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38-459: Pukkelpop is an annual music festival that takes place near the city of Hasselt , Belgium in mid- to late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and woodland—adjacent to a dual carriageway called Kempische Steenweg —in the village of Kiewit , approximately 7 km north of Hasselt. It is one of the largest music festivals in Belgium, with an attendance of 180,000 over the course of
76-694: A capacity of about 275,000 spectators, but has " fallow years " roughly every five years, so it is the biggest non-annual greenfield festival in the world. The oldest annual dedicated pop music festival in the world is Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands , though in other genres, there are much older ones: the Three Choirs Festival in the UK has run annually since 1719. The Queensland Music Festival, established in 1999 and headquartered in Brisbane Australia,
114-598: A few weeks before the event. The festival returned in 1990, again taking place in Hechtel-Eksel, and reached a peak of 10,000 attendees. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds headlined. In 1991, the festival moved to its current home in Kiewit. That year, the event took place on the grounds of the children's petting farm (Dutch: Kinderboerderij ) located in the village. Ramones headlined on a bill which included Nirvana , who performed at
152-430: A local hospital and did not attend the festival was erroneously counted as a reported death. Another victim died five days later in the hospital, which brought the death toll back to five. Following the storm, officials of the event announced that all music performances for the remainder of the night would be cancelled and that the festival would be put on hold "until we understand the situation completely". On 19 August 2011
190-451: A manifestation for creating escapism and a seasonal cultural economy to experience ritually and collectively. Another type of music festival is the music education , often organized annually in local communities, regionally, or nationally, for the benefit of amateur musicians of all ages and grades of achievement. Entrants perform prepared pieces or songs in front of an audience which includes competitors, family and friends, and members of
228-463: A music festival can be defined as a community event , with performances of singing and instrument playing, that is often presented with a theme such as a music genre (e.g., blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals have developed as an industry which contributes to national economies. For example, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival earned $ 115 million in 2017. Music festivals can be
266-626: A telecommunications mast in the backstage parking area, shortly after the group's performance at the festival. Haddon was reported to be upset about an injury sustained by a fan after stage-diving into the crowd. The 2011 festival was affected by a severe thunderstorm during the evening of 18 August 2011, the opening day of the event. Torrential rain and strong winds toppled several concert tents, uprooted trees and knocked down festival light towers and video screens. The Chateau tent collapsed shortly after American rock band Smith Westerns began performing their set. Lead singer/guitarist Cullen Omori updated
304-468: A way of building a brand for a destination, creating a unique image for it and attracting visitors. For example, Lollapalooza, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival, Electric Forest, and others. While contemporary festivals are often represented as flourishing grounds for extraordinary experiences, they increasingly serve as a way to create cultural identity, lifestyle, community, belonging and self-actualisation. Furthermore, festivals are
342-530: Is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock , blues , folk , jazz , classical music ), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals are generally organized by individuals or organizations within networks of music production, typically music scenes, the music industries, or institutions of music education. Music festivals are commonly held outdoors, with tents or roofed temporary stages for
380-572: Is that participants can learn from one another rather than compete. Such festivals aim to provide a friendly and supportive platform for musicians to share in the excitement of making music. For many, they provide a bridge from lessons and examinations to performing confidently in public; for a few of the top performers, they provide a pathway to further professional study of music in a college, university or conservatory. Milwaukee , Wisconsin 's 11-day event, Summerfest , promotes itself as "The World's Largest Music Festival." Operating annually since 1968,
