Festival No. 0000923 · Est. 2010
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Somewhere in Liège
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Parc Astrid de Coronmeuse
- City
- Liège, Belgium
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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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 formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 1999. Plays jazz, rock. -
Balkan Beat Box formed in New York, United States, in 2003. Plays folk, folk rock. -
Beardyman was born in London, United Kingdom, on 14 May 1982. Plays beatboxing, hip hop. -
BirdPen formed in 2003. -
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Booka Shade plays dance, electronic, house, techno. -
Brigitte formed in 2008, and split up on 7 February 2021, after 13 years. Plays indie folk, indie pop, neo soul. -
BRNS formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 2010, and split up in 2023, after 13 years. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock. -
Caravan Palace formed in Paris, France, in 2005. Plays electro house, electro swing, fidget house. -
Carbon Airways formed in 2010, and split up in 2015, after 5 years. Plays industrial. -
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 formed in Liège, Belgium, in 2010. -
Death in Vegas formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, big beat, electronic, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock, shoegaze, trip hop. -
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 was born on 11 June 1983. Plays beatboxing, dub, hip hop. -
Ed Kowalczyk was born in York, United States, on 16 July 1971. Plays alternative rock, rock. -
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 was born in Waasmunster, Belgium, on 9 April 1993. Plays drumstep, dubstep, electronic, house, trap. -
Erol Alkan was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 May 1974. -
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 formed in 2005. -
Gaz Coombes was born in Oxford, United Kingdom, on 8 March 1976. Plays alternative rock, art rock, britpop, indie rock. -
Great Mountain Fire formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 2010. -
Here We Go Magic formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays indie rock. -
Hippocampe Fou was born in Thonon-les-Bains, France, on 5 January 1984. Plays hip hop. -
Hollie Cook was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays reggae. -
Housse de Racket formed in Chaville, France, in 2005. -
Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine was born in Dole, France, on 21 July 1948. Plays alternative rock, art rock, chanson française, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock. -
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Joey Starr was born on 27 October 1967. Plays hip hop. -
Joker plays dubstep, grime, uk garage. -
Jonathan Wilson was born in Forest City, United States, on 30 December 1974. Plays folk, singer-songwriter. -
Joshua was born in Chicago, United States, on 21 October 1989. -
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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 was born in Hasselt, Belgium, in 1987. Plays dance, g-house. -
M83 formed in Antibes, France, in 2001. Plays ambient, ambient pop, dance, dream pop, electro, electronic, electronic rock, electronica. -
Madeon was born in Nantes, France, on 30 May 1994. Plays electro house, electronic, electropop, french house, house, nu disco. -
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 was born in Hackney, United Kingdom, on 12 July 1990. -
Morning Parade formed in Harlow, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up in December 2014, after 7 years. -
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 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 was born in Beersel, Belgium, on 3 March 1991. -
Offenders formed in Killeen, United States, in 1978, and split up in August 1986, after 8 years. Plays hardcore punk, punk. -
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 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 was born in Ghent, Belgium, on 21 July 1992. -
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Rodrigo y Gabriela formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 2000. Plays acoustic rock, flamenco, folk rock, jazz fusion, latin, nuevo flamenco. -
Romano Nervoso formed in La Louvière, Belgium, in 2009. -
Roscoe was born in Philadelphia, United States, in 1983. Plays hip hop, west coast hip hop. -
Rufus Wainwright was born on 22 July 1973. Plays alternative rock, chamber pop, folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter. -
Rustie was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 4 January 1983. Plays dubstep. -
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School Is Cool formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in September 2009. -
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 formed in Austin, United States, in 2001. -
Soko was born in Bordeaux, France, on 26 October 1985. Plays folk pop, indie pop, indietronica, new wave, pop. -
The Divine plays industrial, industrial rock. -
The Experimental Tropic Blues Band formed in Liège, Belgium, in 1999. -
The Hickey Underworld formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, grunge. -
The Magician was born in Namur, Belgium. Plays electronic, future house, house, tropical house. -
The Parlotones formed in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1998. Plays rock. -
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 was born in Trinidad, United States, on 23 February 1987. Plays alternative hip hop, electropop. -
True Tiger split up in 2014. Plays dubstep, grime. -
Twin Shadow was born on 30 March 1983. Plays chillwave, new wave. -
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 formed in Ealing, United Kingdom, in February 2008. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk revival, synth-pop. -
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.



















































