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Rock im Park 2001 (2008)

Where the lyrics of Rock im Park 2001 take you, and where it was really made.

A 2001 festival set recorded in Nuremberg came out as a live album and DVD in 2008, then was reissued on vinyl and CD in 2024.

Key places

Recording of the Rock im Park set (2001)

Recording site Max-Morlock-Stadion — Limp Bizkit's Rock im Park set in Nuremberg was filmed and recorded. This point marks the recording location listed for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Rock im Park performance, June 1, 2001 (2001)

Live show Frankenstadion — The band performed at the Rock im Park festival in Nuremberg on June 1, 2001, at the Frankenstadion. The album documents this performance. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Rock im Park 2001 is a live album and DVD by the American rap rock band Limp Bizkit
• Released in 2008; the performance it captures took place on June 1, 2001
• The set was performed at the Rock im Park festival in Nuremberg, Germany
• In the UK it was released as an album with a bonus DVD of the performance
• In the United States the video was released solely as a DVD
• The music is predominantly described as nu metal, noted for kinetic, frenzied energy
• DJ Lethal works as a sound designer for the band on this release, shaping their sound
• Wes Borland's guitar playing is experimental and nontraditional, noted for creative use of a seven-string guitar
• His playing uses octave shapes, choppy eighth-note rhythms and hypnotic, droning licks

Background

• The video portion captures one of the band's last performances with Wes Borland before he left the band in 2001
• The band performed some of their best known and hit songs during the set

Recording

• Limp Bizkit's set at the Rock im Park festival was filmed and recorded
• A dancer dressed as one of the creatures from the cover of Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water performed alongside the band
• During the performance Borland wore body paint
• Fred Durst performed a portion of the set in the audience

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · de.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Limp Bizkit is an American nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida.
• Formed in 1994 by Fred Durst and Sam Rivers; John Otto joined soon after and Wes Borland later.
• The band developed a cult following in Jacksonville's underground scene, notably at the Milk Bar.
• Korn added the band to tours, exposing it to a wider audience; DJ Lethal joined as turntablist.

Members

• Current lineup: lead vocalist Fred Durst, drummer John Otto, guitarist Wes Borland, and turntablist DJ Lethal.
• Founding bassist Sam Rivers died on October 18, 2025.

Career

• Debut album Three Dollar Bill, Y'all (1997) was released on Flip Records with Interscope distribution.
• Significant Other (1999) and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000) brought mainstream success; the latter set a first-week sales record for a rock album.
• The band was marred by controversy at Woodstock '99 and the 2001 Big Day Out festival.
• Borland left in 2001 and rejoined in 2004; Gold Cobra (2011) followed the 2009 reunion.
• Still Sucks (2021) was released on October 31, 2021.
• The band has nominated for three Grammy Awards and sold 40 million records worldwide.

Reception

At release

• Released in 2008 as a live album and DVD by Limp Bizkit
• In the UK it came as an album with a bonus DVD of the performance
• In the United States the video was released only as a DVD
• AllMusic writer Greg Prato panned the release
• Prato was especially critical of Fred Durst's performance on the set
• He wrote that Durst did not seem all that interested in working the crowd or putting his heart into the performance at hand
• Prato described the footage as John Waters-esque
• Prato concluded that the footage would either become an underground hit due to its absurdity or an inadvertent time period relic
• He compared it with the film Heavy Metal Parking Lot in that respect

Reappraisal

• The source gives no later critical reappraisal of the album
• The reissue came about sixteen years after the 2008 release

Records

• Re-released as vinyl and CD for Black Friday Record Store Day on November 11, 2024
• The reissue was released via the Culture Factory USA label
• The Record Store Day version is available for streaming on Apple Music

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The video portion featured one of Wes Borland's last performances with the band before he left in 2001
• A dancer dressed as one of the creatures from the Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water cover performed alongside the band
• During the show Borland wore body paint, and Fred Durst performed part of the set in the audience
• The DVD/CD includes a version of Metallica's Master of Puppets performed by Borland
• The Record Store Day vinyl and CD reissue arrived in November 2024

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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