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3 months

We're thrilled to announce the first wave of Rockaway Beach 2025 artists, including @Leftfield , @rideox4 , and @officialSpzd . Tickets are available from

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

7 years

When the last song of the festival is “Love Will Tear Us Apart”, you can’t go home feeling anything other than privileged. Thank you @peterhook and thanks to all Beachbums. What a night. What a year. Thank you! #RB18 📷 : @TonyJupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 Stage invasion at @TheMaryChain ’s 1984 gig at The Ambulance Station, Old Kent Road. Photo by Richard Gibson.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

1 year

👾 We are beyond delighted to bring you loads more bands for #RB24 including our final headliner, legends of British indie @thecribs ! They'll be bringing some of the most iconic tunes of the past 20 years to Bognor, and we couldn't be happier. 🎟️

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 Three days and nights of iconic and breaking live music, DJs, takeovers, swimming, quizzes, and games from just £85pp including accommodation. Book now at Stage times subject to change, but here’s how we’re looking!…

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 months

We’re truly saddened to hear the news of Gaps Hendrickson’s passing. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and band mates at this difficult time. Forever honoured to have had him headline Rockaway with the rest of @TheSelecter this year. RIP Gaps 🖤🤍 📸 @TonyJupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

1 year

ANNOUNCEMENT - Our first wave of next years line up is HERE. Secure your 2024 passes at #RB24

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 We’re so very sad to hear of the sudden passing of Terry Hall. A true legend in every sense of the word. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and everybody who knew and loved him. 🖤🤍

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 Hey ho, let's go!!! We're very damn pleased to FINALLY announce Rockaway Beach 2022. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 28th April. In the meantime, you can sign up to our mailing list to get the ticket link nice and early, at .

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 We are very pleased to welcome the iconic @Buzzcocks to this weekend's Rockaway Beach. We're so excited to have them, as we hope you are too!

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

We're having a bit of a @Bunnymen session today - which shall we spin next?

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

8 years

Merry Suedemas, one and all. Stay insatiable, apparently a new album is happening! Yours truly, all at Bretlins and beyond.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 Here's how winter's best alternative weekend is shaping up for January 2022. Tickets and rooms are available now at + use the code RB20 to save £20 on each booking. #rockawaybeachfest2022

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 months

We'll be unveiling the first wave of acts for Rockaway Beach's 10th year edition on June 14th... including all three headliners.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 We’re very pleased to announce some brand new additions to next year’s Rockaway Beach Festival 2023. Tickets available at .

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 For your planning pleasure, we’re delighted to present our day-by-day schedule for #RB23 . This, of course, includes yesterday’s new additions Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, The Undertones, Scrounge and John J Presley, as well as one more treat; a Q&A with Billy Nomates on Friday.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 The greatest gift of all, @weddingpresent will be with us for #RB20 , and we’re absolutely CHUFFED to have them. Tickets:

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 What an incredible show by @BrixExtricated on Sunday - plus, ending on The Fall's 'Totally Wired' was a bloomin' treat, eh? Let us know what you thought!👇 📸 @TonyJupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 Tomorrow, 4pm.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

🎳 Echo & The @Bunnymen 's spectacular Sunday set at #RB19 isn't something we'll forget in a hurry. Photos by @TonyJupp .

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

🎳 Starting tomorrow we are announcing a new band for #RB20 every day until the end of this month. 🎳 Tickets for our fifth voyage are available now from

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 When routine bites hard, And ambitions are low, And resentment rides high, But emotions won't grow, And we're changing our ways, Taking different roads, Love, love will tear us apart again. - 40 years since this piece of pure excellence.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 Our good pal and regular Rockaway-er @steve_lamacq is ready for #RB23 , are you?

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 Aaaaaaand that’s a WRAP. What a bloomin’ superb Sunday that was yesterday! Heck, the whole weekend has just been jam packed full of good times hasn’t it? We’d love to hear what your highlights have been from the past couple of days 👇

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 @Big_Joanie have fast become one of the most talked about bands within the UK live music scene. This ridiculously talented, badass group of women have a punk rock passion that's contagious. Who's ready for their RB debut next year? Grab a ticket now at

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 We are OVERJOYED to announce that your Saturday night headliners, @TheMaryChain , will be joining our Q&A list for Rockaway Beach 2020!!!! We're coming to the very last bunch of tickets now, so head to now to avoid missing out!

