Metropolis Festival

o.a. Living Colour, Bad to the Bone, Crime & The City Solution, Spasmodique, Fatal Flowers, Fishbone

o.a. Urban Dance Squad, Mano Negra, Les Négresses Vertes, King Swamp, Stereo MC's, The Paladins, Drivin' n' Cryin', 24-7 Spyz]

o.a. Primus, The Gun Club, Arno Hintjens, Luka Bloom, Mudhoney, The Blue Aeroplanes, Sjako

o.a. Son of Bazerk, Public Enemy, Urge Overkill, Freedy Johnston, Raggende Manne, Galliano, Dead Moon, Sturm Und Drang

o.a. Smashing Pumpkins, Cobraz, Laurie Anderson, John Trudell, Ride, Les Tambours du Bronx, The Young Gods

o.a. The Notwist, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Motorpsycho, Dink, Nerve, Noir Désir, The Wipers

o.a. Mother Earth, The Offspring, Carleen Anderson, Wu Tang Clan, Primal Scream, The Prodigy, Fun Da Men Tall

o.a. Doo Rag, Jhelissa, Zion Train, Madball, Human Beings, James Hall, Supergrass

o.a. Ken Ishii, Eboman, Soulwax, Sneaker Pimps, The Roots, Kula Shaker, 12 Rounds, Millencolin, Dubwar, Pro-pain

o.a. Jimi Tenor, Peter Pan Speedrock, Nuff Said, Supersub, Ani DiFranco, Laika, Lagwagon, The Jungle Brothers

o.a. Asian Dub Foundation, Dead Man Ray, Sean Lennon, Bernard Butler, Postmen, I$I$, Dyzack

o.a. Postmen, Gorki, Wallrus, Racoon, Jurassic 5, Andre Williams, Hillbilly Boogiemen, Ozomatli

o.a. Beef, Echoboy, At The Drive-In, Tampie Magdat, Bob Log III, Emiliana Torrini, Mark Ritsema & Trio Raskolnikov

o.a. Admiral Freebee, Face Tomorrow, Brainpower, Luie Hond, Danko Jones, Train, The Strokes, Cousteau

o.a. Artefact, Breakcore A Gogo met DJ Scud, FFF, Bong-ra, Carlos de Nicaragua y Familia, Cheb Balowski, Eastern Lane, Electric Six, Green Hornet, Interpol, Mastodon, Mono, Rotterdam Ska Jazz Foundation, Satellite 7, Tekitha feat. M.O.D. the Black Marvel, The Black Keys, The Buffseeds, The Riots, The Riplets, The Robocop Kraus, The Thermals, The Warlocks.

o.a. The Bees, Eleven, Feverdream, Gem, Ikara Colt, The Killers, Modest Mouse, Mono, Noor, The Soledad Brothers, Star Star, TV on the Radio.

o.a. Black Mountain, The Cribs, The Dears, Elle Bandita, Firefly, Hayseed Dixie, Kubus, Sticks & Jawat, Mando Diao, The Ponys, Rilo Kiley, Secret Machines, Sons and Daughters, Stars.

o.a. The Accelerators, The Apers, Bromheads Jacket, El Pino and The Volunteers, The Gossip, Lucky Fonz III, Miss Mary Ann & The Ragtime Wranglers, Moss, The Revs, Saunawest, Silence is Sexy, The Spinto Band, Winnieman, The Wrens.

o.a. Moke, Noisettes, Senor Coconut, Datarock, Archie Bronson Outfit, Jay Reatard, Sabrina Starke, The Bloody Honkies, DuvelDuvel, Kubus & BangBang, The Madd, Menomena, Pete & The Pirates, Winne.

o.a. AC Berkheimer (NL), Black Box Revelation (Bel), Blaudzun (NL), Blood Red Shoes (UK), The Death Letters (NL), Devotchka (USA), Friska Viljor (Zwe), Giovanca (NL), Harry Merry & the Must (NL), Murder By Death (USA), O'Death (USA), Triggerfinger (Bel), Typhoon (NL), the Virgins (USA), Voicst (NL).

o.a. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour (Den), The Broken Records (UK), DeWolff (NL), Dio & The Madd (NL), Elle Bandita (NL), Face Tomorrow (NL), Fucked Up (USA), Go Back to the Zoo (NL), Golden Silvers (UK), Johnossi (Zwe), Portugal. The Man (USA), The Soft Pack (UK), Starcatcher (NL), Textures (NL), Rolo Tomassi (UK), Winne (NL), The XX (UK).

o.a. Adam Green (USA), Babylon Circus (FR), Baskerville (NL), Beans & Fatback (NL), Handsome Poets (NL - winnaar Serious Talent), Hausmagger (NL), Tim Knol (NL), Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou (Benin), Jack Parow (Z-Afr), Omar Souleyman (Syrië), The Hype (NL), The Strange Boys (USA), James Yuill (UK). Aantal bezoekers: 35.000

o.a. 1Duidig (NL), Black Milk (USA), La Boutique Fantastique (NL), The Deaf (NL), Death Letters (NL), Grouplove (USA), Half Way Station (NL), Krach (NL), Kleine Viezerik (NL), Lola Kite (NL), Gers Pardoel (NL), Phantom Four & The Arguido (NL), Pop Up Animal Kids (NL), Les Savy Fav (USA), SX (Bel), Tamikrest (Mali), The Vaccines (UK), Kurt Vile & The Violators (USA), Weekend (USA). Aantal bezoekers: 42.000

o.a. Active Child (USA), Bombay Show Pig (NL), Capeman (NL), Cerebral Ballzy (USA), Connan Mockasin (NZL), F. Stokes (USA), Jungle By Night (NL), Kraantje Pappie (NL), Mikal Cronin (USA), Nick Waterhouse (USA), Other Lives (USA), Palio Superspeed Donkey (NL), Rats on Rafts (NL), Skip & Die (NL), The Kik (NL), Thee Oh Sees (USA), Vanderbuyst (NL), We Are Augustines (USA). Aantal bezoekers: 26.000

