Rock am Ring and Rock im Park
Rock am Ring Rock im Park | |
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The Prodigy performing at Rock am Ring 2009 | |
Genre | Rock, heavy metal, punk rock, alternative rock, electronic, hip hop |
Dates | Usually first weekend in June |
Location(s) |
Rock am Ring: Mendig Air Base Mendig Rock im Park: Zeppelinfeld Nuremberg |
Years active | 1985-present |
Website | |
Rock am Ring: Venue Website Rock im Park: Venue Website |
The Rock am Ring (German: Rock at the Ring) and Rock im Park (German: Rock in the Park) festivals are two simultaneous rock music festivals held annually. While Rock am Ring takes place at Mendig on an old airbase; Rock im Park takes place at the Zeppelinfeld (49°25′44″N 11°07′19″E / 49.42889°N 11.12194°E) in Nuremberg, in the south.
Both festivals are usually regarded as one event with a mostly identical lineup for both festivals. All artists perform one day at Mendig and another day in Nuremberg during the three-day event. There have been minor exceptions in the past years where an artist would be announced for one of the festivals only. Combined, Rock im Park and Rock am Ring are the largest music festival held in Germany and one of the largest in the world with a combined attendance of over 150,000 people in 2007, selling out both events in advance for the first time.[1]
History
Rock am Ring was originally planned as a one-time festival celebrating the inauguration of a newer, shorter version of the track in 1985, but due to its commercial success (with 75,000 audience members), it was decided to make the concert an annual event. However, after a dip in attendance for the 1988 event, the festival was put on hiatus for two years. In 1991, the festival returned with a new concept: as well as featuring well-known artists, event organizers present lesser known up-and-coming bands to the public. In 1993, Rock im Park took place for the first time in Vienna. For the 1994 event, Rock im Park moved to the disused Munich-Riem airport, and the following year to Munich's Olympiastadion, where it found a home for the 1995 and 1996 event. 1997 Rock im Park moved to Nuremberg's Frankenstadion where it was held until the venue was unavailable in 2004 because the stadium was being renovated for the 2006 Football World Cup. Since 2004 the venue moved again to the current Zeppellinfeld, where Rock im Park was since held with the exception of the 2006 festival, which was moved to the Luitpoldhain.
The 2007 festival was used in a science experiment to test the effects of large bodies of people simultaneously jumping. The experiment data was used to calculate the result if the entire Chinese population were to jump in unison. The experiment concluded no significant results would come from the theoretical event.[2]
After 29 editions of Rock am Ring, the new owner of the Nürburgring decided that the contract won't be extended. The festival will be continued at another location in 2015 (Flugplatz Mendig/Vulkaneifel).[3][4]
Venues
Year | Rock am Ring | Rock im Park |
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1985 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | – |
1986 | – | |
1987 | – | |
1988 | – | |
1989 | – | – |
1990 | – | – |
1991 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | – |
1992 | – | |
1993 | Rock in Wien Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna | |
1994 | Rock im Riem Flughafen München Riem, Munich | |
1995 | Rock im Riem Olympic Stadium, Munich | |
1996 | ||
1997 | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg | |
1998 | ||
1999 | ||
2000 | ||
2001 | ||
2002 | ||
2003 | ||
2004 | Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg | |
2005 | ||
2006 | Luitpoldarena, Nuremberg | |
2007 | Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg | |
2008 | ||
2009 | ||
2010 | ||
2011 | ||
2012 | ||
2013 | ||
2014 | ||
2015 | Mendig Air Base, Mendig |
Past dates & headliners
2008 festival
The 2008 festival took place on 6–8 June 2008. 91 acts have been officially confirmed. Both festivals were sold out on 1 May.
