- Rockpalast
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show_name = Rockpalast
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format =Music
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creator = WDR
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country =Germany
network =WDR
first_aired = 1974 |"Rockpalast" is a German
music television show that broadcasts live on German television stationWestdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Rockpalast, which translates to English as "Rock Palace", started in 1974 and continues to this day. Hundreds of rock andjazz bands have performed on Rockpalast, and their performances were recorded; many are available on DVD or videotape through their website and from retailers likeAmazon.com .The show once sponsored the Bizarre Festival, but that has been discontinued.
List of performers
A partial list of the musical artists who have performed at Rockpalast, and some of whose performances were recorded and broadcast, include:
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*Apocalyptica
*Joan Armatrading
*Bad Religion
*Black Uhuru
*Bob Marley and The Wailers
*Joe Bonamassa
*David Bowie
*Edgar Broughton Band
*Jackson Browne
*Jack Bruce
*Eric Burdon
*Harry Chapin
*Roger Chapman
*Cheap Trick
*Chumbawamba
*Cold Chisel
*Ry Cooder
*Elvis Costello and the Attractions
*Dire Straits
*Dr Hook and the Medicine Show
*Ian Dury and the Blockheads
*Edguy
*Faith No More
* Garbage
*Peter Gabriel
*Rory Gallagher
*Grateful Dead a
*Golden Earring
*Gov't Mule
*Guru Guru
* HIM
*Bruce Hornsby
*Michael Karoli
*King's X
*Kyuss
*Aynsley Lister
*Louisiana Red
*Little Feat
* Madness
*Manic Street Preachers
*Natalie Merchant
*Men at Work
*Mr Bungle
*Van Morrison
*Mother's Finest
* Muse|
*My Chemical Romance
*Nena
*Ted Nugent
*Papa Roach
*Ian Parker
*Phish
* Point Blank
*The Police
*Porcupine Tree
*The Pretenders
*The Pretty Things
* Rainbow
*Rammstein
*Marion Raven b
*Red Hot Chili Peppers
* R.E.M.
*Rory Gallagher
*David Sancious
*The Smashing Pumpkins
*Patti Smith
*The Smiths
*Silverchair
*Social Distortion
*Spock's Beard
*Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
*Téléphone
*Tears for Fears
*Ten Years After
*Thin Lizzy
*The Police
* Thumb
*Eddie Turner
*Midge Ure
*Van der Graaf Generator
* Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
*Tom Waits
*Johnny Winter
*The Who
*UB40
* Wire
*ZZ Top a With an appearance by the
Flying Karamazov Brothers .
b First full show with backing band in Germany.ee also
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk External links
* [http://www.rockpalast.de/ Official website] de icon
* [http://www.wdr.de Westdeutscher Rundfunk] de icon
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* [http://www.rockpalastarchiv.de/welcomee.html "Rockpalast" Archiv] - unofficial archive website
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