The main objectives of the festival are: To provide an annual sustainable festival in Cockermouth. To provide opportunities for young musicians in West Cumbria, helping them to further their musical ambitions and to provide equal opportunities for all sections of the community to be involved in music.  To help bands get established in the local area both through the festival and CockRock Promotions.  To support local charities within the area. To make sure our festival goers have a great time!

I took that from the CockRock website. The way i see it is if they intend on providing an annual sustainable festival which of course is growing each year, they need to be able to cater for everybody's music taste. Yes maybe they are heading in the other direction that the festival name suggests but there are still a hell of a lot of rock artists performing. These big acts increase the numbers, which increases the sales, which in turn keeps the festival alive. There's no denying that, no matter how much you despise 'tinchy stryder'!

I think the only phrase is shut up and put up. They gotta do what they gotta do!

I am looking forward to Cockrock, after a great 2011 it looks like 2012 will be even better. While a few acts aren't my cup of tea, Tinchy and Zane to name a couple the great thing about the festival is that there is always something else happening, so i have no doubt that there will be a band on that I do like somewhere else. On the other hand I am not a Goldie Looking Chain fan and they were brilliant last year. Roll on Cockrock 2012 can't wait.

Zane Lowe?!

Firstly, he isn't a star, he is terrible!! Plays God awful music, and for every terrible song he says he respects the work they are doing, instead of just saying it's crap!

I'm a freelance MC and would be more than willing to do his job for free!! I'd even pay to get on the mike again than listen to him rabble on!!

Agree with 'Ham'

Times are a changing Ham but when kids can get excited over someone just playing records it's a sad day for real music and real musicians. Even the main act at the festival is just singing to backing tracks like karaoke. Itll be mimimg next. Good luck to them anyway but this year I'm giving it a miss.

Actually Neil has a perfectly valid point. It's called the Cockermouth Rock Festival.
With acts like Tinchy Strider, Zane Lowe, Goldie Looking Chain, Dub Pistols Sound System DJ & MC Set it's hardly a rack festival. It's just another Radio 1 style concert.
Of course the majority of people will be going just for an excuse to get drunk.

I agree with Neil,more like cockup than cockrock.The clue is in the title!!!

CockRock are delighted to officially announce that Zane Lowe is joining the CockRock 2012 line up!

Having Zane on the bill is a massive achievement for us as most of us are big fans of his.

Not only is Zane a very well known award winning Radio 1 Dj but he also supports and showcases the hottest new music around. Right from the start CockRock has supported new music across many genres and we are still very proud that the vast majority of our line up is up and coming bands including lots of fantastic local bands.

With high profile acts like Zane, it enables us to not only increase the festivals own profile but also stay true to our focus of promoting all the new music we have on the line up.

Welcome on board Zane, this years going to be immense!

Love from (a very happy)
Team CockRock :-)
xxx

Hush Neil. Timez are changing, get with it mannnnnnnn

Disappointed. Its turning into more of a rave rather than a rock concert. I'd rather watch live music than someone talking into a microphone just playing records. I think the festival is losing its focus.