Logo for Pukkelpop 2010. Genre, Dates Mid-to-late August (since 1988) Location(s) Kiewit-, Belgium (since 1991) Years active 1985–1988; 1990–present Founded by Hujo ( Humanistische Jongeren van Leopoldsburg) Website Pukkelpop is an annual that takes place near the city of, in mid-to-late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and —between a dual carriageway called Kempische Steenweg—in the village of, approximately 7 km north of Hasselt. It is the second largest music festival in Belgium after, with an attendance rate of 180,000 over the course of 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.

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The event's organizers aim the festival to be a 'progressive and contemporary' musical event. Notable acts that have performed at previous editions include,. The term 'pukkel' is the Dutch word for 'pimple'. Contents. History The festival was founded in 1985 by youth organisation Humanistic Youth of Leopoldsburg (: Humanistische Jongeren van Leopoldsburg, or 'Hujo').

It originated as a single day event, held on July 21—a national holiday in Belgium—in the village of, located approximately 25 km north of the event's current home in Kiewit. The inaugural event in 1985 took place at the village football grounds of Complex Excelsior Heppen and featured seven acts, with English headlining. The first year was attended by 3,000 people. In 1988, the festival moved to the village of 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, and, cancelled their appearances 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. In 1991, the festival moved to its current home in Kiewit. In its first 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 the festival a month prior to the release of the group's breakthrough album. In 1992, the festival site was moved to the fields by the Kempische Steenweg motorway, where it has been held ever since. A shot of the commemorative stand at the 2005 edition. The stand was installed to mark the event's 20th anniversary.

In 1993, a new indoor stage called The Marquee was added, supplementing the outdoor Main Stage and almost doubling the amount of performers over the previous year. A second indoor stage, 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, 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. 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 the debut of the Experimental Stage, renamed to ChateauXCrapule the following year, and shortened to Chateau from the 2004 edition. British band Editors performing on the Main Stage at the 2007 edition. In 2000, an exchange programme was announced with, an annual music festival held in near the city of.

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, 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, 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, and 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. Incidents During the 2010 festival, two musicians died., lead singer and guitarist of, died on August 19 of a heart attack after performing duties as sound engineer for. On August 20, singer Charles Haddon committed suicide by jumping from 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 August 18, 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 began performing their set. Lead singer/guitarist Cullen Omori updated the band's 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 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 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 August 19, 2011, 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 the spontaneous support the festival goers and the organisation have received. ” The closest, in the town of, 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 was to have featured Eminem, Foo Fighters, and among the headlining acts.

The incident came just five days after the in the United States, which killed seven people, and sparked debate about regulations in outdoor concert events. Camping and transport facilities Pukkelpop provides free camping facilities to attendees. The camping site lies on one side of Kempische Steenweg—with 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 incentivise use of public transport, an outward return trip within Belgium to Hasselt or Kiewit on the train network or on the bus network is included with all ticket types. A free shuttle bus, which runs regularly during 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. Lineups 2011–. Aeroplane. Airship. AKS ft. Balthazar.

Bart Cannaerts. The Bear That Wasn't.

(DJ set). The Bookhouse Boys. Broken Glass Heroes. & MC Rod Azlan. Chapel Club. (live). D.I.M.

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David Galle. Dez Mona.

Djedjotronic. Dominique Young Unique. Drums Are for Parades. Eat Lions.

Freddy de Vadder. French Horn Rebellion. Funeral Party. Gili. Han solo en Hakims. Harvey Quinnt.

Henk Rijckaert. (Spoken Word). Housemeister.

Isbells. Jack Beats.

Jamaica. Joker & MC Nomad. Kapitan Korsakov. Kill Frenzy. L-VIS 1990. Les Petits Pilous (DJ set). Martyn.

Megafaun. Meuris. Paranoiacs.

Partyharders ft. Highbloo. Radical Slave. Renaissance Man.

presents Plastikman (live). Riva Starr. The Sore Losers. Sound of Stereo. Steven Mahieu.

Sunpower. Superlijm. Ter bescherming van de jeugd. Thomas Smith. The Van Jets. Vermin Twins. VILLA.

We Have Band. Annie.

and. Confuse the Cat. Dead Fly Buchowski.

De Brassers. DJ Iridium. Ed & Kim. Funeral Dress. The Glimmers. Mac adventures england.

Hollywood Porn Stars. Hulk. Jan Van Biesen.

Kamagurka. Madensuyu. vs.

Dani Siciliano. Murdock. Nid & Sancy.

Off the Record. Petersonic. Shameboy. (Nite Versions). Superdiscount 2. Tidal Waves. TMAS.

Ultrasonic 7. Venerea. Whitey. WhoMadeWho. Wighnomy Brothers.

Apparat Organ. Brekbit. Calder.

DAF. and. and. DJ C1. DJ Leno.

El Tattoo del Tigre. Filipo Mancini. Gamorah Sound. Gazzoleen.

Godezza. Jan Van Biesen.

Lady Vortex. Lefto and Castro. The Majesticons ft. Martin Matiske.

and Spearhead. Squadra Bossa ft.

Starfield Season. Teenage Idols. Terence Fixmer.Calibre. Alice Rose. vs.

Badmarsh and Shri. ft. Deep Space.

Deviates. DJ Leno.

DJ Wontime. Five Days Off.

‘t Hof Van Commerce. Jah Wobble and the Temple of Sound. Jan Van Biesen. Jaya the Cat. Kreidler. Lemon. vs.

Nid & Sancy. Orange Black. Programme. Rubin Steiner.

Russian Percussion. Scarrots. Seb Fontaine. Shorty and Ricky D. The Spirit That Guides Us. Starbot Ensemble.

Starfighter. Terminalhead. Thou. 'Tribute to ' (, and, ). Ultrasonic. Vandal X.

Agent Sumo. Bastian.

Boenox. Chitlin' Fooks. Cut La Roc. Dislocated Styles. DJ Big Train and DJ White Jazz.

DJ Leno. DJs. Ed & Kim. Fireside.

Galacticamendum. banoyster. Gore Slut. Gwenmars. The Heartaches.

Jan Van Biesen. (live).

Krushed & Sorted. Lady Vortex. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Llorca. Mark B and. Maru Mari.

Max Normal. Mescalito. Miles. Mo Solid Gold.

Natalia M. King. Ovil Bianca. Paul Daley. Pilote.

Randall. Sunzoo Manley. Think of One. Thom Revolver. Ty and DJ Biznizz.

Uman. Undeclinable. Wicona Airbag. Wookie. 1991–2000.

Logo for Polsslag 2009. Polsslag (Dutch term for 'pulse (beat)') was a one-day annual music festival which took place in Hasselt in the spring of 2008 and 2009.

The event, billed as Pukkelpop's sister festival, was held indoors at the 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 in 2008, taking place on April 15 and featuring acts such as,. In 2009, the festival ran on May 2, with artists such as and performing. John Gammon (2009-08-29).

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