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Rock am Ring was originally planned as a one-time festival on the Nürburgring motorsports complex, celebrating the inauguration of a newer, shorter version of the race track in 1985, but due to its commercial success (with 75,000 audience members), it was decided to make the concert an annual event. However, after a dip in attendance for the 1988 event, the festival was put on hiatus for two years. In 1991, the festival returned with a new concept: as well as featuring well-known artists, event organizers present lesser known up-and-coming bands to the public. In 1993, Rock im Park took place for the first time in Vienna. For the 1994 event, Rock im Park moved to the disused Munich-Riem airport, and the following year to Munich’s Olympiastadion, where it found a home for the 1995 and 1996 event. In 1997 Rock im Park moved to Nuremberg’s Frankenstadion where it was held until the venue was unavailable in 2004 because the stadium was being renovated for the 2006 Football World Cup. Since 2004 the venue moved again to the current Zeppellinfeld, where Rock im Park was since held with the exception of the 2006 festival, which was moved to the Luitpoldhain.

The 2007 festival was used in a science experiment to test the effects of large bodies of people simultaneously jumping. The experiment data was used to calculate the result if the entire Chinese population were to jump in unison. The experiment concluded no significant results would come from the theoretical event.[2]

After 29 editions of Rock am Ring, the new owner of the Nürburgring decided that the contract would not be extended. The festival continued at another location in 2015 and 2016 (Mendig Air Base/Vulkaneifel),[3][4] returning to the Nürburgring in 2017.[5]

