Dark Lord Day 2024
Date: May 18, 2024.
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[hide]Overview
Date was announced on September 14, 2023. Ticket Sales announced on January 10, 2024. This festival will be celebrating 20 years since the first Dark Lord Day in 2004.
On February 8th, they announced there would be 3 ticket tiers. Deluxe, Standard, and General Admission. This was the first year since 2015 that General Admission was offered.
Band lineup announced February 14th, variants were also teased showing partial labels. Guest Breweries announced February 16th. Variants officially announced on February 17th, the morning of ticket sales.
By early February, the website darklordday.com was set to redirect users to 3floyds.com, with information regarding the festival being provided there. https://www.3floyds.com/dark-lord-day/
Sybris was added to the band lineup on 3/16/24.
New label art featuring the work of artist Frank Frazetta was revealed on May 1st.
Details
The festival hours are: 9AM – 9PM
Wax Color
Silver
Allotment & Price
1 bottle of Dark Lord and 3 Dark Lord variants. Included in ticket price.
Attendance
7,500 - 8,000
Food Trucks
- Big Rig's Burgers
- DönerMen
- Dr Vegetable
- Ace Catering
- Paper Thin Pizza
- Smoke on the Water
- Crave Belly
- DOC's Smokehouse
- Liquid Thoughts Beverages
- The Wurst
- Bean Me Up Roastery
- Hi-Way Bakery
Merchandise
This is some of the merchandise that was sold at the event.
20 Year Shirt
Brain Tee
Red Koozie
Bottle Opener
Hoodie
Track Jacket
Sunglasses
Flag
Fanny Pack
Label Tee
Flesh Eaters Tee
Red Death Dealer Tee
XX Anniversary Tulip
XX Anniversary Snifter Set
Gumballhead Bootleg Poster
Deluxe Merchandise
These are the items that were included with Deluxe Tickets
Koozie & Bottle Opener
Art Print
Dark Lord Whiskey
Prior to Dark Lord Day 2024, Three Floyds released Dark Lord Whiskey, a five year whiskey finished in select Dark Lord variant barrels. It was not availabe for sale at Dark Lord Day due to event license restrictions, but was available at the kiosk days prior to the event.
Announcement from Three Floyds:
In honor of its ⚔️ 20th Anniversary⚔️, the Dark Lord universe is expanding . . .🗡️Dark Lord Straight Malt Whiskey🗡️ Aged for five years and finished in specially-chosen barrels used to house Dark Lord variants, we crafted this limited release to honor 20 years of Dark Lord. Within, you'll find notes of chocolate and cocoa that echo our Dark Lord Imperial Stout, plus added richness imparted from the barrels. Not be outdone, the label once again features Death Dealer art by the legendary Frank Frazetta in partnership with the Frazetta Art Museum – a fitting tribute for a twentieth anniversary party and a worthy partner once again to the beer. It's a more than formidable addition to your whiskey shelf.
Limited in quantity, Dark Lord Whiskey will be available at the Three Floyds retail kiosk beginning May 14th on a first-come, first-served basis for the magical price of $66.60. Please note, Indiana Law prohibits us selling bottles of whiskey on Dark Lord Day - this will only be available at our retail kiosk.
Weather
High: 86 °F Low: 72 °F
Sunny with a high around 86.
Group Sales Schedule
- Group A - 9:00am - 11:00am
- Group B - 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Group C - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Group D - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Festival Map & Layout
Tickets
On Sale: February 17th, 2024 at Noon.
Vendor: eTix
One notable change this year was the ability to buy 4 tickets under a single name. Previous years were limited to 2 tickets.
Deluxe and General Admission tickets had high demand and appeared to all be in carts just minutes after sales went live, however they did not sell out for several hours, and as carts expired they became available again. Group A tickets appeared to have sold out around 5 or 6pm. Group B tickets appeared to have sold out on February 29th. Group C tickets were sold out by March 20th. Group D tickets were still available the day before the festival, sales were taken down before May 18.
Regular Ticket
Cost: $200
Included with the ticket:
- Festival admission
- Metal show
- 1 bottle of 2024 Dark Lord
- 3 bottles of 2024 Dark Lord variants at random
- Tote bag
- Golden Ticket scratch-off for the opportunity to win an exclusive anniversary barrel-aged variant (A total of 500 winning tickets available.)
Deluxe Ticket
Cost: $333
Included with the ticket:
- Festival admission
- Metal show
- access to Deluxe tent
- 1 bottle of 2024 Dark Lord
- 3 bottles of 2024 Dark Lord variants at random
- 1 bottle of an exclusive anniversary barrel-aged variant
- Limited-edition art print
- Commemorative bottle-opener
- Tote bag
General Admission
Cost: $60
- Festival admission
- Metal show
Guest Breweries
This is a list of guest breweries that were pouring at the festival.
- 18th Street Brewery
- 450 North Brewing Company
- Alvarado Street Brewery
- Angry Chair Brewery
- Anspach & Hobday
- Ardent Craft Ales
- Art History Brewing
- Beer Zombie Brewing Co.
- Bell's Brewery
- Boneyard Beer
- Bottle Logic Brewing
- Cloudburst Brewing
- Commonwealth Brewing
- Eagle Park Brewing and Distilling
- Firestone Walker Brewing Company
- Fort George Brewery
- Founders Brewing Company
- Gigantic Brewing
- Goldfinger Brewing Company
- Half Acre Beer
- Hold Out Brewing
- Hop Butcher for the World
- Jackie O's
- Lady Justice Brewing
- Living Haus Beer Co.
- Marz Community Brewing
- Mikerphone Brewing
- Modist Brewing
- Mortalis Brewing Company
- New Oberpfalz Brewing
- Northern Monk
- Off Color Brewing
- Pax Verum Brewing
- Penrose Brewing
- Perennial Artisan Ales
- Phase Three Brewing
- Pipeworks Brewing
- Radiant Beer Co.
- Scarlet Lane Brewing
- Seven Island Brewery
- Shred Beer Company
- Side Project Brewing
- Solemn Oath Brewery
- Sun King Brewery
- The Veil Brewing Co.
- Wake Brewing
- Weathered Souls Brewing
- WeldWerks Brewing Co.
- Wiseacre Brewing
And More
Variants
- Marshmallow Handjee - DARK LORD AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS WITH VANILLA BEANS
- French Vanilla Militia - DARK LORD AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS WITH ESPRESSO, VANILLA BEANS, AND COCOA NIBS
- Chemtrailmix - DARK LORD AGED IN RYE BARRELS WITH CINNAMON AND PINK PEPPERCORNS
- Loadstar - DARK LORD AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS WITH TOASTED COCONUT
- Sacred Sword of Jovan - DARK LORD AGED FOR TWO YEARS IN BOURBON BARRELS AND FINISHED IN PORT BARRELS WITH CHERRIES
- XX Anniversary Variant - DARK LORD AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS WITH VANILLA BEANS, CINNAMON, AND PINK PEPPERCORNS
Bands
- High on Fire
- Abbath
- Fugitive
- 1349
- Spirit World
- Sybris
Poster
Artist: Dan Grzeca
Photos
Videos
Shuttle Buses
- The Open Bottle - Tinley Park & Lockport - https://shop.theopenbottle.com/products/dark-lord-day-shuttle-bus-tickets
- Reggies - Chicago - https://www.reggieslive.com/busrides/dark-lord-day-9/
