Busan Rock Festival

Busan Rock Festival (Korean부산 록 페스티벌), inaugurated in 2000, is an outdoor music festival that takes place every summer in Busan. It is one of South Korea's longest-running modern music festivals.[1] The lineups include acts of various genres such as rock, metal, indie. The admission was free of charge until 2019, when it transitioned into a ticketed event.[2] The festival has undergone multiple fee changes, having costed 65 thousand won in 2019, increasing to 110 thousand won in 2023. The busan rock festival will cost 231 thousand won in 2024, a 255 percent increase from its first listing as a paid event. Busan Rock Festival has been conducting an artist exchange project by promoting international exchanges.[3]

Busan Rock Festival
GenreRock, indie, metal
DatesJuly or August
Location(s)Busan, South Korea
Years active2000–present
Websitewww.rockfestival.co.kr

2000 line-up

15 July – 17 July, Gwangalli Beach, Busan

15 July
16 July
17 July

2001 line-up

11 August – 13 August, Gwangalli Beach, Busan

11 August
12 August
13 August

2002 line-up

1 June – 3 June, Gwangalli Beach, Busan

1 June
2 June
3 June

2003 line-up

7 August – 9 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

8 August
9 August

2004 line-up

5 August – 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

6 August
7 August

2005 line-up

5 August – 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

5 August
6 August
7 August

2006 line-up

5 August – 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

5 August
  • Strikes
  • Trans Fixon
  • Ska'sh Onions
  • Deli Spice
  • Kim Sung-Myun & Lee Hyun-Suk
  • Sinawe & Seoul Electronic Band
  • UFO
6 August

2007 line-up

4 August – 5 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

4 August
5 August

2008 line-up

2 August – 3 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

2 August
3 August

2009 line-up

7 August – 9 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

7 August
  • Dry Flower
  • SPOTLIGHT
  • Nevada#51
  • Burning Hepburn
  • Hakata The Brhyssco
  • BlueIsland
  • MATE
  • GUYZ
  • The Southbay
  • Biuret (Guest)
  • Prana (Guest)
  • Baekdusan (Guest)
8 August
9 August

2010 line-up

6 August – 8 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan

6 August
  • POE
  • Noeazy
  • Achime
  • Windycat
  • Telefly
  • THE UNITED93
  • Non Troppo
  • Yellow Monsters
7 August
8 August

2011 line-up

5 August – 7 August, Samrak Park, Busan

5 August
6 August
7 August

2012 line-up

3 August – 5 August, Samrak Park, Busan

3 August
4 August
5 August

2018 line-up

10 August – 12 August, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan

10 August
11 August
12 August

2019 line-up

27 July – 28 July, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan

27 July
28 July

2021 line-up

2 October, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan

2 Oct

2022 line-up

1 October – 2 October, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan

1 Oct
2 Oct

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