Pukkelpop 2010

[Semprini]

Looks like snow patrol will be back again this summer. Bit of a waste of a booking imo seeing as they played last year.

[dc-chaos]

Hello everyone,

I've been going to festivals around europe for a while now but this is the first year I'm thinking of to Pukkelpop. I was just wondering if you guys could give me some basic info about the following to help me make up my mind to go or not..

-How late does the festival usually close at night. We normally like festivals that go till 5am with dance/techno/D&B/Rave etc. acts

-After it closes is there party tents elsewhere to go to before we go back to the campsite

-How much of the festival is open air. I like marquees/tents more than open air stages especailly at night

-Is there a well run campsite i.e. showers, food store, beer store, close to the festival

-It said there are 8 stages but I've heard people talking about only 5. How many are there

-average cost of a beer/hamburger/full meal

Thanks guys, hope to see you there and if not hope your summer festivals are truly amazing

[johnybegood]

+ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (the will play on thursday)

http://www.myspace.com/blackrebelmotorcycleclub

Edited April 18, 2010 by johnybegood

[DDave]

Anyone know if they run buses from the site to Genk, or is it just Hasselt?

Can't remember much about leaving the site last year!

cheers

[rabhartaigh]

Anyone know if they run buses from the site to Genk, or is it just Hasselt?

Can't remember much about leaving the site last year!

cheers

[DDave]

The buses just run to hasselt. you would have to get a taxi the rest of the way or just from pukkelpop itself which would be easier.

[Semprini]

-How late does the festival usually close at night. We normally like festivals that go till 5am with dance/techno/D&B/Rave etc. acts

[Jello]

Most of the stages finish between 1-2am on the first two nights and 1am on the final night. However the Boiler Room continues on until 4am all three days but the headline DJ finishes at 2am Thurs and Fri and 1am on Sat. Local DJs always play the final 2/3 hours and the ones I've heard have all been good.

[Aeryn]

-Is there a well run campsite i.e. showers, food store, beer store, close to the festival

[radman87]

Hey quick question

Will PP 2010 sell out? I've heard it has never sold out before, but i realize that this is a big year, and i'm also concerned because Lowlands seems to have sold out really quickly

It's just i have to wait till i get paid at the end of the month before i can afford it - will the tickets last till then do you think?

[Semprini]

Hey quick question

Will PP 2010 sell out? I've heard it has never sold out before, but i realize that this is a big year, and i'm also concerned because Lowlands seems to have sold out really quickly

It's just i have to wait till i get paid at the end of the month before i can afford it - will the tickets last till then do you think?

[Semprini]

Just seen a message from the festival on Facebook to say that tickets go on sale 6am Belgian time tomorrow and a load of new names will also be announced then

Edit: Looks like someone has leaked the names early as the following list is all over the local forums:

The xx

Bloody Beetroots (DJ set)

Groove Armada

Band of Horses

Laidback Luke

The National

f**k Buttons

Girls Against Me!

Jamaica

Eels

Serj Tankian

Kele

Laurent Garnier

Seasick Steve

Gogol Bordello

Foals

All Time Low

And So I Watch You from Afar

Everything Everything

Chase & Status (live)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Steve Aoki

Kelis

Blood Red Shoes

Yeasayer

The Cribs

Kitty

Daisy and Lewis

Nosaj Thing

The Tallest Man on Earth

Local Natives

The Soft Pack

Caribou

You Me At Six

The Drums

Pulled Apart by Horses

Fat Freddy's Drop

The Toy Dolls

3OH!3

No sign of the final headliner amongst this lot but I suppose we'll have to wait until the morning to see if this is the list or not. I'd personally be very happy with the xx, Groove Armada, Laidback Luke, Chase and Status, Laurent Garnier, Seasick Steve, Gogal Bordello and Yeasayer

Edited April 19, 2010 by Semprini

[jag66]

Tempted to go to this. Eels is a nice addition, heres hoping some more appears tomorrow..

[Trufflehound]

Got my tickets.

The line up's starting to look good with the new additions - pleased with Seasick Steve, F**k Buttons, Gogol Bordello and several others.

But is this starting to turn into "Pukkelop 2008 Unplugged"? First we had the news Jonsi from Sigur Ros is playing solo, and now there's Kele from Bloc Party...

[DIsForDylan]

got mine too! strong additions like xx, brmc and beetroots, whens the timetable out? i can see me having major clashes like limp bizkit and prodigy and qotsa and 2manydjs...i also hope this volcanos gone by thenn!

Got my tickets.

The line up's starting to look good with the new additions - pleased with Seasick Steve, F**k Buttons, Gogol Bordello and several others.

But is this starting to turn into "Pukkelop 2008 Unplugged"? First we had the news Jonsi from Sigur Ros is playing solo, and now there's Kele from Bloc Party...

[Trufflehound]

got mine too! strong additions like xx, brmc and beetroots, whens the timetable out? i can see me having major clashes like limp bizkit and prodigy and qotsa and 2manydjs...i also hope this volcanos gone by thenn!

Edited April 20, 2010 by Trufflehound

[DIsForDylan]

ahhh awesome, ill do limp and prob as i love queens and 2manydjs the same ill do half each! where you from mate?

The timetable only appears on the site a few weeks, maybe a month, beforehand if I remember right.

There are always inevitably be a few clashes - that's the price you have to pay for having a decent line-up I guess! And although I missed Hot Chip in favour of Editors 2 years ago, I get to make up fot it this year...

[Tristan]

These new additions are now confirmed on the Pukkelpop site it seems. Good! There's definitely enough there to justify a tour abroad, think I should be able to get the mates mobilised.

The National, Yesayer, f**k Buttons are draws for me at the moment.

[DDave]

Not a bad group of additions I suppose, thought there would be a couple more bigger bands but there's plenty I've yet to discover.

Hotel is booked in Hasselt, roll on August and more line up additions.

[Semprini]

Hotel is booked in Hasselt, roll on August and more line up additions.

[DDave]

Which one did you get in the end? I meant to pass on some train info I'd got regarding travelling to Genk but you obviously don't need it now

Got my ticket this morning so it's just flights to sort out now, which I'll probably do at the weekend The day splits are looking good so far, Friday currently has the most bands and DJs I want to see but there's loads on the other days I'm hoping to catch too. I've had a quick listen to most of the new additions and Nosaj Thing and Jamaica have both stood out so far. I'm also really hoping that Laurent Garnier will be DJing rather than playing live as he would be a superb end to the first night in the Boiler Room.

[TheNewUnion]

Booking later today but I have one question on the eTicket situation. Is the eTicket valid for train travel once in Belgium, I am sure I heard I would have to present it in order to get a travel voucher of some sort (though may have imagined it).

Cheers, roll on August!

[Trufflehound]

Booking later today but I have one question on the eTicket situation. Is the eTicket valid for train travel once in Belgium, I am sure I heard I would have to present it in order to get a travel voucher of some sort (though may have imagined it).

Cheers, roll on August!

Edited April 21, 2010 by Trufflehound

[TheNewUnion]

Thanks, just what I needed

[TheNewUnion]

Reet, tickets purchased. Pukkelpop here I come!