Perhaps the coolest of all festivals on the planet (and one of the oldest), Roskilde Festival has the credibility, history, and coolness that literally no other festival in the world has.

The Roskilde Festival was started by two people in their teens back in 1971, which alone makes an interesting start. But it has existed all of these years while being a non-profit supporting ideals like culture and humanity. There's also a Roskilde Lounge, which will feature electronic acts from across Europe and stripped-down singer-songwriter performances in a tent for smaller crowds.

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Roskilde Festival 2012 Tickets

Roskilde Festival tickets are currently available for 1,790 DKK + fee (approx. 240 euro). Find out more.

Roskilde Festival 2012 Lineup
BJÖRK (ISL)
BON IVER (US)
THE CURE (UK)
MEW (DK)
THE ROOTS (US)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND (US)
JACK WHITE (US)
AMADOU & MARIAM (MALI)
APPARATJIK (INT)
BEHEMOTH (PL)
RUBÉN BLADES (PAN)
THE CULT (UK)
DR. JOHN AND THE LOWER 911 feat. JON CLEARY (US)
GOSSIP (US)
SIVERT HØYEM (N)
PAUL KALKBRENNER (DE)
ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION feat. JERRY DOUGLAS (US)
M83 (FR)
MAC MILLER (US)
MACHINE HEAD (US)
MAGTENS KORRIDORER (DK)
MALK DE KOIJN (DK)
JANELLE MONÁE (US)
NASUM (S)
LEE RANALDO (US)
REFUSED (S)
SANTIGOLD (US)
THE SHINS (US)
SPLEEN UNITED (DK)
LARS WINNERBÄCK (S)
WIZ KHALIFA (US)
120 DAYS (N)
THE ABYSSINIANS (JAM)
ADDISON GROOVE (UK)
AFRICA HITECH (UK)
ALABAMA SHAKES (US)
THE ALAEV FAMILY (ISR/TJ)
SAM AMIDON (US)
AMSTERDANCE feat. JESSE VOORN, DENNIS CHRISTOPHER and SAM O’NEALL (NL)
ANALOGIK (DK)
ARAABMUZIK (US)
ARS NOVA (DK)
A$AP ROCKY (US)
BALOJI (CD)
BARONESS (US)
THE BARONS OF TANG (AUS)
BELLOWHEAD (UK)
BERNHOFT (N)
BIG K.R.I.T. (US)
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR (GHA)
BLONDES (US)
BOMBA ESTÉREO (COL)
BOWERBIRDS (US)
JAKOB BRO (DK)
CEREBRAL BALLZY (US)
CLOCK OPERA (UK)
COLD SPECKS (CAN)
COMMIX (UK)
CONJUNTO ANGOLA 70 (AGO)
COPENHAGEN COLLABORATION (DK)
CRIOLO (BRA)
MIKAL CRONIN (US)
CROWBAR (US)
DALGLISH (US)
DAUGHTER (UK)
DEAD SKELETONS (ISL)
DEVILDRIVER (US)
DJANGO DJANGO (UK)
DOMINIQUE YOUNG UNIQUE (US)
DRY THE RIVER (UK)
EL PARAISO presents CAUSA SUI, EL PARAISO ENSEMBLE and PAPIR (DK)
ELEKTRO GUZZI (A)
EVIDENCE (US)
LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS (US)
FIRST AID KIT (S)
NILS FRAHM (DE)
LES FRERES SMITH (FR)
FRIENDLY FIRES (UK)
