Roskilde Festival completes 50th edition line-up with Kendrick Lamar, The Strokes, HAIM, Charli XCX and more
Also included in the 110 new acts announced today are The Roots, DaBaby, Dave, Ride, Brittany Howard, Bicep, Big Thief, Tinariwen, Perfume Genius and WaxahatcheeToday’s new acts will join the already announced Taylor Swift, Tyler, The Creator, Thom Yorke Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, FKA Twigs, Faith No More, Kacey Musgraves and many, many more at the Danish not-for-profit festival this summer
Roskilde Festival
27th June – 4th July 2020Denmark
Roskilde Festival completes its huge 50th edition line-up, with more than 100 new acts, including Kendrick Lamar, The Strokes, HAIM, Charli XCX and more. Other new acts joining the bill for the Danish not-for-profit festival include The Roots, DaBaby, Dave, Ride, Brittany Howard, Bicep, Big Thief, Tinariwen, Perfume Genius and Waxahatchee. Today’s new acts will join the already announced Taylor Swift, Tyler, The Creator, Thom Yorke Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, FKA Twigs, Faith No More, Kacey Musgraves and many, many more in Denmark from 27th June – 4th July 2020.
With a total of 110 new additions, the music line-up for the 50th edition of Northern Europe’s largest festival is now ready. With the lowest average age ever among headliners, this year’s Roskilde Festival aims for the future.Rap’s regal genius returns32-year-old Kendrick Lamar is without a doubt the most recognised rap artist of his generation. He has done the rare feat of achieving both critical and commercial success without compromising the least bit with any of his visions. The Pulitzer Prize-winning artist first performed at Roskilde Festival in 2013, and this year he returns to the main stage, the Orange Stage.Garage rocking heroes The Strokes return to Roskilde Festival. The New Yorker band with the charismatic lead singer Julian Casablancas last performed at the festival in 2011, and this year they are coming to Roskilde with brand new material from their upcoming album The New Abnormal.Today’s announcement also features the sisters in HAIM who also have a new album on the way. Este, Danielle and Alana Haim are known for hits such as “I Want You Back” and “Little of Your Love” as well as working with another artist from this year’s line-up, British singer and songwriter Charli XCX who is debuting at Roskilde Festival this year.
Roskilde Festival’s head of programme, Anders Wahrén, says:“With this year’s line-up, we do what we’ve always done: look ahead. It has been important to us that festival no. 50 points to the future, and that is why 2020 will feature the lowest average age ever among the headliners. You don’t have to have 20 years of experience to perform on the main stage. That era is over.”Even more hip-hopAmong the new additions, you will find emerging hip-hop artists DaBaby and Dave while legends from The Roots bring their hip-hop by means of live musical instruments.Africa Express interpret Terry Riley’s minimalistic milestone “In C”, while Malian band Tinariwen bring their desert blues to Roskilde for the fourth time. The band gave their first concert outside of Mali at the festival in 2001.
New artists take action Common to many of the artists from this year’s music programme is that they interpret some of the current issues in society through their music. Brazilian band Teto Preto takes on gender identity, and Les Amazones d’Afrique depict sexual abuse. Chinese self-proclaimed “techno feminist” object blue works to improve equality within club culture while Lingua Ignota rails against misogyny.American electronic composer and producer Holly Herndon’s works revolve around both the fascination and fear of technological development.Find lists and details about the entire music line-up below.The following months will offer even more news about the Art & Activism programme at this year’s festival.Book your place now at www.roskilde-festival.dk.
