Roskilde Festival 2012

July 5-8, 2012

Roskilde, Denmark

Photo Credit: Matias Altbach
The Scene
There’s festivals. There’s mega-festivals. And then there’s Roskilde. Started in the early seventies by a pair of high students, today’s Roskilde is the largest festival in Northern Europe. Taking place over a staggering eight days and two weekends, the unstoppable juggurnaut has hosted upwards of 135,000 fans, more than 150 bands, and even boasts 32,000 volunteers. Roskilde proudly remains a non-profit donating millions Danish krona every year to various charities. Oh, and they also have a naked run so have fun in Denmark!
2012 Artist Lineup
The Cure
Wiz Khalifa
  • 120 DAYS (N)
  • A$AP ROCKY (US)
  • ADDISON GROOVE (UK)
  • ADRIAN LUX (S)
  • AFRICA HITECH (UK)
  • ALABAMA SHAKES (US)
  • ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION feat. JERRY DOUGLAS (US)
  • AMADOU & MARIAM (MALI)
  • AMSTERDANCE feat. JESSE VOORN, DENNIS CHRISTOPHER and SAM O’NEALL (NL)
  • ANALOGIK (DK)
  • APPARATJIK (INT)
  • ARAABMUZIK (US)
  • ARS NOVA (DK)
  • BÄDDAT FÖR TRUBBEL (S)
  • BALOJI (CD)
  • BARONESS (US)
  • BEASTIE RESPOND (DK)
  • BEHEMOTH (PL)
  • BELLOWHEAD (UK)
  • BERNHOFT (N)
  • BIG K.R.I.T. (US)
  • BJÖRK (ISL)
  • BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR (GHA)
  • BLONDES (US)
  • BOMBA ESTÉREO (COL)
  • BON IVER (US)
  • BOUBACAR TRAORÉ (MALI)
  • BOWERBIRDS (US)
  • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND (US)
  • CELSO PIÑA (MEX)
  • CEREBRAL BALLZY (US)
  • CEREKLOTH (DK)
  • CHRISTINA ROSENVINGE feat. CHRIS BROKAW & REFREE (E/US)
  • CLOCK OPERA (UK)
  • COLD SPECKS (CAN)
  • COMMIX (UK)
  • CONJUNTO ANGOLA 70 (AGO)
  • COPENHAGEN COLLABORATION (DK)
  • COPENHEAVY (DK)
  • CRIOLO (BRA)
  • CROWBAR (US)
  • DALGLISH (US)
  • DANGERS OF THE SEA (DK)
  • DANYEL WARO (REU)
  • DAUGHTER (UK)
  • DAWDA JOBARTEH (GAM/DK)
  • DEAD SKELETONS (ISL)
  • DEATHCRUSH (N)
  • DEVILDRIVER (US)
  • DIG & MIG (DK)
  • DJ STATIC w/ TEMU, BLOOD SWEAT DRUM+BASS and GUESTS (DK)
  • DJANGO DJANGO (UK)
  • DOMINIQUE YOUNG UNIQUE  (US)
  • DR. JOHN AND THE LOWER 911 feat. JON CLEARY (US)
  • DRY THE RIVER (UK)
  • EL PARAISO presents CAUSA SUI, EL PARAISO ENSEMBLE and PAPIR (DK)
  • ELEKTRO GUZZI (A)
  • ELOQ (DK)
  • EVIDENCE (US)
  • F.O.O.L. (S)
  • FIRST AID KIT (S)
  • FRENCH FILMS (FIN)
  • FRIENDLY FIRES (UK)
  • FRITJOF & PIKANEN (S)
  • GENTLEMAN & THE EVOLUTION (DE)
  • GHOSTIGITAL (ISL)
  • GIRAFFAGE (US)
  • GIRLSEEKER (DK)
  • GOSSIP (US)
  • GOVERNOR OF ALASKA (DK)
  • GRIEVES & BUDO (US)
  • GURRUMUL (AUS)
  • H2O (US)
  • HAMADCHA SUFI TARIQA OF ESSAOUIRA (MAR)
  • HANK3 (US)
  • HELSINKI POETRY (DK)
  • HOSPITALITY (US)
  • I GOT YOU ON TAPE (DK)
  • ICONA POP (S)
  • INDIANS (DK)
  • JACK WHITE (US)
  • JAKOB BRO (DK)
