Roskilde Festival 2008
Roskilde Festival 2008 looks extremely promising. The weather seems to be sunny and Roskilde program this year is in the absolute top class.
It all begins on Thursday 3 and ends again Sunday, July 6. A regular ticket for the party cost 1,650 - / u. fee and can be purchased here . Below you can get an overview of the bands playing this year: Rock, Metal, Alternative, Indie, Punk, Radiohead (UK) The angel made alternative-indie kings My Bloody Valentine (UK) Noise Rock legends are back from their long exile At the Gates (S) Pioneers of Swedish melodic death metal Holy Fuck (Can) Improvised instrumental electro punk Yeasayer (US) Indie-rock with world elements Band of Horses (US) Sensitive guitar rock with nerve and presence Clutch (US) Heavy bluesy acid rock Enter Shikari (UK) Equal parts indie rock and techno rave Job For a Cowboy (UK) Death metal Pilgrimz (DK) Danish metal Slayer (US) Speed metal giants Battles (US) Offbeat, experimental rock Extra Golden (US / KEN) American indie rock meetings Kenyan pop Dengue Fever (US / CBD) Fusion of California and Cambodia Judas Priest (US) Pioneers and legends within the traditional Heavy Metal the Dillinger Escape Plan (US) Chaotic and edgy hardcore Kings of Leon (US) Steeped guitar rock from the American Bible belt escapees Grinderman (m Nick Cave) (AUS / UK / US) Nick Cave side project MGMT (US) Psychedelic electro-rock 18th Dye (Dk / De) Danish noise rock A Kid Hereafter (Dk) Multi Artist playing three concerts Anti-Flag (Us) Political Punk with clenched fists Beta Satan (Dk) Effective fierce guitar-pop Black Mountain (Can) Psychedelic rock band Bob Hund (S) Legendary Swedish madman-rock Bullet For My Valentine (Uk) 80s metal The Fashion (DK) Indierock The Freudian Slip (DK) garage Rock the Good the Bad (DK) Instrumental surf Gossip (US) Disco Punk the Grand (N) 70's Rock the Hellacopters (S) Swedish garage rockers on farewell tour Jay Reatard (US) garage Rock from Memphis La Kinky Beat (E) city Rock from Barcelona the Late Parade (DK) Danish Dreams Rock Liars (US) Gloomy art-rock Mogwai (UK) Scottish post-rock pioneers Motor Psycho (N) Norwegian rock Pascal (S) Swedish primeval rock Path of No Return (S) Metallic hardcore Polarkreis 18 (DE) Dreams Rock Raunchy (DK) Melodic metal the Raveonettes (DK) Sune Wagner noise pop Riffelsyndikatet (DK) Classic Rock the River Phoenix (DK) Danish noise rock Rotten Sound (FIN) Ond and rotten grindcore from Finland Rumble In Rhodos (N ) Post hardcore Sleep With All Your Friends (DK) Post punk Spleen United (DK) Dark synth pop of high caliber Veto (DK) Well written electro rock Vira (DK) Metal Von Hertzen Brothers (FIN) Vodka reeking bully rock Racket, Yoke & Yohs and yoyo Oyoy Special Occasion Orchestra (Dk) Offbeat rock Pop, Soul, R & B, Funk, Jazz: Isam B (GB) 1/3 Outlandish the Campbell Brothers (US) American gospel - the pedal-steel guitar Burhan G (DK) Denmark well probably best R & B soloist Duffy (UK) Britain's new soul princess. Wales 'answers to Amy Winehouse Hot Chip (UK) Effective electro-pop Gnarls Barkley (US) Soul-pop hitmagerne behind ' Crazy 'The Notwist (DE) German electronicapop Aaron (FR) Piano-based dream pop Alphabeat (DK) Denmark popdarlings number 1 the Asteroids Galaxy Tour (DK) Rum-Soul Nicole Atkins & the Sea (US) girl pop Solomon Burke (US) Soul rock Casio Kids (N) Experimental keyboardpop the Duke Spirit (UK) Rock 'n ' roll with soul flavor Fanfara Tirana (ALB) well-playing brass band Goldfrapp (UK) Atmospheric pop Henrik Hall (DK) Ex Love Shop member with solo success Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (US) Funky soul with the real retro sound Kiss Kiss Kiss (DK) Indie pop Majorian ( DK) Art-pop Maria & Metammit (DK) Well-functioning electro-pop from previous Broken Beats bassist No Age (US) noise pop Spaceship (DK) Spherical dream pop Santo Gold (US) fusion of dancehall, punk and 80s Super Silent (N) improvisatory avantgarde jazz Tokyo Police Club (CAN) Melodic guitar pop When Saints Go Machine (DK) Dansepop Country, Blues, Folk, singer / songwriter: Teitur (FO) Faroe foremost folk singer Neil Young (CAN) Rock legend and unique singer / songwriter Bonnie Prince Billy ( US) heartfelt singer / songwriter with a flair for the offbeat and personal Cat Power (US) Singer / songwriter and style icon Choir of Young Believers (DK) Versatile folk-pop Cocorosie (US) Trendsetting hip hop people Tina Dickow (DK) Perhaps Denmark's most serious singer / songwriter the Die (FIN / FR) folk-pop duo Le Failure (DK) Experimental people José González (S) Excellent sensitive songwriter - him with bouncy balls Joan As Police Woman (US) Sophisticated singer / songwriter Jomi Massage (DK) Danish