Hair bands and spandex at the M3 Rock Festival

M3 Rock Festival Bret Michaels of the rock band Poison performs solo during the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Columbia, Md. (AP Images/Owen Sweeney/Invision)
Kix at M3 Rock Festival. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
Extreme at M3 Rock Festival. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
Let There Be Rock School from Frederick, Md., had kid bands playing in the VIP area all day Saturday. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
Going back in time at the '80s Makeover Tent. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
A young concert-goer patiently waits for a mohawk. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
This group of friends drove all the way from Montreal, Canada, to the M3 festival for the fifth year in a row. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
A young shredder from the School of Rock. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
Extreme at M3 Rock fest. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
Sebastian Bach rocks out. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
Crowd on the lawn Saturday afternoon. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
Fan getting into the spirit of M3. (WTOP/Reada Kessler)
Mark Mendoza Mark Mendoza of the glam metal band Twisted Sister performs at the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Columbia, Md. (AP/Owen Sweeney/Invision)
Michael Starr, Lexxi Foxx, Satchel Glam metal band Steel Panther performs at the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Columbia, Md. (AP/Owen Sweeney/Invision)
Dee Snider Dee Snider of the glam metal band Twisted Sister performs at the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Columbia, Md. (AP/Owen Sweeney/Invision)
Lexxi Foxx, Satchel Glam metal band Steel Panther performs at the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Columbia, Md. (AP/Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Michael Starr Michael Starr of the glam metal band Steel Panther performs at the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Columbia, Md. (AP/Owen Sweeney/Invision)
Lexxi Foxx Lexxi Foxx of the glam metal band Steel Panther performs at the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Columbia, Md. (AP/Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Doug Pinnick, Jerry Gaskill, Ty Tabor Rock band King's X performs at the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Columbia, Md. (AP/Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Masayoshi Yamashita, Akira Takasaki, Masayuki Suzuki Japanese metal band Loudness performs at the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Columbia, Md. (AP/Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Masayuki Suzuki Masayuki Suzuki of the Japanese metal band Loudness performs at the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Columbia, Md. (AP/Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
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