Busan Rock Festival (), known as the Busan International Rock Festival () until 2015, is an annual outdoor music festival that takes place in Busan. Founded in 2000, it is one of South Korea's longest-running modern music festivals."Busan International Rock Festival" Retrieved October 10, 2019 The lineups include acts of various genres such as rock, metal, and indie. The admission was free of charge until 2019, when it transitioned into a ticketed event."Busan International Rock Festival" Retrieved October 10, 2019. 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.
2000 line-up 15 July – 17 July, Gwangalli Beach, Busan 15 July Chicken Head Bulldog Mansion Lilac Grand Slam Rainy Sun Cheese Sinawe Super Slump Yoon Do-hyun Band (YB) 16 July Mr. Soul Wipper Fancy Dr. Core 911 Pia Noize Garden LMF Crash Siam Shade 17 July No Mark Nell Huckleberry Finn Jeremy Johnny Royal Maroo Again Crying Nut Missile Girl Scoot Kim Kyung-Ho Band
2001 line-up 11 August – 13 August, Gwangalli Beach, Busan 11 August Purple Haze Every Single Day Nell Fancy Silent Eye R.F. Children Pas Black Syndrome Holy Moses Nightwish 12 August Saint Weeper Trans Fixion Psychotron Rainy Sun Diablo Opposition Party Tomikita Band Crash Bodyjar Dimmu BorgirTheir performance was cancelled by the guarantee problem. 13 August Khan Y-Not Gosrak Lazybone Pia Jeremy Mayday Dicta License Bruce Lee Band Crying Nut
2002 line-up 1 June – 3 June, Gwangalli Beach, Busan 1 June Moring Bond Lowdown 30 Sinawe Michihiro Kuroda Dimension Zero Lee Hyun-Woo Band Edenbridge Vanilla Fudge 2 June Niflheim Oathean Crying Nut Cui Jian Cocobat Cannibal Corpse Yoon Do-Hyun Band Royal Hunt 3 June Rock Sinn Psychotron Jeremy Crash Schizma Sinergy Devin Townsend Spring Summer Autumn Winter Kreator
2003 line-up 7 August – 9 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan 8 August Unchained GumX Biuret Trans Fixion Neil Zaza Crash Soilwork Arch Enemy 9 August Discotruck Sugar Donut Lazybone Down In A Hole Wiretrap In My Ear Visions of Atlantis Hammer Skyfire Rage
2004 line-up 5 August – 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan 6 August Oh! Brothers Osaka Monaurail Ego-Wrappin' Han Dae-Soo Xandria Cherry Filter Dark Tranquillity 7 August Superdog Powell Young Band Blackhole Victor Smolski Bump of Chicken N.EX.T Steve Vai
2005 line-up 5 August – 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan 5 August Mr. Funky What Glam Crying Nut Richie Kotzen Powerman 5000They couldn't perform live because they entered the South Korea on a tourist visa. DEICIDE: Korean Tour Report 6 August Schizo Vassline Jeremy Domain Crash Deicide 7 August Jude Kariyushi Waltz Elegy The Travellers Pia Steranko Yoon Do Hyun Band
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 13 Steps Downhell Naty D.H.A.T No Brain Andrew W.K Edguy
2007 line-up 4 August – 5 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan 4 August Elsa Kingstone Rudie Ska Tama & Vegabond Pete Teo Doverman Crying Nut Kim Jong-Seo Band Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra 5 August Barkhouse Beatallica Joey Za-sa Prana Lee Han-Cheol Band No Brain YB LA Guns
2008 line-up 2 August – 3 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach, Busan 2 August Dear Cloud Tempered Mental Y-Not? Copa Salvo Eve The Ratios Sohodolls Toshi with - EARTH 3 August The Cigavettes Superkidd B.B.B.B. End of Fashion Pia Shadows Fall Hot Potato Kang San-E Band
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 MATE GUYZ Serengeti The Black Skirts Keitaku Every Single Day Onnine Ibalgwan Scatterheart Lee Ji Hyung White Rose Movement Kim Chang-Wan Band 9 August 21 Scott Rux Trans Fixion ZAMZA N'BANSHEE Cuba Rainy Sun Anna Tsuchiya Yoon Do Hyun Band OverkillThe rising tide caused the problem of safety, so they only performed 4 songs.
