Pentaport Rock Festival Explained
Music Festival Name: | Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival |
Years Active: | 2006–present |
Dates: | Last weekend of July (3 days) |
Website: | www.pentaport.co.kr |
Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival is a rock festival which is held annually in Incheon, South Korea for three days in August. Launched in 2006, it is considered one of the biggest live music events in South Korea. The festival covers various genres, but mainly rock music and electronic music. The name came from the five main themes of the festival: music, passion, environment friendly, DIY, and friendship.[1]
Location
The festival takes place at Dream Park, southern part of Incheon Metropolitan City. The site is about 30 kilometers west from downtown Seoul and it used to be a landfill of capital area like World Cup Park.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, after being postponed for two months, the festival was held virtually for the first time in August 2020, engaging around 780,000 online viewers. The festival was held virtually for the second time in October 2021.[2]
History
The festival originally started in 1999 under the name Tri-port Rock Festival, a two-day rock festival held in Songdo, Incheon. Among the expected huge line-up were Deep Purple, Rage Against the Machine, Dream Theater, and The Prodigy but the event was cancelled due to operational and logistics challenges in the first year. After a seven-year hiatus, the festival was rebranded in 2006 with its current name, Pentaport. Organized by Incheon Metropolitan City, the Pentaport Rock Festival has since featured aspiring and prominent musicians and collectives from Korea and around the world.[3]
Line-ups
2024
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KB Kookmin Card Starshop Stage |
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Hillstate Stage |
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Global Stage | - QWER
- OurR
- Far East Asian Tigers
- Catch The Young
- Beirut Taxi
- Default.
| - Golden Mammoth
- Yeonjeong
- Red C
- Moher
- Lif
| - MEMI
- Sailor Honeymoon
- Kim Neuk
- Dayangsung
- Asadal
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2023
| Friday, August 4 | Saturday, August 5 | Sunday, August 6 |
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KB Pay Stage |
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Incheon Airport Stage |
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Musinsa Stage |
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- Kim Neuk
- Crackberry
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Midnight Stage |
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2022
| Friday, August 5 | Saturday, August 6 | Sunday, August 7 |
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KB Pay Stage |
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Cass Stage |
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Incheon Airport Stage |
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Midnight Stage |
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2019
| Friday, August 9 | Saturday, August 10 | Sunday, August 11 |
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KB Kookmin Starshop Stage |
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Coke Stage |
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Incheon Airport Stage | - This is the City Life
- Yamagata Tweakster
- Seoul Sanggyeong Band
- T.R.A.P
- BADLAMB
- GoryMurgy
- Gyeongin Expressway
| - K-pop Party of Sadness (SKPP)
- TearDrop
- Hammering
- Abyss
- Amazing Show
- Monoflo
| - CH1969 DJS
- Batu
- 88 BALAZ
- Jung Yoo-chun Blues Band
- Budung
- Arches Band
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2018
| Friday, August 10 | Saturday, August 11 | Sunday, August 12 |
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KB Kookmin Starshop Stage |
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Kona Card Stage |
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Incheon Airport Stage |
| - Night Tempo & Yasunoji
- Luna Pirates
- Nahzam Sue and Big Waves
- Vincent Corvec
- Say Sue Me
- N.Flying
- Kimperi
- Dabda
- Strangely Arousing
| - Wetter
- Xin Seha
- AASSA
- NST & The Soul Sauce
- Eastern Standard Sound
- Wantae
- Riot Kidz
- McGuffin
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2017
| Friday, August 11 | Saturday, August 12 | Sunday, August 13 |
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Chevrolet Stage |
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KB Kookmin Card Stage |
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Heineken Green Stage | - Lazybone
- No.1 Korean
- Ska Wakers
- DJ Ska Champion
- DJ Sugar Suk-Yuel
- April Second
- Honeyst
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2016
| Friday, August 12 | Saturday, August 13 | Sunday, August 14 |
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Pentaport Stage |
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Dream Stage |
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Cass Blue Stage |
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2015
| Friday, August 7 | Saturday, August 8 | Sunday, August 9 |
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Pentaport Stage |
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Dream Stage |
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Moonlight Stage | - Diablo
- Oriental Showcus
- Yeonnamdong Dumb & Dumber
- Blue Eyelids
- Angry Bear
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| - Boys in the Kitchen
- Monkeys
- The Roosters
- Trash
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2014
| Friday, August 1 | Saturday, August 2 | Sunday, August 3 |