Full line-upWednesday 1 JulyTAYLOR SWIFT, DEFTONESCAGE THE ELEPHANT, JADA, BICEP, DABABYAV AV AV, BOY PABLO, CATE LE BON, CHANCHA VIA CIRCUITO, CIMAFUNK, CITY AND COLOUR, DJ GRADED (DJ), LYDMOR X CORPUS, NKUMBA SYSTEM, OLD MAN GLOOM, SQUID, RITA INDIANA, SOLEIMA, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA
Thursday 2 JulyKENDRICK LAMAR, FAITH NO MORE, KACEY MUSGRAVESALEX CAMERON, ANGEL OLSEN, CHARLI XCX, FATOUMATA DIAWARA FEAT. ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO & MAYRA ANDRADE, MURA MASA, PUSHA-T, TLC, UNGE FERRARI, WAXAHATCHEE, WHITNEYAÏSHA DEVI, BARKER, BRITTANY HOWARD, BREMER/McCOY, DANISH STRING QUARTET & DREAMERS’ CIRCUS, DEATH BY UNGA BUNGA, DJ GRADED (DJ), ELDER, EMPLOYED TO SERVE, GIRL IN RED, HIGH ON FIRE, HOLLY HERNDON, IDK, JIMMY EAT WORLD, KARENN, KATE NV, LES AMAZONES D’AFRIQUE, LYDMOR X CORPUS, MC YALLAH & DEBMASTER + MCZO & DUKE, MOSCOW DEATH BRIGADE, NILS ØKLAND GLØDETRÅDER, PHOEBE BRIDGERS, RAPSODY, SAVEUS, SABA ALIZADEH, SOTE, SVALBARD, TEMP-ILLUSION, TROPICAL FUCK STORM
Friday 3 JulyTYLER, THE CREATOR, FKA TWIGS, THOM YORKE TOMORROW’S MODERN BOXESAFRICA EXPRESS PRESENTS IN C MALI, ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS, BIG THIEF, DOJA CAT, PERFUME GENIUS, RÜFÜS DU SOL, SAMPA THE GREAT, SUSPEKT, TINARIWEN, THE WHITEST BOY ALIVEAK DAN GWANG CHIL, BERSÆRK, BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD, CARMELO TORRES, CHAI, CLARA, CLAUS HEMPLER, CONJURER, DJ PYTHON, GUISS GUISS BOU BESS, GYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEY, HEATHE, HELMS ALEE, HUGO HELMIG, HUGORM, LISA MORGENSTERN & BULGARIAN VOICES BERLIN, MINIMAL VIOLENCE, MOSES SUMNEY, NYREDOLK, OOIOO, ORM, PATTESUTTER, ROYCE 5’9”, SASSY 009, SCÚRU FITCHÁDU, SICARIA SOUND (DJ), SLOWTHAI, TETO PRETO, YOLA
Saturday 4 JulyTHE STROKES, HAIM, THOMAS HELMIGDAVE, MALK DE KOIJN, RIDE, RICO NASTY, THE ROOTS, TOM ZÉ, YOUNG THUGAMENRA, ANNA MEREDITH, ARLO PARKS, CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO, FAT WHITE FAMILY, HJALMER, KELLY LEE OWENS, KÆLAN MIKLA, LAND OF KUSH, LINGUA IGNOTA, LOUS AND THE YAKUZA, NADAH EL SHAZLY, THE NO ONES, OBJECT BLUE (DJ), OOZING WOUND, RWAYES 2020, SARAH KLANG, SENI REAK JUARTA PUTRA, SORRY, SUICIDE SILENCE, TARRUS RILEY FEAT. DEAN FRASER & BLACK SOIL BAND, TVIVLER, TYLER CHILDERS, USTAD SAAMI, WEVAL, YOUTH CODE, ZENOBIA
Talent programmeAMANDA TENFJORD, ANANSI, ASSEGAI, ATHLETIC PROGRESSION, BETTE, BINÆR, BLOOD CHILD, EMMADOP, ERIKA DE CASIER, EYES, FARATUBEN, FIEH, GABESTOK, GANGER, GRETA, HIMMELRUM, ISOLATED YOUTH, JABBA, JJ PAULO, JOSEPHIN BOVIÉN, JOYCE, JUNG, KAALIYAH, KORTER Í FLOG, LATE VERLANE, MAIDAVALE, MEKDES, NINOOSH & LOLJUD, PEACHLYFE, REPRO, RIGMOR, RUNE BAGGE, SHAAM LAREIN, SULKA, TESSA, THAIBOY DIGITAL, TUHAF, VISITOR KANE, WHISTLER, YDEGIRL, ZK X OMAR X LARRY 44 X AMINA New actsThe following acts are announced 27 February 2020
KENDRICK LAMAR, THE STROKES, HAIM AFRICA EXPRESS PRESENTS IN C MALI, BICEP, BIG THIEF, CHARLI XCX, DABABY, MALK DE KOIJN, PERFUME GENIUS, RIDE, THE ROOTS, RÜFÜS DU SOL, SUSPEKT, TINARIWEN, WAXAHATCHEE
AÏSHA DEVIARLO PARKSAV AV AVBARKERBERSÆRKBLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROADBOY PABLOBRITTANY HOWARD, CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINOCARMELO TORRESCIMAFUNKCITY AND COLOURCLARACLAUS HEMPLERDANISH STRING QUARTET & DREAMERS’ CIRCUSDAVEDJ GRADED (RESIDENT DJ)DJ PYTHONDOJA CATELDEREMPLOYED TO SERVEFAT WHITE FAMILYGYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEYHELMS ALEEHOLLY HERNDONIDKJIMMY EAT WORLDKARENNKATE NVKELLY LEE OWENSKÆLAN MIKLALES AMAZONES D’AFRIQUEMINIMAL VIOLENCEMOSCOW DEATH BRIGADEMOSES SUMNEYNADAH EL SHAZLYNILS ØKLAND GLØDETRÅDERNKUMBA SYSTEMOBJECT BLUE (RESIDENT DJ)OOZING WOUNDPATTESUTTERPHOEBE BRIDGERSRICO NASTYRITA INDIANAROYCE 5’9”RWAYES 2020SABA ALIZADEHSARAH KLANGSASSY 009SCÚRU FITCHÁDUSENI REAK JUARTA PUTRASICARIA SOUND (RESIDENT DJ)SLOWTHAISOLEIMASORRYSOTESUICIDE SILENCETARRUS RILEY FEAT. DEAN FRASER & BLACK SOIL BANDTEMP-ILLUSIONTETO PRETOTHE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRATVIVLERUSTAD SAMIYOLAZENOBIA
