In a rebirth some might not have seen coming, late '90s/early '00s hard-rock acts such as Creed (pictured), 3 Doors Down, Limp Bizkit, Rob Zombie and Korn are having an undeniably big summer at the box office.

Creed and 3 Doors Down have joined forces for an outing called The Summer of '99 Tour that kicked off 7/17 and runs thru 9/28. Per Red Light Management’s Mark DiDia, who oversees the career of 3 Doors Down, it's turning out to be “the package of the summer." The tour was assembled by Creed manager Tim Tournier, promoter Live Nation and both bands' agent at UTA, Ken Fermaglich.

Summer of '99 also includes Daughtry (UTA), Switchfoot (UTA), Tonic (CAA) and Big Wreck (UTA) on select dates, while Finger Eleven (TKO) opens for the whole run, which is Creed's first in more than a decade.

“I keep hearing rock is dead. I say it’s having its moment on the road," DiDia continues. "If you put the right package together and tour at the right time, there is plenty of money to be made. If you look at the crowds we are pulling, it’s all millennials. The counts are ridiculous!”

Indeed, Summer of '99 will do more than 23k paid in Chicago on 8/16, 25k in Hershey Park, Pennsylvania, on 8/23 and 23k in Saratoga Springs, New York, on 8/24.

Limp Bizkit (IAG) took a different tack by touring with much-lesser-known support but is also putting up tremendous numbers in Live Nation sheds. Its 24-date span, which ends 8/24 at the Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California, features special guests BONES x Zavier Wulf x Eddy Baker, N8NOFACE, Corey Feldman and Riff Raff. The road show is drawing 15-17k on many dates.

Other summer surprises include Sammy Hagar’s Van Hagar Experience with a band comprised of Van Halen’s Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham; The Freaks on Parade Tour with Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry and Filter coming together for the second summer in a row; and Korn’s 30th anniversary amphitheater run with Gojira (the Frenchmen who helped open the Olympics) and Canadian act Spiritbox, which has enjoyed strong sales ahead of its premiere in September.

As for HITS, we, too, do it all for the nookie.