# Rock In Solo

Rock In Solo is a rock music festival held in Surakarta, Indonesia. By 2012, the event had become a major music festival in Indonesia, with 8,000 visitors.
The festival was first held in 2004 as a small event for Indonesian bands with one stage and seven bands. The second edition was launched in 2007 and the third in 2009. The 2009 edition is also the first edition to feature international band. Since 2009 the festival had been held annually until 2015. In 2010 Rock In Solo took place with around 20 bands performing on 2 stages. On the 2011 edition, the festival facilitated 33 bands with 4 stages.
The attendance of Rock In Solo has grown and the festival has attracted around 8,000 people in 2012 compared to 1,500 in 2004 on its first incarnation. The 2013 edition was attended by 10.000 people in two days event.
Notable bands that have performed in Rock In Solo include Death Angel, Kataklysm, Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Behemoth, Carcass and Nile
After the 2015 edition, the festival experienced a hiatus during 2016-2021, but reactivated in 2022.

## Lineups
### 2004

Held on Friday, May 28, 2004 at Manahan Sport Center, Surakarta
Lineup :
| Tengkorak The Brandals Seringai Down For Life | Sporadic Bliss Automatic Russian Roulette |

### 2007

Held on Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Manahan Velodrome, Surakarta
Lineup :
| Burgerkill Seringai Down For Life Bandoso | Makam End Of Summer Faceless Translantic Lab Feat Belukar |

### 2009

Held on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Manahan Sport Center, Surakarta
Lineup :
| Psycroptic Burgerkill Down For Life Death Vomit Bandoso | Nemesis Outright Makam Spirit Of Life Faceless |

### 2010

Held on Friday, September 17, 2010 at Sriwedari Stadium, Surakarta
Lineup :
| Dying Fetus Siksakubur Down For Life Fall Of Mirra Komunal Valerian Cranial Incisored | Bandoso Spirit Of Life Devoured Opium Take and Awake Matius III:II From This Day | Pernicious Hate Tragical Memories Never Again Breathing on Flame Sisi Selatan Beneath The Burning Sky Bankeray |

### 2011

Held on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Alun – Alun Utara, Surakarta
Lineup :
| Death Angel Kataklysm Deranged Enforce Oathean Ishtar Burgerkill Down For Life Rajasinga Gigantor | Bandoso Suri Extreme Decay Turbidity Something Wrong Madonna Of The Rock Alice Crucial Conflict Too Late To Notice Fat In Diet | Noseferatu Octopus Pesakitan Lost Another End Of Your Life Screaming School Lamphor Spirit Of Life Matius III:II Anti Regime | Never Again Enforced Bankeray Sisi Selatan Bhrobosan Death Stumble Black Hot Company Tangan Nggratil Defragment Otak Blood Diamond |

### 2012

Held on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Alun – Alun Utara, Surakarta
Lineup :
| Cannibal Corpse Jasad Jeruji Dead Vertical Bandoso Parau Belligerent Intent Nafrat Speedkill Aftercoma | Spirit Of Life Revenge Dreamer Killharmonic Devadata Makam Anorma Nothing Special Tendangan Badut Never Again | Metallic Ass Soulsaver Werewolf Hydroshephalus Unremains Tiyank Ndusun Trah Gali Soulja Sunday Sad Story Devormity Starting Over | Problem Overstay Undergreed Salahudin Al Ayubi Fearless Bhrobosan Hands Of Midas Incarnation |

### 2013

Held on Saturday, November 2 & Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Kota Barat Ground, Surakarta. Future president Joko Widodo was in attendance.
Lineup :
| Behemoth Hour of Penance Noxa Down For Life ((Auman)) Navicula | Psychonaut Ilemauzar Straightout Outright The Corals Kapital | Djin Bankeray Nadi Inlander Kedjawen KM09 | Sisi Selatan Deadly Weapon Jihad Djiwo Infectious Arteries The Working Class Symphony |

### 2014

Held on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Benteng Vastenburg, Surakarta.
Lineup :
| Carcass EdanE Death Vomit Siksakubur Down For Life | Bandoso Revenge Godless Symptoms Revenge The Fate Disinfected | Warkvlt Piston Rising The Fall Fraud Earth Rot | Salahudin Al Ayubi Biang Kerock |

### 2015

Rock In Solo 2015 was held on Monday, November 15, 2015 at Manahan Stadium Parking Park, Surakarta.
Lineup :
| Nile Unearth I Killed The Prom Queen Burgerkill | Seringai Carnivored Rezume Serigala Malam | Gendar Pecel Pargochy Immortal Rites Bankeray | Internal Amputation Furor Anthelion |

### 2022

The main event of Rock in Solo Festival 2022 was held on October 30, 2022 at Fort Vastenburg, Surakarta. This is the first edition of the festival in 7 years since the last edition in 2015.
Lineup :
| Suffocation Fit for an Autopsy Down for Life Navicula | Roxx Fraud Beside Serigala Malam | Extreme Decay Pure Wrath Paranoid Despire MTAD | MCPR Iron Voltage Sworn |
Rock in Solo Festival 2022 also featured series of pre-event shows prior to the main event. The pre-event shows called A Journey of Rock in Solo and The Rock Parade took place at multiple venues in Surakarta and its built-up areas from September 18, 2022 to October 26, 2022. A total of 36 bands played for the series of pre-event shows including Metallic Ass, Bandoso, The Working Class Symphony, Wafat, Sisi Selatan, Tendangan Badut, Spirit of Life, Sunday Sad Story and Gendar Pecel.

### 2023

Rock In Solo 2023 was held on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Fort Vastenburg, Surakarta.
Lineup :
| Behemoth Thy Art is Murder Cryptopsy Edane Down for Life Noxa | Humiliation Death Vomit Sworn Kid Monster Ludicia | MCPR Weekend Warrior Dazzle MTAD | Finsmoonth XTAB Fingerprint |