418-545: Is the Dutch word for "pimple". The festival was founded in 1985 by youth organisation Humanistic Youth of Leopoldsburg (in Dutch: Humanistische Jongeren van Leopoldsburg or "Hujo"). It originated as a single day event, held on 21 July — a national holiday in Belgium — in the village of Leopoldsburg , located approximately 25 km north of the event's current home in Kiewit. The inaugural event in 1985 took place at
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#1732858814499456-12776: The Bad Seeds , Teenage Fanclub , Urban Dance Squad , Magnapop , Beastie Boys , Public Enemy , Kingmaker , Babes in Toyland Main Stage: Iggy Pop , Front 242 , Porno for Pyros , Rage Against the Machine , Primus , Smashing Pumpkins , The Breeders , Butthole Surfers , Ned's Atomic Dustbin , The God Machine Marquee: Stone Temple Pilots , Consolidated , Noir Désir , Adorable , The Goats , Tool , The Verve Main Stage: Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Levellers , Cypress Hill , Frank Black , Afghan Whigs , Rollins Band , Lemonheads , Helmet , Biohazard , Pavement Marquee: Morphine , Senser , dEUS , The Jesus Lizard , Quicksand , Tindersticks , Victims Family , FFF, Dig , The Tea Party , Stabbing Westward , Mother Tongue, Candlebox , Barkmarket , G. Love & Special Sauce , Papa Brittle Dance Hall: Biosphere , Underworld , Gary Clail , Tekton Motor Corporation, Ulanbator Friday : Neil Young , Foo Fighters , White Zombie , Mudhoney , Stone Cutters, Reef , James Hall Saturday : Main Stage: Smashing Pumpkins , Soundgarden , Hole , Buffalo Tom , Kyuss , NOFX , Monster Magnet , Swans , The Melvins , Channel Zero Marquee: Radiohead , Beck , Shellac , No Fun at All , Pennywise , Lordz Of Brooklyn , Silverchair , Guided By Voices , Sugar Ray , Ash , Sponge , Vent, Geraldine Fibbers Dance hall: The Prodigy , Chemical Brothers , Transglobal Underground , Renegade Soundwave , Dreadzone Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds , Sonic Youth , Garbage , The Offspring , dEUS , Tricky , Ken Ishii , Los Lobos , Barkmarket , Bush , Downset. , Fun Lovin' Criminals , Ice T , Lagwagon , Supergrass , The Posies , Tortoise , Urban Dance Squad , Weezer , 12 Rounds , 16 Horsepower , 808 State , Agent Provocateur , Ash , Butthole Surfers , Dave Clarke , De Puta Madre, Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung , Eat Static , Everclear , Evil Superstars , Feeder , Girls Against Boys , Gwyllions, Imperial Drag , Jon Carter (DJ), Korn , Lamb , Lionrock , Millencolin , Osdorp Posse , Placebo , Prong , Rocket From The Crypt , Ruby , Satanic Surfers , Seaweed , Sebadoh , Sneaker Pimps , Social Distortion , Soul Coughing , Soulwax , Sparklehorse , Steve Howard (DJ), The Curious Company Performers, Tracy Bonham Metallica , Bush , The Chemical Brothers , Dinosaur Jr. , Dog Eat Dog , Eels , Foo Fighters , Pavement , The Orb , 3 Colours Red , Bloodhound Gang , Incubus , Marilyn Manson , Rammstein , The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion , Zita Swoon , 16 Horsepower , Amon Tobin , Andrew Dorff, Aphrodite , Babybird , Be, Bis, Bjorn, Blink-182 , Blonde Redhead , Dance Hall Crashers , Darren Emerson , Dave Clarke , Death In Vegas , Descendents , Down By Law , Finley Quaye , Fluke , Fountains Of Wayne , Fuck, Gore Slut, GusGus , Headrillaz, James Hardway , Janez Detd. , Jimi Tenor , Junkster, Limp Bizkit , Lowpass, Lunatic Calm , Lux Janssen (DJ), Manbreak, Motorpsycho , One Inch Punch , Pennywise , Reprazent , Royal Crown Revue , Samiam , Shanks, Sick Of It All , Silver Sun , Sneaker Pimps , Snuff , Summercamp , Swell , Symposium , The Aloof , Tonic , Uncle Meat, Veruca Salt , You Am I Portishead , PJ Harvey , Beastie Boys , Green Day , Dog Eat Dog, Afghan Whigs, Bad Religion, Deftones, Goldie, Incubus, Laurent Garnier, Rancid, Soul Coughing, Cappadonna, Dave Angel, Elliott Smith, Evil Superstars, Fatboy Slim, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Girls Against Boys, Green Velvet, Grooverider, Jurassic 5, Lagwagon, Luke Slater, Mogwai, Money Mark, Monster Magnet, No Means No, Richie Hawtin presents Plastikman live, Swell, The Specials, 't Hof Van Commerce, ABN, Alex Gifford, Basement Jaxx, Boom Boom Satellites, Catherine Wheel, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, CIV, Cornershop, Dead