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For the Porcupine Tree album, see Rockpalast (album).

Rockpalast

Format	Music
Created by	WDR
Country of origin	Germany
Broadcast
Original channel	WDR
Original airing	1974

Rockpalast (Rock Palace) is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Rockpalast started in 1974 and continues to this day. Hundreds of rock and jazz bands have performed on Rockpalast. Some acts were recorded for broadcast throughout Europe and for retail sale. All-night marathon shows called "rocknights" were produced once or twice a year from 1977 through 2009^[1]. Rockpalast is involved in several German rock and underground music festivals, once sponsoring the Bizarre Festival.

The founder and long-time producer of Rockpalast is Peter Rüchel.^[2]

Selected list of performers

Not all of these acts were recorded and broadcast.

R.E.M. performing on Rockpalast at the Grünspan Club in Hamburg on November 2, 1998.

Airbourne
Alter Bridge
Apocalyptica
Joan Armatrading
Bad Religion
Band of Heathens
BAP
The Black Crowes
Black Francis
Black Uhuru
Joe Bonamassa
John Cale
David Bowie
The Brew
Edgar Broughton Band
Jackson Browne
Jack Bruce
Mr. Bungle
Eric Burdon
Paul Butterfield
Carmel
Harry Chapin
Roger Chapman
Cheap Trick
Neneh Cherry
Chicago
Tim Christensen
Chumbawamba
Jimmy Cliff
George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic
Cold Chisel
Ry Cooder
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Dire Straits
Dirty York
Doro
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
dredg
Duran Duran
Ian Dury and The Blockheads
Echo & the Bunnymen
Edguy
Epica
Faith No More
Fleet Foxes
The Flower Kings
The Frames
Fun Boy Three
Peter Gabriel
Rory Gallagher
Garbage
Golden Earring
Gov't Mule
Grateful Dead^[3]
Grobschnitt
Guru Guru

Notes

^ http://www.rockpalastarchiv.de/rn.html
^ http://www.rockpalastarchiv.de/backstage/eclipsed04.html Peter Rüchel eclipsed 2004
^ With an appearance by the Flying Karamazov Brothers
^ First full show with backing band in Germany
^ http://www.rockpalastarchiv.de/concert/street.html for Streetwalkers appearances
^ http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2B2jwv for set footage

External links

Official website (German)
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (German)
Rockpalast-Archiv Unofficial archive website
Rockpalast at the Internet Movie Database
Rockpalast-Fans Unofficial fansite
Rockpalast on Last.fm user group with free radio station

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