| Rockwave Festival | |
|---|---|
 Terra Stage, Rockwave Festival, 2009 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock, rock, metal, pop |
| Dates | June–July |
| Location(s) | TerraVibe Park, Malakasa, Greece |
| Years active | 1996–2001, 2004-2018, 2022- |
| Website | www.rockwavefestival.gr |
Rockwave Festival is a rock festival that takes place in Malakasa, Greece, near Athens. It is one of the most famous music festivals in Greece. The festival's history begins in 1996, but its popularity has spread since 2004. The festival's location was constantly being changed until 2004, when event park TerraVibe Park, located in Attica, became the permanent venue of the festival.
2023 lineup
Asking Alexandria were to play on the second day but did not perform due to health issues of their drummer.
| Terra Stage | |||
| Saturday 1 July | Friday 7 July | Saturday 8 July | Sunday 9 July |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Robbie Williams
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Deep Purple
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The Black Keys
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Villagers of Ioannina City
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2022 lineup
| Terra Stage | ||
| Friday 22 July | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Social Distortion
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2018 lineup
| Terra Stage | ||
| Friday 6 July | Thursday 19 July | Friday 20 July |
|---|---|---|
|
Arctic Monkeys
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Iron Maiden
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| Vibe Stage | ||
| Friday 6 July | Thursday 19 July | Friday 20 July |
|---|---|---|
|
Sabaton
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Volbeat
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2017 lineup
| Terra Stage | ||
| Friday 30 June | Saturday 1 July | Sunday 2 July |
|---|---|---|
|
Rotting Christ
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Placebo
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| Vibe Stage | ||
| Friday 30 June | Saturday 1 July | Sunday 2 July |
|---|---|---|
|
1000mods
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Cigarettes After Sex
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Gojira
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2016 lineup
| Terra Stage | |||
| Sunday 5 June | Tuesday 19 July | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
The Last Shadow Puppets
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Lana Del Rey
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| Vibe Stage | |||
| Sunday 5 June | Tuesday 19 July | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dropkick Murphys
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2015 lineup
| Terra Stage | |||
| Saturday 30 May | Saturday 20 June | Saturday 4 July | Tuesday 21 July |
|---|---|---|---|
|
The Black Keys
|
Robbie Williams
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The Prodigy
|
Manu Chao
|
| Vibe Stage | |||
| Saturday 30 May | Saturday 20 June | Saturday 4 July | Tuesday 21 July |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Judas Priest
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2014 lineup
| Terra Stage | |
| Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July |
|---|---|
|
Active Member
|
Giannis Haroulis
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| Vibe Stage | |
| Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July |
|---|---|
|
Timo Maas
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2013 lineup
| Terra Stage | |||
| Saturday 6 July | Sunday 7 July | Monday 8 July | Tuesday 9 July |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sokratis Malamas
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Ska-P
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Dead Can Dance
| |
| Vibe Stage | |||
| Saturday 6 July | Sunday 7 July | Monday 8 July | Tuesday 9 July |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Giannis Aggelakas
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Iced Earth
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Septic Flesh
| |
2012 lineup
| Saturday 30 June | Sunday 1 July | Monday 2 July |
|---|---|---|
|
The Locos
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Ozzy Osbourne
|
The Prodigy
|
2011 lineup
| Terra Stage | ||
| Friday 1 July | Saturday 2 July | Sunday 3 July |
|---|---|---|
|
Giannis Aggelakas
|
The Prodigy
| |
| Vibe Stage | ||
| Friday 1 July | Saturday 2 July | Sunday 3 July |
|---|---|---|
|
Sivert Hoyem
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Flogging Molly
| |
2010 lineup
| Terra Stage | ||
| Wednesday 7 July | Saturday 10 July | Sunday 11 July |
|---|---|---|
|
The Black Eyed Peas
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Ska-P
| |
| Vibe Stage | ||
| Friday 1 July | Saturday 2 July | Sunday 3 July |
|---|---|---|
|
DJ Shadow
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Gogol Bordello
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2009 lineup
| Terra Stage | |
| Saturday 27 June | Tuesday 30 June |
|---|---|
|
Placebo
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| Vibe Stage | |
| Saturday 27 June | Tuesday 30 June |
|---|---|
|
Foals
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2008 lineup
Monday 31 March was the day when Didi Music-Big Star Promotion Ltd (music concert organizer), announced the names of the artists that would perform at Rockwave Festival 2008. Along with the names they introduced the changes in the festival's whole structure. The festival is now divided in two stages, "Terra" stage and "Vibe" stage (that comes by the name of the event park "TerraVibe"). They also abolished the division of the "Terra" concert area into gates PL1 and PL2, lowered the high price of the tickets and retained the special area that is on the side of the field, where there is more comfort, as there are places to sit.
