British Rock Meeting

The British Rock Meeting was a recurring multi-day outdoor rock festival usually held in Germany, which began in 1971.

History

Organised by concert promoters Marek Lieberberg and Marcel Avram, the first British Rock Meeting took place in September 1971 in Speyer. It featured Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, Rod Stewart,[1] and Deep Purple. The 1971 festival attracted 25,000 people and was one of the first major German rock festivals, as well as a "political issue".[2]

The second edition took place on the island of Grün near Germersheim,[1] located between Karlsruhe and Speyer, in May 1972, and was organised by Lieberberg and Avram.[2] Featuring Pink Floyd, the Doors, and the Faces,[1] the 1972 British Rock Meeting drew a crowd of 100,000.[1][2] Süddeutsche Zeitung's Anja Perkuhn wrote that the 1972 British Rock Meeting was "the mother of all German rock festivals".[3]

Some other bands featured at these events included Rory Gallagher, Uriah Heep and Beggars Opera Status Quo.[4]

The last British Rock Meeting was a two-day event produced on 23 June 1979 at the Freilichtbühne Loreley in St. Goarshausen, Germany, and the next day on 24 June, in Westfalenhalle, Dortmund.[5] Some notable performers at this event included Whitesnake, the Police, Dire Straits, Talking Heads, Barclay James Harvest, Sniff 'n' the Tears and Dr. Feelgood.[6]

The British Rock Meeting remained for a long time the last multi-day open-air event in Germany until the founding of the Rock am Ring festival.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Badenhop, Peter (30 May 2014). "Campino klettert, Pelham prügelt, Axl trödelt" [Campino climbs, Pelham beats, Axl dawdles]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Hentschel, Joachim (12 November 2024). "Woodstöckle in Germersheim" [Woodstöckle in Germersheim]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  3. ^ Perkuhn, Anja (23 May 2015). "Ab auf die Laternen!" [Off to the lanterns!]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  4. ^ "British Rock Meetings". Shadowplays.com. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  5. ^ "British Rock Meeting '79 poster". Purple-bootleg.net. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  6. ^ "Rock History - Loreley Freilichtbühne". Loreley-freilichtbuehne.de. Archived from the original on 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-05-26.


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