 1 / 135 Back to Gallery

San Antonio's River City Rockfest is skipping 2019.

The annual rock festival, which takes place on AT&T Center grounds and was supposed to be two-day event in its 6th installment, will not happen this year and will be postponed until 2020, according to Spurs Sports and Entertainment news release issued on Thursday.

"The goal of the festival has always been to ensure we bring the top acts to San Antonio each and every year," the release says. "Due to issues with availability of top-tier talent to complete the lineup of bands this year, Bud Light River City Rockfest will be postponed until September 2020 when it will return to the AT&T Center grounds."

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The yearly celebration of rock music is the largest of its kind in South Texas, bringing in 145,000 fans in its first six years, according to the release.

Last year, headliners included Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots, Primus, Bush and others.

"We're proud of the River City Rockfest legacy and dedicated to continuing to deliver a great fan experience and exciting live music," said Spurs Sports & Entertainment Senior Vice President Tammy Turner. "Planning is underway so stay tuned on all of our channels as we get rolling on River City Rockfest 2020."

The festival was scheduled for Sept. 21-22. Tickets were not on sale yet.

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