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 Burning Hepburn King Ly Chee Jude Lee Han Cheul & Run run ways Crying Nut Boohwal FireHouse 8 August Unchained Y-Not? Guckkasten Super Kidd Pia Yoon Do Hyun Band vs RRM The Haunted
2011 line-up 5 August – 7 August, Samrak Park, Busan 5 August D HAIT Rots DICKPUNKS Romantic Punch Go Go Star One Drop East Blanks Steranko Yoon Do Hyun Band 6 August BardThey were not included the formal line-up, but they participated as a special guest. Nevada#51 Rockvan Mrigya Bye Bye Sea Kingston Rudieska Every Single Day Crying Nut Mongol800 Boohwal 7 August The DeF & Contenders MAHATMA Chthonic (band) Prana Pia Guckkasten No Brain Heaven Shall Burn Kim Chang Wan Band
2012 line-up 3 August – 5 August, Samrak Park, Busan 3 August Broken Valentine Herz Yery Band The Strikers ICYCIDER GWAMEGI Gate Flowers Romantic Punch Super Kidd Prana Galneryus Kim Kyung Ho Band 4 August Public Stereo Pandaz Downhell CUBA Cuba The Bashow Nevada#51 Every Single Day Hilary Grist Lee Han-Cheol Band FireHouse Boohwal 5 August Ska Wakers GOGOBOYS Neon Bunny Human Race 4th Floor Rose Motel TODA Monni Bandtoxic The Black Skirts No Brain James Walsh in Starsailor
2018 line-up 10 August – 12 August, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan 10 August No Brain Glen Check Peppertones April 2nd HarryBigButton Dear Cloud Retrospect WussaMi 3rd Line Butterfly Roberkix & Safira. K The Vastards Ego Function Error Moonscent Winda 11 August Crying Nut Wouter Hamel Lee Han-chul Monni Sixi 9 and The Numbers Super Kidd AASSA Coming Up To The Seoul Band Leavesblack Momentsyumi Soumbalgwang Goldline Billy Cater 12 August YB Romantic Punch Jannabi Bye Bye Sea Galaxy Express Bluepaprika Say Sue Me Emerald Castle & Kim Seong-meon in K2 Empty Segare Platform Stereo LA Bridge Kirara Kim Sa-wol X Kim Hae-won
2019 line-up 27 July – 28 July, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan 27 July g.o.d Nell Romantic Punch Jannabi Nightrage Baek Ye-rin Adoy HarryBigButton YUN DDan DDan Paper Planes Mocking Bullet TaiKo Electro Company Cloudian Rappelkopf Gangkist 28 July The Chemical Brothers Courtney Barnett AKMU Pia Kim Feel Hoppipolla The Electriceels White Catss Solidal Drinking Boys and Girls Choir The Magus LA Bridge The Pony
2021 line-up 2 October, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan 2 Oct Cigarettes After Sex Crying Nut Cosmo's Midnight Glen Check Lee Mu-jin Hippo Campus DickPunks Bibi George Say Sue Me Moon Su-jin Hathaw9y Daldam
2022 line-up 1 October – 2 October, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan 1 Oct Bastille Oh Wonder Jannabi Romantic Punch Soran Se So Neon Adoy The Volunteers Never Young Beach Woodz I Mean Us Minsu Bosudong Cooler Lucy Kardi Desktop Error Daldam 2 Oct Honne Nell Boohwal Crying Nut Baek Ye-rin My Aunt Mary Glen Check Thornapple Galaxy Express Silica Gel Meaningful Stone Iogi Hathaw9y Hila Ruach Cnema Jackingcong
2026 line-up 2 October – 4 October, Samnak Ecological Park, Busan
The 2026 Busan International Rock Festival will feature artists including Avenged Sevenfold, Megadeth, and The Libertines. 2 Oct AVENGED SEVENFOLD Brocholi, You too? Lee seung-yoon Jang Beom-june Creep Hyp Kang San-eh gongwon DADADA DYGL D82 LUCKLIFE Romantic Punch Redoor BandKirin 3 Oct Megadeth Suchmos IDIOTAPE Jannabi TOUCHED GOODMOOD Gogohawk KWON JINAH WOODZ Broken Valentine Skawakers Saysueme 4 Oct THE LIBERTINES SONGOLMAE CNBLUE Hanroro Hitsujibungaku KACHISAN Far East Asian Tigers Meaningful Stone KIM SUNGKYU NERD CONNECTION Noridogam Damons year
See also
List of music festivals in South Korea
Notes
External links Official web site