Rock am Ring și Rock im Park sunt două festivaluri simultane de muzică rock ținute anual. În timp ce Rock am Ring are loc pe pista Nürburgring din Nürburg (Adenau, Rheinland-Pfalz) (), în vest; Rock im Park are loc la Zeppelinfeld () în Nürnberg, în sud.
Ambele festivaluri de obicei sunt considerate ca un singur eveniment, având aceeași participanți pe ambele scene. Toți artiștii o zi evoluează pe Nürburgring iar în altă zi în Nürnberg, pe durata unui eveniment de trei zile. Au existat unele excepții minore în ultimii ani, când unii artișt au evoluat doar la un singur festival. Împreună Rock am Ring și Rock im Park sunt cele mai mari festivaluri muzicale, cu o audiență combinată de 150.000 de persoane în 2007.
Istorie
Rock am Ring a fost inițial planificat ca un festival unitar, ținut o singură dată, pentru a sărbători inaugurarea unei versiuni noi, mai scurte a pistei de Formula 1 Nürburgring în 1985, dar datorită succesului său comercial (cu 75.000 de spectatori), s-a decis de a transforma festivalul într-un eveniment anual. Totuși, după o scădere de audiență în 1988, festivalul a intrat în pauză pentru doi ani. În 1991, festivalul s-a reîntors cu un nou concept: pe lângă artiștii bine-cunoscuți, organizatorii prezentau publicului și formații mai puțin cunoscute, dar promițătoare. În 1993, Rock im Park a avut loc pentru prima oară în Viena. În 1994, Rock im Park s-a mutat la Aeroportul München-Riem, iar în anul următor la Olympiastadion, unde a avut loc în 1995 și 1996. Începând cu 1997, Rock im Park are loc anual la Zepplinfield în Nürnberg.
Festivalul din 2007 a fost folosit într-un experiment științific pentru a testa efectele săritului simultan a unei mulțimi considerabile de oameni.
Gazde + Istoricul gazdelor An Rock am Ring Rock im Park1985Nürburgring, Nürburg–1986–1987–1988–1989––1990––1991Nürburgring, Nürburg–1992–1993Rock in WeinErnst-Happel-Stadion, Viena1994Rock im RiemAeroportul München-Riem, München1995Rock im RiemOlympiastadion, München19961997Zeppelinfeld, Nürnberg199819992000200120022003200420052006Luitpoldarena, Nürnberg2007Zeppelinfeld, Nürnberg2008200920102011201220132014
Ediții <span style="color:#FFFFFF"> Data <span style="color:#FFFFFF">Formații <span style="color:#FFFFFF"> Spectatori (RaR) <span style="color:#FFFFFF"> Spectatori (RiR) 25–26 mai1985 U2, Joe Cocker, Foreigner, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Marillion, Chris de Burgh, Rick Springfield, Gianna Nannini, The Alarm, Lone Justice, Immaculate Fools, REO Speedwagon, Saga, Mink DeVille, Russ Ballard, Night Ranger, Huey Lewis and the News, Shakatak 75,000 - 14–15 iunie1986 Simple Minds headlining The Cure, INXS, James Taylor, Simply Red, Echo & the Bunnymen, Talk Talk, The Bangles 50,000 - 6–7 iunie1987 David Bowie, Eurythmics, Udo Lindenberg, UB40 60,000 - 11–12 iunie1988 Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Fleetwood Mac, Chris Rea, Imperiet 30,000 - 28–30 iunie1991 INXS, Toto, Sting, The Sisters of Mercy, The Jeremy Days 51,000 - 5–7 iunie1992 Marillion, Saga, Bryan Adams, Elton John, Pearl Jam, The Cult, Tori Amos, Héroes del Silencio 42,000 - 29–30 mai1993 INXS, Faith No More, Brian May, Robert Plant, Héroes del silencio, Melissa Etheridge, Def Leppard, Danzig, The Black Crowes, Leonard Cohen, Hothouse Flowers, The Jayhawks, World Party, Ugly Kid Joe 50,000 - 21–23 mai1994 Aerosmith, Peter Gabriel, Clawfinger, Nina Hagen, Radiohead, Therapy?, Rage Against the Machine, The Smashing Pumpkins 70,000 - 3–4 iunie1995 Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Megadeth, Bad Religion, Otto Waalkes, Pretenders 70,000 - 24–26 mai1996 Rage Against the Machine, Kiss, Bryan Adams, Dave Matthews Band, Herbert Grönemeyer, Die Toten Hosen, Sting, Fugees, Alanis Morissette, Héroes del Silencio, Bush, Mike + The Mechanics, Sepultura, Rancid, Paradise Lost 75,000 - 16–18 mai1997 Soraya, Kiss, Aerosmith, Die Ärzte, Supertramp, Texas, Neneh Cherry, Faith No More 70,000 40,000 29–31 mai1998 Bob Dylan, Genesis, Ozzy Osbourne, Rammstein, BAP, The Prodigy, Bad Religion, Therapy?, The Smashing Pumpkins, Soulflower 58,000 not specified 21–23 mai1999 Metallica, Bryan Adams, Alanis Morissette, Xavier Naidoo, Robbie Williams, Faithless, Skunk Anansie, Garbage. 