headliners Linkin Park, Papa Roach, The Smashing Pumpkins, Die Ärzte and Slayer, Evanescence, Korn, The White Stripes, Velvet Revolver, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Muse, Beatsteaks, Billy Talent, Mando Diao, Wir sind Helden, Dave Matthews Band (withdrew from the event), The Hives, Arctic Monkeys, My Chemical Romance, Kaiser Chiefs, Jan Delay & Disko No. 1, M.I.A., The Kooks, Wolfmother, Stone Sour, Amy Winehouse (withdrew from the event), As I Lay Dying, Bloodsimple, Breed 77, The Cat Empire, Chimaira, The Cribs, Fair to Midland, Disco Ensemble, Enter Shikari, The Fratellis, Funeral for a Friend, Ghosts, Gogol Bordello, Good Charlotte, The Higher, Hinder, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, Little Man Tate, Machine Head, Maxïmo Park, McQueen, Megadeth, Mr. Hudson & The Library, Paolo Nutini, Papa Roach (canceled Rock im Park performance due to vocal problems), Razorlight, Scissor Sisters, Silverstein, The Sounds, Sugarplum Fairy, Tele, Type O Negative, Under the Influence of Giants, The Used, Zoot Woman, Aiden, Miasma, Charlotte Hatherley, DevilDriver, Down Below, DragonForce, Finley, Gallows, Groove Armada, Head Automatica, In This Moment, Kilian, Lez Zeppelin, The Long Blondes (Rock im Park only), Lost Alone, Mutemath, Ohrbooten, One Fine Day, Paramore, Pohlmann, Revolverheld, Saosin, Smoke Blow, Sunrise Avenue, Turbostaat, The Last Exit to Anywhere 82,000
for the first time sold out in advance sale 60,000
6–8 June
2008 headliners Die Toten Hosen, Rage Against the Machine, Metallica; also HIM, The Prodigy, Incubus, Sportfreunde Stiller, The Verve, The Offspring, Motörhead, Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Fettes Brot, Culcha Candela, The Fratellis, Serj Tankian, Bullet for My Valentine, Babyshambles, Nightwish, Lostprophets, In Flames, Kate Nash, Kid Rock, Alter Bridge, Simple Plan, Madsen, Dimmu Borgir, Bad Religion, Justice, Disturbed, 36 Crazyfists, Rooney, Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Airbourne, Saxon, Pendulum, Danko Jones more than
85,000
sold out in advance sale 75,000
5–7 June
2009 headliners Marilyn Manson, Billy Talent, Limp Bizkit, Placebo, The Killers, Korn, Slipknot, Mando Diao; also 2raumwohnung, Alexisonfire, All That Remains, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Basement Jaxx, Biffy Clyro, Black Stone Cherry, Bloc Party, Bring Me the Horizon, Chester French, Chris Cornell, Dir En Grey, DragonForce, Dredg, Enter Shikari, Esser, Expatriate, Flogging Molly, Gallows, Guano Apes, Ich Bin Bunt, Jan Delay & Disko No. 1, Juliette Lewis, Kettcar, Kilians, Killswitch Engage, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Little Man Tate, Machine Head, Madina Lake, Madness, M.I.A., Middle Class Rut, New Found Glory, Pain, Papa Roach, Peter Bjorn and John, Phoenix, Peter Fox, Polarkreis 18, Razorlight, Reamonn, Scouting for Girls, Selig, Sevendust, Shinedown, Steadlür, Sugarplum Fairy, The All-American Rejects, The Crave, The Gaslight Anthem, The Kooks, The Prodigy, The Rifles, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, The Script, The Subways, Tomte, Trivium, Volbeat, White Lies 80,000
sold out in advance sale 60,000
3–6 June
2010 headliners Rammstein, Muse, Rage Against the Machine, Kiss, HIM, Thirty Seconds to Mars; also A Day to Remember, Airbourne, Alice in Chains, Alkaline Trio, As I Lay Dying, Bad Religion, Broilers, Bullet for My Valentine, Cancer Bats, Carpark North, Crime in Stereo, Crystal Castles, Cypress Hill, Das Actionteam, Delphic, Die Sterne, Disco Ensemble, Dizzee Rascal, Dommin, Editors, Donots, Ellie Goulding, Eyes of Solace, Fertig, Los!, Five Finger Death Punch, Foals, Gentleman, Gogol Bordello, Gossip, H-Blockx, Halestorm, HammerFall, Heaven Shall Burn, Jan Delay & Disko No. 1, Jay-Z, Kamelot, Kasabian, Katatonia, Kate Nash, Kiss, Lamb of God, Lazer, Lissie, Motörhead, Muse, OneRepublic, Pendulum, Rage Against the Machine, Rise Against, Rock Rotten’s 9mm Assi Rock’n’Roll, Roman Fischer, Slash, Slayer, Sportfreunde Stiller (unplugged), Stone Sour, Sweethead, Taking Dawn, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, The Cribs, The Damned Things, The Hives, The New Black, The Sounds, The Storm, Them Crooked Vultures, Tocotronic, Turbostaat, Volbeat, We Are the Fallen, Whitechapel, WhoMadeWho, Year Long Disaster, You Me at Six, Zebrahead 86,500
sold out in advance sale 60,500
3–5 June
2011 headliners System of a Down, Coldplay, Kings of Leon; also In Flames, Mando Diao, Avenged Sevenfold, Bring Me the Horizon; Beatsteaks, The Gaslight Anthem, Volbeat, Hurts, The BossHoss, Jazzkantine 84,000 55,200
1–3 June
2012 headliners Linkin Park, Metallica, Die Toten Hosen; also Evanescence, Soundgarden, Tenacious D, Billy Talent, Machine Head, Marilyn Manson, Trivium, The Offspring, Kasabian, Skrillex, Gossip, Gojira, Killswitch Engage 86,500
sold out in advance sale 76,000
7–9 June
2013 headliners Green Day, Volbeat, Thirty Seconds to Mars; also The Killers, The Prodigy, Seeed, Fettes Brot, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Paramore, Bullet for My Valentine, Hurts, Bad Religion, Phoenix, Stone Sour, The Bosshoss, Bring Me the Horizon, Tocotronic, Biffy Clyro, Papa Roach, Love and Death 87,000
sold out in advance sale 72,000
5–8 June
2014 headliners Linkin Park, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Kings of Leon; also The Offspring, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Avenged Sevenfold, Die Fantastischen Vier, Fall Out Boy, Slayer, Rob Zombie, Anthrax, Trivium, Gogol Bordello more than 80,000 70,000
5–7 June
2015 headliners Foo Fighters, Die Toten Hosen, Slipknot, The Prodigy; also A Day to Remember, Asking Alexandria, Bad Religion, Bastille, Body Count Feat. Ice-T, Eagles of Death Metal, Enter Shikari, Godsmack, Hollywood Undead, In Flames, Interpol, Lamb of God, Marilyn Manson, Motörhead, Papa Roach, Parkway Drive, Pop Evil, Rise Against, Royal Republic, Skindred, Slash, Three Days Grace, Yellowcard, Zebrahead more than 90,000 75,000
3–5 June
2016 headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Volbeat; also Amon Amarth, Architects, Billy Talent, Breaking Benjamin, Bullet for My Valentine, Deftones, Disturbed, Heaven Shall Burn, Killswitch Engage, Panic! at the Disco, Major Lazer, Of Mice & Men, Shinedown, Tenacious D 92,500
sold out in advance sale and attendance record 70,000
2–4 June
2017 headliners Rammstein, Die Toten Hosen, System of a down; also Airbourne, Alter Bridge, Beartooth, Five Finger Death Punch, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Gojira, In Flames, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Pierce the Veil, Prophets of Rage, Simple Plan, Skindred, Sum 41 87,000
sold out in advance sale 88,500
1–3 June
2018
headliners Foo Fighters, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Gorillaz, Muse; also Asking Alexandria, Avenged Sevenfold, Babymetal, Bad Religion, Bullet for My Valentine, Ego Kill Talent, Enter Shikari, Good Charlotte, Hollywood Undead, Jonathan Davis, Marilyn Manson, Meshuggah, Nothing But Thieves, Nothing More, Parkway Drive, Rise Against, Shinedown, Snow Patrol, Stone Sour
7–9 June
2019
headliners Slipknot, Die Antwoord, Die Ärzte, Tool, Slayer, Tenacious D, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bring Me the Horizon, Dropkick Murphys, Sabaton, Bastille, The 1975, The BossHoss, Alligatoah, SDP, Amon Amarth, Architects, Foals
5–7 June
2020
headliners System of a Down, Green Day, Volbeat, Deftones, Billy Talent, Korn, Broilers, Disturbed, The Offspring, Weezer, Bilderbuch, Wanda, Alan Walker, Heaven Shall Burn, Yungblud, Powerwolf, Of Mice & Men, Motionless in White, August Burns Red
2008 festival
The 2008 festival took place on 6–8 June 2008. 91 acts have been officially confirmed. Both festivals were sold out on 1 May.

