# Rockwave Festival

Rockwave Festival is a rock festival that takes place in Malakasa, Greece, near Athens. It is one of the most famous music festivals in Greece. The festival's history begins in 1996, but its popularity has spread since 2004. The festival's location was constantly being changed until 2004, when event park TerraVibe Park, located in Attica, became the permanent venue of the festival.

## 2025 lineup

This year marked the addition of a sister festival in Pieria, at Terra Republic.
Terra Vibe :
| Friday 13 June | Saturday 14 June | Thurday 10 July | Friday 11 July | Sunday 13 July | Monday 14 July |
| Alkinoos Ioannidis | Dionysis Savvopoulos | King Diamond Paradise Lost | Alice Cooper Floor Jansen Zeal & Ardor | Cypress Hill Kneecap | W.A.S.P. Skyclad Anorimoi |
Terra Republic :
| Friday 20 June | Saturday 21 June | Thursday 26 June | Friday 27 June | Saturday 28 June |
| Alkinoos Ioannidis | Dionysis Savvopoulos | Opeth The Halo Effect Iotunn | Rotting Christ Sacred Reich Primordial | Savatage Michael Schenker |

## 2023 lineup

Asking Alexandria were to play on the second day but did not perform due to health issues of their drummer.
Terra Stage :
| Saturday 1 July | Friday 7 July | Saturday 8 July | Sunday 9 July |
| Robbie Williams James Bay Mika Jonathan Jeremiah Leon of Athens | Deep Purple Saxon As I Lay Dying Bokassa Rock n' Roll Children Lazy Man's Load | The Black Keys Puscifer Ville Valo Kishi Bashi Spektrvm Frenzee | Villagers of Ioannina City 1000mods Mother of Millions Sadhus Project Renegade Soundtruck Ganzi Gun |

## 2022 lineup

Terra Stage :
* Friday 22 July
* Social Distortion
* Amenra
* Allochiria
* Krotalias
* Half Gramme of Soma

## 2018 lineup

Terra Stage :
| Friday 6 July | Thursday 19 July | Friday 20 July |
| Arctic Monkeys alt-J Miles Kane Get Well Soon Coretheband | Judas Priest Saxon Accept | Iron Maiden Tremonti Monument |
Vibe Stage :
| Friday 6 July | Thursday 19 July | Friday 20 July |
| | Sabaton Foray Between Ocean Null'O'Zero Jacks Full | Volbeat The Raven Age W.E.B. Rollin' Dice |

## 2017 lineup

Terra Stage :
| Friday 30 June | Saturday 1 July | Sunday 2 July |
| Rotting Christ Nightstalker InnerWish | Placebo Sivert Hoyem Fat White Family The Last International Playboys | Evanescence Paradise Lost Anathema Epica |
Vibe Stage :
| Friday 30 June | Saturday 1 July | Sunday 2 July |
| 1000mods Bazooka Godsleep | Cigarettes After Sex Tango with Lions She Tames Chaos Amnesia Pills | Gojira Flogging Molly Poem Tardive Dyskinesia |

## 2016 lineup

Terra Stage :
| Sunday 5 June | Tuesday 19 July |
| The Last Shadow Puppets Suede The Subways The Callas Whereswilder | Lana Del Rey Allah-Las Iratus Daphne and the Fuzz The Cave Children |
Vibe Stage :
| Sunday 5 June | Tuesday 19 July |
| Dropkick Murphys Turbonegro Despite Everything Wish Upon a Star | |

## 2015 lineup

Terra Stage :
| Saturday 30 May | Saturday 20 June | Saturday 4 July | Tuesday 21 July |
| The Black Keys The Black Angels 1000mods The Big Nose Attack Puta Volcano | Robbie Williams Kovacs Ex-Girlfriend's Perfume Inconsistencies | The Prodigy Black Rebel Motorcycle Club John Garcia Electric Litany | Manu Chao Baildsa Fundracar Les Skartoi DJ Spery |
Vibe Stage :
| Saturday 30 May | Saturday 20 June | Saturday 4 July | Tuesday 21 July |
| | | Judas Priest Rotting Christ Maplerun Exarsis | |

## 2014 lineup

Terra Stage :
| Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July |
| Active Member Razastarr Rodney P & DJ Skitz Nikitas Klint & Fleck Vavylona Taf Lathos Noova Groova Ground Zero Stixoplokes Normatraxx Sound System | Giannis Haroulis Natassa Bofiliou Greeklish Babylon Chinese Basement |
Vibe Stage :
| Friday 11 July | Saturday 12 July |
| Timo Maas Roni Size & Youngman MC Eric Burdon The Godfathers Villagers of Ioannina City Beggars Blues Diary | Booka Shade Woodkid Calexico Little Barrie |