singer / songwriter with strong personality Jong Pang (DK)Acoustic pop from example. Moon Gringo Lykke Li (S) Successful Swedish drømmpop with sensitive personality Mugison (ISL) Hard kategoriserbar Icelandic personality Kate Nash (UK) Sensitive English songwriter Seasick Steve (US) Rustic country-blues Säkert! (S) People pop Wild Birds & Peacedrums (S) Blues people Hip Hop, Rap, Urban: The Streets (UK) Fast-talking street poetry Shape of Broad Minds (US) Psychedelic hip hop MIA (UK) - CANCELLED Majors (DK) Danish hiphop Miss Platinum (DE) German Balkan hip hop LOC (DK) Perhaps Denmark's largest Albertslund Terror Korps (DK) Dansktop, Bollywood and Paki Tech in unique Ghetto sound Awadi (SEN) Hiphop from the west coast of Africa Beardyman (UK) Superior human beat boxer Boy Better Know (UK ) London hiphop Cadence Weapon (CAN) ironic underground rapper Dee Pee (DK) Ex Rockers by Choice FREDNUKES (DK) Danish, English-language hip hop with irony Jay-Z (US) Popular hip hop from New York Lucy Love (DK) Danish grime hip hop Lupe Fiasco (US) Chicago hiphop Orishas (CUB) Cuban hiphop Static & Noize (DK) Danish DJs warming up before Jay-Z Power & AndyOp (DK) Political hip hop Swollen Members (CAN) Canada's largest hip hop name Electronic, dj, Trip Hop, Electronica, Drum 'n ' Bass: Efterklang (DK) Excellent Danish sound collage-rock the Chemical Brothers (UK) Again at Roskilde - Explosive fusion of house, electro, rock and hip hop Tumi and the Volume (ZA) African hiphop Digitalism (DE) German digital rock Familjen (S) Excellent Swedish electropop August (DK) Electronica Dj BadboE (DK) Offbeat Breakbeat DJ Banel (DK) Hypnotic trance Blood Group (ISL) Exciting Icelandic electro Boom Clap Bachelors (DK) Electronica Canon Blue (US ) Melancholic Indietronica The Count & Sinden (Uk) Dance Dan Deacon (US) Laptop / Multimedia Show DSL (FR) Parisian house Dunkelbunt (A) Balkan dj August Engkilde (DK) Experienced sound magician Fedde Le Grand & Friends (NL) PartyPOP Fuck Buttons ( UK) Electronic eksperimentalduo Girl Talk (US) schizophrenic jukebox artist Krusseldorf (S) Dub Lounge Clash (UK) Exotic electronica Lulu Rouge (DK) swallows end midnight club music Magnetic Man feat. Skream & Benga (UK) two-headed dubstep monster Nis and Nis (DK) Copenhagen avantgardists Osaka Invasion feat. DJ Scotch Egg, Ove-Naxx, Maruosa And Bogulta (JPN) Japanese madness attack Dj Wagner Pá (BRA) sound of barcelonas nightlife Press Play On Tape (GB) Commodore 64 - live Ricoloop (DE) Fantastic one-man jam Seahorse Transform (DK) Indian spiced dub Shackleton (UK) Dubstep Slagsmålsklubben (S) Melodic electro Stella Polaris Soundsystem (DK) False start in late summer's biggest chill out event Sunburned Hand of the Man (US) Steeped fusion of virtually all genres Tone (DK) sugar Crisp laptop adventure Valravn (DK) Crosses of pagan folk and electronica Various Production (UK) Glowing dubstep with cool angelic vocals World music, Balkan Rock, Reggae, Latin: La Shica (E) Flamenco Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar (DE) Authorship European Balkans -house. Alberta In Love (Dk / E) World Lounge Baby Love & The Van Dangos (DK) Dance friendly and well played ska The Black Seeds (NZ) Reggae Culcha Candela (DE) German hip-hop reggae Frédéric Galliano Kuduro Sound System (FR / AGO) Dance Music from Angola Kenge Kenge (KEN) uncompromising dance music from East Africa Lady Saw (JAM) Feminist dancehall Mamar Kassey (NER) Jazzy afro-pop Orquestra Imperial (BRA) Neo samba from Rio Queen Ifrica (JAM) Reggae dancehall with a message Sidi Goma (IND) Indian-African drum music Spokfrevo Orquestra (BRA) Brazilian carnival music Vieux Farka Touré (MALI) African rhythms meet American blues classical: Tivoli symphony orchestra (DK) Only classical features - TS play new classical music Spoken Word mm: Thomas Boberg (DK) Reputable poet and backpack literary Lars Frost (DK) Københavnsk author reads aloud TS Høeg (DK) Literary handyman Mc Jabber (UK) Witty performance poet from Blue Foundation Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band (UK) Jazz and spoken word Peter Laugesen (DK) Brabrands own Allen Ginsberg Literary hypnosis By Jens Blendstrup & Lars Bukdahl (DK) Danish poetry foremost spradebasser on slack rope Klaus Lynggaard (DK) critic, musician and author ROSKILDE LOUNGE: DJ These (DK) Aromatic Dub Dub Tractor & Opiate (DK) Kim Grønborg (GB) Installation Artist and dJ Ian Ion (DK) Lydskulptør Erik Levander (S) Dark Laden laptop-ambient Martin Rostbøll (DK) DR dJ Soul Club dj Team (DK) World of yesterday on the turntable the State, the Market and the dj (DK) Thoughtfully music collective White pony dJ Team (DK) Københpotential loss of party vendors