Desert Rock Festival |
--- 11th Feb announcement, click here ---
About Desert Rock Festival In 2004, CSM embarked on a mission to develop and bring a full fledge rock festival to the Middle East. Of course, we had to start somewhere, so the first annual Desert Rock Concert featured two rock bands, The Rasmus and Juliana Down. The headliner, Limp Bizkit, 48 hours in advance of the concert cancelled, allegedly because he felt “unsafe” coming to this region. Despite the cancellation (10,000 tickets had been sold) some 3500 fans rocked to nearly three hours of their favorite music genre.In 2005, Dubai Desert Rock developed into a full day festival and featured well-known rock bands from around the world, including The Darkness, Machine Head, Sepultura and Within Temptation., which, together with two local rock bands – Juliana Down & Nervecell – played for an audience of 6,000 plus. (A quick web search for “Dubai Desert Rock Festival” will give you a good idea of how quickly this desert phenomenon has grown.) DDRF has now become known – locally, regionally, and internationally – as THE Middle East Annual Rock Festival. In DDRF 2006 the lineup included Saxon, Mannikind, Three Doors Down, Testament, Reel Big Fish and Megadeth. The additional attractions to keep fans busy and entertained throughout the day include, among other things, a skate park show, crazy rock hair designers, temporary airbrush tattoo artists, graffiti boards for budding artists to make their mark, and vendors of various rock paraphernalia. The DDRF is all about bringing artists, audiences and supporters together in a dynamic, unique and highly interactive environment, and which centers on and helps cultivate an appreciation for live rock music and having fun.
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