Over the years, the festival has had various formats, locations and focus on music genres. It is currently held during a weekend in July at the Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, close to the Meco beach, in Sesimbra.
Super Bock Super Rock started as a two-day festival in July 1995, held at the Gare Marítima de Alcântara in Lisbon. The next two editions were held at the Passeio Marítimo de Algés. In 1998 it was held during the Expo '98 fair in Lisbon, at the Praça Sony.
In 1999, in its fifth edition, the format of the festival was changed: it became a 10-day event in 3 different cities, in closed venues. The concerts were held at the Coliseu dos Recreios, Aula Magna and Paradise Garage in Lisbon, the Coliseu do Porto in Porto and the Hard Club in Vila Nova de Gaia. This festival format and locations were kept for the following two editions. In 2000, it was held between 3 and 15 March. In 2001, the festival went on for 30 days.[1]
In 2002, Super Bock Super Rock expanded its locations to Spain. The eighth edition was held in Lisbon, Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Coimbra and Vigo (Spain). The ninth edition, in 2003, expanded the numbers of locations even further by including concerts in Évora and Madrid (Spain). One of the highlights of this edition were the sold-out concerts by Coldplay in Lisbon and Madrid. Marilyn Manson, Deftones, Audioslave and Primitive Reason performed in Lisbon.[2]
In 2004, Super Bock Super Rock returned to the open-air festival format, held at the Parque Tejo, in Lisbon. It continued to be organized in Parque Tejo until 2008.
In 2008 the festival was split between a location in Lisbon, Parque Tejo, and another in Porto, the Estádio do Bessa. The format was repeated in 2009, with Estádio do Restelo being the chosen location in Lisbon.
In 2010, Super Bock Super Rock moved for the first time to a non-urban location, settling at the Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, near the Meco Beach, in Sesimbra – about 25 km to the south of Lisbon. It provided a camping area. It remained in this location for 5 editions.
In 2015, the festival returned to the urban environment in Lisbon, being held in Parque das Nações. The main stage was at the MEO Arena. It remained in this location for 4 editions.
Since 2019 Super Rock Super Rock is once again organized at the Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta.
The 26th edition of Super Bock Super Rock was scheduled to take place on 16, 17 and 18 July 2020, at the Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta. On 15 May 2020, Música no Coração announced that the 26th edition would be postponed to 2021 due to the Portuguese government's decision to prohibit all large-scale events in the country until 30 September 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
The 26th edition was then planned to take place between 15 and 17 July 2021, in the same location, with all tickets bought for the 2020 edition still valid for the new dates.[4] On 31 May 2021, Música do Coração once again announced the postponement of the festival, justifying the decision with the disruption in international travel still in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many of the scheduled international artists to postpone their tours to 2022.[5]
| Edition | Year | Dates | Location(s) | Headliners | Notable acts |
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| 1[6] | 1995 | 8–9 July | Gare Marítima de Alcântara, Lisbon | The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cure | Faith No More, Morphine, Therapy?, The Young Gods, Youssou N'Dour |
| 2 | 1996 | 21–23 July | Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Algés | Spooky, The Prodigy, David Bowie | The Divine Comedy, Massive Attack, Moonspell, Neneh Cherry, Xutos & Pontapés |
| 3 | 1997 | 4–5 July | Simple Minds, Apocalyptica | 311, Echo and the Bunnymen, Rage Against the Machine, RAMP, Skank |
| 4 | 1998 | 31 July – 1 August | Praça Sony, Lisbon | Morphine, Van Morrison | Fastball, Mikel Erentxun, Spiritualized |
| 5[7] | 1999 | 26 June – 6 July | Lisbon: Aula Magna, Coliseu dos Recreios, Estádio José Alvalade, Paradise Garage; Porto Coliseu do Porto;
Vila Nova de Gaia
Hard Club;
Coimbra (2002–2003): Pavilhão OAF, Pavilhão Gil Vicente;
Vigo, Spain (2002);
Évora (2003);
Madrid, Spain (2003): La Riviera, Palacio Vistalegre
| Tricky, Skunk Anansie, UB40 | |
| 6[8] | 2000 | 3–15 March | Ben Harper, Bush, Beck | Guano Apes, GusGus, Da Weasel |
| 7[9] | 2001 | 26 February – 25 March | Deftones, The Sisters of Mercy, The Young Gods, Placebo | PJ Harvey |
