British Rock Meeting

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The British Rock Meeting was a recurring multi-day outdoor rock festival usually held in Germany, which began in 1971.

History

Organised by concert promoters Marek Lieberberg and Marcel Avram  [ de ], the first British Rock Meeting took place in September 1971 in Speyer. It featured Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, Rod Stewart, [1] and Deep Purple. The 1971 festival attracted 25,000 people and was one of the first major German rock festivals, as well as a "political issue". [2]

The second edition took place on the island of Grün  [ de ] near Germersheim, [1] located between Karlsruhe and Speyer, in May 1972, and was organised by Lieberberg and Avram. [2] Featuring Pink Floyd, the Doors, and the Faces, [1] the 1972 British Rock Meeting drew a crowd of 100,000. [1] [2] Süddeutsche Zeitung 's Anja Perkuhn wrote that the 1972 British Rock Meeting was "the mother of all German rock festivals". [3]

Some other bands featured at these events included Rory Gallagher, Uriah Heep and Beggars Opera Status Quo. [4]

The last British Rock Meeting was a two-day event produced on 23 June 1979 at the Freilichtbühne Loreley in St. Goarshausen, Germany, and the next day on 24 June, in Westfalenhalle, Dortmund. [5] Some notable performers at this event included Whitesnake, the Police, Dire Straits, Talking Heads, Barclay James Harvest, Sniff 'n' the Tears and Dr. Feelgood. [6]

The British Rock Meeting remained for a long time the last multi-day open-air event in Germany until the founding of the Rock am Ring festival. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Badenhop, Peter (30 May 2014). "Campino klettert, Pelham prügelt, Axl trödelt" [Campino climbs, Pelham beats, Axl dawdles]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Hentschel, Joachim (12 November 2024). "Woodstöckle in Germersheim" [Woodstöckle in Germersheim]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Perkuhn, Anja (23 May 2015). "Ab auf die Laternen!" [Off to the lanterns!]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "British Rock Meetings". Shadowplays.com. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  5. ↑ "British Rock Meeting '79 poster". Purple-bootleg.net. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  6. ↑ "Rock History - Loreley Freilichtbühne". Loreley-freilichtbuehne.de. Archived from the original on 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-05-26.


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