title: Norway Rock Festival
text: # Norway Rock Festival
  
  The Norway Rock Festival, formerly known as the Kvinesdal Rock Festival, is a rock and metal festival held annually in Kvinesdal, Norway since 2006. The 2007 edition took place between 12 and 15 July. At the 2008 festival, two people were found dead near to a bus. Initial reports suspect carbon monoxide poisoning as being the cause of death. The 2009 edition took place between 9 and 12 July. The 2010 edition took place between 7 and 11 July.
  
  The festival is known for its bright atmosphere and a phenomenal festival camp near the festival area. The Norway Rock Festival is unofficially known as "Norway's response to Woodstock", "Norway's best rock festival" and "the summer's most beautiful festival adventure" by the press and the audience who return year after year to experience the festival's peculiar rock soul where freedom, independence and pure love of proper music permeates every inch of the area.
  
  ## Lineups
  
  ### 2018
  
  * Nightwish
  
  ### 2011
  
  Headlining: Alice Cooper, Volbeat, In Flames
  
  Other performing acts:
  
  * Black Label Society
  * The Darkness
  * Edguy
  * U.D.O.
  * Blind Guardian
  * Kvelertak
  * TNT
  * Keep of Kalessin
  * Cancer Bats
  * Pagan's Mind
  * Mercenary
  * Luxus Leverpostei
  * Ingenting
  * The Quireboys
  * Black Ingvars
  * Crucified Barbara
  * Blood Command
  * Insense
  * Saint Deamon
  * Djerv
  * Guardians of Time
  * Breed
  * Mongo Ninja
  * Heatseekers
  * Ozzmosis
  * Trendkill
  * Powerride
  * Metallicatz
  * Teardown
  
  ### 2010
  
  Headlining: Twisted Sister, Slash, Gary Moore, Sebastian Bach
  
  Other performing acts:
  
  * Epica
  * Enslaved
  * Motörhead
  * Megadeth
  * Immortal
  * Kamelot
  * Queensrÿche
  * Killswitch Engage
  * U.D.O.
  * Airbourne
  * Cavalera Conspiracy
  * DevilDriver
  * Amon Amarth
  * Jorn
  * Bullet for My Valentine
  * Saxon
  * Anvil
  * Over the Rainbow
  * Sabaton
  * Audrey Horne
  * Gamma Ray
  * Crashdïet
  * Tony Harnell
  * Sybreed
  * Purified in Blood
  * Backstreet Girls
  * Rammsund (Rammstein cover band)
  
  ### 2009
  
  * Manowar
  * Nightwish
  * In Flames
  * Sonata Arctica
  * Arch Enemy
  * Zerozonic
  * HolyHell
  * W.A.S.P.
  * Testament
  * Mustasch
  * K[Nine]
  * Thunderbolt
  * Backyard Babies
  * Doro
  * U.D.O.
  * Satyricon
  * Skambankt
  * Sahg
  * Sirenia
  * Sister Sin
  
  ### 2008
  
  * Alice Cooper
  * Motörhead
  * The Quireboys
  * Hardcore Superstar
  * Turbonegro (canceled at the last minute as a mark of respect to the people who died earlier in the day)
  * Volbeat
  * Hayseed Dixie
  * Helloween
  * The Ark
  * K[Nine]
  
  ### 2007
  
  * Sebastian Bach
  * D-A-D
  * TNT
  * Kamelot
  * Jorn
  * Sabaton
  * Freak Kitchen
  * Skambankt
  * The Cumshots
  * Carburetors
  * Paperback Freud
  * Lowdown
  * Circus Maximus
  * Crucified Barbara
  * Communic
  * Wig Wam
  