Quilmes Rock is a major
Argentine rock festival
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, held annually from 2002 to 2004, and from 2007 on. It is named after its main sponsor,
Cerveza Quilmes
Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes () is an Argentine drink company founded in 1890 in the city of Quilmes in Greater Buenos Aires. The company was established by Otto Bemberg, a German immigrant, in 1890 as a beer manufacturer. brewery. It was held in several venues in
Buenos Aires
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, including the
Ferro Stadium and
River Plate Stadium
Estadio Monumental (), officially Estadio Mâs Monumental for sponsorship reasons,[Argentine rock
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Argentine rock began by recycling hits of Engl ...]
stars.
Previous festivals
Former participating bands included
Die Toten Hosen
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History
The current members of Die Toten Hosen are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephe ...
,
The Wailers
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,
The Offspring
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,
Gustavo Cerati
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,
Los Ratones Paranoicos,
Divididos
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,
Memphis
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,
Bersuit Vergarabat
Bersuit Vergarabat is an Argentine rock band that formed formally in 1987.
History
The previous name of the band (from 1987 to May 1989) was ''Henry y la Palangana''. By the end of 1989, the band had changed name several times, adopting nonse ...
,
Café Tacuba
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,
Babasónicos
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,
Attaque 77
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,
Los Pericos
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,
Luis Alberto Spinetta
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, La Mancha de Rolando, Intoxicados,
El Otro Yo and several others.
2007
Acts in this edition included
Aerosmith (attendance at about 150 000 spectators),
Placebo
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,
Keane,
Evanescence
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,
Velvet Revolver
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,
Bad Religion,
The Psychedelic Furs
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,
Los Ratones Paranoicos,
Divididos
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,
Babasónicos
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,
Los Piojos
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Unlike most suburban outfits, however, their style evolved significantly with each successive album, not only deve ...
,
Catupecu Machu
Catupecu Machu is an Argentine rock band, usually classified as within Rock en Español. Its current band members are Fernando Ruiz Díaz on vocals and guitar; Sebastián Cáceres on bass guitar; Agustín Rocino on drums; and Macabre González o ...
, Árbol, and others. Tickets for the 4 days were on sale since January 7, 2007. And tickets for date are on sale since January 29, 2006. On April 1,
Ticketek announced that over 200,000 tickets has been sold and are almost sold out for the four days.
2008
Day 1: March 30, 2008
Ozzy Osbourne
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,
Korn,
Black Label Society
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.
Day 2: April 4, 2008
Bersuit Vergarabat
Bersuit Vergarabat is an Argentine rock band that formed formally in 1987.
History
The previous name of the band (from 1987 to May 1989) was ''Henry y la Palangana''. By the end of 1989, the band had changed name several times, adopting nonse ...
,
Intoxicados,
La Vela Puerca
La Vela Puerca is a Uruguayan rock band formed in Montevideo, Uruguay, in December 1995. Its founders and current members are Sebastián Teysera (lead vocals, frontman and main songwriter), Sebastián Cebreiro (vocals, songwriter), Nicolás Lieu ...
.
Day 3: April 5, 2008
Los Piojos
Los Piojos were an Argentine rock band. Extremely popular, it became one of the seminal bands of the 1990s Argentine music scene.
Unlike most suburban outfits, however, their style evolved significantly with each successive album, not only deve ...
,
Las Pelotas,
No Te Va Gustar
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,
Los Ratones Paranoicos.
Day 4: April 6, 2008
Lenny Kravitz (cancelled),
Divididos
Divididos ("Divided") is an Argentine rock band.[El Polaco Goyeneche fue el pri ...](_blank)
,
Catupecu Machu
Catupecu Machu is an Argentine rock band, usually classified as within Rock en Español. Its current band members are Fernando Ruiz Díaz on vocals and guitar; Sebastián Cáceres on bass guitar; Agustín Rocino on drums; and Macabre González o ...
.
2009
Day 1: March 24, 2009
Radiohead -
Kraftwerk - La Portuaria.
Day 2: March 28, 2009
Iron Maiden
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Sepultura
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- Lauren Harris Band - Horcas - O Connor.
Day 3: April 4, 2009
Los Piojos
Los Piojos were an Argentine rock band. Extremely popular, it became one of the seminal bands of the 1990s Argentine music scene.
Unlike most suburban outfits, however, their style evolved significantly with each successive album, not only deve ...
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Divididos
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- Los Cafres - Kapanga - Fidel Nadal.
Day 4: April 5, 2009
Kiss
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- Ratones Paranoicos - Las Pelotas -
Molotov - Massacre.
2010
January 21 and 22, 2010. Included
Metallica, Horcas, O'Connor, Un Leon D-mente (Leon Gieco and D-Mente) and Héroes del Asfalto.
2011
April 5, 2011:
The Flaming Lips
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, Volador G and Massacre.
May 19, 2011:
Jack Johnson, Los tipitos, Laura Marling and others.
May 20, 2011:
Jamiroquai
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, Dante Spinetta, Banda de Turistas, No lo soporto and others.
May 21, 2011:
Babasónicos
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, Jauria, Los Cafres, Las Pelotas, Cultura Profetica and others.
May 22, 2011:
Bersuit Vergarabat
Bersuit Vergarabat is an Argentine rock band that formed formally in 1987.
History
The previous name of the band (from 1987 to May 1989) was ''Henry y la Palangana''. By the end of 1989, the band had changed name several times, adopting nonse ...
, Ciro y los Persas, Kapanga, Mancha de Rolando, Estelares and others.
2012
April 3:
Jauria,
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
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,
†††,
Band of Horses
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,
MGMT,
Foo Fighters
April 4:
Massacre
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,
Cage the Elephant
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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
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,
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio (TVOTR) is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001. The band consists of Tunde Adebimpe (vocals, loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars, keyboards, loops), Kyp Malone (vocals, guitars, bass, loops), and ...
,
Arctic Monkeys
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,
Foo Fighters
April 7:
Banda de Turistas,
Catupecu Machu
Catupecu Machu is an Argentine rock band, usually classified as within Rock en Español. Its current band members are Fernando Ruiz Díaz on vocals and guitar; Sebastián Cáceres on bass guitar; Agustín Rocino on drums; and Macabre González o ...
,
Las Pelotas,
Fito Paez,
Charly Garcia
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