Festival dijadwalkan dari 27 Jun hingga 30 Jun 1996 (3 hari).
Roskilde Festival berlangsung di Roskilde, Denmark. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Darupvej 19 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Deftones, Placebo, Alanis Morissette, Sepultura, Rage Against the Machine, Bad Religion, Dave Matthews Band, Cypress Hill, Paradise Lost, Amorphis, Patti Smith, Ministry, Massive Attack, Björk.
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