Hard Rock Cafe The first Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) opened on 14 June 1971 at Old Park Lane, Mayfair, London, under the ownership of young Americans Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton. Hard Rock initially had an eclectic decor, but it later started to display memorabilia. The chain began to expand worldwide in 1982 with locations in (among others) Toronto, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Paris, and Berlin. Hard Rock Cafe locations in the United States vary from smaller, more tourist driven markets (Biloxi, Pigeon Forge, Key West, etc.) to large metropolises (Houston, Philadelphia, New York City, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, etc.). Hard Rock
Rock Hard Festival at the Rhein-Herne-Kanal in the Nordsternpark in Gelsenkirchen. The amphitheater has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people. The festival was the only festival with international metal bands in the Ruhrgebiet area until the "Rock am Ring" offshoot "Rock im Revier", which was organized by the Nürburgring operating company "Deutsche Entertainment AG" (DEAG), took place in Gelsenkirchen in 2015. Kreator canceled the show at "Rock im Revier" for their headlining appearance at the smaller "Rock Hard Festival". Rock Hard Festival Rock Hard Festival is a heavy metal festival organized and sponsored by the "Rock Hard" magazine. First established in Lichtenfels, Bavaria,