The brainchild of high school students Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, the first Roskilde Festival was held in 1971 featuring 20 bands performing on one stage. However, ambitions were big, and today Roskilde is made up of seven stages covering over 80 hectares, providing more than 160 music acts in an eclectic line-up to suit its 100,000 strong audience.