Roskilde Festival 

Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath, Björk, Robbie Williams, and Arctic Monkeys have all climbed one of the seven stages of this music festival that is the biggest of its kind in Northern Europe.

Created by two students in 1971 and since 1973 organized every year by the independent, non-profit organization Foreningen Roskilde Festival, during four days the festival draws participants from all over the world, both established and young, talented up-comers. Totally more than 170 bands play during the festival. The music styles include mostly rock, hip hop, heavy metal and electronic, but the festival promotes also alternative music. The biggest stage (tent) – and the biggest in Europe – has capacity of 17 000 people.

Few days before the start, the camping ground is already full for “warm-up” – a wide range of “More Than Music”- events that turn the festival grounds into a global village. 110,000 visited the festival in 2006, and in 2010 the festival was sold out. 
The number of volunteers working during the festival reaches 20,000. 

Transport to the festival and agricultural show grounds (“Dyrskuepladsen”):
Bus No. 605 (direction Roskilde Handelsskole) with stop at Maglegårdsvej.

During the ROSKILDE FESTIVAL there are direct shuttle buses and trains to the festival area, departing from the Roskilde station.