Man Ray, Deejay Punk Roc, DAAU, DJ Scissorkicks, Drugstore, Dust Junkies, Flowers For Breakfast, Fu Manchu, Gomez, Grandaddy, H-Blockx, Hardknox, Howie B, Jan Van Biesen (dj), Junkie XL, Kent, Length Of Time, Lux Janssen (dj), MxPx, No Use For A Name, Orange Black, Pills, Pitchshifter, Queens Of The Stone Age, Ramp Records Crew, The Rasmus, Save Ferris, Scott 4, Spiritualized, Springbok Nude Girls, Starflam, The Dandy Warhols, The Jesus Lizard, The Smooths, The X-Ecutioners, Unwritten Law, Vandal X, Warm Jets Or(bital , Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Offspring , Suede, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Zita Swoon, Biohazard, Dead Man Ray, Grooverider, Jon Carter (dj), Kula Shaker, Leftfield DJs feat. MC Chesire, No Fun At All, Paul Oakenfold (dj), Richard Dorfmeister, Roger Sanchez (dj), Sebadoh, Sick Of It All, Silverchair, Sneaker Pimps, Soulwax, Sugarhill Gang, The Flaming Lips, 't Hof Van Commerce, 59 Times The Pain, A, Bailey, Basement Jaxx, Bjorn, Cinérex DJs, Coldcut, Cornelius, Daan, David Holmes (dj), Deejay Punk Roc, Derrick May, DJ Die, DJ Krust, DJ Shadow, DJ Storm, Doc Scott, Dog Eat Dog, Dom & Roland, Doo Rag & Bob Log III, Ed Rush, Freq Nasty, Gang Starr, Gay Dad, Goldie, Good Riddance, Heideroosjes, Ink (dj), James Holroyd, JMX, Johnny Dowd, Justin Robertson, Ken Ishii, Lemon D & Dillinja, Liquido, Lit, Lite, Luscious Jackson, Masters Of Reality, MC Justiyc & MC Flux, MC Kela, Mitsoobishy Jacson, Optical, Orgy, Ozark Henry, Paul Bleasdale (dj), Penthouse, Postmen, Public Enemy, Randall, Reiziger, Scratch Perverts, Seb Fontaine, Skinny, Smog, Sparklehorse, Steve Wynn, The Beta Band, The Living End, The Notwist, The Pharcyde, The Slackers, The Vandals, Will White Cypress Hill , Reprazent , Underworld , Bentley Rhythm Ace, DJ Krust, Les Rythmes Digitales, Luke Slater, St. Germain, Superfunk, Bad Company, Chicks On Speed, DJ Die, DJ Touche, Jacknife Lee, Junkie XL, Kelis, Matrix, Rinôçérôse, Roger Sanchez (dj), Super Collider, ABN, Amen, An Pierlé, Andre Williams, Arovane, B. Fleishmann, B. Franklin, Badly Drawn Boy, Black Eyed Peas, Black Uhuru with Sly & Robbie, Blonde Redhead, Boo!, Boss Hog, Brasse Vannie Kaap, Buscemi, Calexico, Coldplay, Cornflames, Daan, Das Pop, De La Soul, De Puta Madre, Dirty Three, DJ Leno, Doves, Feeder, Fence, Galacticamendum, Géographique, Gerrit Kerremans (dj), Geschmacksverstärker, Grandaddy, Herrmann & Kleine, Home, Hooverphonic, Ian Pooley (dj), Janez Detd., Josh Wink, K's Choice, Köhn, Kosheen, KPT.Michi.Gan, Kurt Ralske, Limp Bizkit, Looplizard, Marrakech Emballages, Mauro, Motorpsycho, Mr. Bungle, Nerf Herder, New Bomb Turks, No Use For A Name, North Mississippi Allstars, Osdorp Posse, Phonem, Pietasters, Pinback, Placebo, PN, Queens Of The Stone Age, Reverend Horton Heat, Rollins Band, Sigur Rós, Slipknot, Styrofoam, Supersuckers, Synthemes, The Creators, The Get Up Kids, The Herbaliser, The Levellers, Therapy?, Thou, Tipper, Titan, V.O. Vision, Ween, Zen Guerrilla Orbital , Papa Roach , The Prodigy , Muse, Sisters Of Mercy, Tricky, Xzibit, 3 Doors Down, Andy C, Eels, Fear Factory, Green Velvet, Guided By Voices, Heather Nova, Heideroosjes, Mercury Rev, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Mogwai, Nelly Furtado, Richie Hawtin, Sparklehorse, Spooks, Stone Temple Pilots, The Avalanches, (Hed) Pe, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, 28 Days, 311, Agent Sumo, Aka Moon, Alien Ant Farm, Anyone, Bastian, Beulah, Bit Meddler, Boenox, Boy Hits Car, Brainpower, BS2000, Buscemi, Canibus, Chitlin' Fooks, Cut La Roc, de Portables, DAAU, Dislocated Styles, DJ Big Train & DJ White Jazz, DJ Leno, DJ Marky, DJs Aim Records, Dom & Roland, Dropkick Murphys, Ed & Kim, Elbow, Fireside, Four Tet, Galacticamendum, Gloss, Gore Slut, Gwenmars, Hopewell, Howie B, Hypnoskull, I Am Kloot, Jan Van Biesen (dj), Ken Ishii, Killah Priest, Kim Cascone, Kosheen, Krushed 'n' Sorted, Lady Vortex (dj), League Of Extra Ordinary Gentlemen, Less Than Jake, Lift To Experience, Live, Llorca, Madrugada, Main, Mark B & Blade, Marumari, Max Normal, Mescalito, Miles, Millionaire, Mo Solid Gold, Mouse On Mars, My Vitriol, Natalia M. King, Ovil Bianca, Oxide & Neutrino, Ozark Henry, Paul Daley (dj), Phoenix, Pilote, Ping Pong Bitches, Placebo, Plump DJs, Postmen, Powderfinger, Queens Of The Stone Age, Randall, Reamonn, Red Snapper, Rocket From The Crypt, Rolando (dj), Röyksopp, Sahara Hotnights, Saliva, Six By Seven, Slam, Sophia, South, Spearhead, Staind, Stanton Warriors, Starflam, Starsailor, Stephen Malkmus, Sunzoo