Confirmed acts:
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3 Doors Down (replacing Chris Cornell, who backed out to record an album[12]), 36 Crazyfists, Against Me!, Airbourne, Alpha Galates, Alter Bridge, Animal Alpha, Babyshambles, Bad Religion, Bedouin Soundclash, The Black Dahlia Murder, Black Stone Cherry, Black Tide, Bloodlights, Booka Shade, Bullet for My Valentine, CSS, Cavalera Conspiracy, Chiodos, Coheed and Cambria, Culcha Candela, Danko Jones, Die Toten Hosen, Dimmu Borgir, Disco Ensemble, Disturbed, Eagles of Death Metal, EL*KE, Fair to Midland, Fettes Brot, Fiction Plane, Filter, Finger Eleven,[13][14] From First to Last, Gavin DeGraw, Gavin Rossdale, High on Fire, HIM, Hot Chip, In Case of Fire, In Flames, Incubus, Infadels, Jimmy Eat World, Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, Johnossi, Jonathan Davis, Justice, Kate Nash, Kid Rock, Kill Hannah, Lostprophets, Madsen, Manic Street Preachers, Masters of Reality, Metallica, Motörhead, Nightwish, Oomph!, Opeth, Paramore, Pete Murray, Queens of the Stone Age, Rafael Weber, Rage Against the Machine, Rival Schools, Róisín Murphy, Rooney, Rose Tattoo, Saul Williams, Saxon, Seether, Serj Tankian, Silverstein, Simple Plan, Söhne Mannheims, Sonic Syndicate, Sportfreunde Stiller, Stereophonics, Steriogram, Takida, The Fall of Troy, The Fratellis, The Futureheads, The Hellacopters, The Offspring, The Prodigy, The Streets, The Verve, Tokyo Police Club, Turisas and ZOX.
Glory of Joann's MySpace profile lists them as performing at Rock am Ring, and ringrocker lists them as officially confirmed.
2009 festival
The headling acts for 2009 were Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, The Prodigy, KoЯn, Marilyn Manson, The Killers, Placebo and Billy Talent. Other bands included 2raumwohnung, Alexisonfire, All That Remains, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Basement Jaxx, Biffy Clyro, Black Stone Cherry, Bloc Party, Bring Me the Horizon, Chester French, Chris Cornell, Dir En Grey, DragonForce, Dredg, Enter Shikari, Esser, Expatriate, Five Finger Death Punch, Flogging Molly, Forbidden Theory, Gallows, Guano Apes, Hollywood Undead, Ich Bin Bunt, Jan Delay & Disko No. 1, Juliette Lewis, Kettcar, Kilians, Killswitch Engage, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Little Man Tate, Machine Head, Madina Lake, Madness, Mando Diao, M.I.A., Middle Class Rut, New Found Glory, Pain, Papa Roach, Peter Bjorn and John, Peter Fox, Phoenix, Polarkreis 18, Razorlight, Reamonn, Scouting for Girls, Selig, Sevendust, Shinedown, Staind, Steadlür, Sugarplum Fairy, The All-American Rejects, The Crave, The Gaslight Anthem, The Kooks, The Rifles, The Script, The Soundtrack of Our Lives (OEOC), The Subways, Tomte, Trivium, Volbeat, White Lies Rock am Ring tickets were sold out by March 26.[15]
2011 festival
The headliners for the 2011 festival were System of a Down, Coldplay. Other bands included Disturbed, Alter Bridge, Rob Zombie, Interpol, Avenged Sevenfold, Social Distortion, Volbeat, Beatsteaks, August Burns Red, The BossHoss, Hurts, KoЯn, Madsen, Mando Diao, The Kooks, Sevendust, In Flames, 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, The Devil Wears Prada, Ash and The Gaslight Anthem.
Center Stage (Rock am Ring) | ||
Friday, 3 | Saturday, 4 | Sunday, 5 |
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Kings of Leon |
Coldplay |
System of a Down |
2012 festival
Acts for the 2012 edition included As I Lay Dying, Anthrax, Awolnation, Billy Talent, Crystal Castles, Deichkind, DevilDriver, Dick Brave and the Backbeats, Die Toten Hosen, Donots, Enter Shikari, Evanescence, Example, Gossip, Gojira, Guano Apes, Kasabian, Keane, KoRn, The Koletzkis, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, Lexy & K-Paul, Linkin Park, Machine Head, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, MIA., Motörhead, The Offspring, Opeth, Periphery, Shinedown, Skrillex, Soundgarden, Tenacious D, The Subways, and Trivium.[16][17]
Center Stage (Rock am Ring) | ||
Friday, 1 | Saturday, 2 | Sunday, 3 |
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Linkin Park |
Metallica |
Die Toten Hosen |
2013 festival
