Roskilde Festival
Location(s)	Roskilde, Denmark
Years active	1971 – present
Founded by	Mogens Sandfær, Jesper Switzer Møller (at that time Magnussen), and promotor Carl Fischer[1]
Date(s)	Four days, starting from first Thursday in July
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Metal, World music, Electronic music
Website	www.roskilde-festival.com

Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the two biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other being the Glastonbury Festival). It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer^[1]. In 1973, the festival was taken over by the Roskilde Foundation, who has since run the festival as a non-profit organisation for development and support of music, culture, and humanism. Download high resolution version (1280x960, 384 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the town in Denmark. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the town in Denmark. ... A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. ... The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ...

It being Denmark's first real music oriented festival, originally for hippies but today covering more of the mainstream youth from Scandinavia and the rest of Europe. Roskilde Festival 2006 had more than 170 performing bands and gathered more than 79,000 people paying for the concerts, more than 21,000 volunteers, 5,000 media people and 3,000 artists — which means almost 110,000 people participated in the festival. Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe and includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ...

Traditionally the campsite opens the last Sunday of June, which gives the festivalguests plenty of time to settle down and "warm up". The festival officially starts the following Thursday at the Animal Showgrounds (in recent years simply known as the "Festival Site") and lasts for 4 days. Campsites are often situated in or near forests. ... Warm up before exercising. ...

Until the mid-1990s the festival attracted mostly Scandinavians, but in recent years it has become more and more international (with an especially large influx of Germans, Australians and Scots). A Scandinavian alternative remained in the Midtfyns Festival, until that closed in 2004 following declining ticket sales. Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe and includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Midtfyns festival is a famous rock festival in Denmark. ...

The music from Roskilde Festival can be tuned in on the web radio Radio Festival (www.radiofestival.org).

Stages

The tents are called "stages", which were until 2003 named after their colour, but as the names had not matched the actual colour of the tents for a period, it was decided to rename all stages except the Orange Stage, the central and main stage. The Orange Stage is open in front of a huge field, whereas the other tents cover the whole audience, the largest of which is the Arena stage (formerly known as Green Stage), the largest tent in Europe with an official capacity of 17,000 people. The 2007 edition will see two new tents, replacing Ballroom (1997–2006) which presented mainly World music, and Metropol (2003–2006) which presented mainly Electronica. World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ...

The music covers such styles as Heavy metal, HipHop, Electronic and Rock, but the festival wants to promote new artists and has setup a special stage for alternative music. It has also become a tradition to let an up and coming Danish band open the Orange Stage on the first day of the festival. There's usually at least one performance of classical music, often a full orchestra playing (parts of) well-known compositions. Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ...

Apart from music there is always some theatre and 'lone acts' wandering around the festival site. Terrain and tents are always decorated in various ways. The current tents are:

Campsite

The festival campsite covers nearly 80 hectares and access to it is included in the ticket price. It usually opens on Sunday morning prior to the festival itself. Apart from the small and separate Camping South it is divided into two areas, east and west, each comprising a service center with establishments ranging from food stalls to a cinema. The campsite is further divided into 'agoras' that provide toilets and luggage storage. They also host events according to each agora's theme: dance, skate, swim etc. A hectare (symbol ha) is a metric unit of surface area, equal to 100 ares (the name is a contraction of the SI prefix hecto + are). ...

The naked race

Trying to catch a glimpse at the Arena Stage

For the past 8 years the naked race has been a regular event at Roskilde Festival, taking place on Saturday. It is arranged by the Roskilde Festival Radio, and the competitors, usually approximately 50/50 male and female, race three laps around a track in full naked splendour. The two winners, one male and one female, are awarded a free ticket to the next Roskilde Festival. In 2006 the race was watched by approximately 10.000 people. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 133 KB)Photograph by Dirk van der Made (User:DirkvdM - for more photos see user:DirkvdM/Photographs). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 133 KB)Photograph by Dirk van der Made (User:DirkvdM - for more photos see user:DirkvdM/Photographs). ...

