Le Sweden Rock Festival est un festival annuel de musique rock 'n' roll qui a lieu depuis 1992 en Suède, dans le comté de Blekinge. Il se tient la première année à Olofström sous le nom Sommarfestivalen i Olofström. L'année suivante, il est déplacé à Karlshamn et renommé Karlshamn Rock Festival. Depuis 1998, il est situé à Norje (commune de Sölvesborg) pour des problèmes de place. Il prend son nom actuel en 1999.
D'abord concentré sur une journée au début du mois de juin, le festival a progressivement gagné en importance. Il dure aujourd'hui quatre jours.
Le festival est orienté rock 'n' roll, folk et blues avant de dériver vers du rock et hard rock puis de s'orienter vers le heavy metal et ses dérivés.
Depuis 2010, le festival a atteint sa capacité maximale de .
Programmation
Années 1990
6 juin 1992, Olofström vignette|Vue de l'église d'Olofström Goda Grannar, Madgic Crowd, Nazareth, Peps, Steve & The Lloyds, Stonecake, Sweet Little Company, The Sinners , Wishbone Ash
11-12 juin 1993, Karlshamn Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Backstage Queen, Björnsson, Bombyces Bryggeri, Bryngelsson Blues Blend, Clawfinger, Crossroad Jam, Dragonflies In Bloomers, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Hof's, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Nine Below Zero, Peps Blodsband, Something, Stars On Mars, T For Trouble, The Boppers, The Hooters
10-11 juin 1994, Karlshamn vignette|Baie de Karlshamn Bazooka, Blackfoot, Blues Bag, Brainpool, Caamora, Deep Purple, Dia Psalma, Electric Boys, Emeth, Green Day, Joddla Med Siv, KSMB, Lisa Ekdahl, Mountain, Pride & Glory, Red Cloud, Sinn Fenn, Skintrade, Sven Zetterberg & Chicago Express, Sweet, Underdog, Uriah Heep.
16-17 juin 1995, Karlshamn Abstrakt Algebra, Billy Bremner & The Refreshments, Black Sabbath, Bob Hund, Electric Eskimoes, Fairport Convention, Flaped Forge, Fleetwood Mac, Freak Kitchen, Jukka Tolonen Band, Kashmir, Kent, Lars Demian, Led Zeppelin Jam, Los Stjärtgroggs, Mary Beats Jane, Pat Travers, Planet Waves, Rolf Wikström, Sator, Sky High, Spiritual Beggars, The Pogues, , Trouble, Urban Turban, W.E.T, Vitality
14-15 juin 1996, Karlshamn Blues Bag, Bo Wilson Band, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Deep Purple, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Drain, Freak Kitchen, Garmarna, The Georgia Satellites, Joe D'ursu, Kent, Llashram, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Naked, Sigge Hill, Sinn Fenn, Status Quo, Stefan Sundström, Uffe Larsson
13-14 juin 1997, Karlshamn Alfheims, Chris Jagger Zydeco Band, Cross Eyed Mary, Dublin Fair, Freak Kitchen, Goda Grannar, Innocent Blood, Led Zeppelin Jam, Locomotive Breath, Mick Taylor All Star Band, Molly Hatchet, M-Train, Nazareth, The Nomads, Overdrive, Saxon, Simón Bolívar, Staffan Hellstrand, Ten Years After, The Blues Band, The Hellacopters
5-6 juin 1998, Norje Havsbad Alice Cooper, Andrew Strong, Backyard Babies, Black Ingvars, Blue Öyster Cult, Clawfinger, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, D-A-D, Dash Rip Rock, Dee Snider, Freak Kitchen, Goda Grannar, HammerFall, Hjalle & Heavy, Håkan Hemlin, John Norum, Jonny Lang, Locomotive Breath, Motörhead, Mountain, Peps Down Home Blues Band, Push, Simple Minds, Sobsister, Speaker, Spiritual Beggars, Status Quo
11-12 juin 1999, Norje Havsbad Budgie, Canned Heat, Captain Beyond, Dave Hole, David Lee Roth, Dare, Deep Purple, Dio, Entombed, Freak Kitchen, Gamma Ray, HammerFall, LA Doors, Lions Share, , Lotus + Brian Robertson Manowar, Mercyful Fate feat. King Diamond, Motörhead, MSG, Scorpions, , U.D.O.
Années 2000
9-11 juin 2000, Norje Havsbad Alice Cooper, Armored Saint, Bai Bang, Bigelf, Dash Rip Rock, Dave Hole, Demon, Dio, Edguy, Evergrey, Five Fifteen, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Freak Kitchen, Goda Grannar, In Flames, John Norum Group + Brian Robertson, King Diamond, King's X, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Primal Fear
8-9 juin 2001, Norje Havsbad AC/DC Jam Angel, Bigelf, Bosse, Dee Snider, Dokken, Freak Kitchen, Gary Moore, Glenn Hughes, Goda Grannar, Grave Digger, HammerFall, Helloween, Hensley/Lawton Band, House of Shakira, Lion's Share, Lotus, Manny Charlton Band, Metalium, Moxy, Mustasch, Nitzinger, Nocturnal Rites, Pretty Maids, Rise and Shine, Rose Tattoo, Southern Rock Allstars, Symphony X, Talisman, Tang, The Flower Kings, U.D.O., Uli Jon Roth, W.A.S.P.