Confirmed acts: [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
3 Doors Down (replacing Chris Cornell, who backed out to record an album[13]), 36 Crazyfists, Against Me!, Airbourne, Alpha Galates, Alter Bridge, Animal Alpha, Babyshambles, Bad Religion, Bedouin Soundclash, The Black Dahlia Murder, Black Stone Cherry, Black Tide, Bloodlights, Booka Shade, Bullet for My Valentine, CSS, Cavalera Conspiracy, Chiodos, Coheed and Cambria, Culcha Candela, Danko Jones, Die Toten Hosen, Dimmu Borgir, Disco Ensemble, Disturbed, Eagles of Death Metal, EL*KE, Fair to Midland, Fettes Brot, Fiction Plane, Filter, Finger Eleven,[14][15] From First to Last, Gavin DeGraw, Gavin Rossdale, High on Fire, HIM, Hot Chip, In Case of Fire, In Flames, Incubus, Infadels, Jimmy Eat World, Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, Johnossi, Jonathan Davis, Justice, Kate Nash, Kid Rock, Kill Hannah, Lostprophets, Madsen, Manic Street Preachers, Masters of Reality, Metallica, Motörhead, Nightwish, Oomph!, Opeth, Paramore, Pete Murray, Queens of the Stone Age, Rafael Weber, Rage Against the Machine, Rival Schools, Róisín Murphy, Rooney, Rose Tattoo, Saul Williams, Saxon, Seether, Serj Tankian, Silverstein, Simple Plan, Söhne Mannheims, Sonic Syndicate, Sportfreunde Stiller, Stereophonics, Steriogram, Takida, The Fall of Troy, The Fratellis, The Futureheads, The Hellacopters, The Offspring, The Prodigy, The Streets, The Verve, Tokyo Police Club, Turisas and ZOX.

Glory of Joann’s MySpace profile lists them as performing at Rock am Ring, and ringrocker lists them as officially confirmed.