Manley, Superheroes, The Ataris, The Bays, The Folk Implosion, The Heartaches, The Hives, The Living End, The Locust, The Moldy Peaches, The Vandals, Think Of One, Thom Revolver, Total Science, Turin Brakes, TY & DJ Bizznizz, Uman, Undeclinable, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Wevie Stonder, Wicona Airbag, Wookie, Zebrahead, Zero 7, Zoot Woman, Zornik Guns N' Roses , Jane's Addiction , Korn , Underworld , DJ Shadow, Nickelback, Suede, 16 Horsepower, NOFX, Puddle Of Mudd, Sick Of It All, Stereo MC's, The Breeders, Change feat. Mr C, Disturbed, Hundred Reasons, Praga Khan, Seb Fontaine, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, 't Hof Van Commerce, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, .Calibre, 22-Pistepirkko, 2manydjs, A, Adam Freeland (dj), Akufen, Alice Rose, Andrew W.K., Aphex Twin (dj), Arthur Baker, Asheton, Asheton, Mascis & Watt, Badmarsh & Shri, Bauchklang, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bongo Maffin, The Bouncing Souls, Brainpower, Buscemi, Circle, Custom, Danko Jones, Darren Emerson (dj), Def Jux label special, Deviate, DJ Big Train & DJ White Jazz, DJ Krust, DJ Leno, DJ Wontime, Donots, Dot Allison, Ekova, Enon, FC Kahuna, Felix Laband, Fenix TX, Filter, Firewater, Five Days Off, Flogging Molly, Fred Nasen (dj), Frenzal Rhomb, Freq Nasty, Gonzales, Gotan Project, Green Lizard, Hot Water Music, Ikara Colt, Interpol, Jaga Jazzist, Jah Wobble & The Temple Of Sound, Jamie Lidell, Jan Van Biesen (dj), Jaya The Cat, Jazzanova, Jimmy Eat World, Joseph Arthur, Junkie XL, Killa Kela, Koop, Kreidler, Lali Puna, Layo & Bushwacka!, Leaves, Lemon, Lemon Jelly, Luke Slater, Luke Vibert (dj), Luomo (dj), Magnus (dj), Max Tundra, Maximilian Hecker, McLusky, Midtown, Millionaire, Miss Kittin & The Hacker (live), Moodphase5ive, Motorpsycho, Myslovitz, New End Original, New Found Glory, Nid & Sancy, No Use For A Name, Orange Black, Ozark Henry, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Programme, Prong, Queen Of Japan, Reel Big Fish, Rinôçérôse, Rival Schools, Rothko, Röyksopp, Rubin Steiner, Russian Percussion, Saian Supa Crew, Saybia, Scarrots, Schneider TM, Serafin, Shorty & Ricky D, Shy FX, Sneaker Pimps, Sparta, Speedy J, Starbot Ensemble, Starfighter, Stereo Total, Super Collider, Télépopmusik, Terminalhead, The Bees, The Cooper Temple Clause, The D4, The Dandy Warhols, The Get Up Kids, The Icarus Line, The Music, The Notwist, The Pattern, The Spirit That Guides Us, Thou, Thursday, Tiga (dj), Timo Maas, Trust Company, Ultrasonic, Vandal X, Vega4, Vendetta Red, Vex Red, Vue, Within Temptation, X-Press 2 Massive Attack , Foo Fighters , Limp Bizkit , Beck , Dave Clarke, DJ Cajmere, Eels, Fischerspooner, Grandaddy, Lamb, Less Than Jake, Michael Franti And Spearhead, Mogwai, PJ Harvey, Rancid, Staind, Starsailor, Suede, Sum 41, Alkaline Trio, Sparta, Spooks, The Coral, 2manydjs, A.F.I., Adema, Adult., Alien Ant Farm, Anti-Flag, Apparat Organ, Arsenal, Atomizer, Audio Bullys, Billy Talent, Blackalicious, The Blood Brothers, Boysetsfire, Brekbit, Colder, Cave In, Cex, DAF, Damien Rice, Danger Mouse & Jemini, Dead Man Ray, Devendra Banhart, Dillinja & Lemon D, DJ C1, DJ Format, DJ Hell, DJ Leno, DJ Sneak, Donna Summer, Echoboy, El Tattoo Del Tigre, Electric Six, Erol Alkan (Boys Noize Records Stage), Fat Truckers, Flint, Flipo Mancini, Gamorah Sound, Gazzoleen, Godezza, Goldfrapp, Grand Buffet, GusGus, Heideroosjes, Hell Is For Heroes, Hot Hot Heat, IMA Robot, InMe, Jan Van Biesen (dj), Junkie XL, Kelly Osbourne, Kosheen, Lady Vortex (dj), Ladytron, Lagwagon, Lefto & Castro, LFO (dj), Lucky 7, Luomo, Mad Caddies, Mandozza, Martin Matiske (dj), Matchbook Romance, Mint Royale, Natacha Atlas, Pennywise, Peter Pan Speedrock, Poison
494-515: The Cat, The Pipettes, Mstrkrft, Para One, Gang Gang Dance, Burst, Lotterboys, Field Music, Backyard Babies, Krakow, Tunng, Drive Like Maria, Chris Wood, Planes Mistaken For Stars, The Shovels, The Subs, Less Than Jake, Level Jay, Officer Jones And His Patrol Car Problems, The Hickey Underworld, Psapp, Blindside, Skeemz, DJ 4T4, Death Before Disco, My Awesome Compilation, The Setup, Het Nationaal Orkest van Meulenberg Music festival A music festival
532-512: The Dance Hall, was added in 1994. In 1995, for the festival's tenth anniversary, the event became a two-day event for the first time, with Neil Young and The Smashing Pumpkins as the headlining acts. The festival also reached a peak in attendees at 60,000. In 1996, two new stages were added: the outdoor Skate Stage, and a smaller-sized marquee called Club. Another marquee, named the Boiler Room,