7-8 juin 2002, Norje Havsbad 220 Volt, Aurora, Bruce Dickinson, Candlemass, Cryonic Temple, Damned Nation, Destiny, Doc Holliday, Doro, Dream Evil, Evergrey, Five Fifteen, Freak Kitchen, Freedom Call, Freternia, Gamma Ray, Girlschool, Goda Grannar, Halford, Hanoi Rocks, John Kay & Steppenwolf, Lizard, Locomotive Breath, Lost Horizon, Magnum, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Meldrum, Michael Katon, Motörhead, Rage, Reclusion, Saxon, Slowgate, Snakegod, Status Quo, Steel Attack, Ted Nugent, Virgin Steele, Wolf
6-8 juin 2003, Norje Havsbad A.C.T, Angra, Anthrax, Arch Nemesis, Axenstar, Blind Guardian, Budgie, Burning Point, Chrome Shift, Crystal Eyes, Danko Jones, Darkane, Demon, DragonForce, Dumper, Fairyland, Falconer, Finntroll, Ignition, Jethro Tull, Kamelot, Krokus, Locomotive Breath med Nicky Moore, Masterplan, Motörhead, Mörk Gryning, Pagan's Mind, Paul Dianno & Killers, Peer Günt, , Queensrÿche, Rob Tognoni, Sepultura, Sky High, Slow Train med Nicky Moore, Sonata Arctica, Spearfish med Svenne Hedlund, Squealer, Stormwind, Syron Vanes, Tad Morose, Talisman, Tankard, The Provenance, The Storyteller, Turning Leaf, Twinball, Twisted Sister, Uriah Heep, Whitesnake, Wishbone Ash, Y&T, Yes
10-12 juin 2004, Norje Havsbad Abramis Brama, April Wine, Astral Doors, Axel Rudi Pell, Beseech, Brainstorm, Carnal Forge, Children of Bodom, Coney Hatch, Crazy Led Of Mika Järvinen, D-A-D, Danger Danger, Debase, Feelgood, Eddie Meduza Tribute, Entombed, Europe, Exodus, Foghat, Grand Magus, Hawkwind, Heart, Helloween, Hirax, In Flames, Judas Priest, Kingdom Come, Lake Of Tears, Lost Horizon, Lumskv, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Maryslimv, Memory Garden, Monster Magnet, Montrose, Narnia, Nicky Moore sings Samson, Nifelheim, Nightwish, Opeth, Paragon, Pat Travers Band, Pathos, Persuader, Pink Cream 69, Raceway, Ritual, Scorpions, Slade, Spearfish, Spridda Skurars, Sun Caged, T.N.T, Testament, The Haunted, Trading Fate, U.D.O., UFO, Wasa Express, Y&T
9-11 juin 2005, Norje Havsbad A.C.T, Accept, Kansas, Black Label Society, Blackfoot, Anthrax, Megadeth, Motörhead, Yngwie Malmsteen, Saxon, Magnum, HammerFall, Kim Mitchell, Within Temptation, Styx, Nazareth, Napalm Death, Candlemass, Sebastian Bach, Overkill, Crystal Eyes, Dream Theater, Face Down, Gemini5, Goda Grannar, Mötley Crüe, Sammy Hagar And The Wabos, Jug Mckenzie, Mustasch, Nightingale, Pagan's Mind, Rob Rock, Sabaton, Satanic Slaughter, Savoy Brown, Shakra, Freak Kitchen, Hellfueled, Diamond Head, Lana Lane, Crucified Barbara, Behemoth, Statetrooper, Morgana Lefay, Force of Evil, Defleshed, Sonata Arctica, The Lizards, Status Quo, Dio, Symphorce, Ten 67, The Ring, Therion, Robin Trower, Helix, Thyrfing, Trettioåriga Kriget (Thirty Year War), We, Vixen
8-10 juin 2006, Norje Havsbad Alice Cooper, Anvil, Arch Enemy, Baldroom Blitz, Blitzkrieg, Bonfire, Bullet, Cactus, Cathedral, Celtic Frost, , Crucified Barbara, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Doro, DragonForce, Easy Action, Edguy, Entombed, Evergrey, Extrema, Firewind, From Behind, Gamma Ray, Gehennah, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Goda Grannar, Gotthard, Grave, Hardcore Superstar, House Of Shakira, Jaded Heart, Jeff Healey Band, Journey, Kamelot, Krokus, Leaf Hound, Lord Belial, Metal Church, Michael Schenker Group, Molly Hatchet, Nasty Idols, Neil Turbin's Deathriders, Nevermore, Obituary, Onslaught, Overdrive, Porcupine Tree, Queensrÿche, Raise Hell, Sleazy Joe, Sodom, Ted Nugent, The Playboys, The Poodles, , The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The Storyteller, The Sweet, Tigertailz, Treat, Vanden Plas, Venom, Victory, W.A.S.P., Whitesnake, Running Wild, Saxon, Stratovarius, Street Legal, The Midnight Blues, Union, Yngwie Malmsteen
6-9 juin 2007 Aerosmith, After Forever, All Ends, Amon Amarth, Anekdoten, Annihilator, The Answer, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Black Oak Arkansas, Blind Guardian, Bloodbound, Circus Maximus, Crashdïet, Dimmu Borgir, Eldritch, Falconer, Fastway, Focus, Gov't Mule, Hardcore Superstar, Heaven and Hell, Iced Earth, Korpiklaani, Kreator, Krux, Lion's Share, Marduk, McQueen, Meat Loaf, Memfis, Motörhead, Mozkovitch, Nocturnal Rites, November, Axel Rudi Pell, Randy Piper's Animal, Point Blank, Pretty Maids, Suzi Quatro, Quiet Riot, REO Speedwagon, Scorpions with Uli Jon Roth, Skid Row, Symphony X, Thin Lizzy, Thunder, Tiamat, Tokyo Dragons, Trouble, TWDSO, Týr, U.D.O., Vomitory, Wolf
