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Festival No. 0000411 · Est. 1970

Pinkpop Festival 1985

Pinkpop Festival 1985

Megaland - Landgraaf, Netherlands
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Venue
Megaland
Address
Hofstraat 13-15 6372 XC
City
Landgraaf, Netherlands
Capacity
60,000

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About the artists

  • China Crisis
    China Crisis formed in Knowsley, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays new wave, pop, synth-pop.
  • Chris Rea
    Chris Rea was born in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, on 4 March 1951, and died on 22 December 2025, aged 74. Plays blues, blues rock, british blues, electric blues, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock.
  • King Phoenix
    King Phoenix formed in 2015.
  • Steel Pulse
    Steel Pulse formed in Handsworth, United Kingdom, in 1975. Plays reggae, roots reggae.
  • The Stranglers
    The Stranglers formed in Guildford, United Kingdom, in 1974. Plays alternative rock, art punk, baroque pop, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, pub rock, punk.
  • Yngwie Malmsteen
    Yngwie Malmsteen was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 30 June 1963. Plays glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, neoclassical metal, power metal.