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 Lineup
- 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 UNIQUEÂ (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 MONÃE (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)
- MAÃA 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 TÃPICA FERNÃNDEZ 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)