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Rock am Ring

The legendary German rock music festival was held at the famous old racetrack Nürburgring from 1985 until 2014. Following two years at the Mendig airport, it returns to the old venue in 2017.

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Rock am Ring, huge crowd, a girl stnads on a man's houlders

Music festival season kicks off in Europe

After a two-year forced break, most rock and pop festivals are taking place again. But COVID has left its mark.
MusicJune 3, 2022
Musikfestival Rock am Ring

10 tips for summer festivals in Europe

This summer fans will travel to the where music will be played, be it heavy metal, rock, pop, jazz or classical music.
TravelMay 30, 201810 images
Rock am Ring 2017 - Festivalbesucher

Ready to rock (again) at Rock am Ring

DW talked with some of the visitors just before the famous rock festival resumed on Saturday afternoon.
MusicJune 3, 2017
Rock am Ring 2015

Rammstein headline Rock am Ring

Germany's mega rock music festival is back on home turf with a bumper line-up including Rammstein and System of a Down.
CultureJune 1, 2017
Rock am Ring 2014

Rock am Ring returns to Nürburgring

For the legendary rock festival, it's back to the roots, and to the famous old racetrack.
MusicDecember 5, 2016
Fans at Rock am Ring, Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa

Rock am Ring

Ahead of the festival, DW's Kate Müser picks three German hip hop acts you should know.
June 2, 2015
Rock am Ring 2014

Tug of war over "Rock am Ring"

The Ruhr Valley is getting its own festival supposedly in the "RaR" tradition.
April 2, 2015
Rock am Ring fans in front of the stage

Brand name "Rock am Ring" ruled not protected

Now that Germany's legendary rock festival is switching venues, a dispute has emerged over who can lay claim to its name. A court has ruled that the brand name "Rock am Ring" is not protected.
July 2, 2014
Jan Delay

Rock am Ring

Multi-faceted German star Jan Delay talks to DW about why Rock am Ring means so much to him.
June 8, 2014
Rock am Ring fans

Rock am Ring

This weekend marks the last Rock am Ring festival at the Nürburgring.
June 7, 2014
Rock am Ring attendees in 2013

Rock am Ring

The now legendary open air rock festival is moving to another location after a financial dispute.
June 4, 2014
"Bring Me The Horizon" live on Stage! Photo: Anders

26th Rock am Ring

The 'mother of all German music festivals' drew nearly 85.000 rock fans to the Nürburgring.
June 6, 2011