570-593: The Disco, The Rones, DJ Kammy, CKY, James Holden, Kelley Polar, Delays, Enigk, Jan Van Biesen, Yonderboi, Jerboa, The Maple Room, Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, Planet Pendulum, The Bled, DK7, Perverted, Rise And Fall, The Veils, The Internationals, Tortured Soul, Cursive, Jerem, The Spinto Band, Tom Middleton, Hitch, Duels, Joost van Bellen, Amenra, Boys Noize, Foxylane, Joan As Police Woman, The Sedan Vault, Sukilove, Motor, White Rose Movement, The Rogers Sisters, The Real Estate Agents, You Say Party! We Say Die!, The Dead 60s, Confuse
608-755: The Radio, José González, Fear Factory, The Dears, Pennywise, Midlake, Gogol Bordello, Morning Runner, Feeder, Pete Philly & Perquisite, DJ Hell, Colder, Forward Russia!, An Pierlé & White Velvet, Mastodon, The Knife, Hot Chip, Rolando, Guillemots, Cassius (DJ Set), Archie Bronson Outfit, Grooverider, Hawthorne Heights, A Brand, Hotel Persona DJ, Andrew Weatherall, My Latest Novel, Flipo Mancini, Coheed and Cambria, Shameboy, Think of One, Tiefschwarz, Mint, Black Strobe, Animal Alpha, Roni Size/Dynamite MC, Sweet Coffee, Mew, Flatcat, Joris Voorn, DJ Krust, Technasia, Goose, Anthony Rother, Randy, Digitalism, Fence, Be Your Own Pet, Carl Craig, Against Me!, Dr. Lektroluv, Mocky, Panic! at
646-524: The Stone Age and Snow Patrol among the headlining acts. The 2010 edition was notable as the first ever Pukkelpop to have sold out its entire allotment of tickets, approximately five weeks prior to the commencement of the festival. The 2020 and 2021 editions had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. The former was scheduled to take place on 21, 22 and 23 August 2020 with headline acts including Dua Lipa , Major Lazer , Travis Scott and The Weeknd ,
684-6815: The Well, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Radian, Radio 4, Redman, Reel Big Fish, Richie Hawtin, Saves the Day, Sister Bliss, Ska-P, Slovo, Soledad Brothers, Soon, South San Gabriel, Spinvis, Squadra Bossa feat. Buscemi, Stamina MC (with DJ Marky), Starfield Season, Styrofoam, Super Numeri, System-D (dj), Terence Fixmer (dj), The All-American Rejects, The Ataris, The Black Keys, The Datsuns, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The Hacker (dj, live), The Kills, The Majesticons feat. Mike Ladd, The Mars Volta, The Matthew Herbert Big Band, The Polyphonic Spree, The Rapture, The Raveonettes, The Teenage Idols, The Vandals, ThisGIRL, Thrice, Tiga (dj), Tujiko Noriko, Turin Brakes, Vladislav Delay, Vue, Wire, Youngblood Brass Band Faithless , The Chemical Brothers , The White Stripes , 50 Cent, Deus, Soulwax, The Darkness, The Offspring, The Streets, Velvet Revolver, DKT/MC5, Felix Da Housecat, Groove Armada, Papa Roach, Stereo MC's (dj), The Dandy Warhols, Tiësto, Within Temptation, 2manydjs, A Brand, Adam Freeland (dj), ADHD, Agoria (dj), Alter Ego, Amy Winehouse, Andy Fletcher, Archive, Arsenal, Ash, Auf Der Maur, Beatsteaks, Blanche, Bloc Party, Blonde Redhead, Bloodhound Gang, Blues Lee + Albert Frost, Boo!, Brothers Of Peace, Buck 65, Buscemi, Cass McCombs, Cast-Down, Chicks On Speed, Christian Kleine, Circle, Client, Colour Of Fire, Cornflames, de Portables, Dead Combo, Delays, DAAU, Dillinger Escape Plan, Dizzee Rascal, DJ Diepvries, DJ Krush, DJ Marky, DJ Sandeman, DJs Big Train White Jazz & Black Belt Jones, DJs Gonzo Circus, Dr. Lektroluv, El Gran Silencio, Elbow, Everlast, Ez3kiel, Face Tomorrow, Favez, Feist, Fifty Foot Combo, Flatcat, Flogging Molly, Fokofpolisiekar, Franz Ferdinand, Freestylers, Funkstörung, Gabriel Rios, Ghinzu, Girls in Hawaii, Goldfinger, Graham Coxon, Grand National, Gravenhurst, Her Space Holiday, Hitch, Hopesfall, Hundred Reasons, I Am Kloot, Internationals, Jan Van Biesen (dj), Joanna Newsom, Junior Jack & Kid Crème (dj), Kaizers Orchestra, Kammerflimmer Kollektief, Keane, Kelis, Kid 606, Kid Suda, Kings Of Leon, Kolya, Lady Lite (dj) & MC Mary Jane, Lady Vortex (dj), Lambchop, LCD Soundsystem, Luciano, Magnus (dj), Marco Bailey, Mark Lanegan, Mauro Pawlowski & The Grooms, Max Normal, McLusky, Mike Patton & Rahzel, Mint, Miss Elorak (dj), Miss Kittin (dj, live), Moiano, Mondo Generator, Mono, Monsoon, Monza, Mr. Vegas, Mylo, Nailpin, Neneh Cherry, Nid & Sancy, Oceansize, Peaches, Phoenix, Plaid featuring video by Bob, Razorlight, Ricardo Villalobos, Roger Sanchez (dj), Roni Size, Rude Boy Paul, Scissor Sisters, Seelenluft, Silverene, Spacid (dj), Spektrum, Starski & Tonic (dj), Stijn, Tali, The Bronx, The Bug, The Cribs, The Dirtbombs, The