63,000 30,000 9–11 iunie2000 Oasis, Pearl Jam, Slipknot, Die Toten Hosen, Sting, Eurythmics, Korn, Rage Against the Machine 75,000 40,000 1–3 iunie2001 Blackmail, HIM, Anastacia, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Radiohead, Alanis Morissette, Kid Rock, Godsmack, OutKast, Reamonn, Hed PE 65,000 50,000 17–19 mai2002 Lenny Kravitz, Carlos Santana, Faithless, Neil Young, Jamiroquai, Wyclef Jean, P.O.D., Drowning Pool, Ozzy Osbourne, Alien Ant Farm, System of a Down, Natalie Merchant, Bad Religion, Muse 50,000 40,000 6–8 iunie2003 Iron Maiden, Metallica, Placebo (înlocuindu-i pe Linkin Park ca rezultat a spitalizării lui Chester Bennington), Audioslave, Evanescence, Apocalyptica, Marilyn Manson, Deftones, Queens of the Stone Age, Zwan, The Cardigans, Maná, Molotov, Lifehouse, The Donnas, Murderdolls, Reamonn, Silverchair, The Hives, The Dandy Warhols, Die Happy, blackmail, M.I.A., Joachim Deutschland, Whyte Seeds, Stone Sour, Clawfinger Emil Bulls, Dave Gahan, Stereophonics, Badly Drawn Boy, Turin Brakes, Tomte, The Ark, Saybia, Surrogat, Disturbed, Boysetsfire, Moby, Beginner, ASD (Afrob & Samy Deluxe), Patrice, Saïan Supa Crew, Deichkind, Kool Savas, Creutzfeld & Jakob, Rolf Stahlhofen 75,000 40,000 4–6 iunie2004 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, Nickelback, Evanescence, Die Toten Hosen, Faithless, Bad Religion, Moloko, Avril Lavigne, Wir sind Helden, Judas Priest (Rock im Park only), Linkin Park (Rock am Ring only), Lostprophets, Motörhead, Sportfreunde Stiller, The Rasmus, Seeed, Korn, 3 Doors Down, Lagwagon, H-Blockx, Dover, Machine Head 65,000 40,000 3–5 iunie2005 Headliners: Iron Maiden, R.E.M., HIM, Wir sind Helden, Mudvayne, Melody Club, Green Day, Incubus, The Hives, Slayer, Marilyn Manson, 3 Doors Down, Helmet, Billy Idol, Velvet Revolver, Feeder, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Slipknot, Mötley Crüe, Fettes Brot, Mando Diao, Subway to Sally, Apocalyptica, Die Toten Hosen, Wednesday 13, Dir En Grey, Kagerou, Maroon 5, Papa Roach, Within Temptation, Weezer, Black Raven, Garbage. 70,000 45,000 2–4 iunie2006 Headliners: New Guns N' Roses, Kaizers Orchestra, Korn and Metallica, Angels & Airwaves, Trivium, Alter Bridge, Avenged Sevenfold, Cradle of Filth, Depeche Mode, The Darkness, Placebo, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, Deftones, Editors, Bela B., Nelly Furtado, Sportfreunde Stiller, Kaiser Chiefs, Tool, Jamiroquai, Dir En Grey, Atreyu, In Flames, Opeth, Bloodhound Gang, Kagerou, Danko Jones, Bullet for My Valentine, Alice in Chains, Stone Sour, Point Blank, The Zutons, Strapping Young Lad, She Wants Revenge 80,000 49,000 1–3 iunie2007 Headliners: Linkin Park, 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 82,000for the first time sold out in advance sale 60,000 6–8 iunie2008 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 peste85,000sold out in advance sale 75,000 5–7 iunie2009 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 80,000sold out in advance sale 60,000 3–6 iunie2010 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 86,500sold out in advance sale 60,500 3–5 iunie2011 Headliners: System of a Down, Coldplay, Kings of Leon; also In Flames, Mando Diao, Beatsteaks, The Gaslight Anthem, Volbeat, Hurts, The BossHoss, Jazzkantine 84,000 55,200 1–3 iunie2012 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 86,500sold out in advance sale 76,000 7–9 iunie2013 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, Tocotronic, Biffy Clyro, Papa Roach Love and Death (band) 87,000sold out in advance sale 5–8 iunie2014 Headliners: Linkin Park, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Kings Of Leon; — —
2008 Festivalul din 2008 a avut loc pe 6–8 iunie 2008. 91 de participanți au evoluat oficial. Pentru ambele festivaluri tichetele s-au epuizat pe 1 mai.