My Mecca, My Jerusalem, My Roskilde

Roskilde Festival 1997 poster

The first time I was at the Roskilde Festival was in 1997. This was also the first festival and even the first real concert experience for me. It would certainly not be the last of either.

You can find an account of the experience here. Being at a major festival for the first time changes a lot of people. Maybe it's the sudden subjection to thousands of different people both young and old coming together in a peaceful manner. I'm definately not sure. It could also be that the RF simply just has a special kind of atmosphere? Nevertheless this was a life changing experience for me.

A Report with Pictures

Concerts I went to:

  • Ashley MacIsaac
  • Beck
  • Ben Folds Five
  • Düreforsög
  • The Go-Betweens
  • Live
  • Mötley Crüe
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  • Phish
  • Primus
  • The Prodigy
  • Radiohead
  • Reef
  • Suede
  • The Smashing Pumpkins

Concerts in retrospect I wish I could have gone to also:

  • Daft Punk
  • Isaac Hayes
  • John Fogerty
  • Lars H.U.G.
  • Leningrad Cowboys