Super Bock Super Rock
Entrance of the 12th edition of Super Bock Super Rock in 2006
GenreRock, alternative rock, heavy metal, electronic, hip hop, pop
DatesJuly (since 2008)
Location(s)Various; currently held at Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, Sesimbra, Portugal
Years active1995–present

Super Bock Super Rock is a music festival in Portugal that takes place annually since 1995. It is organized by the Portuguese live entertainment company Música no Coração and is named after its main sponsor, the beer brand Super Bock.

Over the years, the festival has had various formats, locations and focus on music genres. It is currently held during a weekend in July at the Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, close to the Meco beach, in Sesimbra.

History

Super Bock Super Rock started as a two-day festival in July 1995, held at the Gare Marítima de Alcântara in Lisbon. The next two editions were held at the Passeio Marítimo de Algés. In 1998 it was held during the Expo '98 fair in Lisbon, at the Praça Sony.

In 1999, in its fifth edition, the format of the festival was changed: it became a 10-day event in 3 different cities, in closed venues. The concerts were held at the Coliseu dos Recreios, Aula Magna and Paradise Garage in Lisbon, the Coliseu do Porto in Porto and the Hard Club in Vila Nova de Gaia. This festival format and locations were kept for the following two editions. In 2000, it was held between 3 and 15 March. In 2001, the festival went on for 30 days.[1]

In 2002, Super Bock Super Rock expanded its locations to Spain. The eight edition was held in Lisbon, Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Coimbra and Vigo (Spain). The ninth edition, in 2003, expanded the numbers of locations even further by including concerts in Évora and Madrid (Spain). One of the highlights of this edition were the sold-out concerts by Coldplay in Lisbon and Madrid.[1] Marilyn Manson, Deftones, Audioslave and Primitive Reason performed in Lisbon.[2]

In 2004, Super Bock Super Rock returned to the open-air festival format, held at the Parque Tejo, in Lisbon. It continued to be organized in Parque Tejo until 2008.

In 2008 the festival was split between a location in Lisbon, Parque Tejo, and another in Porto, the Estádio do Bessa. The format was repeated in 2009, with Estádio do Restelo being the chosen location in Lisbon.

In 2010, Super Bock Super Rock moved for the first time to a non-urban location, settling at the Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, near the Meco Beach, in Sesimbra – about 25 km to the south of Lisbon. It provided a camping area. It remained in this location for 5 editions.

In 2015, the festival returned to the urban environment in Lisbon, being held in Parque das Nações. The main stage was at the MEO Arena. It remained in this location for 4 editions.

Since 2019 Super Rock Super Rock is once again organized at the Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta.

The 26th edition of Super Bock Super Rock was scheduled to take place on 16, 17 and 18 July 2020, at the Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta. On 15 May 2020, Música no Coração announced that the 26th edition would be postponed to 2021 due to the Portuguese government's decision to prohibit all large-scale events in the country until 30 September 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

The 26th edition was then planned to take place between 15 and 17 July 2021, in the same location, with all tickets bought for the 2020 edition still valid for the new dates.[4] On 31 May 2021, Música do Coração once again announced the postponement of the festival, justifying the decision with the disruption in international travel still in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many of the scheduled international artists to postpone their tours to 2022.[5]

Editions

Main article: Super Bock Super Rock line-ups
Edition Year Dates Location(s) Headliners Notable acts
1[6] 1995 8–9 July Gare Marítima de Alcântara, Lisbon The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cure Faith No More, Morphine, Therapy?, The Young Gods, Youssou N'Dour
2 1996 21–23 July Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Algés Spooky, The Prodigy, David Bowie The Divine Comedy, Massive Attack, Moonspell, Neneh Cherry, Xutos & Pontapés
3[7] 1997 4–5 July Simple Minds, Apocalyptica 311, Echo and the Bunnymen, Rage Against the Machine, RAMP, Skank
4 1998 31 July – 1 August Praça Sony, Lisbon Morphine, Van Morrison Fastball, Mikel Erentxun, Spiritualized
5[8] 1999 26 June – 6 July Lisbon: Aula Magna, Coliseu dos Recreios, Estádio José Alvalade, Paradise Garage;

