Sweden Rock Festival
Sweden Rock Festival is a rock festival outside the town of Sölvesborg in Blekinge in southern Sweden. The festival offers the best possible mix of classic rock, hard rock, metal, blues and related genres.[1]
| Sweden Rock Festival | |
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 Final evening of Sweden Rock 2008 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, blues rock |
| Dates | June |
| Location(s) | Norje, Sölvesborg, Sweden |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | swedenrock |
The first version of the festival, known as Sommarfestivalen i Olofström, was held in Olofström in 1992. In 1993 the festival moved to Karlshamn, and changed its name to Karlshamn Rock Festival. In 1998, the festival moved to Norje, although the name Karlshamn Rock Festival was kept. In 1999 the name was changed to the Sweden Rock Festival.
When the festival began in 1992, it featured nine relatively unknown bands and it only lasted one day. The next year the festival was expanded to two days and more bands were added to the line-up. From 1993 to 2002 the festival would last two days; over those years it would also begin to feature bigger name acts. In 2000 the festival was expanded to three days but it returned to two days the following year.
From 2003 to 2006 the festival lasted three days and had by then featured some of the biggest acts. From 2007 the festival has been expanded to four days and will feature approximately 120 different bands/artists.
Some notable appearances in the past have been Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Twisted Sister, Whitesnake, Uriah Heep, Europe, Deep Purple, Accept, Motörhead, Saxon, Nazareth, Poison, Status Quo, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Scorpions, Porcupine Tree, Kamelot, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Testament, W.A.S.P, ZZ Top, The Orchestra, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Slayer and Guns N' Roses.
The festival has also worked as a comeback scene for bands like Triumph and Thundersteel line-up Riot.
Bachman & Turner started their world reunion tour here in June 2010. In 2013 both Rush and Kiss together with Europe were headliners for the festival.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the festival to be cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Lineups
2023
| 7–10 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2022
- Was not confirmed for SRF 2021
2021
- Was not confirmed for SRF 2020
- Was not re-confirmed for SRF 2022
2020
- Was not re-confirmed for SRF 2021
2019
| 5–8 June, Norje Havsbad [2] |
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2018
2017
2016
| 8–11 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2015
| 3–6 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2014
| 4–7 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2013
| 5–8 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2012
| 8–11 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2011
| 8–11 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2010
| 9–12 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2009
| 3–6 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2008
| 4–7 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2007
| 6–9 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2006
| 8–10 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2005
| 9–11 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2004
| 10–12 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2003
| 6–8 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2002
| 7–8 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2001
| 8–9 June, Norje Havsbad |
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2000
| 9–11 June, Norje Havsbad |
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1999
| 11–12 June, Norje Havsbad |
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1998
| 5–6 June, Norje Havsbad |
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1997
| 13–14 June, Karlshamn |
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1996
| 14–15 June, Karlshamn |
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1995
| 16–17 June, Karlshamn |
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1994
| 10–11 June, Karlshamn |
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1993
| 11–12 June, Karlshamn |
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1992
| 6 June, Olofström |
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References
- "Sweden Rock". swedenrock.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- "Artister 2019" Sweden Rock, Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Annihilator ställer in, Unleashed ersätter!" Sweden Rock, 27 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Behemoth ställer in – fast på flygplats", SVT Nyheter, 8 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Myrath spelar igen", Sweden Rock, 8 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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