Busan Rock Festival, inaugurated in 2000, is an outdoor
music festival that takes place every summer in
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
. It is one of South Korea's longest running modern music festivals. The lineups accumulate acts of various genres such as
rock
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indie
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. The admission was free of charge until 2019, when it transitioned into a ticketed event. Busan Rock Festival has been conducting an artist exchange project by promoting international exchanges.
2000 line-up
15 July ~ 17 July,
Gwangalli Beach
The Gwangalli Beach () or Gwangan Beach () is a beach in Busan, South Korea. It is located at Gwangan 2(i)-dong (formerly in ''Gwangan-ri''), Suyeong-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, west of Haeundae Beach. It sits inside a cove spanned by the Gwang ...
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Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2001 line-up
11 August ~ 13 August,
Gwangalli Beach
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Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2002 line-up
1 June ~ 3 June,
Gwangalli Beach
The Gwangalli Beach () or Gwangan Beach () is a beach in Busan, South Korea. It is located at Gwangan 2(i)-dong (formerly in ''Gwangan-ri''), Suyeong-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, west of Haeundae Beach. It sits inside a cove spanned by the Gwang ...
,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2003 line-up
7 August ~ 9 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2004 line-up
5 August ~ 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2005 line-up
5 August ~ 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2006 line-up
5 August ~ 7 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2007 line-up
4 August ~ 5 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2008 line-up
2 August ~ 3 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2009 line-up
7 August ~ 9 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2010 line-up
6 August ~ 8 August, Da-Dae-Po Beach,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2011 line-up
5 August ~ 7 August, Samrak Park,
Busan
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2012 line-up
3 August ~ 5 August, Samrak Park,
Busan
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2018 line-up
10 August ~ 12 August, Samnak Ecological Park,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2019 line-up
27 July ~ 28 July, Samnak Ecological Park,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2021 line-up
2 October, Samnak Ecological Park,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
2022 line-up
1 October ~ 2 October, Samnak Ecological Park,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
See also
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List of music festivals in South Korea
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Notes
External links
Official web site*
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