Rock the Garden was an annual summer music festival organized by the Walker Art Center and Minnesota Public Radio held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that ran from 1998 - 2022. Launched by the Walker in 1998, the event was cosponsored by 89.3 The Current and Minnesota Public Radio after 2008, becoming more of an indie rock festival. Since its founding, Rock the Garden has highlighted national artists such as Wilco, Sonic Youth, David Byrne, MGMT, De La Soul, My Morning Jacket, Spoon, Bon Iver, and The Decemberists, and featured a diverse range of local bands like Low, Doomtree, Fog, Iffy, Cloud Cult, Howler, and Trampled By Turtles.

Lineups

1998

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2002

2003

2004

2008

Rock the Garden 2008 was held on June 21.

2009

Rock the Garden 2009 was held on June 19 and featured a new stage location facing the hill instead of the street.

2010

Rock the Garden 2010 was held on June 19.

2011

Rock the Garden 2011 was held on June 18.

2012

Rock the Garden 2012 was held on June 16.

2013

Rock the Garden 2013 was held on June 15.

2014

Rock the Garden 2014 was held on June 21 and June 22. Saturday Sunday

2015

Rock the Garden 2015 was held on June 20 and June 21. Saturday Sunday

2016

Rock the Garden 2016 was held June 18 at Boom Island Park (due to construction on the Walker Art Center campus).

2017

Rock the Garden 2017 was held July 22 in the newly renovated Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

2018

Rock the Garden 2018 was held on June 16.

2019

Rock the Garden 2019 was held on June 29.

2020

Rock the Garden 2020 and 2021 have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022

Rock the Garden 2022 was held on June 11.