Rock am Ring and Rock im Park | |
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Genre | Heavy metal, punk rock, rock[1] |
Dates | Usually first weekend in June |
Location(s) | Rock am Ring: Nürburgring, Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Rock im Park: Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany |
Years active | 1985–2019, 2022–present |
Founders | Marek Lieberberg |
Website | Rock am Ring: rock-am-ring Rock im Park: rock-im-park |
The Rock am Ring (German for "Rock at the Ring") and Rock im Park ("Rock in the Park") festivals are two simultaneous rock music festivals held annually in Germany. While Rock am Ring takes place at the Nürburgring race track, Rock im Park takes place at the Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg. Rock am Ring festival was founded by Marek Lieberberg in 1985.
The two festivals are usually regarded as one event sharing nearly identical lineups. All artists perform one day at the Nürburgring and another day in Nuremberg during the three-day event. There have been minor exceptions in the past years where an artist would be announced for one of the festivals only. Combined, Rock im Park and Rock am Ring are the largest music festivals held in Germany and one of the largest in the world with a combined attendance of over 150,000 people in 2007, selling out both events in advance for the first time.[2]