Added to Friday’s line up: American DJ JOHN SUMMIT. Running is his thing, accounting (was) his job, DJing is his calling. Milkshake, Millionaire, chef and birthday girl. All hail KELIS. And if you’re mad about SOULWAX, Friday is yours. Their shows look like a launchpad and hit like a meteor. MARIBOU STATE also joins the ride. Pure vibes, zero worries. And did you know the power of a sharp suit lies in what people remember? Our Swedish friends THE HIVES mastered that art long ago. Thirty years of garage rock and still bouncing around like colts in a tie.
Saturday unlocks DIJON! American singer, songwriter and producer. Since last summer also a dad and actor (Catch him on screen in One Battle After Another alongside Leonardo DiCaprio!). Up next: DOM DOLLA. The Aussie DJ with a signature house sound and sets that always deliver. Our favourite Dane KÖLSCH returns Pukkelpop, live this time, with his new album project KINEMA. Greek for movement. More legs in motion thanks to PEGASSI, the creative alter ego of DJ, producer and label boss Sam Huybrecht. Expect a high energy hybrid of eurodance, trance, techno and house. Woohoo for WET LEG, from lounging on a chaise longue to taking centre stage. Just like WUNDERHORSE, one of today’s most exciting alternative rock bands.
Straight into Sunday with BAZART. Expect the classics, the new hits and plenty of EXIT (their new album, out April 23). Modern hip hop royalty steps in with DENZEL CURRY, currently tearing up stages alongside DEFTONES. London’s own DIMENSION checks out the spot where his buddy John Summit went all in on Friday, while PURPLE DISCO MACHINE delivers disco house and dance-pop gold.
Is there a better date than Friday the 13th to announce a world famous star from a wildly popular sci fi horror series? Steve Harrington from Stranger Things, for example.Or rather, DJO. Damn right!
Joe Keery, his real name, is a big fan of Belgium and the feeling is entirely mutual. His 2022 single End of Beginning shot back to number 1 on the global Spotify charts just weeks ago. That revival was anything but accidental. After the emotional finale of Stranger Things, fans dove headfirst into everything Keery. TikTok flooded with clips, edits and farewell videos, all carried by End of Beginning. The song slipped effortlessly into yet another life, and Djo’s popularity reached truly otherworldly heights.
And coincidence or perfect timing, today also marks the Belgian premiere of Cold Storage, his new film alongside Liam Neeson. Friday the 13th. Sometimes, everything just lines up. (K)eery, right?
DJO takes the stage on Friday 21 August, sharing the line-up with YUNGBLUD, TURNSTILE, Major Lazer, Roxy Dekker, Geese, KI/KI and Adriatique. Confirmed for Saturday: Florence + The Machine, Deftones, New Wave, Underworld, Amyl and the Sniffers, Novah, Kettama, Dijon, Dom Dolla, Kölsch, Pegassi, Wet Leg and Wunderhorse. On Sunday: Tyler, The Creator, SOMBR, Zara Larsson, Parcels, Blood Orange, Pendulum DJ set, Bazart, Denzel Curry, Dimension and Purple Disco Machine.
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