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[[File:Vanstock.jpg|thumb|Vanstock Showbill from 2015]]
'''Vanstock''' was a three-day van show and heavy metal festival held over July 17-19, 2015 at Nowell Park in Joliet, Illinois. According to the crude showbill printed for the event, it was supposed to feature bands such as:

* Foreigner
* Bang Tango
* Accept
* Warrant
* Ratchell
* Autograph
* LA Guns
* Krokus (misspelled on the bill as "Crokus")
* Lion
* Rough Cutt
* Slaughter

The showbill was circulated throughout local internet groups and print media, and generated a moderate amount of interest. However, the "van show" portion of the event consisted of a handful of van dwelling transients showing up under the pretense of free parking, and the music festival portion of the show resulted in only one band showing up, Rough Cutt, who ended up playing one set for each day of the festival. Festival organizer [[Carl Bird]] disappeared when it was revealed that Vanstock had no permit or insurance, and the matter of Rough Cutt's contracted but unpaid $4,000 compensation remains unresolved.

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