Soundbites

"The organisers of Rockaway Beach have come up with a better line-up than any of its competitors have mustered in recent times... one of the most enjoyable music events of the year..." - Drowned in Sound

“A crystalline magic hangs in the air...” - Louder Than War

“A brave new festival.” - Line of Best Fit

“The most wondrously surreal setting imaginable.” - Dots and Dashes

“Best Boutique Festival - Rockaway Beach” - Loud Noises!

2023 Line Up

OMD

Self Esteem

Peter Hook + The Light

Yard Act / Anna Meredith / Billy Nomates / The Futureheads
Sonic Boom + Panda Bear

Acid Klaus / The Anchoress / Big Joanie / Deep Tan / Hamish Hawk / Panic Shack / Pozi / The Primitives / Scaliping / Vlure

with Chris Hawkins and Steve Lamacq

2022 Line Up

JARV IS…

Tricky

Porridge Radio

A Certain Ratio / Buzzcocks / Do Nothing

The House Of Love / Rhoda Dakar

DJs: IDLES / Steve Lamacq / Johny Brown (BOHJ)

bdrmm / CROWS / Grandmas House /Imperial Wax / I See Islands / Italia 90 / The KVB / Lonely Tourist / Maria Uzor / Moderate Rebels

Nuha Ruby Ra / October Drift / Roscoe Roscoe / Thousand Yard Stare / T T R R U U C E S / TV Priest / Wu-Lu

2020 Line Up

Jesus & Mary Chain

Fontaines DC

John Cale

SOAK / Black Country New Road / LIFE Self Esteem / Nova Twins / Peter Perrett The Wedding Present / Brix & The Extricated International Teachers of Pop / Steve Lamacq Penelope Isles

Heavy Lungs / Adwaith / Eyesore & the Jinx / Our Girl / Trupa Trupa / Princesteen / Bellatrix Pagans SOH / Scrounge / Rascalton / The Sweet Release Of Death / The Vegan Leather / Indian Queens / Young Knives / Melys

2019 Line Up

Gary Numan

Echo & The Bunnymen

Maxïmo Park

Barry Adamson / Goat Girl / The Orielles Art Brut / Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble Luke Haines / Terry Hall DJ Set / Steve Lamacq DJ Set / Gary Numan In Conversation Will Carruthers Q&A + Exhibition

Algiers / Benin City / Chupa Cabra / Desert Mountain Tribe / Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something / John J Presley / Lorelle Meets The Obsolete / Madonnatron / Menace Beach / Spare Snare / Squid / The Filthy Tongues / The Luka State / The Spook School / Winter Gardens / Yassassin

Plus artist Q&As, film screenings, silent disco DJ battles, classic album playbacks, quizzes, record fayre, silent cinema plus much more.

2018 Line Up

Wild Beasts / The Horrors
British Sea Power
The Orb
Alabama 3
Peter Hook & The Light

Gang of Four
Honeyblood
Pulled Apart By Horses
She Drew The Gun
Helen Love

Desperate Journalist / Yonaka / Snapped Ankles / God Colony ft. Flohio / Melt Dunes / Moderate Rebels / Sweaty Palms / Drug Store Romeos

Plus
Tim Burgess (DJ Set)
Steve Lamacq (DJ Set)
'Lost in France' film screening

Plus much more

2016 Line Up

Suede
Saint Etienne
Killing Joke

We Are Scientists
Wire
The Wedding Present
Luna
Cats Eyes
Lee Scratch Perry

Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart / Damo Suzuki's Network featuring St Deluxe / Bill Ryder-Jones / Membranes / Jane Weaver
Kagoule / Black Honey / Blanck Mass / Eliza Shaddad / Desert Mountain Tribe / Gang / Bloody Knees / Man Made / TVAM / Multibird / FEWS
Girl Friend / CLINIC / Joanna Gruesome / Yuck / Eyre Llew / Batuk

Film Screening and DJ Sets
Suede's 'Night Thoughts' plus Q&A with Roger Sargent
Killing Joke's 'The Death and Resurrection Show' plus Q&A and gathering with classic deep cuts
'Where You're Meant to Be' plus live performance from Aidan Moffat
Don Letts (DJ set)
Chris Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) DJ Set