RockNess wani biki ne na kiɗa na shekara-shekara wanda ake gudanarwa a Scotland a Clune Farm, Dores, a gefen Loch Ness a cikin tsaunukan Scotland. An san bikin a matsayin "biki mafi kyau a duniya" kuma "biki ɗaya tilo da ke da nasa dodon" saboda yanayin da yake a Loch Ness wanda ake zargin shine gidan dodon Loch Ness na cryptozoological. Duk da sunan bikin, ba bikin rock ba ne kawai, wanda galibi yana nuna rawa, kiɗan lantarki, da kuma waƙoƙin hip-hop.
An fara bikin Rockness na farko a ranar 24 ga Yuni 2006. A watan Yunin 2008, AEG ta karɓi ragamar jagorancin bikin. Bikin ya ƙaru a kowace shekara har zuwa fitowarsa ta ƙarshe a shekarar 2013.
Farko
Fatboy Slim ya ɗauki bikin ' Brighton Beach Party' zuwa bakin tekun Loch Ness don ƙirƙirar bikin farko wanda aka gudanar a ranar Asabar 24 ga Yuni 2006. An sayar da dukkan tikitin 20,000 akan farashin £32.50. Bikin yana da matakai biyu, babban mataki da kuma babban riga, waɗanda ke aiki a duk tsawon yini. An fara ne da tsakar rana kuma dukkan matakan biyu sun dauki nauyin wasannin rawa daban-daban kusan kowace awa da rabi. Fim ɗin sun haɗa da X-Press 2, Stanton Warriors, Scratch Perverts, Linus Loves, Cagedbaby, Audio Bullys, Slam, Mylo, Carl Cox tare da Fatboy Slim headlining. A shekara mai zuwa a shekarar 2007, an ƙara girman bikin sosai don ɗaukar nauyin masu halartar bikin sama da 35,000 a cikin kwanaki biyu. A shekarar 2009 ne bikin ya zama bikin kwana uku.
Jerin 'yan wasa
| Edition | Year | Dates | Tickets sold | Headliners | Full lineup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | 24 June | 10,000 | Fatboy Slim | RockNess 2006 |
| 2 | 2007 | 9–10 June | 35,000 | The Chemical Brothers, Groove Armada, Manic Street Preachers, Daft Punk |
RockNess 2007 |
| 3 | 2008 | 7–8 June | 40,000 | Fatboy Slim, Razorlight, The View, Underworld | RockNess 2008 |
| 4 | 2009 | 12–14 June | 35,000 | Flaming Lips, Basement Jaxx, The Prodigy | RockNess 2009 |
| 5 | 2010 | 11–13 June | 35,000 | Fatboy Slim, Leftfield, The Strokes | RockNess 2010 |
| 6 | 2011 | 10–12 June | 35,000 | Kasabian, The Chemical Brothers, Paolo Nutini | RockNess 2011 |
| 7 | 2012 | 8–10 June | 35,000 | Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Biffy Clyro | RockNess 2012 |
| 8 | 2013 | 7–9 June | 30,000 | Basement Jaxx, Example, Plan B | RockNess 2013 |
An sanya masa suna mafi kyawun ƙaramin biki a bikin bayar da kyaututtuka na NME a 2011 da 2012.
Sokewa
A ranar 19 ga Maris 2014, masu shirya bikin sun sanar da cewa "saboda ƙarin wasu abubuwan da suka faru tare da Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya da Wasannin Commonwealth", ba za a yi wani wasan Rockness a shekarar 2014 ba.
WeDuk da fatan dawowar bikin a shekarar 2015, masu shirya bikin sun tabbatar a watan Janairu cewa za a sake soke bikin.
An gudanar da wani sabon biki, Groove Loch Ness, a wannan wurin a ranar 22 ga Agusta 2015. An bayyana wannan a matsayin "bikin rawa na baya-bayan nan", tare da wani mataki guda ɗaya, wanda Groove Armada ke jagoranta. Kimanin mutane 4,500 ne suka halarci taron na kwana ɗaya.
Masu tallafawa kafofin watsa labarai
Sabuwar tashar kiɗa ta Burtaniya, XFM ita ce abokiyar watsa shirye-shiryen rediyo ta hukuma don watsa shirye-shiryen bikin har zuwa 2009 lokacin da BBC ta karɓi haƙƙin rediyo kuma ta samar da ayyukan intanet.
Tashar Channel 4 ta watsa muhimman abubuwan da suka faru a karshen makon bikin 2008 a talabijin na kasa, inda ta kawo muhimman abubuwan da suka faru a kowanne rukunin mawaka kai tsaye. Sun kuma bayar da shirye-shiryen talabijin na shekarar 2009.
A watan Janairun 2010, Rockness ta tabbatar da BBC Radio 1 a matsayin mai daukar nauyin kafafen yada labarai, inda ta bayar da rahotanni kai tsaye a karshen mako da kuma cikakken shirin talabijin.
Baya ga masu tallafawa kafofin watsa labarai na hukuma tun daga watan Afrilun 2010, gidan yanar gizon daukar ma'aikata Monster.co.uk ya kasance mai tallafawa RockNess 2010.
