Pukkelpop – 18-21 August 2022 – Hasselt (BE)
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, Pukkelpp 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, tradiational Belgian beers can be found everywhere.
The Pukkelpop festival, which takes place from 18–21 August, is dropping almost its entire line-up. Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, Slipknot, Charlotte de Witte, Oscar & The Wolf, Bring Me The Horizon and Cypress Hill are just a few of the artists that will feature in Hasselt this summer. Ticket sales start on Thursday 24 March at 1 pm.
HASSELT MUSIC CITY
Hasselt, home base and loyal partner of Pukkelpop for over 30 years, has an exclusive scoop today. In the busy bicycle tunnel in the Elfde Liniestraat, the line-up – almost 200 Pukkelpop acts in total – was manually and alphabetically applied by the well-known street artist Kurt Bosmans and his team.
LINE-UP ALMOST COMPLETE
No slow drip this time but a gush of new confirmations. The line-up is 90% complete so why wait to get the party started? Behind the scenes, everything is being geared up to make this another memorable Pukkelpop.
Whether you like indie, rock, pop, hip-hop, electronic or simply everything, Pukkelpop is a festival that music lovers have to experience. Foodies, culture vultures and street art fans will also be spoilt for choice during this four-day musical voyage of discovery.
See you in August at Pukkelpop!