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 Merry Christmas ya filthy animals. See you all very soon for a sold out edition of Rockaway Beach - we cannot wait. 🥲

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

👁 Who's ready for another #RB20 addition? Brix & The Extricated have a special place in our hearts. After their respective tenures in The Fall, the post-punk crew forged their own path to acclaim - be ready for brilliance. 🎳 Tickets:

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

👾 Day 1 of Rockaway Beach 2023 is FINALLY here! Dust off those 2022 cobwebs and let's kick this thing off with a bang! Here's a reminder of what we have in store this weekend...

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

8 years

Have a fantastic evening Beachgoers!!! And merry #Suedemas @suedeHQ 📷 by Tony Jupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 We're pleased as punch to reveal this next batch of new additions to our #RB23 line up. Our third official headliner, the exquisite @SELFESTEEM___ who will make her return to Rockaway following her spellbinding REDs performance back in 2020. Tickets:

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 As well as championing the best new names in alternative music, we always a healthy dose of legends to Bognor each January. In 2022 we have three who have helped shape the landscape of guitar music over the past forty years; @acrmcr , House of Love and The @_Nightingales .

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

🎳 A few choice snaps from @numanofficial 's Saturday set + conversation at #RB19 by @TonyJupp . What an evening.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

8 months

🕹️ HAPPY ROCKAWAY WEEK!! We're so excited to see you all on Friday. Don't know about you, but we're really craving a big old party right now. Who and what are we all most excited for? 📸 @jamiemacphotos

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 Please welcome new additions to next weekend’s RB: @RhodaDakar , Thousand Yard Stare, Odd Morris, Roscoe Roscoe, and @Sinkyateeth ’s @_MariaUzor ✌️ 🎟 Book your three days of new year “retox and roll” at

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

📸 Throwback to one of our biggest sets to date, when we invited the boys from the better land over for their first ever festival headline set. What a night that was. Long live @fontainesdublin . 📸 @TonyJupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 Here. We. GO. Founding member of The Velvet Underground, producer to The Stooges, Nick Drake, Patti Smith and Happy Mondays, and one of the most important composers of the 20th century - @therealjohncale joins us aboard Rockaway Beach 2020 as your Friday night headliner.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 Less than a year after releasing their debut album, @fontainesdublin headlined a festival - and we're bloody chuffed it was ours. 📸 @TonyJupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

7 years

A very apt Blue Monday to see us all off and welcome us back to the real world. We've had a wonderful time with you lot this weekend, and we can't wait to do it all again. Thanks for making it so special. #RB18

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 The fantastic @TonyJupp has captured some tremendous highlights from yesterday - the third and final day of #rockawaybeachfest 2020. Who was your Sunday favourite? Tickets for Rockaway Beach 2021 are on sale NOW at

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

👾 This time last week we were heading into the first evening of RB23. Burger King and a few pints down, some of you were heading to Reds to catch Low Hummer, others were at Skyline for the first Q&A of the weekend with Billy Nomates...

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 Just get us to Bognor already…

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 @porridgeradio , @KnowleWestboy and JARV IS... joining us at Rockaway 2022. Booking available now at - from just £85pp for three night's accommodation and live music. Use code RB20 to save £20 on your booking too.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

4 years

🎳 This is superb 👏 @weddingpresent

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 Great week for album anniversaries - this piece of gold was released thirty years ago today. DON’T MISS @TheMaryChain 's headline show at ol’Rockaway Beach 2020. Tickets tickets tickets:

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

4 years

🎳 It was this time five years ago that we were feeling pretty achy, exhausted, but mostly overjoyed after an unbelievable weekend at the first ever Rockaway Beach Festival. We can't quite believe it's been five years since the debut. Were you at Rockaway 2015? Give us a wave 👋

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 Happy Christmas from all of us at Rockaway Beach HQ x x

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

8 years

We've still not yet recovered from @suedeHQ 's magical performance at #rockaway16 ... just astounding! 📷 Tony Jupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

🎳 Some highlights from @MaximoPark 's Friday night set at #RB19 , courtesy of @TonyJupp .