2000 accident

The first disaster in the history of the festival struck on June 30, 2000, when nine people died in an accident in front of the main (Orange) stage during the Pearl Jam performance. Due to sound problems, the audience of 50,000 began shoving amongst themselves in attempting to get closer to the stage. After playing for 45 minutes, singer Eddie Vedder halted the performance in order to address the crowd to step back. However, as the ground was muddy from rain, the 9 people fell over due to crowd pressure and were trampled; cause of death was suggested to be most likely suffocation. Eight people, from Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands, died at the site; a man from Australia died later on July 5. 30 other people were hospitalized.^[2] is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ... Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III on December 23, 1964) is the lead singer and one of three guitar players for the rock band Pearl Jam. ... Suffocation can mean two things: Suffocation, or Asphyxia, is a medical condition where the body is depraved of oxygen. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Oasis and the Pet Shop Boys, who were scheduled to perform at the main stage, withdrew in response to the deaths. This was criticized by the organizers, who claimed that their absence would cause greater danger by moving crowds from the main stage to other areas. Otherwise, the festival continued as scheduled, and the organizers were not charged by police, who determined the deaths to be an accident. The incident also prompted safety investigations at T in the Park and the Love Parade, other music festivals upcoming at the time.^[2] Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English synthpop/pop music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant who provides main vocals, keyboards and very occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. ... T in the Park is a major Scottish music festival, held annually since 1994. ... Siegessäule, Love Parade 2001 Dancer, Love Parade 2001 The Love Parade is a popular festival and parade that originated in 1989 in Berlin, Germany, and has now spread throughout the world. ...

As a result, massive security measures were installed for the festival in 2001. After the tragedy, a memorial site was set up close to the main stage. It features 9 trees and a stone inscribed with the words "How fragile we are". This phrase may have been inspired from the Sting song 'Fragile'.

Festival by year

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Specific years

2003

Sunny. Shows by bands such as Metallica, Blur, Electric Eel Shock,Coldplay, Björk, Massive Attack, The Streets, Iron Maiden, Queens of the Stone Age, Urlaub In Polen, Interpol and 150 more. Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... Not to be confused with US glam rock band The Electric Eels Electric Eel Shock is a three-piece rock band, formed in Tokyo in the late 1990s. ... Coldplay is an English rock band. ... Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and composer, as well as an occasional actress. ... Massive Attack are a trip hop band from Bristol, Great Britain. ... Mike Skinner (born 27 November 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England. ... Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. ... Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA or simply Queens) are a hard rock band[1][2] from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. ... Urlaub In Polen is a German noise rock electronica duo formed in 1999 in Cologne. ... Interpol are an American indie rock band, formed in 1998. ...

Orange Scene in 2004

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2004

Rain, rain, thunder, rain, a ray of light and lots of mud. The 2004 festival featured artists such as Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Santana, Korn, Pixies, Fatboy Slim, Wu-Tang Clan and Morrissey. David Bowie was scheduled to play at Roskilde 2004 but cancelled due to heart problems, with a notice on his website. Instead, Slipknot, who were on tour in Europe, filled the spot. The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from around 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. ... Carlos Santana in concert, Barcelona 2003 Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican guitarist, originally from Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco. ... Korn (sometimes typeset as KoRn or KoЯn to fit their official logo) is a Grammy Award winning nu metal[1] band from Bakersfield, California, and are often credited with creating and popularizing the nu metal genre. ... The Pixies[1] are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. ... Fatboy Slim (born Quentin Leo Cook on July 31, 1963[1], also known as Norman Cook) is a British big beat musician. ... The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York-based rap group, consisting of nine American rappers. ... Steven Patrick Morrissey (born May 22, 1959) is an English singer and songwriter from Davyhulme, near Manchester. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Slipknot (sometimes typeset as SlipKnoT to fit their logo) are a band consisting of nine members from Des Moines, Iowa. ...

