About Pukkelpop
For over 30 years Pukkelpop selects a musical line-up with an alternative fringe. The festival has become one of Europe’s greatest outdoor music events with more than 250 current musical sensations, living legends and visionary alternative artists. It’s fun, relaxed, varied and very much built around the love of music!
The program is noted for its wide variety of alternative music, spanning styles such as rock, pop, electronic, dance, hip-hop, punk and heavy metal. The event’s organizers aim the festival to be a “progressive and contemporary” musical event. Notable acts that have performed at previous editions include Sonic Youth, Ramones, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Metallica, PJ Harvey, Green Day, Blink-182, Guns N’ Roses, Pixies, Daft Punk, The Prodigy, Nine Inch Nails, Iron Maiden, Björk, The Stone Roses and Eminem. The term “pukkel” is the Dutch word for “pimple”.