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Dour Festival, Belgium - 17-20 July
Been to this a couple of times, had an excellent weekend last year. Probably one of the best value 'alt' fests in Europe - this year is lacking on indie bedwetters but well stocked in electronic/noisy areas - with four days of music for just a little over a hundred quid. Not sure if the full line up has been announced as they drip-feed the artists - including the headliners - but so far shaping up nicely:
Thursday 17th July
- Darkside, Mount Kimbie, Future Islands, Gui Boratto, DJ Rashad + DJ Spinn, Jeff Mills, Blood Red Shoes, Blawan, Midland, Just Blaze, Bondax, Chet Faker, World's Fair, Shadow Child, Leaf House, Wave Racer...
Friday 18th
- Nas (performing Illmatic in full), Raekwon, Little Dragon, Onra, Hudson Mohawke, Jackmaster + Oneman, The Underachievers, Band Of Skulls, Klaxons, Subb-An, Klingade, The Notwist...
Sat 19th
- Mogwai, Fuck Buttons, Theo Parrish, The Gaslamp Killer, Jagwar Ma, John Talabot, Pional, 65daysofstatic, LFO, Ta-Ku, Machinedrum, Shigeto, Lefto + J.Rocc, East India Youth, Clark, TRAAMS...
Sun 20th - Phoenix, Mr. Oizo, Tyler The Creator, Moodymann, Daniel Avery, Joey Bada$$, Foreign Beggars, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Breton, Stwo...
Anyone been/going? I'm getting excited with the additions, although last year included more 'big-hitters'. So much happier and more relaxed atmosphere than similar events in the UK.
Never too early for summer excitement.