Distillers, The Killbots, The Killers, The Kills, The Most Amazing Show, The Slackers, The Twilight Singers feat. Greg Dulli, The Zutons, Thesele Company, Thou, Triggerfinger, Tumi And The Volume, Ultrasonic 7, Urge Overkill, Wablief Allstars, Young Heart Attack, Zornik Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds , Pixies , The Prodigy , Basement Jaxx , Franz Ferdinand, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Alkaline Trio, Apocalyptica, Arcade Fire, Bad Religion, Danko Jones, Darren Emerson (dj), Dropkick Murphys, Fischerspooner, Goldfrapp, Good Charlotte, Heather Nova, LCD Soundsystem, Millionaire, Morcheeba, Nightwish, Ozark Henry, Róisín Murphy, Röyksopp, Sophia, Stereo MC's, Superdiscount 2 (live), The Coral, The Hives, The Roots, Timo Maas, Zornik, !!!, 't Hof Van Commerce, 12 Tribes, A, A Life Once Lost, Absynthe Minded, Adam Green, Amp Fiddler, Amplifier, Annie, Arsenal, Art Brut, Audio Bullys, Blood Brothers, Bonnie "Prince" Billy & Matt Sweeney, Boom Bip, Brainpower, Bugz In The Attic, Carl Craig, Chimaera & guests, Coem, Coheed And Cambria, Confuse The Cat, D'Stephanie ft. MC Philippo, De Brassers, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, De Mens, de Portables, Dead Fly Buchowski, Death From Above 1979, DeLaVega, Derrick May, DJ Andy Barlow (Hip Optimist), DJ Iridium, Ed & Kim, Editors, El Guapo Stuntteam, El Pus, Ellen Allien, Emanuel, Emilíana Torrini, Engineers, Every Time I Die, Ewan Pearson, Fennesz, Fort Minor, Four Tet, Freeform Five, Freshly Ground, Funeral Dress, Gabriel Rios, Geschmacksverstärker, Ghinzu, Gliss, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Heideroosjes, Hip Optimist, Hollywood Porn Stars, Hot Hot Heat, Hulk, Infadels, Ivan Smagghe, Jamie Lidell, Jan Van Biesen (dj), Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Johnny Panic, Jori Hulkkonen, Juliette & The Licks, K-OS, Kaiser Chiefs, Kamagurka, Kano, Köhn, Lady Saw, Lady Sovereign, Ladytron, Limbo Hop vs. DJ 4T4, Double Peaz Plexus Wolfface, Little Barrie, London Electricity, Madensuyu, Matthew Herbert & Dani Siciliano, Maxïmo Park, Michael Mayer, Millionaire Soundsystem, Mint, Miss Kittin (dj, live), Mocky, Monza, Mouse On Mars, Murdock, MxPx, Nid & Sancy, Nine Black Alps, No Use For A Name, Nostoc vs. Squadra Bossa DJs (Buscemi & Livingstone), Off The Record, Opgezwolle, Patrick Wolf, Peter Pan Speedrock, Petersonic, Riton, Saybia, Severance, Shameboy, Skitsoy, Social Distortion, Sons And Daughters, Soulwax Nite Versions, South San Gabriel, Styrofoam, T.Raumschmiere, The Blue Van, The Bravery, The Datsuns, The Departure, The Dwarves, The Explosion, The Futureheads, The Glimmers, The Go! Team, The Hackensaw Boys, The Hacker (dj, live), The Killbots, The Magic Numbers, The Mitchell Brothers, The Most Amazing Show, The Narrow, The National, The Others, The Polyphonic Spree, The Posies, The Raveonettes, The Robocop Kraus, The Subways, The Toy Dolls, Tidal Waves, Tiga (dj), Tom Vek, Towers Of London, TTC, Ultrasonic7, Vandal X, Venerea, VHS Or Beta, Vincent Gallo, Vitalic, Viva Voce, Whitey, WhoMadeWho, Wighnomy Brothers, Zinc & Jenna G, Zzz Radiohead , Massive Attack , Daft Punk , Beck, Keane, Placebo, Snow Patrol, Arctic Monkeys, The Raconteurs, HIM, Lostprophets, The Magic Numbers, Millencolin, Eagles of Death Metal, Infadels, Scissor Sisters, Gomez, Nick Oliveri & The Mondo Generator, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Urban Dance Squad, Turbonegro, Ministry, Belle & Sebastian, DJ Shadow, The Twillight Singers feat. Greg Dulli & Mark Lanegan, My Morning Jacket, Dave Clarke, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, We Are Scientists, Mylo, Tiga, The Frames, Zita Swoon, Erol Alkan, The Dresden Dolls, Coldcut, !!!, Orson, 65 Days of Static, Justice, Nouvelle Vague, Dirty Pretty Things, Sick Of It All, Broken Social Scene, Morningwood, Zero 7, TV on
722-410: The band's Twitter account directly after the incident: "Stage collapsed max almost got crushed by trees, I hope pukkelpop has insurance bc all our shit is broke". The message was later removed. Five people were killed, and at least 140 were injured. The initial death toll was originally believed to be five, however this figure was later dropped to four; Belgian media have suggested that a man who died in
760-522: The community, along with one or more adjudicators or judges. These adjudicators, who may be music teachers, professors, or professional performers, provide verbal and written feedback to each performer or group. The adjudicator may be someone whom they might never meet in any other way, as is the case when an adjudicator from another city is brought in to judge. They also usually receive a certificate, classified according to merit or ranking, and some may win trophies or even scholarships. The most important aspect
