Rockpalast (Rock Palace) is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Rockpalast started on 4 October 1974.^[1] Hundreds of rock, heavy metal and jazz bands have performed on the show.^[2] Some acts were recorded for broadcast and for retail sale. All-night marathon shows called “Rock Night” (Rocknacht) were produced once or twice a year from 1977 through 1986 and simulcast throughout Europe via the Eurovision network of TV broadcasters,^[3] thereby reaching around 25 million listeners on average.^[4] Rockpalast is involved in several German pop, rock and underground music festivals, once sponsoring the Bizarre-Festival [de].

The founder and long-time producer of Rockpalast was Peter Rüchel^[5] together with Christian Wagner [de]. Soon, Alan Bangs and Albrecht Metzger joined as hosts of the Rockpalast Nacht [de] events.^{[citation needed]}

The J. Geils Band's song "Believe in Me" became the official Rockpalast intro tune ever since their first broadcast in 1976.^{[citation needed]}

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• Metzger, Albrecht; Heim, Wolfgang [in German] (2018-06-29). ""German Television proudly presents" - Rockpalast-Präsentator Albrecht Metzger". Leute [de] (in German). SWR1 Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 2019-04-03.

• Official website (in German)
• Westdeutscher Rundfunk (in German)
• Rockpalast at IMDb