Masters of Rock is a metal festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The main styles represented at this festival are power metal, speed metal, and heavy metal. In the past, the festival has featured bands such as Judas Priest, Motörhead, Slayer, Helloween, Uriah Heep, Manowar, Dream Theater, Nightwish, Accept, Anthrax, Sweet, Twisted Sister, Europe, HammerFall, Stratovarius, Gamma Ray, Rhapsody of Fire, Sabaton, Kreator, Edguy, Rage - also with symphonic orchestra, Tarja Turunen, Apocalyptica, Within Temptation, Children of Bodom, Avantasia, Sebastian Bach, Behemoth, Amon Amarth, and many more. The 2005 attendance was over 20,000, the 2006 one over 25,000 and finally the 2007 was over 30,000. The festival is held every summer and the Winter morphosis takes place in November in the town of ZlÃÂn. Since 2010 the main stage of summer festival is named after Ronnie James Dio, who died earlier that year.
Masters of Rock 2024 was held from Thursday 11 July to Sunday 14 July.
Masters of Rock 2023 was held from Thursday 13 July to Sunday 16 July.
Masters of Rock 2022 was held from Thursday 7 July to Sunday 10 July.
Cancelled - (COVID-19 pandemic) - the 18th edition of the festival has taken place from 7 to 10 July 2022.
Cancelled - COVID-19 pandemic
Masters of Rock 2019 was held from Thursday, 11 July to Sunday, 14 July.
Masters of Rock 2018 was held from Thursday, 12 July to Sunday, 15 July.
Masters of Rock 2017 was held from Thursday, 13 July to Sunday, 16 July (SOLD OUT)
Masters of Rock 2016 was held from Thursday, 14 July to Sunday, 17 July (SOLD OUT)
Masters of Rock 2015 was held from Thursday, 9 July to Sunday, 12 July
Masters of Rock 2014 was held from Thursday, 10 July to Sunday, 13 July
Masters of Rock 2013 was held from Thursday, 11 July to Sunday, 14 July
Masters of Rock 2012 was held from Thursday, 12 July to Sunday, 15 July
Masters of Rock 2011 was held from Thursday, 14 July to Sunday, 17 July
Masters of Rock 2010 was held from Thursday, 15 July to Sunday, 18 July
Masters of Rock 2009 was held from Thursday, 9 July to Sunday, 12 July
Masters of Rock 2008 was held from Thursday, 10 July to Sunday, 13 July
Masters of Rock 2007 was held from Thursday, 12 July to Sunday, 15 July
Masters of Rock 2006 was held from Thursday, 13 July to Sunday, 16 July
Masters of Rock 2005 was held from Friday, 15 July to Sunday, 17 July
Masters of Rock 2004 was held from Friday, 2 July to Sunday, 4 July
Masters of Rock 2003 was held from Friday, 27 June to Saturday, 28 June