We’re so excited for our 4th annual festival co-presented by Rockefeller Center on April 12th! This is your guide to all things iNDIEPLAZA & Record Store Day 2025.
The forecast might be rainy, but iNDIEPLAZA is good vibes rain or shine. There's lots of fun to be had on Record Store Day, so we've put together this short guide. Read on to check out the schedule, food vendors, signings, giveaways, and more.
See you on the plaza!
🎵 Live Music
Which artist are you most excited to see live? At iNDIEPLAZA fest, the musical performances will begin midday at 12 PM with the NYC debut of Slippers and culminate in a special headlining set from Swedish rock icons The Hives.
All of our live performances will have DJ sets in between from the likes of Chanel Beads, Yuno, and Confines + Ohaileigh (Saint Vitus).
Full schedule and map below!
Coming to Rockefeller Center by train, bus, or Citi bike? Get directions here.
✍ Short n Sweet - The Hives Signing on the Plaza @ 3PM
BONUS SIGNING! The Hives will stop by the artist merch tent at 3 PM for a short signing for fans who’ve preordered the new album from our website. They’ll be signing special iNDIEPLAZA posters on a first come first served basis, so make sure to pre-order and stop by while you can. Please make sure to show staff proof of preorder in line to access signing.
PRE-ORDER HERE!
👕 Artist Merch Booth
While you’re here, don’t forget to grab a shirt from your fav band at the Artist Merch Booth!
💿 Exclusive free Slippers 7” with album purchase
We’ve teamed up this iNDIEPLAZA with our friends at Lame-O Records to press an exclusive Slippers 7” for the single “Guess I Started A Band” that will be available for FREE at either shop if you purchase the debut Slippers album “So You Like Slippers?” on Record Store Day. This is out of 30 copies and will not stick around long….
🧑🎨 Kids & Family Activities with HelloMerch
Our friends at HelloMerch are on site this year and will present DIY family activities like button & badge making, draw your own 7” record cover, and more.
🍺🍗 Food & Drinks
For drinks? Other Half Brewery is now located on the South Plaza while Cool Sips will keep you hydrated with non-alcoholic offerings on Center Plaza! For food we’ll have Puya Tacos, Bel-Fries, La Maison, and Glace between Center and South Plaza.
💿 Rough Trade Storefront
This year, Record Store Day will be at the brand new Rough Trade Below. This means Rough Trade Above will be open for regular shopping all day! You can browse the records above from 10 AM - 8 PM.
🏆 DICE Check-In + Giveaways with Marshall + More
We’ll be partnering once again with DICE and Marshall to give attendees who check-in at the DICE tent a few chances to win a goodie bag that can include Marshall bluetooth speakers, signed records + more! Make sure to check-in at the DICE tent when you arrive and listen in between sets for your chance to win.
RSVPs available from roughtrade.com, and our ticketing partner, DICE.
RSD 2025 Shopping Guidelines
RSD will be at our brand new store, Rough Trade Below this year. Located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Concourse Level, the line will still form upstairs at street level. We open at 9 AM on Saturday - line up early to make sure you secure your wishlist!
As usual, one copy per person of each title. For fairness sake, we have to prohibit multiple buys of the same release.
Strictly first come, first served - no customer holds.
We will be providing a ‘personal shopping service’ for Record Store Day releases. A wishlist will be provided to you in line to fill out, and the Rough Trade staff will collect your selections for you at checkout. Please keep in mind that you may not get everything on your list and that the titles on the list may change!
To help us manage the safe capacity of the store, we kindly ask that you are prompt with your purchase, helping us ensure everyone receives service, as fast as possible.
As it will be a busy day, we kindly ask that you are patient and courteous to all our staff members.
Enjoy! This is a day to celebrate great music and great record shops, so even with all the guidelines, we hope you’ll find the release(s) you’ve been patiently waiting for, and as with all record purchases, they deliver a joy for decades to come!
Please Note: Any leftover titles will be available to buy online the following day at 8:00 AM EST.
About indieplaza
A celebration of independent music, merchandise, and workshops in the center of New York City, co-hosted by indie pioneers, Rough Trade. Featuring a thoughtfully curated lineup of artists, a band merchandise market, hands-on workshops, plus favorites of the food and drink scenes - indieplaza is accessible, inclusive and free for all New Yorkers.
2024 was the first year indieplaza was held on Record Store Day! It featured Dehd, Armand Hammer, Cloud Nothings, Glitterer, Snooper, and more.
The second indieplaza festival was held on September 9th 2023. Presented by Rough Trade and Rockefeller Center, in partnership with Dr. Martens. Nation of Language headlined in advance of their highly anticipated third album Strange Disciple. indieplaza also spotlighted some of the buzziest, up and coming artists in music today including Shoegaze Punks; Narrow Head; indie rock & pop duo, Video Age; Cali garage rockers, Death Valley Girls; Long Island hardcore band, Crime In Stereo; Electronic pop chameleon, DEBBY FRIDAY, and many more.
The inaugural indieplaza festival was held on September 17th and 18th, 2022. Presented by Rough Trade and Rockefeller Center, the weekend-long music event was headlined by Ali Shaheed Muhammad of the pioneering and hugely influential hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, while highlighting the most exciting up & coming artists including New Wave trio, Automatic; lo-fi singer-songwriter, Claud; teenage Garage-punks, Horsegirl; R&B artist, Yaya Bey; Brazilian singer and guitarist, Sessa; Harpist and composer, Mary Lattimore, and more.
Since Rough Trade’s relocation from Brooklyn to Rockefeller Center in the summer of 2021, they have unlocked a wider, counterculture revival of midtown Manhattan, and been a milestone in the Center’s re-imagination of its campus. In Fall 2021, Rough Trade and Rockefeller Center also launched acclaimed concert series indieballroom at the historic Rainbow Room, a key example of the ongoing revitalization of the Center which aims to bring the city’s most compelling and creative independent talent to the iconic landmark.
Free to the public and inclusive to all New Yorkers from Saturday morning to evening, indieplaza celebrates the freedom of independent thinking and creative practice at the world-famous Rockefeller Center, in the heart of New York City.