Rockaway Beach Festival

As you can see from the eclectic mix of artists we've had playing at Rockaway, we¹ve created a fantastic musical showcase which we hope will inspire audiences and artists to share their love of live music.

Our inaugural 2015 event featured amazing sets from legends including Johnny Marr, Spiritualized and The Fall and enabled Beachgoers to discover some of their new favourite bands. The 2016 event featured barnstorming intimate sets from Suede, Killing Joke, St Etienne, We Are Scientists, Wire, and The Wedding Present. 2018 saw the final ever festival performance from Wild Beasts plus The Horrors, Alabama 3, The Orb, Peter Hook & the Light. 2019’s event saw an performances from Gary Numan, Maximo Park, Echo and the Bunnymen, artist Q&As, exhibitions, DJ sets and much more.

In 2020 we welcome Fontaines D.C. for their first ever festival headline show, alongside The Jesus & Mary Chain and John Cale - all of whom joined a live Q&A with Rockaway audience. Little did we know at the time that Rockaway Beach was going to be the only live music festival of 2020…