Masters of Rock (festival)

Masters of Rock is a metal festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The main styles represented at this festival are power metal, speed metal, and heavy metal. In the past, the festival has featured bands such as Judas Priest, Motörhead, Slayer, Helloween, Uriah Heep, Manowar, Dream Theater, Nightwish, Accept, Anthrax, Sweet, Twisted Sister, Europe, HammerFall, Stratovarius, Gamma Ray, Rhapsody of Fire, Sabaton, Kreator, Edguy, Rage - also with symphonic orchestra, Tarja Turunen, Apocalyptica, Within Temptation, Children of Bodom, Avantasia,  Sebastian Bach, Behemoth, Amon Amarth,  and many more. The 2005 attendance was over 20,000, the 2006 one over 25,000 and finally the 2007 was over 30,000. The festival is held every summer and the Winter morphosis takes place in November in the town of Zlín. Since 2010 the main stage of summer festival is named after Ronnie James Dio, who died earlier that year.

2023
Masters of Rock 2023 was held from Thursday 13 July to Sunday 16 July.

2022
Masters of Rock 2022 was held from Thursday 7 July to Sunday 10 July.

2021
Cancelled - (COVID-19 pandemic) - the 18th edition of the festival has taken place from 7 to 10 July 2022.

2020
Cancelled - COVID-19 pandemic

2019
Masters of Rock 2019 was held from Thursday, 11 July to Sunday, 14 July.

2018
Masters of Rock 2018 was held from Thursday, 12 July to Sunday, 15 July.

2017
Masters of Rock 2017 was held from Thursday, 13 July to Sunday, 16 July (SOLD OUT)

2016
Masters of Rock 2016 was held from Thursday, 14 July to Sunday, 17 July (SOLD OUT)

2015
Masters of Rock 2015 was held from Thursday, 9 July to Sunday, 12 July

2014
Masters of Rock 2014 was held from Thursday, 10 July to Sunday, 13 July

2013
Masters of Rock 2013 was held from Thursday, 11 July to Sunday, 14 July

2012
Masters of Rock 2012 was held from Thursday, 12 July to Sunday, 15 July

2011
Masters of Rock 2011 was held from Thursday, 14 July to Sunday, 17 July

2010
Masters of Rock 2010 was held from Thursday, 15 July to Sunday, 18 July

2009
Masters of Rock 2009 was held from Thursday, 9 July to Sunday, 12 July

2008
Masters of Rock 2008 was held from Thursday, 10 July to Sunday, 13 July

2007
Masters of Rock 2007 was held from Thursday, 12 July to Sunday, 15 July

2006
Masters of Rock 2006 was held from Thursday, 13 July to Sunday, 16 July

2005
Masters of Rock 2005 was held from Friday, 15 July to Sunday, 17 July

2004
Masters of Rock 2004 was held from Friday, 2 July to Sunday, 4 July

2003
Masters of Rock 2003 was held from Friday, 27 June to Saturday, 28 June