Rock In Solo

Rock In Solo is a rock music festival held in Surakarta, Indonesia. By 2012, the event had become a major music festival in Indonesia, with 8,000 visitors.

The festival was first held in 2004 as a small event for Indonesian bands with one stage and seven bands. The second edition was launched in 2007 and the third in 2009. The 2009 edition is also the first edition to feature international band. Since 2009 the festival had been held annually until 2015. In 2010 Rock In Solo took place with around 20 bands performing on 2 stages. On the 2011 edition, the festival facilitated 33 bands with 4 stages.

The attendance of Rock In Solo has grown and the festival has attracted around 8,000 people in 2012 compared to 1,500 in 2004 on its first incarnation. The 2013 edition was attended by 10.000 people in two days event.

Notable bands that have performed in Rock In Solo include Death Angel, Kataklysm, Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Behemoth, Carcass and Nile

After the 2015 edition, the festival experienced a hiatus during 2016-2021, but reactivated in 2022.

2004
Held on Friday, May 28, 2004 at Manahan Sport Center, Surakarta

2007
Held on Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Manahan Velodrome, Surakarta

2009
Held on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Manahan Sport Center, Surakarta

2010
Held on Friday, September 17, 2010 at Sriwedari Stadium, Surakarta

2011
Held on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Alun – Alun Utara, Surakarta

2012
Held on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Alun – Alun Utara, Surakarta

2013
Held on Saturday, November 2 & Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Kota Barat Ground, Surakarta. Future president Joko Widodo was in attendance.

2014
Held on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Benteng Vastenburg, Surakarta.

2015
Rock In Solo 2015 was held on Monday, November 15, 2015 at Manahan Stadium Parking Park, Surakarta.

2022
The main event of Rock in Solo Festival 2022 was held on October 30, 2022 at Fort Vastenburg, Surakarta. This is the first edition of the festival in 7 years since the last edition in 2015.

Rock in Solo Festival 2022 also featured series of pre-event shows prior to the main event. The pre-event shows called A Journey of Rock in Solo and The Rock Parade took place at multiple venues in Surakarta and its built-up areas from September 18, 2022 to October 26, 2022. A total of 36 bands played for the series of pre-event shows including Metallic Ass, Bandoso, The Working Class Symphony, Wafat, Sisi Selatan, Tendangan Badut, Spirit of Life, Sunday Sad Story and Gendar Pecel.

2023
Rock In Solo 2023 was held on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at Fort Vastenburg, Surakarta.