Rockpalast (Rock Palace) is a German musictelevision show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Rockpalast started on January 22, 1976 and continues to this day. Hundreds of rock, heavy metal and jazz bands have performed on Rockpalast. Some acts were recorded for broadcast and for retail sale. All-night marathon shows called “Rock Night” (Rocknacht) were produced once or twice a year from 1977 through 1986 and simulcast throughout Europe via the Eurovision network of TV broadcasters,[1] thereby reaching around 25 million listeners on average.[2]Rockpalast is involved in several German pop, rock and underground music festivals, once sponsoring the Bizarre-Festival [de].
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Metzger, Albrecht; Heim, Wolfgang [in German] (2018-06-29). ""German Television proudly presents" - Rockpalast-Präsentator Albrecht Metzger". Leute [de] (in German). SWR1 Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rockpalast.
Official website (in German)
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (in German)
Rockpalast-Archiv Unofficial archive website
Rockpalast at IMDb
Rockpalast-Fans Unofficial fansite (in German)
Rockpalast on Last.fm user group with free radio station