Colombia News | Colombia Reports
  • News
    • General
    • Analysis
    • War and peace
    • Elections
    • Economy
    • Culture
    • Sports
    • Science and Tech
  • Travel
    • General
    • Bogota
    • Medellin
    • Cali
    • Cartagena
    • Antioquia
    • Caribbean
    • Pacific
    • Coffee region
    • Amazon
    • Southwest Colombia
    • Northeast Colombia
    • Central Colombia
  • Data
    • Economy
    • Crime and security
    • War and peace
    • Development
    • Cities
    • Regions
    • Provinces
  • Profiles
    • Organized crime
    • Politics
    • Armed conflict
    • Economy
    • Sports
  • Lite
  • Opinion
  • About us
  • Support us
  • Contact Us
  • Intelligence
  • Advertising
  • Newsletter
Colombia News | Colombia Reports
  • News
    • General
    • Analysis
    • War and peace
    • Elections
    • Economy
    • Culture
    • Sports
    • Science and Tech
  • Travel
    • General
    • Bogota
    • Medellin
    • Cali
    • Cartagena
    • Antioquia
    • Caribbean
    • Pacific
    • Coffee region
    • Amazon
    • Southwest Colombia
    • Northeast Colombia
    • Central Colombia
  • Data
    • Economy
    • Crime and security
    • War and peace
    • Development
    • Cities
    • Regions
    • Provinces
  • Profiles
    • Organized crime
    • Politics
    • Armed conflict
    • Economy
    • Sports
  • Lite
  • Opinion
Uncategorized

Rock al Parque brings 80 bands to Bogota

by Stephen Manker June 17, 2011

Colombia News - Rock al Parque

Colombia’s largest music festival, Rock al Parque, has more than 80 bands slated to play in Bogota from July 1-4.

The government-sponsored festival, which has attracted local and international bands to Colombia’s capital since 1995, will take place in two of Bogota’s public parks, Simon Bolivar and Parque Metropolitano, and in an open air theater, La Media Torta.

Rock al Parque initially started as a local festival to promote Bogota’s rock musicians, and has now become the most important music event for rock and alternative music in Colombia. This year’s event will have the largest representation of local musicians in the festival’s history.

Leonardo Garzon, the music director for Rock al Parque, told Colombia Reports that they are expecting more than 300,000 attendants this year.

Unlike many music festivals, Rock al Parque does not have an entry fee. Vendors are also prohibited from selling alcohol and tobacco products on concert grounds.

A variety of different genres are represented in this year’s lineup, including reggaeton, death metal, punk, hardcore, metalcore, dub, roots reggae, electronic and the emerging Latin American genre known as fusion, which mixes folk and rock sounds, to name a few.

The festival makes an effort to recruit up-and-coming bands from Colombia and surrounding Latin American countries. According to the musical director, Colombian bands to look out for are: Chocquibtown, Bomba Estereo, and Doctor Krapula.

The slogan for the 17th version of Rock al Parque is “Natural rock, natural life,” and Garzon said that activities at the festival area, aside from the music, will focus on recycling, waste management, and the environment.

For more information on the festival and the lineup, visit the Rock al Parque event website.

Bogotacultureeventfestivalmusicrock al parque

Trending

  • Colombia’s defense minister dies of COVID

  • Colombia’s corporate media taking part in possibly illegal intelligence operations

  • Far-right Duque supporters say ‘we will finish’ one of Colombia’s worst massacres

Weekly interviews and news updates

Related articles

  • Colombia’s capital Bogota to lock down for another weekend

  • Bogota and Medellin lock down as COVID saturates Colombia’s hospitals

  • Colombia reinstates COVID restrictions during holidays

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • RSS

@2008-2019 - Colombia Reports. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by Digitale Zaken and Parrolabs


Back To Top