Festival No. 0000411 · Est. 1970
Weekend of the year
No. 0010066
Who's playing, and when
Festival lineup
Monday
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Voices from the field
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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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Garland Jeffreys was born in Sheepshead Bay, United States, on 29 June 1943. Plays rock and roll, soul. -
The J. Geils Band formed in Worcester, United States, in 1967, and split up in 2015, after 48 years. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues rock, boogie rock, new wave, pop rock, rock.
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The Jam formed in Woking, United Kingdom, in 1976, and split up in 1982, after 6 years. Plays mod, mod revival, new wave, pop rock, pop soul, power pop, punk, punk rock.
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The Specials formed in Coventry, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays 2 tone, new wave, reggae, rocksteady, ska.
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Van Halen formed in Pasadena, United States, in 1972, and split up on 30 September 2019, after 47 years. Plays glam metal, hard rock, rock.