Rock City may refer to:
Places
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Rock City (venue), a music venue in Nottingham, England
*Rock City, an area in
Laventille,
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
United States
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Rock City (attraction), tourist attraction in Lookout Mountain, Georgia
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Rock City, Illinois
Rock City is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 315 at the 2010 census, up from 313 in 2000.
Geography
Rock City is located at (42.412685, -89.468058).
According to the 2010 census, Rock City has a total area of , all ...
, village
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Rock City, Kansas
Rock City is a park located on hillsides overlooking the Solomon River in Ottawa County, Kansas. It is 3.6 miles south of Minneapolis, Kansas and just over 0.5 mile west of Kansas highway K-106 and the Minneapolis City County Airport on Ivy Road. ...
, National Natural Landmark in Kansas, United States
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Rock City, New York, a hamlet in Dutchess County
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Rock City Falls, New York
Rock City Falls is a hamlet in the town of Milton, Saratoga County, New York, United States. The principal roads are Route 29 and Rock City Falls Road. The hamlet achieved fame as the origins of Paper Bag King George West, who established his E ...
, a hamlet in Saratoga County
*Rock City Park, New York, a location in
Olean (town), New York
Olean ( ) is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,890 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the Latin word "oleum" due to the discovery of crude oil in nearby Ischua.
The town of Olean is in the sout ...
*Rock City and McCarty Hill State Forests, a location in
Little Valley, New York
Little Valley is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2020 census. The town is named after its local geographical setting, a relative comparison of two tributaries (the other being the neighbor ...
*A nickname for
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
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Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
*A nickname for
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas ( da, Sankt Thomas) is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea which, together with Saint John, Water Island, Hassel Island, and Saint Croix, form a county-equivalent and constituent district of the United States Virgin ...
*A nickname for
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida, and the largest city in North Central Florida, with a population of 141,085 in 2020. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida, Gaine ...
Music
*"Eindhoven Rockcity", a music scene in The Netherlands that includes bands like
Peter Pan Speedrock
Peter Pan Speedrock (PPS or PPSR in short) was a Dutch rock band from Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Background
The band was founded in 1995 by guitarist Peter van Elderen. He was joined by drummer Bart Nederhand and bass player Bob Muileboom in makin ...
Artists
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Rock City (band)
Christopher Branford Bell (January 12, 1951December 27, 1978) was an American musician, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Along with Alex Chilton, he led the power pop band Big Star through its first album ''#1 Record'' (1972). He also pursued ...
, rock band, progenitor to Big Star
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Rock City (duo)
R. City (short for Rock City; and formerly Planet VI) is a Virgin Islands musical duo formed in 2003, from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The duo is composed of brothers Theron "Uptown AP" Thomas and Timothy "A.I." Thomas. Primarily known ...
, musical duo also known as R. City and Planet VI
Albums
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''Rock City'' (Riot album), debut album of heavy metal band Riot
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''Rock City'' (Royce da 5'9" album), debut album of Detroit rapper Royce da 5'9"
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Live at Nottingham Rock City
''Live at Nottingham Rock City'' is a live album by the British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang, recorded in April 1981 and not released until 2001.
Track listing
# "Take It" - 4:36
# "Rock and Roll Man" - 2:42
# "Blackjack" - 3:00
# "Tyg ...
'', live album by Tygers of Pan Tang
Songs
*"Rock City", a song by Krokus from the 1981 album
''Hardware''
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"Rock City" (song), by Royce da 5'9" from the 2002 album ''Rock City (Version 2.0)''
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Detroit Rock City", a 1976 song by rock band Kiss
*"Rock City", a song by
Kings of Leon from the 2013 album Mechanical Bull
*"Gainesville Rock City", a song by
Less Than Jake
Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes (guitars, vocals), Roger Lima (bass, vocals), Matt Yonker (drums), Buddy Schaub (trombone), and Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxoph ...
See also
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