Rockpalast Explained

Country:West Germany (1976-1990)
Germany (1990-)

Rockpalast (Rock Palace) is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Rockpalast started on January 22, 1976 and continues to this day. Hundreds of rock, heavy metal and jazz bands have performed on Rockpalast. 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,[1] thereby reaching around 25 million listeners on average.[2] Rockpalast is involved in several German pop, rock and underground music festivals, once sponsoring the .

The founder and long-time producer of Rockpalast was Peter Rüchel[3] together with . Soon, Alan Bangs and Albrecht Metzger joined as hosts of the events.

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

Selected list of performers

Not all of these acts were recorded and broadcast. A list of the recorded gigs is readable on the Rockpalast homepage.[4]

See also

Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Marsch . Rockpalast Archiv - Rocknächte 1977 - 1986 . Rockpalastarchiv.de . 2014-06-27.
  2. Web site: Rockpalast Archiv - Hinter den Kulissen des Rockpalast - Musikexpress/Sounds.
  3. Web site: Michael Marsch . Rockpalast Archiv - Peter Rüchel Eclipsed 2004 . Rockpalastarchiv.de . 2014-06-27.
  4. Web site: Alle Bands von a bis Z - Bands A-Z - Rockpalast - Fernsehen - WDR . 2016-04-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422153309/http://www1.wdr.de/fernsehen/rockpalast/bands/index.html . 2016-04-22 .
  5. Web site: Kevin Coyne: Live At Rockpalast 1979. Rough Trade. 2019. 2019-04-25.
  6. Web site: The Cure: Live At Rockpalast – Bizarre Festival 1998. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/Z6YKJId_zys . 2021-12-19 . live. YouTube.com. 2017-02-05.
  7. Web site: Electric Light Orchestra "Live - The Early Years" for the first time on DVD - #AltSounds . Hangout.altsounds.com . 2014-06-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150211032145/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/118072-electric-light-orchestra-live-early-years-time.html . 2015-02-11 .
  8. With an appearance by the Flying Karamazov Brothers
  9. Web site: Jay Hooks at Hotburrito's Bluesrockencyclopedia. Hotburrito.nl. 8 April 2018.
  10. First full show with backing band in Germany
  11. Web site: Michael Marsch . Rockpalast Archiv - Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers 1975 . Rockpalastarchiv.de . 2014-06-27.
  12. Web site: Tom Waits - Rockpalast 1977 01 Step Right Up . StumbleUpon . 1977-04-18 . 2014-06-27.

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