Getaway Rock Festival Sweden
2010 was the first year for Getaway Rock Festival and it was a successful one - The aim with the festival is to create something new within the Hard Rock scene as the organisers recognised there was a gap to fill. What they experienced with existing festivals was the lack of good bands, unique area, accessibility, service and concept, and it was hoped to change this with the launch of Getaway Rock Festival. Once the guests walk into the arena, the feeling of Getaway Rock festival will create an instant atmosphere different to all other festivals. With the 2011 festival also selling out, with bands like Alice Cooper, The Darkness and Hammerfall there is a wide mix of hard rock music for everyone to check out!
It’s really ironic that with all the reruns of this year, an icon like Ozzy have never played this festival before. So it was about time he did. With him he brought his new guitar player, Gus G, the replacement for Zakk Wylde.
It was only two years since Judas Priest last headlined this festival, third time all in all. Last time wasn’t bad, but it didn’t rock my world either. And I love the Priest so I want and need them to when I see them live!
This is a review I never thought I’d write. I was never a Joan Jett fan and I more or less went to her gig because I thought I’d just catch a few songs and then leave!
Ever since I got Rob Zombie’s debut ”Hellbilly DeLuxe” in the late 90’s I have wanted to see him live. That CD knocked me off my rockers and I’ve been a fan since.
I have seen Alice Cooper on several occasions, but I must say that this concert was one of the best ones I have seen. His backing band are always really tight and this was no exception to the rule.
This was one concert I was looking forward to most at the whole festival. First, I missed them at Sweden Rock earlier this year due to other commitments (beer and Jaeger…).
On the first day of the Festival July 16, 2011, the day greeted us with a never-ending pouring rain and cool temperatures
For 13 to 17 year olds Underage festival is a chance for all teenagers to see their favourite bands and artists perform without being turned down by clubs for not having ID
It has been 15 years since I started listening to this band and differently from a huge part of the audience present on the 15th of November to the Assago Forum in Milan
As far as I know, this was the first time Buckcherry had played in Sweden in their some 15 years long career. And what could be better than a hard dose of Buckcherry’s mix of sleaze and classic rock!
As usual when Thin Lizzy’s name comes up, conservatives start to scream themselves blue about how sacrilegious this is
Let me first say that I love Queensrÿche, at least the records from their debut to 1992’s Promised Land. But I even like a lot of their later records
This year Gods of Metal was different from the previous editions. Just having a look at the line up it seemed to have done a 30-year back in time jump!
On the 17th of June, 40 thousand Bon Jovi fans were pleased by an over two-hour-gig that brought in big style a great amount of the best the band has produced along these 25 years.
Having never seen Evergrey live before, despite owning lots of their records and liking the band very much, this was a gig I was really looking forward to
When Papa Roach had their breakthrough, we wrote early 2000 and nu metal was the big thing. Together with Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, the Roaches were the biggest hype of that era
Sonisphere came back even bigger and better for its third year in the UK with capacity being rasied to 60,000 people and an amazing line-up including The Big Four, Slipknot, Mastodon, In Flames, Limp Bizkit to name but a few!
Four times harder, four times stronger, four bands: Ladies and Gentleman The Big4!
The Big 4 metal bands rolled into Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg on the 3rd July
Expectations were big for the Swedish Melodic Death Metal band led by Mrs. Attitude
I was really curious to check the Swedish band,