Rock the Garden
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| Rock the Garden | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Alternative Rock, Indie Rock |
| Dates | Mid-June |
| Location(s) | Minneapolis |
| Years active | 1998, 2000, 2002-2004, 2008-2019 |
| Founded by | Walker Art Center |
| Website | www.walkerart.org |
Rock the Garden was an annual summer music festival organized by the Walker Art Center and Minnesota Public Radio held in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1998 - 2022. Launched by the Walker in 1998, the event was cosponsored by 89.3 The Current and Minnesota Public Radio after 2008, becoming more of an indie rock festival. Since its founding, Rock the Garden has highlighted national artists such as Wilco, Sonic Youth, David Byrne, MGMT, De La Soul, My Morning Jacket, Spoon, Bon Iver, and The Decemberists, and featured a diverse range of local bands like Low, Doomtree, Fog, Iffy, Cloud Cult, Howler, and Trampled By Turtles.
Lineups[edit | edit source]
1998[edit | edit source]
- Hot Head Swing Band
- The Jayhawks
2000[edit | edit source]
- Sunship Sextet
- Stereolab
- Sonic Youth
2002[edit | edit source]
2003[edit | edit source]
2004[edit | edit source]
2008[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2008 was held on June 21.
2009[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2009 was held on June 19 and featured a new stage location facing the hill instead of the street.
2010[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2010 was held on June 19.
2011[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2011 was held on June 18.
2012[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2012 was held on June 16.
2013[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2013 was held on June 15.
2014[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2014 was held on June 21 and June 22.
Saturday
Sunday
- Valerie June
- Kurt Vile and The Violators
- Dessa
- Guided By Voices
- Spoon
2015[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2015 was held on June 20 and June 21.
Saturday
Sunday
2016[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2016 was held June 18 at Boom Island Park (due to construction on the Walker Art Center campus).
- Plague Vendor
- GRRRL PRTY
- Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
- Hippo Campus
- M. Ward
- Poliça
- Chance the Rapper
- The Flaming Lips
2017[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2017 was held July 22 in the newly renovated Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
- Bon Iver
- The Revolution
- Benjamin Booker
- Car Seat Headrest
- Margaret Glaspy
- Dead Man Winter
- Bruise Violet
- Dwynell Roland
2018[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2018 was held on June 16.
- Father John Misty
- Low Cut Connie
- Chastity Brown
- U.S. Girls
- Nikki Lane
- Kamasi Washington
- P.O.S (rapper)
- Feist (singer)
2019[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2019 was held on June 29.
- The National
- Courtney Barnett
- X
- Heart Bones (Sabrina Ellis and Har Mar Superstar)
- Bad Bad Hats
- Dem Atlas
- Adia Victoria
- The Beths
2020[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2020 and 2021 have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022[edit | edit source]
Rock the Garden 2022 was held on June 11.
- Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
- Sleater-Kinney
- LOW
- DāM-FunK
- Divide and Dissolve
- Beabadoobee
- Bombino
References[edit | edit source]
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- Rock festivals in the United States
- Culture of Minneapolis
- Tourist attractions in Minneapolis
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- Indie rock festivals
