March Dadness – Vote for the Best Dad Rock Band of All Time (Round 1)

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 Divisions

We'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 + Voting

Loudwire's March Dadness tournament will feature a total of five rounds:

• Round 1: March 18-23
• Round 2: March 24-27
• Round 3: March 28-30
• Final Four: March 31-April 3
• Championship: April 4-7

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 - VOTE

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GEN X DIVISION - VOTE

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Photo Credit: Fin Costello, Redferns/Getty Images / Paul Natkin, Archive Photos/Getty Images

MILLENNIAL DIVISION - VOTE

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Photo Credit: J. Shearer, WireImage/Getty Images / YouTube: Creed

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Photo Credit: YouTube: Limp Bizkit / YouTube: Nickelback

GEN Z DIVISION - VOTE

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Photo Credit: Santiago Bluguermann, Stringer/Getty Images / Jason Oxenham, Stringer/Getty Images

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Thanks for Voting

Thanks 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.

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