| Kavarna Rock Fest | |
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| Genre | Heavy metal, rock |
| Dates | June or July |
| Location(s) | Kavarna, Bulgaria |
| Years active | 2006–2016 |
Kavarna Rock Fest was a Bulgarian rock festival that took place every year at the Kavarna Stadium in Kavarna. Until 2010 the festival's name was Kaliakra Rock Fest.
The first edition of the festival was on the 25 August 2006. The festival was in one day and featured: [1]
The next edition was in 2007. This edition of the fest continued for three days and featured: [2] [3] [4]
The concert of Manowar was filmed for an official DVD released by the band. Furthermore, it was marked by the band singing the Bulgarian national anthem in Bulgarian, much to the delight of the audience.
The third edition took place in 2008 and featured: [5] [6] [7]
The official calendar of municipality Kavarna was with photos of Manowar. Manowar made their record-long concert on that day featuring 5 hours.
The fourth edition of the festival took place in 2009 and the headliners (support) were: [8] [9] [10]
In 2010 the festival's name was changed to Kavarna Rock Fest. The festival is organised by The municipality of Kavarna and Loud Concerts and here's the lineup: [12] [13] [14]
The official festival radio of Kavarna Rock Fest 2010 was radio Tangra.
The sixth edition of the festival took place in 2011 and featured: [15]
The seventh edition of the festival took place in 2012 and featured:
The eighth edition of the festival took place in June, 2013 and featured:
The ninth edition of the festival took place in June, 2014 and featured:
The tenth edition of the festival took place in June, 2015 and featured:
The eleventh edition of the festival took place in July, 2016 and featured:
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