Porto: Coliseu do Porto;

Vila Nova de Gaia: Hard Club;

Coimbra (2002–2003): Pavilhão OAF, Pavilhão Gil Vicente;

Vigo, Spain (2002);

Évora (2003);

Madrid, Spain (2003): La Riviera, Palacio Vistalegre

Tricky, Skunk Anansie, UB40
6[9] 2000 3–15 March Ben Harper, Bush, Beck Guano Apes, GusGus, Da Weasel
7[10] 2001 26 February – 25 March Deftones, The Sisters of Mercy, The Young Gods, Placebo PJ Harvey
8[11] 2002 4–21 March System of a Down, Scorpions, Da Weasel Lamb, Muse, Orishas, Tomahawk, Weezer
9[12] 2003 27 March–10 April, 29 May Charlie Brown Jr., Madrugada, De La Soul, Xutos & Pontapés, Coldplay, Marilyn Manson Audioslave, Deftones, Disturbed
10 2004 9–11 June Parque Tejo, Lisbon Linkin Park, N.E.R.D., Fatboy Slim Avril Lavigne, Korn, Lenny Kravitz, Massive Attack, Muse, Nelly Furtado, Pixies
11[13] 2005 27–29 May System of a Down, Moby, Marilyn Manson Audioslave, The Black Eyes Peas, Iggy & The Stooges, Incubus, New Order, The Prodigy, RAMP, Slayer
12 2006 25–26 May, 7–8 June Korn, Tool, Franz Ferdinand, 50 Cent Alice in Chains, The Cult, Deftones, dEUS, Editors, Keane, Moonspell, Pharrell Williams, Placebo, RAMP, Soulfly, Within Temptation
13 2007 28 June, 3–5 July Metallica, Arcade Fire, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Underworld Bloc Party, The Gossip, Interpol, Joe Satriani, Klaxons, LCD Soundsystem, Mastodon, Maxïmo Park, Scissor Sisters, Stone Sour, TV on the Radio
14 2008 4–5 July (Porto), 9–10 July (Lisbon) Porto: Estádio do Bessa;

Lisbon: Parque Tejo

ZZ Top, Jamiroquai, Iron Maiden, Tiësto Avenged Sevenfold, Beck, Digitalism, Duran Duran, Mika, Morcheeba, Slayer, Xutos & Pontapés
15 2009 5 July (Porto), 18 July (Lisbon) Porto: Estádio do Bessa;