## 2013 lineup

Terra Stage :
| Saturday 6 July | Sunday 7 July | Monday 8 July | Tuesday 9 July |
| Sokratis Malamas Thanasis Papakonstantinou Leonidas Mpalafas | Ska-P Marky Ramone Alborosie 1000mods | Lana Del Rey Echo & the Bunnymen The Subways Gautier | Dead Can Dance Monophonics Craig Walker Opera Chaotique |
Vibe Stage :
| Saturday 6 July | Sunday 7 July | Monday 8 July | Tuesday 9 July |
| Giannis Aggelakas Ypogeia Revmata & Thanos Anestopoulos Eirini Skulakaki | Saxon Kreator Carcass Descending Endsight | Iced Earth Suicidal Tendencies At the Gates Psycho Choke Black Hat Bones | Septic Flesh Chaostar Acid Death Tardive Dyskinesia Mahakala |

## 2012 lineup

| Saturday 30 June | Sunday 1 July | Monday 2 July |
| The Locos The Last Drive Nashville Pussy Nightstalker Mamma Kin | Ozzy Osbourne Machine Head Paradise Lost Unisonic Planet of Zeus Lucky Funeral | The Prodigy Iggy and the Stooges Everlast GAD. Monovine |

## 2011 lineup

Terra Stage :
| Friday 1 July | Saturday 2 July | Sunday 3 July |
| Editors Cake The Stranglers The Inspector Cluzo | Giannis Aggelakas Psarantonis Lykoi Live Psarogiorgis Ntinos Sadikis Lozios & Anakatosia Lost Bodies Vlastur Polifoniko Schima Dioni | The Prodigy Gogol Bordello Kyuss Lives! Monster Magnet Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg |
Vibe Stage :
| Friday 1 July | Saturday 2 July | Sunday 3 July |
| Sivert Hoyem Pavlos Pavlidis & B-Movies Vassilikos Stavros Dadoush & Los Tigainos Iosif Vagger dj set Go Over | | Flogging Molly Therapy? Viza Dept. 63High |

## 2010 lineup

Terra Stage :
| Wednesday 7 July | Saturday 10 July | Sunday 11 July |
| The Black Eyed Peas Faithless Aviv Geffen Konstantinos Vita Transistor | Fatboy Slim The Ting Tings White Lies Melisses | Ska-P Massive Attack Peyoti for President |
Vibe Stage :
| Friday 1 July | Saturday 2 July | Sunday 3 July |
| | DJ Shadow Garcia plays Kyuss Dear Darkstar | Gogol Bordello Giannis Aggelakas Ska Bangies |

## 2009 lineup

Terra Stage :
| Saturday 27 June | Sunday 28 June | Monday 29 June | Tuesday 30 June |
| Placebo Moby Gogol Bordello Aviv Geffen Cabaret Balcan | The Killers Duffy Dinosaur Jr K. BETTA GAD | Motley Crue Monster Magnet Arch Enemy Lauren Harris | Slipknot Mastodon Down Kylesa Torche |
Vibe Stage :
| Saturday 27 June | Sunday 28 June | Monday 29 June | Tuesday 30 June |
| Foals Expatriate Sunny Side of the Razor Raintear | Tricky Eden James De Niro Jamerllada | W.A.S.P. Voivod Inactive Messiah Scar Of The Sun | Saxon Lita Ford Eden Demise God.Fear.None |

## 2008 lineup

Monday 31 March was the day when Didi Music-Big Star Promotion Ltd (music concert organizer), announced the names of the artists that would perform at Rockwave Festival 2008. Along with the names they introduced the changes in the festival's whole structure. The festival is now divided in two stages, "Terra" stage and "Vibe" stage (that comes by the name of the event park "TerraVibe"). They also abolished the division of the "Terra" concert area into gates PL1 and PL2, lowered the high price of the tickets and retained the special area that is on the side of the field, where there is more comfort, as there are places to sit.
Terra Stage :
| Tuesday 8 July | Wednesday 9 July | Thursday 10 July |
| The Offspring Siouxsie Sioux Deus The Gossip Abbie Gale | Judas Priest Within Temptation Cavalera Conspiracy Opeth Morbid Angel | Manu Chao & the Radio Bemba Sound System Patti Smith Locomondo |
Vibe Stage :
| Tuesday 8 July | Wednesday 9 July | Thursday 10 July |
| Marky Ramone Flogging Molly Personality Crisis Viper Vikings Pshychograndmamas | Carcass Innerwish Insidead Universe217 | Los Mujeros Rosebleed No Profile Looming Titties Ska Bangies Sober Musica Ficta |

## 2007 lineup

When the band names were first announced, Stone Sour were included in the third day of the festival. Although the band cancelled a few of their dates in their European tour, My Dying Bride filled up their spot in the third day.
| Friday 29 June | Sunday 1 July | Tuesday 3 July |
| Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation Chris Cornell Europe Redrum | Heaven and Hell Dream Theater Iced Earth Anathema Kinetic | Metallica Mastodon My Dying Bride Dirt Spawn Disease |

