A rock festival, or a rock fest, is a grand scale event normally performed as outdoor rock music concert. The rock fest showcased multiple acts, that prolonged for many days. Rock music got popular during 1950s in America and Europe. Also called as "Rock and Roll" is primarily based on musical styles of rhythm and blues music generated from guitar, drums, and powerful vocals. Elvis Presley and the Beatles are hugely successful and popular rock music players. The first rock festivals started in 1960s and got huge fame by becoming important socio-cultural milestones. Today, many rock festivals are annual events featuring many blends of music such as pop, dance, and electronic. Get to know about Rock Festivals that occur around the world in almost in every county.
Month: June
Place: Scheebel, Germany
Attractions: Rock Music
Month: January
Place: Australia, New Zealand
Attractions: Contemporary Rock Music, Electronic Music, Mainstream International Acts and Local Acts
Month: April
Place: Indio (California), U.S.A
Attractions: Alternative Rock, Hip Hop, Electronic Music, Sculptural Art, Five stages for performances.
Month: August
Place: Salzburg, Austria
Attractions: Rock Music, Electronica, Hip Hop, Indie and Guitar pop, International top-acts, Field Camping.
Month: October
Place: Cologne, Germany
Attractions: Approx. 200 bands, Free Entry, Various musical genres like Jazz, Oldies, Rock and Pop.
Month: NA
Place: Germany
Attractions: Almost identical lineup of srtists.
Month: May
Place: Landgraaf Netherlands
Attractions: Rock Music, Dominance of Pink Color
Month: Austria
Place: Nickelsdorf, Austria
Attractions: Austrias rock music festivals
Month: April
Place: Austria
Attractions: Rock Music, Winter Sports, a DJ and Electronic Dance Music
Month: August
Place: Leuven, Belgium
Attractions: Alternative Rock, Pop, Dutch Music
Month: July
Place: Roskilde, Denmark
Attractions: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Alternative rock, World music, Electronic music
Month: July
Place: Arvika, Sweden
Attractions: Rock & Pop Music, Music Bands
Month: August
Place: Huntington Castle, Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland
Attractions: Rock Music
Month: June
Place: Scheebel, Germany
Attractions: Rock Music
Month: September
Place: Isle of Wight, England
Attractions: Serene Location, Fancy Dresses, Inflatable Church
Month: August
Place: North East England, U.K
Attractions: Various Genres of Music like Indie, Dance music, World music, Trance, Reggae, Folk music, Dub music, Ambient and Chillout music style
Month: September
Place: Seattle, U.S.A
Attractions: Laser Light Shows, Arts, Music, Comedy, Dance, Theater, Folk Music and Films.
Month: June
Place: Essaouira, Morocco
Attractions: Gnawa Music, 3-Stringed Flute, Castanets and Ganga drums
Month: July
Place: Belfort, France
Attractions: Exquisite location along Malsaucy lake, Late Opening (after midnight)
Month: July
Place: Ghent, Belgium
Attractions: Public drunkenness, Street Acts, Party.
Month: August
Place: Wales, United Kingdom
Attractions: Various Genres of Music
Month: August
Place: Guca, Serbia
Attractions: Blowing of Trumpets, Dances in national dress
Month: October
Place: Reykjavik, Iceland
Attractions: New Icelandic and international music
Month: August
Place: Reading and Leeds, United Kingdom
Attractions: Various Stages like Main stage, NME/Radio 1 stage, Festival Republic stage etc.
Month: March
Place: Austin, U.S.A
Attractions: Largest music festival in U.S.A, Films, Conferences, Austin Music Awards.
Month: August
Place: Burgas, Bulgaria
Attractions: Various Genres of Music
Month: July
Place: Milwaukee, U.S.A
Attractions: 11 days long event, Performances of more than 700 bands, 11 Stages.
Month: August
Place: Budapest, Hungary
Attractions: Various genres of music, Dances
Month: July to September
Place: London, United Kingdom
Attractions: Classical Music Festival, Performances by Fresh Artists, Series of Chamber Concerts.
Month: July
Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
Attractions: Seven Music Stages, Large Camping Area, Funfair, Big Wheel, Concession Stalls and Shops
Month: July/August
Place: United Kingdom (20 other countries also)
Attractions: Live Musical Performances, Workshops, Stalls and Children Events
Month: May
Place: Prague, Czech Republic
Attractions: Seminars, Music, Dancing, Parades, Haunting Roma music
Month: June
Place: Boston, London
Attractions: Folk music, Arts & Crafts fair, Dance performances
Month: July
Place: Switzerland
Attractions: Music Performances, Fireworks, Online Camping
Month: November
Place: Chicago, U.S.A
Attractions: Open Air Music Concerts, Picnic
Month: May
Place: Tulsa, U.S.A
Attractions: Visual Arts, Dances, Music Competitions, Kids Zone.
Month: June
Place: Donauinsel , Vienna,Austria
Attractions: Open Air music festival, Dishes from Thai, Greek, Italian, Indian cuisine.
Month: July
Place: Dour, Belgium
Attractions: Variety of musical genres, Stages, Tents
Month: August
Place: Tnder, Denmark
Attractions: Folk Music, Variety of genres
Month: October
Place: Krakw, Poland
Attractions: Mutating forms of music, Visual arts
Month: June
Place: Netherlands
Attractions: Hardcore techno and Gabber music
Month: June
Place: Belvedere House, Westmeath, Ireland
Attractions: Various Genres of Music