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Pentaport Stage |
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Dream Stage |
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| - Jang Phil-soon & Jo Dong-hee & Oh So-young
- Urban Zakapa
- Scandal
- Harry Big Button
- We Are The Night
- Acollective
- Small O
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Moonlight Stage | - Wangel
- Third Stone
- Hugh Keice
- A'zbus
- My Skin Against Your Skin
- Baekma
- City Hall Band
| - Ludistelo
- Lee Ji-Hyung
- Mimi Sisters
- Reflex
- Ashgray
- 18 Gram
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2013
| Friday, August 2 | Saturday, August 3 | Sunday, August 4 |
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Pentaport Stage |
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Dream Stage |
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Moonlight Stage |
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| - Windy City
- Skull & Haha
- Seoul Riddim Superclub
- Siberian Husky
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2012
| Friday, August 10 | Saturday, August 11 | Sunday, August 12 |
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Pentaport Stage | - Baekdusan
- Super Session
- Top Band 2 quarterfinal
- Toxic
- Icy cider
- Gate Flowers
- Axiz
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Dream Stage |
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Lakeside Stage | - Joaband
- Lucite Rabbit
- Have A Tea
- Solsol Springwind
- Electric Eel
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| - Huckleberry Finn
- Urban Zakapa
- Lalasweet
- Speak Out
- Hologram Film
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2011
| Friday, August 5 | Saturday, August 6 | Sunday, August 7 |
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Pentaport Stage |
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Dream Stage | - Wonder Bird
- W&Whale
- Go Chic
- Linus' Blanket
- Pidgoen Milk
- The Ghost Spardac
- Choi Go-eun
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Groove Session | - Plastic Kid
- DJ Yup fet. Koonta
- Conan feat. MC Goltee
- J-Path
| - Dr. Lektroluv
- Limzi
- Astro Voize
- Inside Core
| - Dexpistols
- Oriental Funk Stew
- DJ Ryoo
- Kingmck
- Shut Da Mouth
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2010
| Friday, July 23 | Saturday, July 24 | Sunday, July 25 |
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Pentaport Stage |
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Dream Stage |
| - Vassline
- Wagdug Futuristic Unity
- Ynot?
- No. 1 Korean
- Lee Sang-Min Band
- Daybreak
- 10cm
- Phonebooth
| - Hot Potato
- The Grates
- Kingstone Rudieska
- Opshop
- Yellow Monsters
- Serengetti
- Orgeltanz
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Groove Session | - DJ Yoda
- Inside Core
- East Collective
- 2E Love
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| - Kap10Kurt
- Revolver 69
- Mongoloid
- J-Path
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2009
| Friday, July 24 | Saturday, July 25 | Sunday, July 26 |
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Big Top Stage & Pentaport Stage | - No Brain
- GoGo Star
- Rux
- Black Syndrome
- Sogyumo Acasia Band
- Sugardonut
- Aggressive Dogs (a.k.a. UZI-ONE)
- Acidman
- Crystal Rain
- Trans Fixion
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Groove Session | - Cosmic Gate
- Gon
- Conan
- Risque Rhythm Machine
- Kentaro
- VJ Zirostyle
| - Astro Voize
- Idiotape
- Ujn&nova
- Karizma
- VJ Zirostyle
| - Dexpistols
- Lefto
- Unjin
- Yahel
- VJ Sol
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2008
| Friday, July 25 | Saturday, July 26 | Sunday, July 27 |
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Big Top Stage |
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Pentaport Stage | - Peterpan Complex
- Sweater
- Double Famous
- Rocket Diary
- Beautiful Days
- Burning Hepburn
- Star Bow
- Friday Ins
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Groove Session |
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2007
| Friday, July 27 | Saturday, July 28 | Sunday, July 29 |
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Big Top Stage |
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Pentaport Stage |
| - Rainy Sun
- Stevie Salas
- 69 Chambers
- Peterpan Complex
- Johnny Royal
- Ray Kang
- Moombatrap
- The Strikers
- Starbow
| - Dr. Core 911
- Yi Sung Yol
- Every Single Day
- Rux
- Sugardonut
- The Melody
- Copy Machine
- Cool Age
- Andsome
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Groove Session | - DJ Takuma
- BT
- Hoola-Loops
- Andy & Stu
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| - DJ Beejay
- DJ J-Path
- DJ Hydro
- Om-Shall-Om
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2006
| Friday, July 28 | Saturday, July 29 | Sunday, July 30 |
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Big Top Stage |
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Mnet.com Stage |
| - Fake?
- Butterfly Effect
- Schizo
- Hachi & TJ
- Vodka Rain
- Pearl's Day
- Beautiful Days
- Desperado
- Mongoose
- Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Groove Session | - Oriental Funk Stew
- Andy & Stu
- Junkie XL
- DJ Sunshine
- DJ Devil
- VJ The Maze
| - DJ Jaimo
- DJ Paust
- Ken Ishii
- DJ Unkle
- Airmix
- VJ The Maze
| - DJ Guru
- DJ Hyper
- Makoto & MC Stride
- DJ Kuma
- VJ The Maze
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: www.pentaportrock.com . 2006-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620180723/http://pentaportrock.com/ . 2012-06-20 . dead .
- Web site: Yonhap. 2021-08-29. Incheon's annual rock festival to be held virtually in Oct.. 2021-08-29. The Korea Herald. en.
- News: Pentaport Rock Festival conquers heat. 14 August 2016.