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Festival No. 0000923 · Est. 2010

Les Ardentes 2012

Les Ardentes 2012

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Parc Astrid de Coronmeuse - Liège, Belgium
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Parc Astrid de Coronmeuse
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  • 50 Cent
    50 Cent was born in South Jamaica, United States, on 6 July 1975. Plays east coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop rap, southern hip hop, trap.
  • Absynthe Minded
    Absynthe Minded formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1999. Plays jazz, rock.
  • Balkan Beat Box
    Balkan Beat Box formed in New York, United States, in 2003. Plays folk, folk rock.
  • Beardyman
    Beardyman was born in London, United Kingdom, on 14 May 1982. Plays beatboxing, hip hop.
  • BirdPen
    BirdPen formed in 2003.
  • Blake Worrell
  • Booka Shade
    Booka Shade plays dance, electronic, house, techno.
  • Brigitte
    Brigitte formed in 2008, and split up on 7 February 2021, after 13 years. Plays indie folk, indie pop, neo soul.
  • BRNS
    BRNS formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 2010, and split up in 2023, after 13 years. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock.
  • Caravan Palace
    Caravan Palace formed in Paris, France, in 2005. Plays electro house, electro swing, fidget house.
  • Carbon Airways
    Carbon Airways formed in 2010, and split up in 2015, after 5 years. Plays industrial.
  • Cypress Hill
    Cypress Hill formed in South Gate, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative hip hop, boom bap, chicano rap, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, nu metal, rap rock.
  • Dan San
    Dan San formed in Liège, Belgium, in 2010.
  • Death in Vegas
    Death in Vegas formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, big beat, electronic, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock, shoegaze, trip hop.
  • Dionysos
    Dionysos formed in Valence, France, in 1993. Plays art rock, folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, noise pop, pop rock, rock, slacker rock.
  • Dub FX
    Dub FX was born on 11 June 1983. Plays beatboxing, dub, hip hop.
  • Ed Kowalczyk
    Ed Kowalczyk was born in York, United States, on 16 July 1971. Plays alternative rock, rock.
  • Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
    Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, rock, stomp and holler.
  • Eptic
    Eptic was born in Waasmunster, Belgium, on 9 April 1993. Plays drumstep, dubstep, electronic, house, trap.
  • Erol Alkan
    Erol Alkan was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 May 1974.
  • Far East Movement
    Far East Movement formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2003. Plays dance-pop, electro house, electropop, hip hop, hip house, pop rap, synth-pop.
  • François and the Atlas Mountains
  • Gaz Coombes
    Gaz Coombes was born in Oxford, United Kingdom, on 8 March 1976. Plays alternative rock, art rock, britpop, indie rock.
  • Great Mountain Fire
    Great Mountain Fire formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 2010.
  • Here We Go Magic
    Here We Go Magic formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays indie rock.
  • Hippocampe Fou
    Hippocampe Fou was born in Thonon-les-Bains, France, on 5 January 1984. Plays hip hop.
  • Hollie Cook
    Hollie Cook was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays reggae.
  • Housse de Racket
    Housse de Racket formed in Chaville, France, in 2005.
  • Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine
    Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine was born in Dole, France, on 21 July 1948. Plays alternative rock, art rock, chanson française, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock.
  • I Blame Coco
  • Joey Starr
    Joey Starr was born on 27 October 1967. Plays hip hop.
  • Joker
    Joker plays dubstep, grime, uk garage.
  • Jonathan Wilson
    Jonathan Wilson was born in Forest City, United States, on 30 December 1974. Plays folk, singer-songwriter.
  • Joshua
    Joshua was born in Chicago, United States, on 21 October 1989.
  • Juveniles
  • Kavinsky
    Kavinsky was born in Paris, France, on 31 July 1975, and died on 28 July 2026, aged 50. Plays electro house, electronic, french electro, french house, italo house, synth-pop, synthwave.
  • Kill Frenzy
    Kill Frenzy was born in Hasselt, Belgium, in 1987. Plays dance, g-house.
  • M83