Bombino (NIGER), Concrete Knives (FRA), Deep Sea Arcade (AUS), Dichter (NL), Jacco Gardner (NL), John Coffey (NL), K-X-P (FIN), Mozes and the Firstborn (NL), Parquet Courts (USA), Rats on Rafts & De Kift (NL), Ronnie Flex (NL), Shangaan Electro (ZAF), Sic Alps (USA), Soul Sister Dance Revolution (NL), Sunday Sun (NL), Tessa Rose Jackson (NL), traumahelikopter (NL), Twin Forks (USA), We Sell Guns (NL), Wolf in Loveland (NL). Aantal bezoekers: 40.000

Afterpartees (NL), The Afterveins (NL), Bear's Den (UK), The Benelux (NL), Blank Realm (AUS), The Bohicas (UK), De Likt (NL), DZ Deathrays (AUS), Elliphant (ZWE), HeavyLight (NL), Hunting The Robot (NL), Jagwar Ma (AUS), The Jezabels (AUS), KiT (NL), New Build (UK), Robbing Banks (NL), The Sore Losers (BEL), Superfood (UK), Twenty One Pilots (USA), The Vagary (NL), Woman's Hour (UK). Talent Stage (<18 jaar): Atlas And The Fox, Dog Food, The Hague Idiots, Limitless, Lisanne Helwig, Personal Preference, The Tambles. Aantal bezoekers: 30.000

All Tvvins (IRE), Black Honey (UK), Ezra Furman (USA), Glass Animals (UK), Goodnight Moonlight (NL), Halfway Station (NL), Jungle (UK), Meridian Brothers (COL), Die Nerven (DUI), Original Dub Radix (NL), Sevdaliza (Iran/NL), Too Many Zooz (USA), Tourist LEMC (BEL), Vintage Trouble (USA). Talent Stage acts: Wikke Schrandt, No Strings Attached, Sailing, Death By Oxygen, Roadmaps, Seed of Ayawaska, DJ Flor. Aantal bezoekers: 30.000

Alex Vargas (DEN), BØRNS (USA), Death Alley (NL), Dooxs (NL), HÆLOS (UK), Iguana Death Cult (NL), Indian Askin (NL), Jerry Hormone's Ego Trip (NL), Loyle Carner (UK), Masego Soundsystem (NL), Methyl Ethyl (AUS), Vaudou Game (Togo), Vince Staples (USA) en WHITE (UK). Talent Stage acts: Dr. Meraki, Green Cabin, Mantra, Something Like Sunshine en Your Averge Neighbours. Aantal bezoekers: 33.000.^[1]

Altın Gün (NL), Beach Slang (USA), Dawn Brothers (NL), Idles (UK), J. Bernardt (BEL), Jalen N'Gonda (USA), Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang (USA), Jo Goes Hunting (NL), Joseph (USA), Naaz (NL), The Orwells (USA), Priests (USA), Yungblud (UK), Chris Baas, Bart Eicholtz, DJ Thelonious, Pushin Wood, Duke Hugh en Black Dynamite. Talent Stage acts: Beyond The Moon, Hearing Dogs For Deaf People, SpeakEasy, The Bright en The Spvrk.^[2] Aantal bezoekers: 30.000.

Feng Suave, Giant Party, Arcane Roots, Kraantje Pappie, Day Fly, Confidence Man, Petit Biscuit, Luka, Lewsberg, Bad Sounds, Caroline Rose, Alice Merton, Tamino, Togo All Stars, Rock Season, May Wouterson, Poke, Leafs, Bokoesam, Latifah en Kevin. Talent Stage acts: The Frontiers, Maj Wouterson, Rock Season en Left in Suspense.^[3]

Tabitha, GRiZ, Yonaka, All Them Witches, The Slow Readers Club, Mt. Joy, Dwayne Franklin & Daddy Jacob, Snelle, YĪN YĪN, Donny Benét, The Murder Capital, Underground System, Les Robots en Will Westerman. Talent Stage acts: CLOUÉ, Deveron, Left In Suspense en Lleed.^[4]

Door de coronapandemie en de coronamaatregelen vond er in 2020 geen editie van het festival plaats.^[5]

Door de coronapandemie en de coronamaatregelen vond er in 2021 eveneens geen volwaardige editie van het festival plaats. Er werd gekozen voor een mini-editie in het Theater Zuidplein dat ook online gestreamd werd. De acts waren o.a. Froukje, Kevin & The Animalsen Mia Porter.^[6]

In Miniworld Rotterdam is een miniatuurversie van het festival te zien.

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