## 2006 lineup

W.A.S.P. were to play on the third day but did not perform due to health issues of Blackie Lawless.
| Monday 10 July | Tuesday 11 July | Wednesday 12 July |
| Guns N' Roses Star Star | Franz Ferdinand The Dandy Warhols Editors Green on Red Mecano The Sunday Drivers | Twisted Sister Celtic Frost Crimson Glory Moonspell |

## 2005 lineup

| Friday 24 June | Saturday 25 June | Sunday 26 June | Friday 8 July | Saturday 9 July |
| Marilyn Manson Garbage Matisse | Black Sabbath Velvet Revolver Black Label Society Wastefall | Moby Sonic Youth Secret Machines British Sea Power Sigmatropic | Slayer Accept Candlemass Dismember Order of the Ebon Hand | Twisted Sister Dio Anthrax Katatonia Olethrio Rigma |

## 2004 lineup

Running Wild did not perform and were replaced by Gamma Ray. Muse were also to perform on the fourth day of the festival but cancelled and were replaced by Mogwai.
| Friday 18 June | Saturday 19 June | Sunday 20 June | Monday 21 June | Tuesday 22 June |
| Peter Gabriel Estoudiantina Neas Ionias | W.A.S.P. Gamma Ray Soulfly Dark Tranquility Firewind | Judas Priest Nightwish Queensrÿche Nightfall | Pixies Mogwai Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Ill Niño Raining Pleasure | Placebo HIM Starsailor The Soundtrack of Our Lives Film |

## 2001 lineup

The festival took place in the Athens Olympic Velodrome (Athens Olympic Sports Complex) from 1 to 3 July. The second day of the festival was cancelled by the Greek authorities, due to reasons of safety.
| Sunday 1 July | Tuesday 3 July |
| Judas Priest Megadeth Cradle of Filth Savatage Rotting Christ Less Than Human | Placebo PJ Harvey Grandaddy JJ72 Ash |

## 2000 lineup

The festival took place in Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan Park in Ilion, Athens. Iron Maiden cancelled their show at the third day, due to Janick Gers' accident at a previous show. The Flaming Lips also cancelled their show on the first day.
| Wednesday 12 July | Thursday 13 July | Friday 14 July |
| Oasis Moby Muse Closer | Trypes Supergrass Apollo 440 Gomez Gallon Drunk | Dream Theater In Flames Septic Flesh On Thorns I Lay |

## 1999 lineup

The festival took place in Agios Kosmas, Athens.
| Monday 12 July | Tuesday 13 July | Wednesday 14 July | Thursday 15 July |
| Manowar Mercyful Fate Sodom Immortal Nightfall Exhumation Horrified | Blur Placebo Deus Mercury Rev Purple Overdose Oneiropagida Michalis Delta | Garbage Patti Smith Fun Lovin' Criminals Terrorvision Bokomolech Make Believe Closer | The Prodigy + Terror X Crew The Afghan Whigs Bloodhound Gang Queens of the Stone Age The Earthbound Sigmatropic |

## 1998 lineup

The festival took place in Freattyda, Piraeus.
| Monday 13 July | Tuesday 14 July | Wednesday 15 July | Thursday 16 July |
| Pyx Lax Natacha Atlas Ypogeia Revmata Theodosia Tsatsou George Dimitriadis & Oi Mikroi Iroes Petros Theotokatos Valia Kalda | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Trypes Moby Cornershop Endelechia Ellinistan | Portishead Spiritualized Asian Dub Foundation Konstantinos Vita Active Member Psofioi Korioi | Pulp Sonic Youth Xylina Spathia Puressence Bokomolech Closer |

## 1997 lineup

The festival took place in Rizoupoli Stadium, now called Georgios Kamaras Stadium.
| Wednesday 9 July | Thursday 10 July | Friday 11 July |
| Xaris & Panos Katsimichas Pyx Lax Sotiria Leonardou Ypogeia Revmata Manolis Famelos kai oi Podilates Τsopana Rave | The Sisters of Mercy New Model Army Diafana Krina The Flowers of Romance Love in Sadness | Megadeth Bruce Dickinson feat. Adrian Smith Grip Inc. Rotting Christ Dark Nova |

## 1996 lineup

The first festival was called "Rock of Gods" and took place in the Dock 3 of the Piraeus harbour. Motörhead was included in the first day of the festival, but cancelled and Saxon filled up their spot. Foo Fighters were to play on the third day of the festival, but Dave Grohl broke his arm at a previous show and Violent Femmes took their place.
| Friday 12 July | Saturday 13 July | Sunday 14 July |
| Slayer Saxon Blind Guardian Rage Nightfall Fatal Morgana | Violent Femmes The Jesus and Mary Chain Bad Religion Paradise Lost Dead Moon Bokomolech | Iggy Pop Violent Femmes Moby Stereo Nova In Trance '95 Oh! My Garden |