From the Photo Archive, June 2022

Good times, explained

Rocknoceros at The Kennedy Center, December 4, 2009

Photographer: Unknown

We do not recall who was on stage with us that evening taking photos, though almost certainly it was a staff member for Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Coach Cotton was on stage with us too, of course, probably shoulder-to-shoulder with the photographer when this shot was taken.

This was our first appearance at the Millennium Stage, which is a serious treat for D.C. area residents and visitors alike. Always free, and almost every night of the year! The stage sits on the far end of the Grand Foyer, which is aptly named as it can fit well over a thousand people comfortably wandering about.

By the time of this show, December 4, 2009, we were frankly exhausted (you can see that Boogie needs a bit of a shave, and you can be sure that Williebob was grateful for having already grown a beard). The release of our third album, PINK!, was in April, and we promoted it like crazy for many months; we played over 200 shows that year. In fact, we played in Manassas, VA that same morning! Rocknoceros plays every show like it’s a big deal, but Millennium Stage was actually a Very Big Deal for us. A little tired or not, once you get on stage it’s easy to forget everything else and enjoy the special pleasure you can only get from playing music!

Learn more about The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at https://www.kennedy-center.org/