    M83 formed in Antibes, France, in 2001. Plays ambient, ambient pop, dance, dream pop, electro, electronic, electronic rock, electronica.
  • Madeon
    Madeon was born in Nantes, France, on 30 May 1994. Plays electro house, electronic, electropop, french house, house, nu disco.
  • Marilyn Manson
    Marilyn Manson formed in Fort Lauderdale, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, drum and bass, heavy metal, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal.
  • Maverick Sabre
    Maverick Sabre was born in Hackney, United Kingdom, on 12 July 1990.
  • Morning Parade
    Morning Parade formed in Harlow, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up in December 2014, after 7 years.
  • Morrissey
    Morrissey was born in Davyhulme, United Kingdom, on 22 May 1959. Plays alternative rock, art pop, britpop, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, post-britpop, post-punk.
  • Mr. Oizo
    Mr. Oizo was born in Paris, France, on 14 April 1974. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, electronica, experimental electronic, fidget house, french electro, french house.
  • Noa Moon
    Noa Moon was born in Beersel, Belgium, on 3 March 1991.
  • Offenders
    Offenders formed in Killeen, United States, in 1978, and split up in August 1986, after 8 years. Plays hardcore punk, punk.
  • Patti Smith
    Patti Smith was born in Chicago, United States, on 30 December 1946. Plays art punk, art rock, blues, folk rock, garage rock, glam rock, hard rock, pop rock.
  • Pretty Lights
    Pretty Lights formed in Fort Collins, United States, on 18 June 2004. Plays downtempo, electronic, electronica, glitch hop, hip hop, instrumental hip hop, nu jazz, soul.
  • Raving George
    Raving George was born in Ghent, Belgium, on 21 July 1992.
  • Rednek
  • Rodrigo y Gabriela
    Rodrigo y Gabriela formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 2000. Plays acoustic rock, flamenco, folk rock, jazz fusion, latin, nuevo flamenco.
  • Romano Nervoso
    Romano Nervoso formed in La Louvière, Belgium, in 2009.
  • Roscoe
    Roscoe was born in Philadelphia, United States, in 1983. Plays hip hop, west coast hip hop.
  • Rufus Wainwright
    Rufus Wainwright was born on 22 July 1973. Plays alternative rock, chamber pop, folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Rustie
    Rustie was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 4 January 1983. Plays dubstep.
  • Sallie Ford
  • School Is Cool
    School Is Cool formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in September 2009.
  • Sharon Van Etten
    Sharon Van Etten was born in Clinton, United States, on 26 February 1981. Plays country folk, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
  • Shearwater
    Shearwater formed in Austin, United States, in 2001.
  • Soko
    Soko was born in Bordeaux, France, on 26 October 1985. Plays folk pop, indie pop, indietronica, new wave, pop.
  • The Divine
    The Divine plays industrial, industrial rock.
  • The Experimental Tropic Blues Band
    The Experimental Tropic Blues Band formed in Liège, Belgium, in 1999.
  • The Hickey Underworld
    The Hickey Underworld formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, grunge.
  • The Magician
    The Magician was born in Namur, Belgium. Plays electronic, future house, house, tropical house.
  • The Parlotones
    The Parlotones formed in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1998. Plays rock.
  • The Ting Tings
    The Ting Tings formed in Salford, United Kingdom, in December 2007. Plays alternative rock, dance-punk, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk revival, rock.
  • Theophilus London
    Theophilus London was born in Trinidad, United States, on 23 February 1987. Plays alternative hip hop, electropop.
  • True Tiger
    True Tiger split up in 2014. Plays dubstep, grime.
  • Twin Shadow
    Twin Shadow was born on 30 March 1983. Plays chillwave, new wave.
  • Warpaint
    Warpaint formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 14 February 2004. Plays alternative dance, art rock, dream pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop, post-punk, post-rock.
  • White Lies
    White Lies formed in Ealing, United Kingdom, in February 2008. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk revival, synth-pop.
  • Yeasayer
    Yeasayer formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006, and split up on 19 December 2019, after 13 years. Plays alternative rock, electropop, experimental rock, indie rock, indietronica, lo-fi, neo-psychedelia, post-rock.