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By Elie El Khoury: The performance was truly impressive. The singer’s refined vocal abilities were complemented by her band’s aggressive guitar riffs, thumping kicks and hypnotizing synthesizer loops. The VJs’ projected clips and abstract images added a visual dimension and inspired various interpretations compatible to the music

By Layal Hasrouni: While the performance wasn’t mind-blowing, it was really good and showcased the composer and his bands’ skill in transitioning fluently between instruments and styles of music; from soft violin to hard rock and even a bit of poetry.

By Rakan Diab: In this Trance loving country, the rockers proved tonight and throughout this festival their solemn right of more concerts and our share of various international bands. I hope that the success of Beirut Rock Festival 2009 will be the start of a series of well deserved rock events

On the closing night, November 14th, Anathema and To Die For at Forum de Beyrouth

On November 13th, Beirut Rock Festival’s 2nd day featured the French musician Yann Tiersen and Eileen Khatchadourian at Forum de Beyrouth

Omar Katerji: Luckily, he played a couple of Bauhaus classics during his encore, closing on a beautiful and haunting note and striking a magical chord with the few of the crowd that remained till the end. In all, I am grateful for the experience of hearing songs that have personally influenced my life; however, I am disappointed that the man behind those beautiful works does not deserve the respect he is revered with.

Elie El Khoury: You know how they say that your first time should always be gentle; not too crowded, not too rushing, not too exotic and definitely no too suffocating? Well to my luck, my first was “not too many” of anything!

The legendary Gothic rock musician Peter Murphy kicked off Beirut Rock Festival on November 11th bringing to Lebanon the original sound of Goth music