2013's edition was sold out since the beginning of January, and included acts like Thirty Seconds to Mars, Green Day, The Prodigy, Fettes Brot, Volbeat, Stone Sour, Sportfreunde Stiller, Simple Plan, The Killers, Paramore, All Time Low, Fun., Imagine Dragons, Papa Roach, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Bullet For My Valentine, Amon Amarth, A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Asking Alexandria, The Bosshoss, Airbourne, Bush, Hacktivist, The Bloody Beetroots, Hurts, Phoenix, Tocotronic, Biffy Clyro, Stereophonics, Kate Nash, Selig, Bosse, Kraftklub, Bad Religion, Royal Republic, Seeed, Casper, The Wombats, ASAP Rocky, Five Finger Death Punch, Coheed And Cambria, Coal Chamber, Escape The Fate, Newsted and Pierce The Veil
Center Stage (Rock am Ring) | ||
Friday, 7 | Saturday, 8 | Sunday, 9 |
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Thirty Seconds to Mars |
The Prodigy |
Green Day |
2014 festival
The 2014's edition of Rock am Ring was the last at the Nürburgring and spread over 4 days. Headliners: Linkin Park, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Kings Of Leon.[18] Other bands included Alligatoah, Alter Bridge, Avenged Sevenfold, Babyshambles, Booka Shade, Die Fantastischen Vier, Fall Out Boy, Ghost, Gogol Bordello, Heaven Shall Burn, In Extremo, Jake Bugg, Jan Delay & Disko No. 1, John Newman, Karnivool, Klangkarussell Live, Kvelertak, Left Boy, Mando Diao, Marteria, Mastodon, Maximo Park, Milky Chance, Nine Inch Nails, Of Mice & Men, Opeth, Portugal. The Man, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rob Zombie, Rudimental, SDP, Sierra Kidd, Slayer, Suicide Silence, Teesy, Triggerfinger, The Offspring.[19]
Center Stage (Rock am Ring) | |||
Thursday, 5 | Friday, 6 | Saturday, 7 | Sunday, 8 |
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Klangkarussell |
Kings Of Leon |
Linkin Park |
Metallica |
2015 festival
Headliners: Foo Fighters, Die Toten Hosen, Slipknot, Motionless in White.[20] Other bands included Bastille, Rise Against, In Flames, Papa Roach, Godsmack, Motörhead, Callejon, Lamb of God, Asking Alexandria, Kraftklub, Donots, Skindred, Broilers, Beatsteaks, Parkway Drive, Turbostaat, Trailerpark, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls.[20]
Volcano Stage (Rock am Ring) | |||
Friday, 5 | Saturday, 6 | Sunday, 7 | |
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Die Toten Hosen |
The Prodigy |
Foo Fighters |
Crater Stage (Rock am Ring) | |||
Friday, 5 | Saturday, 6 | Sunday, 7 | |
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Fritz Kalkbrenner |
Marsimoto |
Slipknot |
Gallery
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Rock am Ring 2006 stage, Dir en grey shown
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Rock am Ring 2007 main stage, 30 Seconds to Mars
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Panorama from the Alternative Stage in Rock Im Park 2008 festival.
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Panorama from the Zeppelin Field Main Stage during the Rock Im Park 2008 event.
References
- ↑ Robertson, Joel (17 November 2014). TOP 13: Rock and Metal Festivals in Europe festicket.com. Retrieved on 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rock Festival as Human Experiment (dead link as of 2011-11-25)". blog.sciam.com.
- ↑ http://www.mlk.com/news/2990
- ↑ Wir sind der Ring! auf rock-am-ring.com
- ↑ rock-am-ring.de - History
- ↑ Rock-am-Ring 2008: Ring frei für Rock am Ring und Rock im Park 2008
- ↑ Rock-am-Ring 2008: Fans sind heiß auf Rock am Ring und Rock im Park
- ↑ Rock-am-Ring 2008: Rock am Ring und Rock im Park auf Rekordkurs
- ↑ Rock-am-Ring 2008: Sensationelles Zwischenergebnis für Ring und Park
- ↑ Rock-am-Ring 2008: 85.000 Ringrocker übertreffen alle Erwartungen
- ↑ Rock-am-Ring 2008: Endspurt in Nürnberg
- 1 2 Rock-am-Ring 2008: 3 Doors Down für Ring und Park bestätigt
- ↑ Finger Eleven official website
- ↑ Finger Eleven Myspace profile
- ↑ http://www.rock-im-park.de/index.php?navi=1&rid=1&artid=583
- ↑ http://www.rock-am-ring.com/spielplan
- ↑ http://www.rock-im-park.com/spielplan
- ↑ http://www.rock-am-ring.com/news/ring-und-park-2014-mit-vier-assen
- ↑ http://www.rock-am-ring.com/news/ring-und-park-motivieren-die-fans
- 1 2 https://www.rock-am-ring.com/2015/bands
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rock am Ring. |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rock im Park. |
- Official Rock am Ring site
- Official Rock im Park site
- Ringrocker.com
- Parkrocker.net
- Rockpalast – Rock am Ring 2007
- Rock am Ring live sets audio files archive, Rockpalast broadcast