Rock Zottegem

Rock Zottegem
2024 Rock Zottegem Festival
Genre	Performing arts festival
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Zottegem, Belgium
Coordinates	50°52′03″N 03°49′46″E
Years active	9 July 1994 (1994-07-09) – present
Participants	See lineups
Attendance	40,000[1]
Capacity	15,000
Area	Bevegemse Vijvers
Website	rock-zottegem.be

Rock Zottegem is a music festival organized annually in Zottegem, Belgium.[2]

The first edition took place in 1994.[3] Through the years, it evaluated from a small free event in the city center of Zottegem to a mid-size festival outside the center. Since 2005, the format changed to a two-day (and occasionally three-day) festival, hosting up to 40,000 visitors.[4]

International artists like James Brown, Toto, ZZ Top, Elvis Costello, Deep Purple and John Fogerty headlined Rock Zottegem.[5] In 2010, after his performance with the Stooges, Iggy Pop was rushed to the local hospital with an eyebrow ripped open after a stage dive.[6]

Lineups

1994	Ben Crabbé & The Floorshow, Betty Goes Green, Metal Molly
1995	Gorki, The Clement Peerens Explosition, De Lama's
1996	De Mens, Noordkaap, Ben Crabbé & The Floorshow, The Romans
1997	De Mens
1998	Noordkaap
1999	Arno
2000	The Stranglers, Tom Robinson, Red Zebra, ABN
2001	Therapy?, Fischer-Z, De Mens, Mintzkov, Janez Detd., ABN
2002	Levellers, Dog Eat Dog, Das Pop, Monza, Camden, Eden, Garçons Debilles
2003	Iggy Pop, Echo & the Bunnymen, Arid, Gorki, .calibre, Unreal
2004	Front 242, James Brown, Mauro & The Grooms, Anouk, Krezip, The Skavengers
2005	Motörhead, Arno, Heideroosjes, Clouseau, Morgan Heritage, De Mens, Daan, Zornik
2006	Deep Purple, Dog Eat Dog, Levellers, Millionaire, Novastar, Praga Khan, Vive la Fête, An Pierlé, Funeral Dress
2007	Madness, The Sisters of Mercy, Clouseau, Daan, The Bony King of Nowhere, The Datsuns, Gorki, Admiral Freebee, A Brand, Nailpin, The Van Jets, Larsson
2008	Motörhead, Blondie, Joe Jackson, Molly Johnson, Flogging Molly, Arsenal, Zita Swoon, Gabriel Ríos, Freaky Age, Team William, Nailpin, El Guapo Stuntteam, Dr. Lektroluv, Penguins Know Why
2009	Pretenders, Alice Cooper, Echo & the Bunnymen, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Shameboy, Therapy?, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, Apocalyptica, Heideroosjes, The Neon Judgement, A Brand, Jasper Erkens, Madensuyu, Curvy Cuties Fanclub
2010	Iggy and The Stooges, Public Image Ltd, The Charlatans, Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail, Guano Apes, The Opposites, Flogging Molly, Daan, Das Pop, Balthazar, Novastar, Stake, Freaky Age, Darren Price, Superlijm, Riders
2011	Status Quo, Simple Minds, Levellers, Channel Zero, Papa Roach, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Sore Losers, Zornik, The Van Jets, Mojo Filters, Sound of Stereo, Little Trouble Kids, Teddiedrum
2012	The Human League, Sepultura, Alanis Morissette, The Cult, Soulfly, Heideroosjes, Triggerfinger, Gavin DeGraw, Gun, Arsenal, The Subs, De Mens, Geppetto & the Whales, Bed Rugs, Kapitan Korsakov
2013	ZZ Top, Golden Earring, Bush, dEUS, Hooverphonic, Suicidal Tendencies, Felix da Housecat, Black Box Revelation, The Opposites, Gers Pardoel, Absynthe Minded, Dr. Lektroluv, Marco Z
2014	UB40, The Sisters of Mercy, Europe, Starsailor, White Lies, Ozark Henry, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, The Subs, Channel Zero, Daan, Compact Disk Dummies, SX, School is Cool, Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar, Psycho 44
2015	Toto, Placebo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Green Velvet, Saxon, Ed Kowalczyk, Arsenal, Novastar, Wolfpack, Fiddler's Green, The Mirror Trap, The Scabs, Jett Rebel, Yellow Claw, ZwartWerk
2016	Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Grace Jones, The Kooks, The Hives, Channel Zero, Skunk Anansie, K's Choice, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, Emma Bale, Gogol Bordello, Fleddy Melculy, The Sore Losers, Faisal, Id!ots, Jill Shaw
2017	Bryan Ferry, Golden Earring, Anouk, Milow, Kraantje Pappie, GOOSE, Het Zesde Metaal, Tout Va Bien, Bazart, Equal Idiots, The Lighthouse
2018	Kaiser Chiefs, The Offspring, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Fischer-Z, Levellers, Clouseau, Millionaire, Arno, Lil’ Kleine, Lost Frequencies, Coely, Fleddy Melculy, Jebroer, SONS
2019	Tears for Fears, Limp Bizkit, Midnight Oil, Interpol, Heideroosjes, Flogging Molly, Arsenal, Walk off the Earth, Boef, Gers Pardoel, Regi, Blck Mamba, Black Leather Jacket, Enzo Siffredi, Jay Baker, Konna, Lewsberg, Maxim Lany
2020	No edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	No edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Texas, Razorlight, dEUS, Triggerfinger, Arsenal, Eno, Tourist LeMC, The Clement Peerens Explosition, Clouseau, De Kreuners, Bazart, Ramkot, Joost, ILA
2023	Wolfmother, Soulfly, Kaleo, Two Door Cinema Club, The Waterboys, Fleddy Melculy, Noordkaap, K's Choice, Willie Wartaal, Isaac Roux, Zwangere Guy
2024	John Fogerty, Toto, Joost Klein, Brutus, Heideroosjes, Daan, Hellmut Lotti Goes Metal, Pommelien Thijs, Bart Peeters & De Ideale Mannen, Bizkit Park, Prins S. en De Geit, DIKKE, Sophie Straat, Brihang, Ironborn

References

1. "Dertigste editie Rock Zottegem was feesteditie met 40.000 bezoekers". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 14 July 2024.
2. "Rock Zottegem, Zottegem, België". festivalinfo.nl (in Dutch). 21 July 2023.
3. "rock zottegem". stubru.be (in Dutch). 21 July 2023.
4. "Driedaags Rock Zottegem trekt bijna 30.000 bezoekers". Sporza (in Dutch). 11 July 2022.
5. "James Brown swingt op Rock Zottegem" [James Brown swings at Rock Zottegem]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 12 July 2004.
6. "Iggy Pop naar ziekenhuis na val van podium Rock Zottegem" [Iggy Pop to hospital after fall from stage Rock Zottegem]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 12 July 2010.

External links

• Official site Rock Zottegem