Roadburn Festival

Roadburn Festival is an international music festival held in Tilburg, Netherlands every April since 1999. It was set up as a spin-off from the Roadburn music blog founded by Jurgen van den Brand and Walter Hoeijmakers. Originally focused on stoner rock, Roadburn grew into a major event spanning the entire spectrum of heavy rock and experimental music. The key staff involved with running the festival are Frens Frijns (managing director, CEO of Tilburg's 013 venue), Walter Hoeijmakers (promoter, artistic director) and Becky Laverty (press, communication, side programme).[1]

Roadburn
Roadburn poster with Perturbator
GenreExtreme metal, experimental rock, doom metal, stoner rock, heavy metal, darkwave, post rock
DatesApril
Location(s)Tilburg, Netherlands
Years active1995–present
Websitewww.roadburn.com

Since 2014, Roadburn Festival publishes a daily fanzine that is distributed freely to its attendees. The fanzine is titled Weirdo Canyon Dispatch and is edited by JJ Koczan, one of the principal live photographers of the festival and the editor of The Obelisk webzine.[2][3][4]

History

The first edition of the festival was held the 13th of February, 1999. Its line-up featured: Cathedral, Orange Goblin, Beaver, Celestial Season, Terra Firma and 35007.[5]

The 2020 lineup was curated by Emma Ruth Rundle and Perturbator, but was cancelled on 3 April because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In 2021, the festival did not happen and virtual performances were held.[7]

Roadburn returned in 2022 with a lineup curated by Milena Eva and Thomas Sciarone of the Dutch band GGGOLDDD.[8] Special projects included Alcest performing Écailles de Lune in full, Liturgy performing H.A.Q.Q. and Origin of the Alimonies, Sólstafir performing Svartir Sandar, Full of Hell and Slift performing four sets as the artists in residence (including a Full of Hell x Nothing collaboration), and commissioned works from Cult of Luna guitarist Johannes Persson and Perturbator's James Kent.[9]

There was no curator in 2023.[10][11]

References
  1. "About Us - Roadburn Festival, Tilburg, the Netherlands". Archived from the original on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  2. "Under the Influence with JJ Koczan from The Obelisk". Echoes and Dust. April 1, 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  3. "Roadburn 2019 A-Z". Roadburn Festival. April 5, 2019. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  4. "Weirdo Canyon Dispatch Daily Fanzine 2018 - Sunday Issue Now Available!". Roadburn Festival. April 22, 2018. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. http://www.festivalinfo.nl/festival/8118/Roadburn_Festival/1999/ Roadburn Festival 1999 informatie op Festivalinfo
  6. newsteam (2020-04-03). "Roadburn 2020 Officially Canceled, Next Year's Festival Announced". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  7. Sacher, rew; Sacher, rew. "Roadburn going virtual in 2021; initial lineup announced". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  8. Staff, NextMosh (2021-10-26). "Roadburn 2022 first names, plus curators and artist". NextMosh. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  9. Carter, Cheryl CarterCheryl. "Invisible Oranges' Official Roadburn 2022 Guide". Invisible Oranges - The Metal Blog. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  10. "Roadburn announces first names for 2023 including Deafheaven, Julie Christmas and David Eugene Edwards. – Roadburn Festival". Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  11. Jackson, Luke JacksonLuke. "Roadburn 2023: A Definitive Look Back (Festival Review + Photos)". Invisible Oranges - The Metal Blog. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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