Vote for the Best Dad Rock Band of All Time in Loudwire’s March Dadness tournament!What Is Dad Rock?If you thought dad rock was just Van Halen, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin… well, you’re not wrong. But you’re only partially right! What if we told you Bring Me the Horizon, technically, are dad rock for Gen Z.Ultimately, dad rock encompasses bands that a generation loved during their teenage years while also rising in popularity. Since these generations are often comprised of 15 or so years, each crop of dad rock bands can start in one decade and end part way through another.The Four DivisionsWe’ve got a total of 32 bands occupying four generational divisions — Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z. That’s eight bands per generation because dad rock spans dads of all ages.March Dadness Tournament — Rounds + VotingLoudwire March Dadness tournament will feature a total of five rounds:Round 1: March 18-23Round 2: March 24-27Round 3: March 28-30Final Four: March 31-April 3Championship: April 4-7dad rock 32 team bracket tournamentLoudwireloading…Cast your votes for the Best Dad Rock Band of All Time in four head-to-head matchups in each division, directly below.You can vote once per hour now through March 23 at 11:59PM ET.The winners of each round will be revealed the day after votes close and a new round of voting will begin.In the end, you will help crown The Best Dad Rock Band of All Time!BOOMER DIVISION – VOTEdad rock bracket tournamentLoudwireloading…Photo Credit: Evening Standard, Stringer/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: Michael Ochs Archive, Getty Images / David Redfern, Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: Hulton Archive, Getty Images / Gijsbert Hankeroot, Rederns/Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: Michael Putland, Getty Images / Jack Robinson, Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesGEN X DIVISION – VOTEdad rock bracket tournamentLoudwireloading…Photo Credit: Chris Walter/WireImage, Getty Images / Koh Hasebe / Shinko Music, Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: Jeffrey Mayer / WireImage, Getty Images / Michael Ochs Archives, Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: Ebet Roberts, Getty Images / Richard E. Aaron, Redferns / Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: Fin Costello, Redferns/Getty Images / Paul Natkin, Archive Photos/Getty ImagesMILLENNIAL DIVISION – VOTEdad rock bracket tournamentLoudwireloading…Photo Credit: Frank Micelotta, Getty Images / Frank Micelotta, Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: J. Shearer, WireImage/Getty Images / YouTube: CreedPhoto Credit: Scott Gries, Getty Images / Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: YouTube: Limp Bizkit / YouTube: NickelbackGEN Z DIVISION – VOTEdad rock bracket tournamentLoudwireloading…Photo Credit: Kevin Winter, Getty Images / Simone Joyner, Stringer/Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: Mark Metcalfe, Stringer/Getty Images / Isaac Brekken, Stringer/Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: Santiago Bluguermann, Stringer/Getty Images / Jason Oxenham, Stringer/Getty ImagesPhoto Credit: Gina Wetzler, Getty Images/Redferns / Kevin RC Wilson, LoudwireThanks for VotingThanks for voting in the first round of Loudwire’s March Dadness tournament! Check back on March 24 to see who will advance to Round 2, where you can vote in eight more matchups.Best Rock Song of Each Year Since 1970Rock will always continue to roll.Gallery Credit: Chad Childers, LoudwireFollow Loudwire on YouTube.
