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Return of Rock is inspired by the rock night movement of various different night clubs that operated in Bristol from the 1970s until 1994 in the city of Bristol, United Kingdom. It is the brainchild of two part time promotors and DJ Andy Fox (The Granary Club, Bristol, Tiffany's nightclub, Bristol, Bierkeller, Bristol). The event takes place twice yearly at Club Cavern, The Crown, Bristol and specialises in rock music from the 1980s and 1990s.

Rebirth

To mark the reunion tour of the Little Angels' show at Bristol O2 Academy on Saturday 15th December 2012, a private party was organised labelled as "Little Angels aftershow party/Bierkeller Reunion Night". The party took place as an invite only in The Hatchet, Bristol. People who primarily attending rock nights at the Granary, Tiffany's and the Bierkeller were on the guest list. The turn out on the night was encouraging and the night's organisation was praised by the people that attended. DJ Andy Fox, along with DJ Stephen Tothill, together with two promoters and rock fans, decided that a nostalgic rock night could be an event that could be well attended if held infrequently.

Return of Rock at the Bierkeller

On July 13th 2013, the second installment of the event took place at Club Cavern, Bristol under the name of Return of Rock at the Bierkeller. Due to complications with using the Bierkeller name at a different venue, the name was changed before the event to Return of Rock.

Promotion for the event focussed on social media advertising and word of mouth. Advertising in the local press and radio media was used in the weeks before the event.

The event saw a turn out that suited the new venue. A raffle was held for the attendees with some very high profile prizes given away.

Return of Rock III

Held on Saturday 14th December on the event's unofficial first anniversary. This was the first time that the event had been purely promoted as Return of Rock. The promoters felt that it was important to recognise the previous installments of the event, so it was labelled Return of Rock III.

Promotion for the event spread to other forms of social media and a public advertising campaign, including a leaflet campaign at local gigs in the weeks leading up to the event.

In the final 7 weeks before the event, followers of the event were invited to post their favourite rock videos. Each week had an assigned year, starting from 1986 through to 1992. The final week was set aside to any other video from before 1986.

The event was photographically documented and photos were shared amongst those that attended and posted on socal media sites.

Return of Rock IV

On Saturday 11th January 2014, Return of Rock IV was launched with a video entitled "WE'RE BACK". The video featured pictures taken between 1988 and 1992 at the Bierkeller and also photographs from the previous Return of Rock events. It featured small sections of music from a variety of artists including AC/DC, Poison, Guns n Roses and Aerosmith. The publication of the video coincided with the announcement that the next event will take place on Saturday 17th May 2014.