Lokerse Feesten | |
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Genre | Alternative rock, rock, indie rock, pop, hip hop, heavy metal, electronic music, dance music |
Location(s) | Grote Kaai, Lokeren, Belgium |
Years active | 1975–2019, 2020-present |
Capacity | 15,000[1] |
Website | Festival Website |
The Lokerse Feesten (English: Lokeren Feasts) is a music festival organized annually in Lokeren, Belgium.[2]
History
The first edition took place on 2, 4 and 6 August 1975.[3] Nowadays, it is a ten-day festival, with four to eight artist performing on the main stage daily. Theme days include metal days or days with Flemish/Dutch artists only.[4]
The festival hosts up to 125,000 visitors each year.[5]
In recent editions, international artists like Neil Young, P!nk, Blur, The Beach Boys, Van Morrison, Iggy Pop, Black Eyed Peas, Snoop Dogg, Morrissey and Tori Amos headlined the Lokerse Feesten.[6]
Locally, the name "Lokerse Feesten" has also become a collective term for all activities within those 10 days in the city centre of Lokeren.
Split-off
In 1994, the music festival moved to another location (Grote Kaai) and it became a paying event. A part of the organizers disagreed these decisions, and since then, a free music festival Fonnefeesten takes place in Lokeren during the same period of the Lokerse Feesten.[7] In the past, it headlined famous artists like Billy Ocean, 10cc, Level 42, Axelle Red, The Supremes, The Three Degrees and Starsailor.[8]
Editions
References
- ↑ "Lokerse Feesten 2023". festileaks.com/ (in Dutch). 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Lokerse Feesten, Lokeren, België". festivalinfo.nl (in Dutch). 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "lokerse feesten". stubru.be (in Dutch). 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "Lokerse Feesten Archieven". dansendeberen.be (in Dutch). 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "125.000 bezoekers voor Lokerse Feesten, 35.000 voor Antilliaanse Feesten". De Morgen (in Dutch). 15 August 2022.
- ↑ "Lokerse Feesten Historiek". lokersefeesten.be (in Dutch). 12 July 2023.
- ↑ "Fonnefeesten - Historiek". fonnefeesten.be (in Dutch). 2023-07-24.
- ↑ "Fonnefeesten - Gratis Festival". fonnefeesten.be/ (in Dutch). 24 July 2023.