Norway Rock Festival
The Norway Rock Festival, formerly known as the Kvinesdal Rock Festival, is an annual rock and metal festival held in Kvinesdal, Norway since 2006. The 2007 edition took place between 12 and 15 July. At the 2008 festival, two people were found dead near a bus. Initial reports suggested carbon monoxide poisoning as the cause of death. The 2009 edition took place between 9 and 12 July.
The 2010 edition took place between 7 and 11 July.
Lineups
2018
2011
Headlining: Alice Cooper, Volbeat, In Flames
Other performing acts:
- Black Label Society
- The Darkness
- Edguy
- U.D.O.
- Blind Guardian
- Kvelertak
- TNT
- Keep of Kalessin
- Cancer Bats
- Pagan's Mind
- Mercenary
- Luxus Leverpostei
- Ingenting
- The Quireboys
- Black Ingvars
- Crucified Barbara
- Blood Command
- Insense
- Saint Deamon
- Djerv
- Guardians of Time
- Breed
- Mongo Ninja
- Heatseekers
- Ozzmosis
- Trendkill
- Powerride
- Metallicatz
- Teardown
2010
Headlining: Twisted Sister, Slash, Gary Moore, Sebastian Bach
Other performing acts:
- Epica
- Enslaved
- Motörhead
- Megadeth
- Immortal
- Kamelot
- Queensrÿche
- Killswitch Engage
- U.D.O.
- Airbourne
- Cavalera Conspiracy
- DevilDriver
- Amon Amarth
- Jorn
- Bullet for My Valentine
- Saxon
- Anvil
- Over the Rainbow
- Sabaton
- Audrey Horne
- Gamma Ray
- Crashdïet
- Tony Harnell
- Sybreed
- Purified in Blood
- Backstreet Girls
- Rammsund (Rammstein cover band)
2009
- Manowar
- Nightwish
- In Flames
- Sonata Arctica
- Arch Enemy
- Zerozonic
- HolyHell
- W.A.S.P.
- Testament
- Mustasch
- K[Nine]
- Thunderbolt
- Backyard Babies
- Doro
- U.D.O.
- Satyricon
- Skambankt
- Sahg
- Sirenia
- Sister Sin
2008
- Alice Cooper
- Motörhead
- The Quireboys
- Hardcore Superstar
- Turbonegro (canceled at the last minute as a mark of respect to the people who died earlier in the day)
- Volbeat
- Hayseed Dixie
- Helloween
- The Ark
- K[Nine]
2007
- Sebastian Bach
- D-A-D
- TNT
- Kamelot
- Jorn
- Sabaton
- Freak Kitchen
- Skambankt
- The Cumshots
- Carburetors
- Paperback Freud
- Lowdown
- Circus Maximus
- Crucified Barbara
- Communic
- Wig Wam
References
- ^ Tvedten, Hilde Marie; Espeland, Paal Uvaag (13 July 2008). "Terje Brueland (32) og Anita Wathne (31) omkom". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Two found dead at rock festival". BBC News. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- ^ "NIGHTWISH To Headline Norway Rock 2018". BraveWords. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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