| Wrockstock | |
|---|---|
 The Parselmouths perform during Wrockstock in 2007 | |
| Genre | Wizard rock |
| Location(s) | United States |
| Years active | 2007–2011, 2013 |
| Founders | Abby Hupp |
| Website | www.wrockstock.com |
Wrockstock was a yearly music festival featuring wizard rock, music inspired by the world of Harry Potter.[1] Its name is a play on the music festival Woodstock. Wrockstock was first held in 2007. Organized by Abby Hupp, it was the first large Wizard Rock gathering of its kind that was not part of a general Harry Potter fan conference.[2] It took place at the YMCA summer camp near Ozark, Missouri.[3] The first year it was titled "WRockstock Spooktacular". It doubled as a fundraiser for the Harry Potter Alliance, a charitable foundation run by Harry Potter fans.[4] Its final festival was in 2013.
The events were broadcast live over the internet for those unable to attend in person.[5]
- ^ "Wrockstock Festival Dates Announced". WIRED, 8/11/2009.
- ^ Erin A. Pyne. "The Ultimate Guide to the Harry Potter Fandom". Winter Park, Florida: Flux Comics Publishing, Inc. Pages 185-186.
- ^ Alan Scher Zagier. "Harry Potter devotees put wizard tales to music". USA Today, 6/18/2008 .
- ^ "Our Weapon is Love: WRockstock 2008". WIRED, 5/20/2008.
- ^ Rohlman, Kelli. "Identity, Rhetoric and Behavior: The Contradictory Communities of Wizard Rock". Diss. Texas Tech University, 2010.