Day one of Upheaval Festival at Belknap Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan had no shortage of talent on their Lookout and Rising stages. The Lookout Stage consisted of Vexatious, Showing Teeth, Kingdom Collapse, Zero 9:36 and Magnolia Park. The Rising Stage consisted of Enmy, Annex Void, Normundy, and Izzy Reign. I was able to catch Kingdom Collapse, Zero 9:36, Normundy and Izzy Reign.

On the Rising Stage I caught the band Normundy who is a highly energetic band that blends rock, rap, EDM, and metalcore. They are a very well put together band and blew me away. One of their vocalists also got into the middle of the mosh pit which was fun to see!

Closing down the Rising Stage on day 1 was Grand Rapids own Izzy Reign, pop/metalcore blend band! They absolutely crushed it! Their fans showed up too, even forming a conga line in the pit! I was definitely impressed with this well rounded band.

Kingdom Collapse is from the great state of Texas, bringing their hard rock sound to the Lookout Stage. The Lookout Stage is literally on top of a big hill and looks out over Belknap Park. It was definitely worth the trek up to see these guys. This was my 2nd time ever seeing them. They have music you can relate to and also rock out to. 

Zero 9:36 also performed on the Lookout Stage. They are an alt metal band hailing from Pennsylvania. There were some technical difficulties in the beginning of their set, I believe due to the heat affecting some equipment but they eventually got it sorted and put on an amazing show. While we were waiting, there was a person in the crowd that was drawing a picture of the band, whom they brought on stage. That was pretty cool to witness!