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 Who caught @weddingpresent ’s set on our Centre Stage on Sunday? So glad we had them with us for Rockaway Beach 2020, such a fun show! 📸 @TonyJupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 Done. What a final day of #RB23 , and what a glorious weekend. Nothing but love to everybody who came and partied with us. We’re off for a big lie down. 🎟 Tickets for 2024 are on sale NOW at . Use code RB10 to save some money on your booking!

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

Today’s the day, kids. #RB19

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

4 years

🎳 Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee - also known as @the_vaselines - in Glasgow, 1987. A real privilege to have this dynamic duo on the bill for Rockaway Beach 2021 🙌 🎟 Tickets available here 👉

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 Grab your Rockaway Beach 2021 crew and get ready for the first names on next year's voyage. We're announcing an artist a day from Monday next week, featuring some of our favourite emerging artists and standout alternative heroes.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 Announcement pending. Who do you reckon? 👀

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

🎳 Here it is. A huge second wave of acts including @Bunnymen , Goat Girl, @SpookSchool , and @AlgiersMusic among some of the best names in alternative music joining @NumanOfficial and @MaximoPark . Three days music and accommodation from £79pp at . #RB19

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

7 years

Because he is such a lovely chap, @Tim_Burgess sent us this playlist for you all the enjoy: .

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

The astounding and unique @numanofficial on our Centre Stage last night. 📸 @TonyJupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

7 years

Wow. Just...wow. What a weekend. We'd like to extend our deepest gratitude to every single one of you who came along! If you wanna be the first to hear RB4 news (when we have it), sign up to our mailing list here: See you soon. RB HQ. x 📸 : Tony Jupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

So delighted to welcome 10 amazing acts to our #RB23 lineup! Please say hello to... 🎳 @Big_Joanie 🎳 @_billy_nomates 🎳 @deeptanyeah 🎳 @FTurins 🎳 @HHawkOfficial 🎳 Juice Menace 🎳 @the_pagans 🎳 @poziband 🎳 @prsnl_trnr 🎳 @_sineadobrien_ 🎟

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

We're delighted to announce on the weekend of 11-13 January 2019, we shall return to Butlins Bognor Regis for our fourth edition of Rockaway Beach! Sign up at to catch all the latest news, or book yourself in today at . #RB19

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 We’re beyond excited to today announce #RB23 ’s first two headline acts; the legendary @OfficialOMD and @peterhook & The Light. Tickets for 2023 are on sale now. Book your stay from just £85pp at using the discount code RB10.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

4 years

🎳❤️

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

👾 Not long now, Beachbums! We're so excited to see you all this weekend. Also, for anybody worried about missing @panicshack on Friday, we're very pleased to say that they will now be playing on Saturday afternoon as well - as sadly Juice Menace can no longer join us.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

4 years

🎳 Sure right now we should all have our bags packed for Rockaway Beach, but let's not dwell on that. We're not leaving you high and dry this weekend as we've pooled some of our favourite artists into a little takeover of the digital airwaves. (1)

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 Unreal to think Echo and the @Bunnymen 's Heaven Up Here is 40 years old. It still sounds great, and has been such an honour to have them play for us at two editions of Rockaway.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

💥💥 "Rockaway Beach is fast becoming the best way for alternative music fans to start the year" - a wonderful way to start 2019. Thanks to James at @godisinthetv . 💥💥 Read the full live review at:

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 ONE WEEK TO GO!!!! See you very very soon for an epic weekend! Still a few tickets left here: 📸 @lifebanduk

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 Boy, it’s good to be back. What a beautiful Friday night down in sunny Bognor - huge love to all our artists who made it so special. We all ready for round two? 🍻

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

Huge show from @NovaTwinsMusic ✌️ #RockawayBeachFest

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 Delighted to announce that 90s born, indie pop punk band @thebandbis will be joining us for #RockawayBeachFest2021 !!! What a treat this is gonna be... see you at the front! Tickets on sale now and selling at SPEED. Get yours 👉

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 HERE WE BLOODY GO!!!!

