Busan Rock Festival

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Busan Rock Festival
indie, metal
DatesJuly or August
Location(s)Busan, South Korea
Years active2000–present
Websitewww.rockfestival.co.kr

Busan Rock Festival (Korean부산 록 페스티벌), inaugurated in 2000, is an outdoor music festival that takes place every summer in Busan. It is one of South Korea's longest running modern music festivals.[1] The lineups include acts of various genres such as rock, metal, indie. The admission was free of charge until 2019, when it transitioned into a ticketed event.[2] The festival has undergone multiple fee changes, having costed 65 thousand won in 2019, increasing to 110 thousand won in 2023. Busan Rock Festival has been conducting an artist exchange project by promoting international exchanges.[3]

2000 line-up

15 July – 17 July, Gwangalli Beach, Busan

15 July
16 July
17 July
  • South Korea No Mark
  • South Korea Nell
  • South Korea Huckleberry Finn
  • South Korea Jeremy
  • South Korea Johnny Royal
  • South Korea Maroo
  • China Again
  • South Korea Crying Nut
  • Japan Missile Girl Scoot
  • South Korea Kim Kyung-Ho Band

2001 line-up

11 August – 13 August, Gwangalli Beach, Busan

11 August
  • South Korea Purple Haze
  • South Korea Every Single Day
  • South Korea Nell
  • South Korea Fancy
  • South Korea Silent Eye
  • South Korea R.F. Children
  • Indonesia Pas
  • South Korea Black Syndrome
  • Germany Holy Moses
  • Finland Nightwish
12 August
13 August

2002 line-up

1 June – 3 June, Gwangalli Beach, Busan

1 June
2 June
3 June

2003 line-up

7 August – 9 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

8 August
9 August

2004 line-up

5 August – 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

6 August
7 August

2005 line-up

5 August – 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

5 August
6 August
7 August
  • South Korea Jude
  • Japan Kariyushi
  • Japan Waltz Elegy
  • Japan The Travellers
  • South Korea Pia
  • United Kingdom Steranko
  • Yoon Do Hyun Band

2006 line-up

5 August – 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

5 August
  • South Korea Strikes
  • South Korea Trans Fixon
  • Japan Ska'sh Onions
  • South Korea Deli Spice
  • South Korea Kim Sung-Myun & Lee Hyun-Suk
  • South Korea Sinawe & Seoul Electronic Band
  • United Kingdom UFO
6 August

2007 line-up

4 August – 5 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

4 August
5 August

2008 line-up

2 August – 3 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

2 August
  • South Korea Dear Cloud
  • Malaysia Tempered Mental
  • South Korea Y-Not?
  • Japan Copa Salvo
  • South Korea Eve
  • South Korea The Ratios
  • United Kingdom Sohodolls
  • Japan Toshi with - EARTH
3 August

2009 line-up

7 August – 9 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

7 August
  • South Korea Dry Flower
  • South Korea SPOTLIGHT
  • South Korea Nevada#51
  • South Korea Burning Hepburn
  • South Korea Hakata The Brhyssco
  • South Korea BlueIsland
  • South Korea MATE
  • South Korea GUYZ
  • South Korea The Southbay
  • South Korea Biuret (Guest)
  • South Korea Prana (Guest)
  • South Korea Baekdusan (Guest)
8 August
9 August

2010 line-up

6 August – 8 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

6 August
  • South Korea POE
  • South Korea Noeazy
  • South Korea Achime
  • South Korea Windycat
  • South Korea Telefly
  • South Korea THE UNITED93
  • Japan Non Troppo
  • South Korea Yellow Monsters
7 August
8 August

2011 line-up

5 August – 7 August, Samrak Park, Busan

5 August
  • South Korea D HAIT
  • South Korea Rots
  • South Korea DICKPUNKS
  • South Korea Romantic Punch
  • South Korea Go Go Star
  • AustraliaNew ZealandCanadaUnited States One Drop East
  • Japan Blanks
  • United Kingdom Steranko
  • Yoon Do Hyun Band
6 August
7 August

2012 line-up

3 August – 5 August, Samrak Park, Busan

3 August
4 August
  • South Korea Public Stereo
  • South Korea Pandaz
  • South Korea Downhell
  • South Korea CUBA
  • South Korea Cuba
  • Japan The Bashow
  • South Korea Nevada#51
  • South Korea Every Single Day
  • Canada Hilary Grist
  • South Korea Lee Han-Cheol Band
  • FireHouse
  • South Korea Boohwal
5 August

2018 line-up

10 August – 12 August, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan

10 August
11 August
12 August

2019 line-up

27 July – 28 July, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan

27 July
28 July

2021 line-up

2 October, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan

2 Oct

2022 line-up

1 October – 2 October, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan

1 Oct
2 Oct

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Busan International Rock Festival" Retrieved October 10, 2019
  2. ^ "Busan International Rock Festival" Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "부산문화관광축제조직위원회".
  4. ^ Their performance was cancelled by the guarantee problem.
  5. ^ They couldn't perform live because they entered the South Korea on a tourist visa. DEICIDE: Korean Tour Report
  6. ^ The rising tide caused the problem of safety, so they only performed 4 songs.
  7. ^ They were not included the formal line-up, but they participated as a special guest.

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