The biggest rock festival in Malaysia, Rockaway Festival highlights the best of both local and international rock scenes. Past festivals have featured the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Dashboard Confessional, You Me At Six, Sum 41, and Paramore among many others.
It’s been three years since the last Rockaway Festival, but the wait is over. After taking time to plan a huge reintroduction, Rockaway Festival 2016 will be back with a bang, with iconic acts like Scorpions, Alleycats, Butterfingers, and many more in a line-up that looks poised to attract fans from all around the region.
This year, Rockaway Festival will take place over two events, kicking off with the Rockaway Weekender at the Sepang International Circuit on 29th and 30th October. The festival will coincide with the Shell Malaysia MotoGP, so concert goers can enjoy the race at the same time as the concert, which overlooks turns 13 and 14 of the track.
The second festival will be Rockaway: The Saga Continues, which will be held two weeks later on 19th November at the Bukit Jalil Extreme Park. The line-up for this closing festival is massive, with acts like Alleycats, Butterfingers, Son of a Police Man, One Buck Short, a ‘band battle’ between the founding members of OAG and Hujan, and many more.
Music
The line up that has been announced so far for Rockaway Weekender include Scorpions, Wings and Muzza’s Mayhem for 29th October, while Wolfmother, Artefacts, Daarchlea, and WTNSS will take the stage on 30th October. Organisers have also hinted at the possibilities of additional international acts for Day 2.
Rockaway: The Saga Continues will feature a whole host of acts, so we thought listing them down would be easier for you to read:
- Butterfingers (20th Anniversary Rockaway Special)
- Alleycats
- Zainal Abidin (30th Anniversary Rockaway Special)
- Third Eye Blind
- Taking Back Sunday
- The Get Up Kids
- Hujan X Radhi OAG
- One Buck Short (15th Anniversary Rockaway Special)
- LyMe
- Prana
- The Summer State (SG)
- The Changchuters (ID)
- Killeur Calculateur
- U.Z.E.
- Dirgahayu
- Pitahati
- Eat Sh*t & Die
- Man Under Zero Effect
- Tokokilat
- Son of a Policeman
- Speedwitches
Tickets
Early Bird tickets are still on sale but selling out very fast, so you should get yours soon. You can choose to buy tickets for just one day or get the Rockstar Passport for all three days which will be released soon.
Get your tickets at galactix.asia/rockawayfest or at selected outlets for The Guitar Store, Rock Corner, and Victoria Music Centre. Find a list of the selected outlets at rockawayfest.com.
Rockaway Festival 2016 concert floor plans
Things you should know
The festival is only open to those 18 years old and above – so if you’re a rock fan under 18, congratulations on your superb taste in music, but you’ll have to skip this year’s Rockaway Festival, sadly. If you’re over 18 and planning to rock out at Rockaway, here’s some essential information:
Concert times: 29th and 30th October, 5pm to 12am | 19th November, 3pm to 12am
Gates open: 29th and 30th October, 4pm | 19th November, 1pm
Take note that food and drinks aren’t allowed into the concert venue, but there will be food and drinks available inside. Also, if you’d like to take photos, you’re allowed to bring in a (digital or traditional) compact camera only. Finally, if you purchase your tickets online from GalactixAsia, there’s no need to print them out; just present your e-ticket at the venue.
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