Lisbon: Estádio do Restelo

Xutos & Pontapés[a], The Killers Brandi Carlile, Duffy, Mando Diao, Nouvelle Vague, Peter Bjorn and John, The Walkmen
16 2010 16–18 July Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, Sesimbra Pet Shop Boys, Vampire Weekend, Prince Beach House, Cut Copy, Empire of the Sun, Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, John Butler Trio, Julian Casablancas, Keane, The National, Spoon, St. Vincent, The Temper Trap, Wild Beasts
17 2011 14–16 July Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, The Strokes Beirut, Brandon Flowers, Chromeo, Elbow, Lykke Li, Ian Brown, James Murphy, The Kooks, Nicolas Jaar, Portishead, Ricardo Villalobos, Rodrigo Leão & Cinema Ensemble, Tame Impala, The Vaccines, The Walkmen
18 2012 5–7 July Incubus, M.I.A., Peter Gabriel & The New Blood Orchestra Alabama Shakes, Bat For Lashes, Bloc Party, Flying Lotus, Friendly Fires, Hot Chip, Lana Del Rey, The Rapture, Regina Spektor, The Shins, Skrillex
19 2013 18–20 July Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Queens of the Stone Age Ash, Azealia Banks, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Gary Clark Jr., Johnny Marr, Kaiser Chiefs, Miguel, Tomahawk, Toy, !!!
20 2014 16–19 July Massive Attack, Eddie Vedder, Kasabian Cat Power, Dead Combo, Disclosure, Erlend Øye, The Kills, The Legendary Tigerman, Metronomy, Jake Bugg, Joe Satriani, Sleigh Bells, Tame Impala, Woodkid
21 2015 16–18 July Parque das Nações, Lisbon Sting, Blur, Florence and the Machine Bombay Bicycle Club, Crystal Fighters, dEUS, Franz Ferdinand & Sparks, Jorge Palma & Sérgio Godinho, Milky Chance, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, SBTRKT, The Vaccines
22 2016 14–16 July The National, Massive Attack & Young Fathers, Kendrick Lamar Bloc Party, De La Soul, Disclosure, DJ Shadow, Iggy Pop, Jamie xx, Kurt Vile, Mac DeMarco, Rhye, The Temper Trap
23 2017 13–15 July Red Hot Chili Peppers, Future, Deftones Fatboy Slim, Foster The People, Kevin Morby, James Vincent McMorrow, London Grammar, Pusha T, Seu Jorge
24 2018 19–21 July The xx, Travis Scott, Julian Casablancas & The Voidz Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Benjamin Clementine, Justice, Parcels, Stormzy, Temples, The The, Tom Misch, The Vaccines
25 2019 18–20 July Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, Sesimbra Lana Del Rey, Phoenix, Migos The 1975, Cat Power, Christine and the Queens, Disclosure, Kaytranada, Janelle Monáe, Jungle, Metronomy
26[14] 2022 14–16 July Parque das Nações, Lisbon[b] A$ap Rocky, Foals, DaBaby C. Tangana, Declan McKenna, Flume, GoldLink, Hot Chip, Jamie xx, Leon Bridges, Metronomy, Nathy Peluso, Woodkid
27[14] 2023 13–15 July Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, Sesimbra The Offspring, The 1975, Steve Lacy Caroline Polachek, Charlotte de Witte, Father John Misty, Franz Ferdinand, Kaytranada, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Parov Stelar, Róisín Murphy, Wu-Tang Clan
  1. ^ Depeche Mode were the original headliners, but cancelled their performance.
  2. ^ Originally planned to take place at the Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, it was moved to the Parque das Nações two days prior to the start of the event, due to alerts of high risk of wildfires in the original site.

References

  1. ^ a b Pinto, João Gabriel Ribeiro, Mário Rui André, Rita; Correia, Guilherme (8 December 2014). "9 locais por onde o Super Bock Super Rock já passou". Shifter (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 23 December 2020.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Super Bock Super Rock Festival". www.superbocksuperrock.pt. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Festivais Super Bock Super Rock e Meo Sudoeste adiados para 2021 já têm novas datas – Observador". observador.pt. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Festivais Super Bock Super Rock e Meo Sudoeste adiados para 2021 já têm novas datas – Observador". observador.pt. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Visão | Covid-19: Festival Super Bock Super Rock adiado para julho de 2022". Visão (in European Portuguese). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Detail - Date - Years". www.superbocksuperrock.pt. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. ^ Festival "Imperial ao Vivo" e Festival "SBSR" 1997 - Portugal [RTP1 Report], retrieved 15 June 2022
  8. ^ Ribeiro, Pedro (7 July 1999). "Um festival quase super". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  9. ^ Correia, Amílcar (16 March 2000). "Ben Harper, pura combustão". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Estreia do VIIº Festival Super Bock Super Rock" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Passes do Super Bock Super Rock à venda". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). 28 February 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  12. ^ Pereira, Sílvia (27 March 2003). "Festival Super Bock Super Rock arranca hoje". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  13. ^ "2005.05.27 – Super Bock Super Rock Festival, Lisbon, Portugal « The Prodigy On Tour". www.theprodigyontour.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Previous Editions". superbocksuperrock.pt. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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