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 We just took this photo of the first of you guys pulling into Bognor Regis today. Welcome! More then ever - we promise you - we CAN NOT FUCKING WAIT to kick this show off.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

7 years

Our friends at @DrownedinSound have picked their 10 must-sees for this weekend, including @WildBeasts , @HELENLOVE123 and @peterhook . Get to know it here: Tickets are still available for our big bash! Grab 'em quick:

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

#TBT to the indomitable @suedeHQ at RB16. Where do they rank amongst your all-time Rockaway headliners? 📸 @TonyJupp

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

🎳 Sunday evening @Art_Brut_ . Just what the doctor ordered. #RB19

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 HERE WE GO! We're unveiling a new artist for #RB21 every day this week. First is Norwegian quartet and Bella Union signings, @pompokotheband . This lot put on an extremely fun show and we're thrilled to have them with us for our 6th edition! TICKETS 👉

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 Sunderland's finest guitar outfit @thefutureheads will join us for #RockawayBeachFest2021 !! They'll be opening their song book on some of the BEST dancefloor indie anthems of the last fifteen years, so make sure you're there! 🎳 Tickets on sale NOW at

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

9 months

🕹️ Huge congrats to @Benefitstheband ! Their debut album, Nails, has been named Album Of The Year by @LouderThanWar , on a list which also includes fellow RB24ers @JOHNtimesbytwo , @SleafordMods and @Hifi_MC . Read in full at .

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

🎳 While we don't quite agree "there are no rocks at Rockaway Beach," we can firmly support @TheSpecials bid for number 1 this week. Privilege having Terry with us last month, and we can't recommend the new album enough at . 🎳 #TheSpecialsForNumberOne

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🚨 Our FIRST HEADLINER announcement for #RockawayBeachFest2021 is here!! We are STOKED to bring @FatWhiteFamily to Rockaway next year. Buckle up for a massive show. TICKETS HERE 👉

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

4 years

🎳 Throwback to @PenelopeIsles at Rockaway last January 🙌

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

6 years

Enjoy your Halloween parties! This is still one of the greatest movie scenes ever, and would you believe it - we've got @Bunnymen playing #RB19 and we're screening #DonnieDarko ! And WE KNOW the cinematic score with Killing Moon over the opening was better than the director's cut.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

4 years

🎳 Previous #Mercuryprize nominees @TheMaryChain headlining our centre stage at RB 🙌 @MercuryPrize #HyundaiMercuryPrize

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

9 years

It's our pleasure to introduce the cast of our sophomore outing! Tickets at catch you there?

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 months

There's some phenomenal coverage of @fontainesdublin at Glastonbury this weekend that's worth your time. We were honoured to host their first ever festival headline show back in January 2020 (some photos from which are below). #ItStartedHere ✌️ 📸 by Tony Jupp.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

2 years

🎳 Another legendary Rockaway Saturday in the bag. How are the heads? Another huge one on the way today. Let’s have some fun!

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

8 months

Who's packed for Rockaway Beach already? Photo ID, beers & change of clothes is a very good place to start. A slight change in our schedule due to The Unit Ama no longer being able to join us. Big Special will now be moved up to 5pm, and Lonely Tourist playing at 3pm on Saturday

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

8 months

👾 Thanks to everyone down here kicking hell out of 2024 already. Guzzle one more hit of fuel for the final hurrah tonight, before we pack up shop and take our arcade winnings home for another year.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

3 years

🎳 Morning beachers! We hope you’re feeling sprightly and are ready for another day of awesomeness… here’s what live acts are in store for you today! Let’s do this! 🍻

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 @BrixExtricated record signing happening now in the Pavilion Studio!

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 We make no apologies about keeping you up late at RB. Friday night from 1am we've got the live PRINCESTEEN band experience in Centre Stage, while on Saturday it's Steve Lamacq taking over the airwaves.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

1 year

👾 Announcement loading...

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

7 years

Rockaway Beach 2018 is on sale today, tickets available here: .

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

Joining @TheMaryChain , we're very proud to announce the first ever UK festival headline performance from @fontainesdublin

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

7 years

👉 @Killingjokeband ’s Youth and The Orb taking us into The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess DJ set. Loving all your energy so keep it up as long as we can tonight! #RB18

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

No flags, no tents, no bullshit.

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Rockaway Beach

@rockaway_fest

5 years

🎳 Saturday night on our Centre Stage, @NovaTwinsMusic brought us a monumental show - with the heaviest bass lines, BAGS of attitude and dynamic mosh pits. Can we do that again?! 📸 @TonyJupp

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