| Terra Stage | ||
| Tuesday 8 July | Wednesday 9 July | Thursday 10 July |
|---|---|---|
|
The Offspring
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Judas Priest
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Manu Chao & the Radio Bemba Sound System
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| Vibe Stage | ||
| Tuesday 8 July | Wednesday 9 July | Thursday 10 July |
|---|---|---|
|
Marky Ramone
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Carcass
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Los Mujeros
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2007 lineup
When the band names were first announced, Stone Sour were included in the third day of the festival. Although the band cancelled a few of their dates in their European tour, My Dying Bride filled up their spot in the third day.
| Friday 29 June | Sunday 1 July | Tuesday 3 July |
|---|---|---|
|
Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation
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Metallica
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2006 lineup
W.A.S.P. were to play on the third day but did not perform due to health issues of Blackie Lawless.
| Monday 10 July | Tuesday 11 July | Wednesday 12 July |
|---|---|---|
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Guns N' Roses
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Franz Ferdinand
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2005 lineup
| Friday 24 June | Saturday 25 June | Sunday 26 June | Friday 8 July | Saturday 9 July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Moby
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Slayer
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Twisted Sister
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2004 lineup
Running Wild did not perform and were replaced by Gamma Ray. Muse were also to perform on the fourth day of the festival but cancelled and were replaced by Mogwai.
| Friday 18 June | Saturday 19 June | Sunday 20 June | Monday 21 June | Tuesday 22 June |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Peter Gabriel
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Pixies
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2001 lineup
The festival took place in the Athens Olympic Velodrome (
Athens Olympic Sports Complex) from 1 to 3 July.
The second day of the festival was cancelled by the Greek authorities, due to reasons of safety.
| Sunday 1 July | Tuesday 3 July |
|---|---|
|
Judas Priest
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2000 lineup
The festival took place in
Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan Park in
Ilion,
Athens.
Iron Maiden cancelled their show at the third day, due to
Janick Gers' accident at a previous show.
The Flaming Lips also cancelled their show on the first day.
| Wednesday 12 July | Thursday 13 July | Friday 14 July |
|---|---|---|
|
Trypes
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Dream Theater
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1999 lineup
The festival took place in Agios Kosmas, Athens.
| Monday 12 July | Tuesday 13 July | Wednesday 14 July | Thursday 15 July |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Manowar
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Blur
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Garbage
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The Prodigy + Terror X Crew
|
1998 lineup
The festival took place in Freattyda, Piraeus.
| Monday 13 July | Tuesday 14 July | Wednesday 15 July | Thursday 16 July |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pyx Lax
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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Portishead
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Pulp
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1997 lineup
The festival took place in Rizoupoli Stadium, now called Georgios Kamaras Stadium.
| Wednesday 9 July | Thursday 10 July | Friday 11 July |
|---|---|---|
|
Xaris & Panos Katsimichas
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The Sisters of Mercy
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Megadeth
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1996 lineup
The first festival was called "Rock of Gods" and took place in the Dock 3 of the Piraeus harbour.
Motörhead was included in the first day of the festival, but cancelled and
Saxon filled up their spot.
Foo Fighters were to play on the third day of the festival, but
Dave Grohl broke his arm at a previous show and
Violent Femmes took their place.
| Friday 12 July | Saturday 13 July | Sunday 14 July |
|---|---|---|
|
Slayer
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Violent Femmes
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Iggy Pop
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References
External links
- Rockwave Festival official Website (in Greek)
- Terra Vibe the festival hosting area
- Didi Music-Big Star Promotion Official Website (in Greek)