Rockness 2009 took place on the 12th, 13th and 14th of June 2009 with for the first time acts playing on the Friday. The headlining acts were The Flaming Lips, The Prodigy, Biffy Clyro, Bassment Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal, Orbital and Placebo.
The Rockness organisers held a DJ competition throughout Scotland to find new DJ talent. Heats were held across the country with final being held in Glasgow. The winner was 19 year old Faud from Aberdeen played just before Pete Tong on the 13th. There were also 2 runners up.[1]
The line-up was as follows.[2]
| Mainstage | ||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
|
Basement Jaxx |
The Prodigy |
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| Clash presents Wonderland / Clash Arena | |
| Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|
|
Orbital |
Placebo |
| Fat Sams / Rob Da Bank present Sunday Best | |
| Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|
|
Super Furry Animals |
Erol Alkan |
| Soco Social | ||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
|
Dub Pistols |
Mylo |
James Murphy & Pat Mahoney(LCD Soundsystem) |
| Rizla Arena | ||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
|
Jazzie B |
Furry Sounds (Super Furry Animals) |
Andrew Weatherall |
| Bollywood Skinny presents Soma Records / Ed Banger Records / Sub Club Party | ||
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
|
Funk D‘Void |
Busy P |
Subculture ft. Harri, Domenic & Telford |
| Wrongness |
| Friday |
|---|
|
Rockness Ceilidh Allstars |
The following acts also played across the weekend on the ‘goNORTH’ stage: Alex Cornish, Barn Owel, Bronto Skylift, Call To Mind, Casiokids, Cast of the Capital, Colour-Coded, Come On Bang!, Daily Bread, Dotjr, The French Wives, Hey Enemy, Jack Butler, Keser, Mitchell Museum, Nacional, Our Lunar Activities, Pooch, Strawhouses, Spyamp, St Deluxe, Team William, Theatre Fall, The Naked Strangers, The Ray Summers, Tone, Trapped in Kansas, Vcheka, We See Lights and Yaweh.[3]