METALLICA (Friday, May 29), MUSE (Saturday, May 30), KISS (Sunday, May 31) and many, many more acts will come to the Veltins-Arena at Schalke from May 29 to 31 as ROCK IM REVIER comes to the Ruhr Valley (Revier). The former “Der Ring – Grüne Hölle Rock” Festival moves away from the Nürburgring – and Rock fans everywhere are the winners!

The reason for the relocation of the festival is the breach of contract by Capricorn NÜRBURGRING GmbH, the site operator and owner. In addition, the Formula 1 race that was scheduled for late July has been withdrawn by the promoter, did not help to encourage the trust for a positive development. DEAG decided to terminate the joint staging of the festival event “Der Ring – Grüne Hölle Rock” at Nürburgring due to breach of contract by CNG (Capricorn NÜRBURGRING GmbH) and relocate the event to Gelsenkirchen in order to rescue the festival. DEAG has secured the extremely attractive line-up with mega headliners such as METALLICA, MUSE, and KISS, as well as many other popular acts for the three-day event. Fans of ultimate Rock can continue to look forward to a terrific rock spectacular.

ROCKAVARIA and ROCK IN VIENNA are not affected by the development at the Nürburgring.

The Veltins-Arena at Schalke has a long tradition in rock history, with many legendary shows featuring world renown bands over the years, and it enjoys an excellent reputation in the rock scene. The infrastructure is excellent and there is a camping site nearby from where the fans will be shuttled to the Arena. More information and schedules will be published next week before the start of the advance sale.

Professor Peter Schwenkow, CEO of DEAG, is pleased: “The new solution is an outstanding win-win situation: the fans who for months have been looking forward to “Der Ring – Grüne Hölle Rock”, now have with ROCK IM REVIER the opportunity to experience this ultimate Rock spectacular in the heart of the Ruhr region. And all those who feel like attending a huge Rock event right on their doorstep, should rapidly get their tickets. The Ruhr Region is rocking!”

Other partners are likewise excited about this new solution: Moritz Beckers-Schwarz, Chairman of the Board of Management, FC Schalke 04 Arena Management GmbH: “We are very much looking forward to the cooperation with DEAG! The Ring, its fans and all artists will certainly fire up the audience in the Ruhr Valley!” The city of Gelsenkirchen is rejoicing: The municipal department head in charge Dr. Christopher Schmitt: “If ROCK IM REVIER comes to Gelsenkirchen to the Veltins Arena, the city will participate proactively in the preparatory planning.” The fans are welcome!

Advance sales for ROCK IM REVIER at the Veltins-Arena start Thursday, April 9 at 9am. Tickets for ROCK IM REVIER cost EUR 69 incl. all fees per day. All tickets for “Der Ring – Grüne Hölle Rock” are valid for the interior area of ROCK IM REVIER and hence guarantee great positioning. Whoever has different plans, can exchange his tickets of “Der Ring – Grüne Hölle Rock” also for tickets for the ROCKAVARIA in Munich or return them where he purchased them. PLEASE NOTE: The tickets for ROCK IM REVIER at Schalke are available only to a limited number since the other capacities are reserved for the already acquired tickets for “Der Ring – Grüne Hölle Rock”.

Festival LIne-Up:

Friday, 29th of May:

Metallica
Faith No More
Within Temptation
Kreator
…And You Will Now Us By The Trail of Dead
Anathema
Any Given Day
Black Tongue
Decapitated
Deez Nuts
Dir En Grey
Emmure
Eskimo Callboy
Exodus
Gojira
Grave Pleasures
Hatebreed
Meshuggah
Rise of The North Star
Stick To Your Guns
Testament
Unearth

Saturday, 30th of May:

Muse
Incubus
Limp Bizkit
The Hives
Arcane Roots
Babymetal
Blackberry Smoke
Bonaparte
Brant Bjork
Chevelle
Eisbrecher
Kvelertak
Orange Goblin
Orchid
Paradise Lost
Poets of The Fall
Purson
Saint Vitus
The Picturebooks
Triggerfinger
Truckfighters

Sunday, 31st of May:

Kiss
Judas Priest
Airbourne
Five Finger Death Punch
Accept
Anti-Flag
Beyond The Black
Black Map
Blitz Kids
Dr. Living Dead!
Epica
Gallows
Hang The Bastard
Hellyeah
Ignite
Kissin Dynamite
La Dispute
Mad Caddies
Sick of it All
The Darkness
The Dead Daisies
Toxpack
Turbonegro