| Location(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Years active | 2004-Present |
| Founded by | George Roldan and Tom Smith |
| Date(s) | Annually in April or May |
| Genre | Progressive rock |
| Website | The Rites Of Spring Festival |
The Rites of Spring festival or RoSfest is a US annual progressive rock festival - established in 2004 - which takes place on the end of April or early in May. The festival was held at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania until 2007, and then moved to the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania as of 2008. The festival moved to the Majestic Theater in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for 2010 and 2011.
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RoSfest was started in 2004 by George Roldan and Tom Smith. The intent of the promoters was to establish a new international progressive rock festival in the United States. The inaugural 3-day festival was held April 24, 25 & 26, 2004 at the famous Colonial Theatre located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The RoSfest artwork since 2007 has been done by Ed Unitsky. Through the 2011 festival, 80 different bands will have performed at the Rites Of Spring Festival.
| Date | Location | Headliners | Supporting Bands | |||||||||||
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| May 4-6, 2012 | Majestic Theatre, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
TBA | TBA | |||||||||||
| May 20-22, 2011 | Majestic Theatre, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
Moon Safari (Sweden), Daemonia (Italy), Quidam (Poland) | Epiicycle (US), Tinyfish (UK), Osada Vida (Poland), Phideaux (US), Gallactic Collective (US), Mars Hollow (US), District 97 (US), The Reasoning (UK) | |||||||||||
| April 30-May 2, 2010 | Majestic Theatre, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
Pendragon (UK), Magic Pie (Norway), Renaissance (UK/US) | Mystery (Canada), Gazpacho (Norway), Manning (UK), Ajalon (US), Von Hertzen Brothers (Finland), Oblivion Sun (US), Deexpus (UK) | |||||||||||
| May 1-3, 2009 | Keswick Theatre, Glenside, Pennsylvania |
Nektar (UK/Germany), Lazuli (France), John Lees' Barclay James Harvest (UK) | The Syn (UK/US), Iluvatar (US), Silver Pipe (US), Frost* (UK), Abigail's Ghost (US), Moth Vellum (US), Mangala Vallis (Italy), Moon Safari (Sweden), Touchstone (UK) | |||||||||||
| May 2-4, 2008 | Keswick Theatre, Glenside, Pennsylvania |
Ambrosia (US), Circa (UK), Crack The Sky (US), Wishbone Ash (UK) | GPS (US), RPWL (Germany), Ritual (Sweden), Blind Ego (Germany/UK), Black Bonzo (Sweden), Credo (UK) | |||||||||||
| April 27-29, 2007 | Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania |
Starcastle (US), Pendragon (UK), Spock's Beard (US) | Puppet Show (US), Tempustry (US), Carptree (Sweden), Galahad (UK), Rocket Scientists (US), Magic Pie (Norway), Retroheads (Norway), Darwin's Radio (UK) | |||||||||||
| April 28-30, 2006 | Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania |
NEO (UK), Satellite (Poland), The Watch (Italy) | Pallas (UK), The Pineapple Thief (UK), Magic Pie (Norway), John Young (UK), Ephemeral Sun (US), Karmakanic (Sweden), Hamadryad (Canada), Mirthrandir (US) | |||||||||||
| April 27-29, 2005 | Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania |
Arena (UK), Magenta (UK), The Tangent (UK) | Myriad (US), Dennis Haley (US), Tiles (US), Kino (UK), Eyestrings (US), Sylvan (Germany), Man on Fire (US), Cryptic Vision (US) | |||||||||||
| April 24-26, 2004 | Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania |
Jadis (UK), RPWL (Germany), Man on Fire (US) | ALIAS EYE (Germany), IZZ (US), Orphan Project (US), Salem Hill (US), Little Atlas (US), Sonus Umbra (US), Frogg Cafe (US) | |||||||||||
RoSfest.com – official website