798-594: The debut of the Experimental Stage, renamed to ChateauXCrapule the following year, and shortened to Chateau from the 2004 edition. In 2000, an exchange programme was announced with Oppikoppi , an annual music festival held in South Africa near the city of Pretoria . In the same year, Eminem was forced to cancel his confirmed headline slot at the festival as he was barred from leaving the United States. In 2001,
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#1732858814499836-604: The earliest festivals known. During the Middle Ages , festivals were often held as competitions. The music festival emerged in England in the 18th century, as an extension of urban concert life into a form of seasonal, cultural festivity, structured around a schedule of music performances, or concerts. Music festivals generally feature regular and extensive programming, than more spontaneous or improvised forms of music festivity. In traditional genres such as folk and classical music,
874-725: The event in 2009. The program is noted for its wide variety of alternative music, spanning styles such as rock, pop, electronic, dance, hip-hop, punk and heavy metal. The event's organizers aim for a "progressive and contemporary" musical event. Notable acts that have performed at previous editions include Beastie Boys , Papa Roach , Rihanna , Within Temptation , Sonic Youth , Placebo , Ramones , Nirvana , Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Smashing Pumpkins , Foo Fighters , Radiohead , Metallica , PJ Harvey , Green Day , Blink-182 , Guns N' Roses , Pixies , Daft Punk , The Prodigy , Tame Impala , Arctic Monkeys , Nine Inch Nails , Iron Maiden , Björk , The Stone Roses and Eminem . "Pukkel"
912-462: The festival a month prior to the release of the group's breakthrough album Nevermind . In 1992, the festival site was moved to the fields by the Kempische Steenweg motorway, where it has been held ever since. In 1993, a new indoor stage called The Marquee was added, supplementing the outdoor main stage and almost doubling the number of performers over the previous year. A second indoor stage,
950-665: The festival attracts between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people each year, and hosts over 800 musical acts. The Woodstock Festival in 1969 drew nearly 500,000 attendees, and the Polish spin-off Przystanek Woodstock in 2014 drew 750,000 thus becoming the largest open air annual festival in Europe and the second largest in the world. In comparison, the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, attracts about 135,000 spectators each year. Glastonbury Festival has
988-530: The festival became a three-day event for the first time, reaching an attendance peak of 115,000, a 76% increase over the previous year. In 2004, an eighth stage was added, called Wablief? (Dutch word for "What?"). In 2005, the festival celebrated its 20th anniversary, featuring headliners Pixies , The Prodigy and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds . The event also reached another attendance peak, totaling 137,000 festival-goers. The festival returned in 2010 for its 25th anniversary, with Iron Maiden , Placebo , Queens of
1026-462: The festival period, is also provided to-and-from Hasselt train station and the festival site in Kiewit. There are two ticket types available: day tickets, which provide access to one of the three days of the event, and "combi" tickets, which provide access to all three days of the festival. Polsslag (Dutch term for "pulse" or "heartbeat") was a one-day annual music festival which took place in Hasselt in
1064-728: The festival ran on 2 May, with artists such as Dizzee Rascal and Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing. Anne Clark , Front 242 , Jah Music International, Anna Domino , The Neon Judgement , La Cosa Nostra, Ostrogoth Yellowman , DAF , Skyblasters, Arno , Virgin Prunes , Red Guitars , Executive Slacks, Cassandra Complex Toots & the Maytals , The Mission , Wire , Sonic Youth , The Fuzztones , Big Black , Nitzer Ebb The Triffids , The Jesus and Mary Chain , Ramones , The Screaming Blue Messiahs , The Wedding Present , Three Wize Men, Union Carbide Productions Pukkelpop 1989
