Rockpalast

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Rockpalast
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Created by WDR
Country of origin West Germany (1974-1990)
Germany (1990-)
Original release
Network WDR
Release4 October 1974 (1974-10-04)

Rockpalast (Rock Palace) is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Rockpalast started on 4 October 1974. [1] Hundreds of rock, heavy metal and jazz bands have performed on the show. [2] Some acts were recorded for broadcast and for retail sale. All-night marathon shows called “Rock Night” (Rocknacht) were produced once or twice a year from 1977 through 1986 and simulcast throughout Europe via the Eurovision network of TV broadcasters, [3] thereby reaching around 25 million listeners on average. [4] Rockpalast is involved in several German pop, rock and underground music festivals, once sponsoring the Bizarre-Festival  [ de ].

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The founder and long-time producer of Rockpalast was Peter Rüchel [5] together with Christian Wagner  [ de ]. Soon, Alan Bangs and Albrecht Metzger joined as hosts of the Rockpalast Nacht  [ de ] events.[ citation needed ]

The J. Geils Band's song "Believe in Me" became the official Rockpalast intro tune ever since their first broadcast in 1976.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. https://www.rockpalastarchiv.de/rp-chron.html
  2. "Alle Bands von a bis Z - Bands A-Z - Rockpalast - Fernsehen - WDR". Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  3. Michael Marsch. "Rockpalast Archiv - Rocknächte 1977 - 1986". Rockpalastarchiv.de. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  4. "Rockpalast Archiv - Hinter den Kulissen des Rockpalast - Musikexpress/Sounds".
  5. Michael Marsch. "Rockpalast Archiv - Peter Rüchel Eclipsed 2004". Rockpalastarchiv.de. Retrieved 2014-06-27.

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