| 8[10] | 2002 | 4–21 March | System of a Down, Scorpions, Da Weasel | Lamb, Muse, Orishas, Tomahawk, Weezer |
| 9[11] | 2003 | 27 March–10 April, 29 May | Charlie Brown Jr., Madrugada, De La Soul, Xutos & Pontapés, Coldplay, Marilyn Manson | Audioslave, Deftones, Disturbed |
| 10 | 2004 | 9–11 June | Parque Tejo, Lisbon | Linkin Park, N.E.R.D., Fatboy Slim | Avril Lavigne, Korn, Lenny Kravitz, Massive Attack, Muse, Nelly Furtado, Pixies |
| 11[12] | 2005 | 27–29 May | System of a Down, Moby, Marilyn Manson | Audioslave, The Black Eyes Peas, Iggy & The Stooges, Incubus, New Order, The Prodigy, RAMP, Slayer |
| 12 | 2006 | 25–26 May, 7–8 June | Korn, Tool, Franz Ferdinand, 50 Cent | Alice in Chains, The Cult, Deftones, dEUS, Editors, Keane, Moonspell, Pharrell Williams, Placebo, RAMP, Soulfly, Within Temptation |
| 13 | 2007 | 28 June, 3–5 July | Metallica, Arcade Fire, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Underworld | Bloc Party, The Gossip, Interpol, Joe Satriani, Klaxons, LCD Soundsystem, Mastodon, Maxïmo Park, Scissor Sisters, Stone Sour, TV on the Radio |
| 14 | 2008 | 4–5 July (Porto), 9–10 July (Lisbon) | Porto Estádio do Bessa; Lisbon: Parque Tejo
| ZZ Top, Jamiroquai, Iron Maiden, Tiësto | Avenged Sevenfold, Beck, Digitalism, Duran Duran, Mika, Morcheeba, Slayer, Xutos & Pontapés |
| 15 | 2009 | 5 July (Porto), 18 July (Lisbon) | Porto Estádio do Bessa; Lisbon: Estádio do Restelo
| Xutos & Pontapés, The Killers | Brandi Carlile, Duffy, Mando Diao, Nouvelle Vague, Peter Bjorn and John, The Walkmen |
| 16 | 2010 | 16–18 July | Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, Sesimbra | Pet Shop Boys, Vampire Weekend, Prince | Beach House, Cut Copy, Empire of the Sun, Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, John Butler Trio, Julian Casablancas, Keane, The National, Spoon, St. Vincent, The Temper Trap, Wild Beasts |
| 17 | 2011 | 14–16 July | Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, The Strokes | Beirut, Brandon Flowers, Chromeo, Elbow, Lykke Li, Ian Brown, James Murphy, The Kooks, Nicolas Jaar, Portishead, Ricardo Villalobos, Rodrigo Leão & Cinema Ensemble, Tame Impala, The Vaccines, The Walkmen |
| 18 | 2012 | 5–7 July | Incubus, M.I.A., Peter Gabriel & The New Blood Orchestra | Alabama Shakes, Bat For Lashes, Bloc Party, Flying Lotus, Friendly Fires, Hot Chip, Lana Del Rey, The Rapture, Regina Spektor, The Shins, Skrillex |
| 19 | 2013 | 18–20 July | Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Queens of the Stone Age | Ash, Azealia Banks, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Gary Clark Jr., Johnny Marr, Kaiser Chiefs, Miguel, Tomahawk, Toy, !!! |
| 20 | 2014 | 16–19 July | Massive Attack, Eddie Vedder, Kasabian | Cat Power, Dead Combo, Disclosure, Erlend Øye, The Kills, The Legendary Tigerman, Metronomy, Jake Bugg, Joe Satriani, Sleigh Bells, Tame Impala, Woodkid |
| 21 | 2015 | 16–18 July | Parque das Nações, Lisbon | Sting, Blur, Florence and the Machine | Bombay Bicycle Club, Crystal Fighters, dEUS, Franz Ferdinand & Sparks, Jorge Palma & Sérgio Godinho, Milky Chance, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, SBTRKT, The Vaccines |
| 22 | 2016 | 14–16 July | The National, Massive Attack & Young Fathers, Kendrick Lamar | Bloc Party, De La Soul, Disclosure, DJ Shadow, Iggy Pop, Jamie xx, Kurt Vile, Mac DeMarco, Rhye, The Temper Trap |
| 23 | 2017 | 13–15 July | Red Hot Chili Peppers, Future, Deftones | Fatboy Slim, Foster The People, Kevin Morby, James Vincent McMorrow, London Grammar, Pusha T, Seu Jorge |
| 24 | 2018 | 19–21 July | The xx, Travis Scott, Julian Casablancas & The Voidz | Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Benjamin Clementine, Justice, Parcels, Stormzy, Temples, The The, Tom Misch, The Vaccines |
| 25 | 2019 | 18–20 July | Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, Sesimbra | Lana Del Rey, Phoenix, Migos | The 1975, Cat Power, Christine and the Queens, Disclosure, Kaytranada, Janelle Monáe, Jungle, Metronomy |
| 26[13] | 2022 | 14–16 July | Parque das Nações, Lisbon | A$ap Rocky, Foals, DaBaby | C. Tangana, Declan McKenna, Flume, GoldLink, Hot Chip, Jamie xx, Leon Bridges, Metronomy, Nathy Peluso, Woodkid |
| 27 | 2023 | 13–15 July | Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta, Sesimbra | The Offspring, The 1975, Steve Lacy | Caroline Polachek, Charlotte de Witte, Father John Misty, Franz Ferdinand, Kaytranada, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Parov Stelar, Róisín Murphy, Wu-Tang Clan |
| 28 | 2024 | 18–20 July | Måneskin, Slow J, Stormzy | Nina Kraviz, Nina Kraviz, Tom Morello, Black Coffee, Papillon, Aminé, Mahalia, Fisher, Vulfpeck, Mind Da Gap | |
