RBC Rock the Park, formerly known as Start.ca Rocks the Park and Hawk Rocks the Park, is an annual music concert held at Harris Park in London, Ontario, Canada. From 2004 to 2008, it was primarily a classic rock concert sponsored by radio station 103.9 The Hawk. In 2010, the three-day concert was sponsored by three radio stations: 98.1 Free FM, FM96, and country music station BX93. For the first 12 years, the purpose of the event was to raise money for Bethany's Hope Foundation for MLD Research, which raised over $2.2 million. Since 2016, Rock the Park has teamed up with the following charities: Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area, Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario and Children's Health Foundation, while also supporting Western Mustangs Football. In 2019, they rebranded the name to Start.ca Rocks the Park with their partnership with Start.ca. In 2023, they again rebranded to RBC Rock the Park to reflect their partnership with Royal Bank of Canada. Rock the Park I The first Rock the Park was held July 22–24 in 2004. Its main function was to raise money for Bethany's Hope Foundation and it raised more than $110,000. It featured several musical groups: Thursday, July 22 Blood, Sweat & Tears Randy Bachman Lighthouse Voodoo Lounge Friday, July 23 Alice Cooper Foghat Edgar Winter Helix Saturday, July 24 Steppenwolf April Wine Honeymoon Suite Goddo Hawk Rocks the Park... Again The second edition of Rock the Park was held over four days during July 21–24, 2005. Due to the success of the first concert, this second one was expanded to four days, during which over 40,000 Rock fans attended. It featured: Thursday, July 21 ZZ Top Randy Bachman Brian Howe Trooper Jimmy Bowskillz Band Friday, July 22 Lou Gramm (Former singer of Foreigner) April Wine Sass Jordan Chilliwack Saturday, July 23 REO Speedwagon Glass Tiger The Box Superfreak Sunday, July 24 George Thorogood & The Destroyers David Wilcox Thundermug (Playing in their last concert for a long time) Rock the Park III Held July 20–22, 2006, the groups that took part were: Thursday, July 20 Peter Frampton Eddie Money Loverboy Ray Lyell & The Storm Friday, July 21 Styx Kim Mitchell April Wine Saga Saturday, July 22 Alice Cooper Vince Neil (of Mötley Crüe) Quiet Riot Helix Rock the Park III managed to raise $180,021 for the Bethany's Hope Foundation. Hawk Rocks the Park: Back 4 More