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Revision as of 18:29, 2 May 2007
| Sweden Rock Festival | |
|---|---|
 Gamma Ray at Sweden Rock 2006 | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
| Dates | June |
| Location(s) | Norje (Sölvesborg), Sweden |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Website | www.swedenrock.com |
Sweden Rock Festival is an annual rock/metal festival held in Sweden since June 6, 1992. While having a clear rock/metal focus, the festival is noted for its diversity across these genres, having featured southern rock bands such as Molly Hatchet to death metal legends like Obituary.
The first version of the festival was held in Olofström, with nine bands performing. The next five years, the festival was held in Karlshamn, but this was changed in 1998. Since then the festival has been held in Norje, outside Sölvesborg.
When the festival first 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 in metal and rock. Now, in 2007 the festival has been expanded to four days and will feature over 40 different bands/artists.
Some notable appearances in the past have been Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Twisted Sister, Europe(who closed the 2004 version of SRF as the headline act), Deep Purple, Accept, Motörhead, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Scorpions, Porcupine Tree, Alice Cooper, and W.A.S.P..
The 2007 edition will be held June 6–June 9, 2007 in Sölvesborg.
2007 line-up
Below is the 2007 confirmed line-up for the Sweden Rock Festival in alphabetical order.
- Aerosmith
- After Forever
- All Ends
- Amon Amarth
- Annihilator
- Axel Rudi Pell
- Black Oak Arkansas
- Blind Guardian
- Bloodbound
- Circus Maximus
- Dimmu Borgir
- Eldritch
- Falconer
- Fastway
- Gov't Mule
- Hardcore Superstar
- Heaven and Hell
- Iced Earth
- Korpiklaani
- Kreator
- Lion's Share
- McQueen
- Meat Loaf
- Memfis
- Motörhead
- Nocturnal Rites
- November
- Point Blank
- Pretty Maids
- Quiet Riot
- Randy Piper's Animal
- REO Speedwagon
- Skid Row
- Suzi Quatro
- Symphony X
- The Answer
- The Australian Pink Floyd Show
- Thunder
- Tiamat
- Tokyo Dragons
- Trail of Tears
- Trouble
- Týr
- U.D.O.
- Vomitory
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