1102-441: The latter on 19–22 August 2021 with headline acts such as Stormzy , The Hives , Editors , Liam Gallagher and Anne-Marie . During the 2010 festival, two musicians died. Michael Been , lead singer and guitarist of The Call , died on 19 August of a heart attack after performing duties as sound engineer for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club . On 20 August Ou Est Le Swimming Pool singer Charles Haddon committed suicide by jumping from
1140-562: The main event grounds located directly on the other—and is opened on the day prior to the commencement of the event. Traffic guards are implemented in order to direct traffic and attendees during the festival period. To encourage use of public transport, an outward return trip within Belgium to Hasselt or Kiewit on the NMBS/SNCB train network or on the De Lijn bus network is included with all ticket types. A free shuttle bus, which runs regularly during
1178-404: The organisers decided to cancel the entire event. A statement read: Pukkelpop is in deep mourning. We truly sympathise with the families and friends of the victims. Words are not enough. We have struggled with the decision to continue the festival. Therefore, we have decided to cancel Pukkelpop 2011. What has happened is very exceptional and could not have been predicted. We are deeply moved by all
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1216-571: The performers. Often music festivals host other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, dance, crafts, performance art , and social or cultural activities. Many festivals are annual, or repeat at some other interval, while some are held only once. Some festivals are organized as for-profit concerts and others are benefits for a specific charitable cause . At music festivals associated with charitable causes, there may be information about social or political issues . The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of
1254-412: The spontaneous support the festival goers and the organisation have received. The closest anemometer , in the town of Diepenbeek , recorded gusts above 80 km/h (50 mph), with reports of large hail and the possibility of a tornado. However, research done by specialists after the event, showed that the actual wind speed at the festival site reached 170 km/h (106 mph). The 2011 festival
1292-459: The spring of 2008 and 2009. The event, billed as Pukkelpop's sister festival, was held indoors at the Grenslandhallen in Hasselt. The festival featured four stages, the names of which are all retained from Pukkelpop: The Marquee, Dance Hall, Club and Boiler Room. The first Polsslag event took place on 15 April 2008, featuring acts such as The Breeders , Millencolin and Boys Noize . In 2009,
1330-449: The village football grounds of Complex Excelsior Heppen and featured seven acts, with English songwriter Anne Clark headlining. The first year was attended by 3,000 people. In 1988, the festival moved to the village of Hechtel-Eksel where it was held at Sanicole Airfield . The festival was also moved to late August. In 1989, the festival was cancelled after the two headliners, New Order and The Sugarcubes , cancelled their appearances
1368-572: Was added in 1997, bringing the total number of stages to six. From 1998 to 2001, the Skate Stage was renamed to the Hip-hop Stage for one of the two festival days, exclusively focused on rap and hip-hop artists such as Jurassic 5 and The Pharcyde . In 1999, the dance event Creamfields was amalgamated into Pukkelpop on the first day of the event; as a result most of the existing stages exclusively showcased dance music under different names. 1999 also saw
1406-553: Was canceled because headliners The Sugarcubes and New Order were booked on the wrong date due to a misunderstanding and canceled as a result. Red Hot Chili Peppers would also have played that year. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds , The Cramps , Faith No More , Buzzcocks , Billy Bragg , Rollins Band , Mudhoney , Beasts of Bourbon , The Paranoiacs The Ramones , The Pogues , Frank Black , Sonic Youth , The House of Love , Dinosaur Jr. , An Emotional Fish , Ride , Nirvana The Sisters Of Mercy , Nick Cave and
1444-486: Was to have featured Eminem, Foo Fighters, The Offspring , dEUS and Thirty Seconds to Mars among the headlining acts. The incident came just five days after the Indiana State Fair stage collapse in the United States, which killed seven people and sparked debate about regulations in outdoor concert events. Pukkelpop provides camping facilities to attendees. The campsite lies on one side of Kempische Steenweg —with
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