GENTLEMAN & THE EVOLUTION (DE)
GIRAFFAGE (US)
GRIEVES & BUDO (US)
GURRUMUL (AUS)
H2O (US)
HAMADCHA SUFI TARIQA OF ESSAOUIRA (MAR)
HANK3 (US)
JULIA HOLTER (US)
HOSPITALITY (US)
I GOT YOU ON TAPE (DK)
JONATHAN JOHANSSON (S)
JUPITER & OKWESS INTERNATIONAL (CD)
KELLERMENSCH (DK)
KORALLREVEN (S)
KRAFTKLUB (DE)
KRIGET (S)
LARSEN & FURIOUS JANE (DK)
LITURGY (US)
LONE (UK)
THE LOW ANTHEM (US)
MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS (US)
MAJOVCI GROUP (MKD)
MARTYN (NL)
THE MEGAPHONIC THRIFT (N)
MODESELEKTOR (DE)
R. STEVIE MOORE (US)
MOHAMMAD REZA MORTAZAVI (IRN)
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (LUX)
NIKI & THE DOVE (S)
NIKLAS (DK)
OF THE WAND AND THE MOON (DK)
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER (US)
ORQUESTA TÍPICA FERNÁNDEZ FIERRO (ARG)
OWINY SIGOMA BAND (UK/KEN)
PENGUIN PRISON (US)
PERFUME GENIUS (US)
CELSO PIÑA (MEX)
KIMMO POHJONEN / SAMULI KOSMINEN and PROTON STRING QUARTET (FIN)
PRETTY LIGHTS (US)
PUNCH BROTHERS (US)
RANGLEKLODS (DK)
RED FANG (US)
ROCKWELL (UK)
CHRISTINA ROSENVINGE feat. CHRIS BROKAW & REFREE (E/US)
ROVER (FR)
ROYCE DA 5’9” (US)
SAGE FRANCIS (US)
SHLOHMO (US)
SPECKTORS (DK)
SPECTOR (UK)
SPILLEMÆNDENE (DK)
SPOEK MATHAMBO (ZA)
STAFF BENDA BILILI (CD)
DJ STATIC w/ TEMU, BLOOD SWEAT DRUM+BASS and GUESTS (DK)
SUICIDE SILENCE (US)
THE SWAY MACHINERY (US)
TALK NORMAL (US)
TAMIKREST (MAL)
JØRGEN TELLER & THE EMPTY STAIRS feat. LAZARA (DK/BEL)
TER HAAR (DE)
TODAY IS THE DAY (US)
THE TODDLA T SOUND (UK)
TOUCHY MOB (DE)
BOUBACAR TRAORÉ (MALI)
TRASH TALK (US)
TUNE-YARDS (US)
THE VACCINES (UK)
MAÏA VIDAL (FR)
WARBRINGER (US)
DANYEL WARO (REU)
WEEDEATER (US)
YELAWOLF (US)
Pavilion Junior
THE BEARDY DURFS (DK)
BÄDDAT FÖR TRUBBEL (S)
CEREKLOTH (DK)
DANGERS OF THE SEA (DK)
DEATHCRUSH (N)
DIG & MIG (DK)
THE ECHO VAMPER (DK)
FRENCH FILMS (FIN)
GIRLSEEKER (DK)
GOVERNOR OF ALASKA (DK)
HELSINKI POETRY (DK)
ICONA POP (S)
INDIANS (DK)
DAWDA JOBARTEH (GAM/DK)
KLUMBEN & RASKE PENGE (DK)
LINKOBAN (DK)
NELSON CAN (DK)
REDWOOD HILL (DK)
RUM 37 (DK)
MATHILDE SAVERY (DK)
SHINY DARKLY (DK)
SLOWOLF (DK)
TEAM ME (N)
ULIGE NUMRE (DK)
Apollo Countdown
ADRIAN LUX (S)
BEASTIE RESPOND (DK)
COPENHEAVY (DK)
ELOQ (DK)
F.O.O.L. (S)
THE FREDERIK (DK)
FRITJOF & PIKANEN (S)
GHOSTIGITAL (ISL)
KESI (DK)
KHALAZER (DK)
SANDRA KOLSTAD (N)
KÚRA (ISL/DK)
MASH UP INTERNATIONAL (S)
NORTHERN STRUCTURES (DK)
SLENG (DK)
SPRUTBASS (N)
JULIUS SYLVEST (DK)
SOFFIE VIEMOSE (DK)
VAAGSBYGD HANDY (N)
WAR FOR YOUTH (DK/S)