DANISH ACTS THOMAS HELMIGJADA, MALK DE KOIJN, SUSPEKTAV AV AV, BREMER/McCOY, BERSÆRK, CLARA, CLAUS HEMPLER, DANISH STRING QUARTET & DREAMERS’ CIRCUS, DJ GRADED (RESIDENT DJ), HEATHE, HJALMER, HUGO HELMIG, HUGORM, LYDMOR X CORPUS, NYREDOLK, ORM, PATTESUTTER, SAVEUS, SOLEIMA, TVIVLERASSEGAI, ATHLETIC PROGRESSION, BETTE, BINÆR, BLOOD CHILD, EMMADOP, ERIKA DE CASIER, EYES, FARATUBEN, GABESTOK, GANGER, GRETA, HIMMELRUM, JJ PAULO, JOSEPHIN BOVIÉN, JOYCE, JUNG, KAALIYAH, MEKDES, PEACHLYFE, REPRO, RIGMOR, RUNE BAGGE, SULKA, TESSA, TUHAF, VISITOR KANE, WHISTLER, YDEGIRL, ZK X OMAR X LARRY 44 X AMINA
FEMALE ACTSSolo acts and groups1
TAYLOR SWIFT, HAIM, FKA TWIGS,FATOUMATA DIAWARA FEAT. ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO & MAYRA ANDRADE, ANGEL OLSEN, CHARLI XCX, JADA, TLC, KACEY MUSGRAVESCATE LE BON, ANNA MEREDITH, ARLO PARKS, SICARIA SOUND (DJ), LINGUA IGNOTA, RAPSODY, BRITTANY HOWARD, DOJA CAT, SOLEIMA, HOLLY HERNDON, SASSY 009, PHOEBE BRIDGERS, KELLY LEE OWENS, RICO NASTY, NADAH EL SHAZLY, SAMPA THE GREAT, OBJECT BLUE (DJ), YDEGIRL, AÏSHA DEVI, TESSA, MINIMAL VIOLENCE, SULKA, RITA INDIANA, MEKDES, CLARA, ERIKA DE CASIER, LOUS AND THE YAKUZA, BETTE, LES AMAZONES D’AFRIQUE, JOSEPHIN BOVIÉN, KÆLAN MIKLA, GRETA, OOIOO, KAALIYAH, CHAI, AMANDA TENFJORD, GIRL IN RED, FIEH, KATE NV, MAIDAVALE, SARAH KLANG, SHAAM LAREIN, NINOOSH & LOLJUD, LYDMOR X CORPUS
Mixed groups
WAXAHATCHEE, BIG THIEFSVALBARD, AK DAN GWANG CHIL, ZK X OMAR X LARRY 44 X AMINA, HELMS ALEE, RIGMOR, GANGER, WHISTLER, SORRY, TETO PRETO, YOUTH CODE, EMPLOYED TO SERVE, BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD, VISITOR KANE, CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO, BLOOD CHILD, TUHAF, LISA MORGENSTERN & BULGARIAN VOICES BERLIN1 The list is based upon PR photos and groups current and expected band. The result does not account for solo acts’ potential backing musicians.
Roskilde Festival and the gender balanceHere, we highlight the female artists because the proportion of women in music is often up for debate.Read more about what we do to get more women on the programme:https://www.roskilde-festival.dk/da/presse/pressemateriale-2019/koensbalancen/
About Roskilde Festival:Roskilde Festival is 100 % non-profit. All profits are donated to social and cultural charities by the Roskilde Festival Charity Society. The festival is right next to the Danish capital of Copenhagen and easily connected by train, bus and flight (Copenhagen Airport).
With more than 180 music acts in the line-up performing on eight stages and over 130,000 passionate music lovers gathered for a full week, Roskilde Festival is one of the most unique festival experiences in the world. A position the festival has held since the early 1970s.The full festival journey in Roskilde is an eight-day exploration of music, artistic expression, delicious food, sustainability, love, community and party
Facts about Roskilde Festival General information about Roskilde Festival
- Roskilde Festival is organised by Roskilde Festival Charity Society and is created by 30.000 volunteers. All profits are donated to humanitarian and cultural initiatives, especially benefitting children. Since its beginning in the 70s, Roskilde Festival has generated more than EUR 55 million to charity.
- Roskilde Festival 2020 lasts 8 days and takes place between Saturday 27 June and Saturday 4 July 2020.
- 80,000 full festival tickets and 5,000 one-day tickets for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (a total of 20,000 one-day tickets) are for sale for Roskilde Festival 2020.
- The price for a full festival ticket is DKK 2250 equal to (approx. EUR 300).
- The price for a one-day ticket is DKK 1100 (approx. EUR 150).
- Tickets can be purchased on www.roskilde-festival.dk