2009 festival
The headling acts for 2009 were Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, The Prodigy, Ko?n, Marilyn Manson, The Killers, Placebo and Billy Talent. Other bands included 2raumwohnung, Alexisonfire, All That Remains, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Basement Jaxx, Biffy Clyro, Black Stone Cherry, Bloc Party, Bring Me the Horizon, Chester French, Chris Cornell, Dir En Grey, DragonForce, Dredg, Enter Shikari, Esser, Expatriate, Five Finger Death Punch, Flogging Molly, Forbidden Theory, Gallows, Guano Apes, Hollywood Undead, Ich Bin Bunt, Jan Delay & Disko No. 1, Juliette Lewis, Kettcar, Kilians, Killswitch Engage, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Little Man Tate, Machine Head, Madina Lake, Madness, Mando Diao, M.I.A., Middle Class Rut, New Found Glory, Pain, Papa Roach, Peter Bjorn and John, Peter Fox, Phoenix, Polarkreis 18, Razorlight, Reamonn, Scouting for Girls, Selig, Sevendust, Shinedown, Staind, Steadlür, Sugarplum Fairy, The All-American Rejects, The Crave, The Gaslight Anthem, The Kooks, The Rifles, The Script, The Soundtrack of Our Lives (OEOC), The Subways, Tomte, Trivium, Volbeat, White Lies Rock am Ring tickets were sold out by March 26.[16]

2011 festival
The headliners for the 2011 festival were System of a Down, Coldplay. Other bands included Disturbed, Alter Bridge, Rob Zombie, Interpol, Avenged Sevenfold, Social Distortion, Volbeat, Beatsteaks, August Burns Red, The BossHoss, Hurts, Ko?n, Madsen, Mando Diao, The Kooks, Sevendust, In Flames, 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, The Devil Wears Prada, Ash and The Gaslight Anthem.

Center Stage (Rock am Ring)
Friday, 3 Saturday, 4 Sunday, 5
Kings of Leon
Mando Diao
Social Distortion
The Gaslight Anthem
Plain White T’s
We Are Scientists
Thees Uhlmann & Band
Coldplay
Söhne Mannheims
The Kooks
Hurts
Ash
The Naked and Famous
Morning Parade
System of a Down
Beatsteaks
Volbeat
Avenged Sevenfold
Hollywood Undead
Millencolin
Mastodon
2012 festival
Acts for the 2012 edition included As I Lay Dying, Anthrax, Awolnation, Billy Talent, Crystal Castles, Deichkind, DevilDriver, Dick Brave and the Backbeats, Die Toten Hosen, Donots, Enter Shikari, Evanescence, Example, Gossip, Gojira, Guano Apes, Kasabian, Keane, KoRn, The Koletzkis, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, Lexy & K-Paul, Linkin Park, Machine Head, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, MIA., Motörhead, The Offspring, Opeth, Periphery, Shinedown, Skrillex, Soundgarden, Tenacious D, The Subways, and Trivium.[17][18]

Center Stage (Rock am Ring)
Friday, 1 Saturday, 2 Sunday, 3
Linkin Park
Soundgarden
Gossip
Kasabian
Cypress Hill
The Subways
Tribes
Metallica
Billy Talent
Tenacious D
Refused
Enter Shikari
Shinedown
Gojira
Die Toten Hosen
The Offspring
Dropkick Murphys
Dick Brave & The Backbeats
Donots
King Charles
2013 festival
2013’s edition was sold out since the beginning of January, and included acts like Thirty Seconds to Mars, Green Day, The Prodigy, Fettes Brot, Volbeat, Stone Sour, Sportfreunde Stiller, Simple Plan, The Killers, Paramore, All Time Low, Fun., Imagine Dragons, Papa Roach, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Bullet for My Valentine, Amon Amarth, A Day to Remember, Bring Me the Horizon, Asking Alexandria, The Bosshoss, Airbourne, Bush, Hacktivist, The Bloody Beetroots, Hurts, Phoenix, Tocotronic, Biffy Clyro, Stereophonics, Kate Nash, Selig, Bosse, Kraftklub, Bad Religion, Royal Republic, Seeed, Casper, The Wombats, ASAP Rocky, Five Finger Death Punch, Coheed And Cambria, Coal Chamber, Escape the Fate, Newsted and Pierce the Veil