2008 Cette édition se tient du 4 au .
Le jeudi 5, à cause de problèmes dans les correspondances aériennes, le groupe Sebastian Bach est remplacé au pied levé par le groupe Bonafide. Bonafide fait donc sa seconde prestation au festival (mercredi 4 sur Zeppelin Stage et jeudi 5 sur Festival Stage).
Le même jour, le groupe Omar & the Howlers remplace le groupe Uli Jon Roth sur Rock Stage.
Mercredi 04/06 Jeudi 05/06 Vendredi 06/06 Samedi 07/06BoilPictureNegativeArcherAmmotrackHappy PillAvatarSonic SyndicateThe Citadell
Mercredi 04/06 Jeudi 05/06 Vendredi 06/06 Samedi 07/06Coheed and CambriaShakin' StreetGotthardBonafideAxewitchPoisonDareTeslaDisturbedSvölkJudas PriestTeam CansAce Frehley WhitesnakeDef Leppard
Mercredi 04/06 Jeudi 05/06 Vendredi 06/06 Samedi 07/06Sweet SavageRick Derringer Royal HuntThe Blues BandKorpiklaaniPrimal FearFastwayStormwarriorSabatonAt the GatesCarcassKen Hensley/John Lawton & Live FireAirbourneMinistryMustaschSatyriconApocalyptica
Mercredi 04/06 Jeudi 05/06 Vendredi 06/06 Samedi 07/06Black Stone CherryBirth ControlRattOmar & the HowlersHanoi RocksLizzy BordenTestamentJoe SatrianiAvantasiaThe Orchestra (formé des members of Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and ELO Part II)SaxonTriumph
Mercredi 04/06 Jeudi 05/06 Vendredi 06/06 Samedi 07/06Astral DoorsSister SinThe Poodles45 Degree WomanBonafidePain of SalvationMuccEläkeläisetFive FifteenVolbeatPrimordialHavana BlackBlue Öyster Cult
Mercredi 04/06 Jeudi 05/06 Vendredi 06/06 Samedi 07/06GraveyardApril DivineGlyderFatal SmileH.E.A.T.DampungarnaVivianFaith
2009 Cette édition se tient du 3 au .
Mercredi 03/06 Jeudi 04/06 Vendredi 05/06 Samedi 06/06Dan Baird and Homemade SinJon Oliva's PainImpellitterriCandlemassLita FordJourneyZZ TopForeignerDream TheaterTwisted SisterIn FlamesHeaven and Hell
Mercredi 03/06 Jeudi 04/06 Vendredi 05/06 Samedi 06/06RageNeal MorseTim "Ripper" OwensVolbeatMarillionRiotFlogging MollyKamelotElectric BoysHammerFallMotörheadEurope
Mercredi 03/06 Jeudi 04/06 Vendredi 05/06 Samedi 06/06DeathstarsPainThorTankSevendustThe OutlawsVoivodBlackfootAmon AmarthThe TubesUFOForbiddenUriah HeepOver The RainbowJohnny Winter BandImmortal
Mercredi 03/06 Jeudi 04/06 Vendredi 05/06 Samedi 06/06Innocent RosieGrand MagusDeströyer 666StormzoneTorchH.E.A.T.UnleashedKebnekajseWitchcraftTykettoDemonSoilworkBlaze BayleyBulletCrucified BarbaraHot Leg
Mercredi 03/06 Jeudi 04/06 Vendredi 05/06 Samedi 06/06TracenineAffecti VeternusChainsFoureverHystericaKeldAxident AvenueHindenburgCovered CallBrutePowderhogBabylon BombsThe ChairMan.Machine.IndustryAmberian DawnGoda GrannarPilgrimzKarossBlack ToothHelstarLucy SevenLujuriaGod Damn TrioEnforcerThalamusEric SardinasThe Breeze The BreathAbramis BramaDemonicalGround MowerRenegade FiveSeventh WonderVains of Jenna