2005

Main article: Roskilde Festival 2005

The 2005 edition featured artists such as Audioslave, Autechre, Snoop Dogg, Black Sabbath, D-A-D, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Brian Wilson, Fantômas, Kent, Sonic Youth, Interpol and more than 160 other bands and DJs. This year was also a huge contrast to the previous year on the weather front. Hot and sunny all week. Paul Banks, Interpol playing at Roskilde Festival, Denmark 2005 at Arena Stage Roskilde Festival 2005 was held 30 june–3 July 2005 with warm-up and camping from 26 June. ... Audioslave was an alternative/hard rock supergroup that consisted of the instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello (guitar), Tim Commerford (bass and back-up vocals) and Brad Wilk (drums), together with Chris Cornell of Soundgarden (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) as their lead singer. ... Autechre are an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown (born c. ... Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... D-A-D is a Danish rock band previously known as Disneyland After Dark, a name that had to be changed after a threatening lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company. ... Duran Duran is an English Synth pop/pop/rock band notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... This article is about the band. ... Green Day is an American rock band band comprising three core members: Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, lead vocals), Mike Dirnt (bass, backing vocals) and Tré Cool (drums). ... Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California), is an American pop musician, best known as the lead songwriter, bassist, and lead singer of the American rock band The Beach Boys. ... Fantômas is an avant-garde metal band formed in 1998 in California, United States. ... Kent is a Swedish rock band founded in Eskilstuna/Torshälla in 1990, with the name Coca-Cola Kids, later Jones & Giftet (Jones & the Poison), and Havsänglar (Angel sharks, lit. ... Sonic Youth is a seminal American alternative rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Interpol are an American indie rock band, formed in 1998. ...

2006

Roskilde Festival 2006 - Kaizers Orchestra on Orange Stage

Main article: Roskilde Festival 2006

With more than 79,000 paying visitors (as well as approximately 20 000 volunteer day workers), the 2006 festival was the biggest in Europe^[3] for the year. With only one day of rain and the rest of the week being sunny, this festival also ranks as one with a lucky weather. Changes from last year include a new swimming lake - which proved to be very successful due to the warm and sunny weather - and a lounge stage called Bar'n. Some of the performing artists were Bob Dylan, Roger Waters, Guns N' Roses, Tool, The Strokes, Deftones, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, Kanye West, Placebo, Arctic Monkeys, Sigur Rós and the Streets. Danish band Magtens Korridorer opened Orange Stage. For a complete list, see the Festival website's band list. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Roskilde Festival 2006 with more than 79,000 paying visitors (as well as approximately 20 000 volunteer day workers), the 2006 festival was the biggest in Europe[1] for the year. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... George Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, and composer. ... Guns N Roses (abbreviated as GNR) is a nine-piece American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Tool is an American rock band, formed during 1990 in Los Angeles, California, that consists of drummer Danny Carey, bassist Justin Chancellor, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. ... The Strokes are an American rock band formed in 1998 that rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in the garage rock revival. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Steven Patrick Morrissey (born May 22, 1959) is an English singer and songwriter from Davyhulme, near Manchester. ... Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish indie rock/post-punk revival band, formed in Glasgow. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kÉ‘n. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning, English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mike Skinner (born 27 November 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England. ... Magtens Korridorer is a band from Denmark started in 1990 in Copenhagen. ...

2007

Main article: Roskilde Festival 2007

Roskilde Festival 2007 turned out to be the wettest one yet, by a rather large margin. approximately 95mm of rain fell during the festival, opposed to 44mm in 1997, which was the wettest before 2007. Thursday was a day consiting only of rain, ending up with a lot of guests returning from the concerts to find their tents flooded. The organisation stated that it seemed that most of the people who left returned later on, enjoying a somewhat mixed weather experience friday, and mostly dry, but a bit windy and chilly days on saturday and sunday. Roskilde Festival 2007 will be held 5-8 July 2007 with warm-up and camping from 1 July. ...

Bands

The full programme was released on April 19, including the likes of Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Björk, Beastie Boys, My Chemical Romance, Arctic Monkeys, The Who, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tiësto April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA or simply Queens) are a hard rock band[1][2] from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. ... Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and composer, as well as an occasional actress. ... The Beastie Boys are a musical group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. ... My Chemical Romance are an American rock band formed in 2001. ... Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning, English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... Tiësto (born Tijs Verwest on January 17, 1969 in Breda, The Netherlands) is one of the worlds most famous trance DJs. ...

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b} Roskilde Festival homepage about the festival in 1971
2. ^ ^{a b} Lofthus, Kai R. (July 15, 2000), "Loss of life fails to halt festival", Billboard 112(29): 10-11
3. ^ Roskilde Festival Website.

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External links

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• Official website of the Roskilde Festival
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• German fansite
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• International fansite with forums and chat
• Sound Generator's massive, super-mega Roskilde 2006 coverage
• Roskilde Festival pictures from 2004
• Roskilde Festival pictures from 2005
• Roskilde Festival pictures from 2006
• Pearl Jam's statement following the Roskilde tragedy in 2000

Festivals in Denmark
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