Rock It is an Australian music festival held at the Arena Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The festival was first held in 1999, and mainly features modern rock music. Along with the nationally-touring Big Day Out, Rock It was one of the major rock concerts held regularly in Perth.
At the March 2009 event Western Australian Police trialled the use of drug amnesty bins for the first time at a rock concert. The police restrictions resulted in long queues on entry and due to their public visibility little use by concert goers.
Artist lineups by year
1999 5 December 1999
Silverchair Powderfinger Beaverloop John Butler Trio Killing Heidi Jebediah Test Eagles Auto Pilot DJ Kingsize Kenny Bartley DJ Betamax DJ Dr Love Fourstroke
2000 22 October 2000
Green Day Powderfinger Grinspoon 28 Days Shihad John Butler Trio Weta
2002 13 October 2002
Grinspoon John Butler Trio Pacifier Machine Gun Fellatio Motorace Bodyjar Superheist The Fergusons Spencer Tracy
2003 23 November 2003
Jack Johnson Powderfinger The Living End John Butler Trio Magic Dirt Gyroscope Downsyde
2004
14 March 2004 Grinspoon Pacifier Resin Dogs Bodyjar The Butterfly Effect Brand New After the Fall The Flairz
Blink-182 was scheduled, but cancelled due to drummer Travis Barker breaking an ankle.
24 October 2004 Jet The Living End Spiderbait Hilltop Hoods Jebediah 28 Days Rocket Science The Casanovas Dallas Crane Cooker and Love Ground Components
This festival, featuring an all-Australian line up, was the first Rock It to sell out.
2005
13 March 2005 Green Day (As part of the American Idiot World Tour) Grinspoon Simple Plan Shihad Frenzal Rhomb End of Fashion Little Birdy Scribe The Spazzys The Flairz Faker Day of the Dead Mr Sandman The Fuzz
4 December 2005 Foo Fighters Oasis Spiderbait Wolfmother Kaiser Chiefs Gyroscope Karnivool The Pictures
2006 19 March 2006 Silverchair Grinspoon Shihad Cog Butterfingers Faker After the Fall The Hot Lies Snowman Katalyst Koolism Fdel Ru.C.L. Nathan J
2009 8 March 2009 Kings of Leon The Fratellis The Music Birds of Tokyo Faker The Stills Sparkadia Sugar Army Bob Log III The Devil Abbe May
2012 28 October 2012 The Black Keys John Butler Trio Birds of Tokyo The Panics Lanie Lane Last Dinosaurs San Cisco The Kill Devil Hills Abbe May Royal Headache Graveyard Train Brothers Grim The Toot Toot Toots Emperors
Spin-off events
Blackjack 2007 The 2007 event renamed Blackjack 2007 as Arena Joondalup was unable to host the event, so the festival was held at the Claremont Showground on 5 April 2007. The Pixies The Living End Eskimo Joe Gnarls Barkley The Vines Birds of Tokyo Children Collide
On the Bright Side festival
On the Bright Side is an annual Australian music festival held in Perth. Inaugurated in 2010, the event is the result of collaboration between the promoters of Splendour in the Grass, held in Woodford, Queensland, and Rock It. In 2012, the festival was cancelled due to "conflicting artist schedules".
References
External links Rock It - Official website