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The Scene
The alternative flavored Pukkelpop is the second largest festival in Belgium boasting crowds of nearly 180,000. Started in 1985 as a simple single day show, Pukkelpop now features hundreds of bands over three days. The fest has changed venues a few times, but currently resides in the tiny village of Hasselt, which is located 45 miles from Brussels. Pukkelpop alumni include Pixies, Björk, The Stone Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Metallica, and The Prodigy. And of course, tradiation Belgian beers can be found everywhere.
2013 Artist Lineup
A-Trak
Alabama Shakes
Franz Ferdinand
Imagine Dragons
Local Natives
Mac Miller
Nine Inch Nails
Polica
The Prodigy
The xx
Zeds Dead
- Alabama Shakes
- Alkaline Trio
- Allah-Las
- AlunaGeorge
- Andy Burrows
- Animal-Music
- Araabmuzik
- Architects
- As I Lay Dying
- A-Trak
- Baauer
- Bat For Lashes
- Ben Pearce
- Bingo Players
- Bombino
- Bonobo
- Bosnian Rainbows
- Boys Noize
- Brand New
- Cerebral Ballzy
- Charli XCX
- Chase & Status Live
- Chuck Ragan
- Chvrches
- Cloud Boat
- Crystal Castles
- Crystal Fighters
- Cult of Luna
- Danny Brown
- Daughter
- Deap Vally
- Deftones
- Dillon Francis
- Dismantle
- DJ Fresh/Live
- Doctor P
- Dope D.O.D.
- Duck Sauce
- Duke Dumont
- Eels
- Eminem
- Emmure
- Erol Alkan
- Factory Floor
- Fall Out Boy
- Flosstradamus
- Foals
- Foreign Beggars
- Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
- Franz Ferdinand
- Friction
- Fucked Up
- Fun.
- Girls in Hawaii
- Glen Hansard
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Goose
- Gorgon City
- HAIM
- Hawk Eyes
- Hazard
- Holy Other
- HURTS
- Imagine Dragons
- In The Valley Below
- Jagwar Ma
- Jamie xx
- Johnny Marr
- Julio Bashmore
- Kate Boy
- Katy B
- Kendrick Lamar
- Killswitch Engage
- Klangkarussell
- Kodaline
- Lamb Of God
- Local Natives
- Lord Huron
- Mac Miller
- Mala In Cuba
- Mark Ronson DJ set
- Matt Corby
- Maya Jane Coles
- Merchandise
- Midlake
- Miles Kane
- Mosca
- Mount Kimbie
- Mr Oizo
- Ms Mr
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- Nero
- Nina Nesbitt
- Nine Inch Nails
- Noisia
- Oneman
- Opeth
- Paul Kalkbrenner
- Phosphorescent
- Pokey LaFarge
- Poliça
- Proxy
- Quicksand
- Redlight
- RL Grime
- Robert DeLong
- RONE presents MODULE
- S O H N
- SBTRKT dj set
- SKATERS
- Skunk Anansie
- Slayer
- Solange
- Soulwax
- Surfer Blood
- TC
- The Bronx
- The Family Rain
- The Knife
- The Magician
- The Menzingers
- The Parov Stelar Band
- The Prodigy
- The Soft Moon
- The xx
- TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke x Lunice)
- Toddla T Sound
- Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
- Triggerfinger
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Villagers
- We Came As Romans
- While She Sleeps
- Wilkinson
- XXYYXX
- Your Demise
- Zeds Dead
