The Bottle Rockets were an American rock band formed in Festus, Missouri in 1992, and was based in St. Louis, Missouri. Its founding members were Brian Henneman, Mark Ortmann (drums), Tom Parr and Tom Ray ; the most recent lineup consisted of Henneman, Ortmann, John Horton and Keith Voegele. Most members of the band have contributed to their catalog of original songs, as have Robert Parr and schoolteacher Scott Taylor.

Festus is a city situated in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States, and is also a suburb of St. Louis. It had a population of 12,706 individuals as of the 2020 census.