  • JANELLE MONÁE (US)
  • JONATHAN JOHANSSON (S)
  • JØRGEN TELLER & THE EMPTY STAIRS feat. LAZARA (DK/BEL)
  • JULIA HOLTER (US)
  • JULIUS SYLVEST (DK)
  • JUPITER & OKWESS INTERNATIONAL (CD)
  • KELLERMENSCH (DK)
  • KESI (DK)
  • KHALAZER (DK)
  • KIMMO POHJONEN / SAMULI KOSMINEN and PROTON STRING QUARTET (FIN)
  • KLUMBEN & RASKE PENGE (DK)
  • KORALLREVEN (S)
  • KRAFTKLUB (DE)
  • KRIGET (S)
  • KÚRA (ISL/DK)
  • LARS WINNERBÄCK (S)
  • LARSEN & FURIOUS JANE (DK)
  • LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS (US)
  • LEE RANALDO (US)
  • LES FRERES SMITH (FR)
  • LINKOBAN (DK)
  • LITURGY (US)
  • LONE (UK)
  • M83 (FR)
  • MAC MILLER (US)
  • MACHINE HEAD (US)
  • MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS (US)
  • MAGTENS KORRIDORER (DK)
  • MAÏA VIDAL (FR)
  • MAJOVCI GROUP (MKD)
  • MALK DE KOIJN (DK)
  • MARTYN (NL)
  • MASH UP INTERNATIONAL (S)
  • MATHILDE SAVERY (DK)
  • MEW (DK)
  • MIKAL CRONIN (US)
  • MODESELEKTOR (DE)
  • MOHAMMAD REZA MORTAZAVI (IRN)
  • MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (LUX)
  • NASUM (S)
  • NELSON CAN (DK)
  • NIKI & THE DOVE (S)
  • NIKLAS (DK)
  • NILS FRAHM (DE)
  • NORTHERN STRUCTURES (DK)
  • OF THE WAND AND THE MOON (DK)
  • ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER (US)
  • ORQUESTA TÍPICA FERNÁNDEZ FIERRO (ARG)
  • OWINY SIGOMA BAND (UK/KEN)
  • PAUL KALKBRENNER (DE)
  • PENGUIN PRISON (US)
  • PERFUME GENIUS (US)
  • PRETTY LIGHTS (US)
  • PUNCH BROTHERS (US)
  • R. STEVIE MOORE (US)
  • RANGLEKLODS (DK)
  • RED FANG (US)
  • REDWOOD HILL (DK)
  • REFUSED (S)
  • ROCKWELL (UK)
  • ROVER (FR)
  • ROYCE DA 5’9” (US)
  • RUBÉN BLADES (PAN)
  • RUM 37 (DK)
  • SAGE FRANCIS (US)
  • SAM AMIDON (US)
  • SANDRA KOLSTAD (N)
  • SANTIGOLD (US)
  • SHINY DARKLY (DK)
  • SHLOHMO (US)
  • SIVERT HØYEM (N)
  • SLENG (DK)
  • SLOWOLF (DK)
  • SOFFIE VIEMOSE (DK)
  • SPECKTORS (DK)
  • SPECTOR (UK)
  • SPILLEMÆNDENE (DK)
  • SPLEEN UNITED (DK)
  • SPOEK MATHAMBO (ZA)
  • SPRUTBASS (N)
  • STAFF BENDA BILILI (CD)
  • SUICIDE SILENCE (US)
  • TALK NORMAL (US)
  • TAMIKREST (MAL)
  • TEAM ME (N)
  • TER HAAR (DE)
  • THE ABYSSINIANS (JAM)
  • THE ALAEV FAMILY (ISR/TJ)
  • THE BARONS OF TANG (AUS)
  • THE BEARDY DURFS (DK)
  • THE CULT (UK)
  • THE CURE (UK)
  • THE ECHO VAMPER (DK)
  • THE FREDERIK (DK)
  • THE LOW ANTHEM (US)
  • THE MEGAPHONIC THRIFT (N)
  • THE ROOTS (US)
  • THE SHINS (US)
  • THE SWAY MACHINERY (US)
  • THE TODDLA T SOUND (UK)
  • THE VACCINES (UK)
  • TODAY IS THE DAY (US)
  • TOUCHY MOB (DE)
  • TRASH TALK (US)
  • TUNE-YARDS (US)
  • ULIGE NUMRE (DK)
  • VAAGSBYGD HANDY (N)
  • WAR FOR YOUTH (DK/S)
  • WARBRINGER (US)
  • WEEDEATER (US)
  • WIZ KHALIFA (US)
  • YELAWOLF (US)
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