Festival No. 0000411 · Est. 1970
Weekend of the year
No. 0006810
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Festival lineup
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Somewhere in Geleen
Where it happens
Festival site
Festival grounds
The details
- Venue
- Sportpark
- City
- Geleen, Netherlands
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
Apartments and hotels near Sportpark, Geleen for the nights of the festival. The map comes from Stay22. If you book through it, we earn a commission, which helps keep the site running.
For the record
About the artists
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Average White Band formed in Dundee, United Kingdom, in 1971. Plays funk, r&b. -
Dire Straits formed in Deptford, United Kingdom, in 1977, and split up in 1995, after 18 years. Plays blues rock, classic rock, pop rock, pub rock, rock, rock and roll, roots rock, soft rock.
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Elvis Costello And The Attractions formed in California, United Kingdom, in 1977, and split up in 1996, after 19 years. Plays country, new wave, pop rock, pop soul, power pop, singer-songwriter.
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Massada formed in Huizen, Netherlands, in 1973.
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Peter Tosh was born on 19 October 1944, and died on 11 September 1987, aged 42. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, rocksteady, roots reggae.
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Rush formed in Toronto, Canada, in August 1968. Plays aor, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, progressive, progressive pop, progressive rock.
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The Police formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1977, and split up in 2008, after 31 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, power pop, punk, punk rock.