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.