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| Dubai Desert Rock Festival | |
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 Dubai Desert Rock Fest | |
| Genre | Rock, Metal |
| Dates | March |
| Location(s) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Founders | Center Stage Management |
| Website | www.desertrockfestival.com |
The Dubai Desert Rock Festival is an event celebrating the different styles of rock and metal music in the world on one stage in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the only festival of its kind in the Middle East. As well as live music, extreme sports is also featured as a crowd attraction. Dubai Desert Rock was originally a one day festival, but it has become a two day festival.
History
2004
Center Stage Management (CSM) embarked on a mission to develop and bring a full fledge rock festival to the Middle East. The first annual Desert Rock Concert featured two rock bands, The Rasmus and Juliana Down. The headliner, Limp Bizkit cancelled their appearance 48 hours before the show, allegedly because frontman Fred Durst felt “unsafe” coming to the region. Despite the cancellation (10,000 tickets had been sold) some 3,500 fans attended.
2005
Dubai Desert Rock developed into a full day festival and featured well-known rock bands from around the world, including The Darkness, Machine Head, Sepultura and Within Temptation, which, together with two local rock bands – Juliana Down & Nervecell – played for an audience of more than 6,000 people. DDRF has now become internationally known as The Middle East Annual Rock Festival.
2006
Dubai Desert Rock showcased its most renowned line-up yet, consisting of Testament, Reel Big Fish, Saxon, 3 Doors Down, Megadeth, and local Dubai band Mannikind. Due to a conflict between the UAE's moral codes and the lyrics of Saxon's "Crusader" the band were not allowed to partake in the festival. The gates opened at 3:00 PM, and the last performance ended at approximately 12:30 AM. The additional attractions to keep fans busy and entertained throughout the day included, among other things, a skatepark show, hair designers, temporary airbrush tattoo artists, graffiti boards for budding artists to make their mark, cars customized and on display inspired by MTV's hit TV show "Pimp My Ride" and several vendors.
2007
For the 2007 installment of Dubai Desert Rock Festival the following bands performed:[1][2]
March 9th:
- Iron Maiden
- The Prodigy
- Stone Sour
- In Flames
- Mastodon
- Lauren Harris
- Junkyard Groove
March 10th:
- Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation
- Incubus
- The Bravery
- Prime Circle
- Junkyard Groove
2008
The year 2008 marked the festival's 5th anniversary and was the biggest rock festival to be held in Dubai to date. The festival was held in Dubai Festival City. There was a 50m suspended bar in the air as a world premiere.[citation needed]
2008 Line-ups
March 7th:
- Korn
- Machine Head
- Killswitch Engage
- As I Lay Dying
- Nervecell
- Slapshock
- The Galeej Gurus (Shamal winner)[3][4]
March 8th:
- Muse
- Velvet Revolver
- Marky Ramone
- Juliana Down
- Spoon Feedas
- The Galeej Gurus (Shamal winner)[3][4]
2009
On August 3rd 2008, Opeth were the first out of ten bands to be confirmed for the 2009 edition of the festival.
References
See also
External links
- Dubai Desert Rock Festival website
- Center Stage Management website
- Battle of the band contest website
- Interviews with top bands at 2008 Dubai Festival
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