Pukkelpop Festival 2009

It's that time again to talk about great festivals overseas. This time it's Pukkelpop in Belgium.

Held over the weekend of August 20th - 22nd, majority of the festival hoppers attend this before the Reading/Leeds festival in the UK the following weekend.

Today Pukkelpop has become one of the biggest alternative open-air festivals in Belgium. Pukkelpop prides itself on its progressive music programme, with its idiosyncratic blend of unforgettable top acts and surprising new talent. About 200 acts play on one of the 8 Pukkelpop stages during the three-day festival and this year without a doubt the main drawcards are Faith No More (20th), Placebo (21st) and Artic Monkeys (22nd).

However, there's plenty more for those that aren't the biggest fans of those three. On the 20th, those to grace the stages include Beirut, Bon Iver, Razorlight, Dizzee Rascal, Grizzly Bear, Simian Mobile Disco, Passion Pit, The Offspring and our very own Howling Bells.

The 21st will bring out the likes of Snow Patrol, Vitalic, The Ting Tings, Glasvegas, Phoenix, Patrick Wolf, Metric and our very own The Living End (well done boys).

Just in case you hadn't had enough yet, the final day of the fest will showcase NERD, Eagles of Death Metal, Dinosaur Jr., Klaxons, Whitest Boy Alive, Peaches, Florence and The Machine, Gang Gang Dance, Deerhunter, Micachu and The Shapes and our very own once again The Temper Trap (again, well done boys).

For a full listing of the lineup, go to www.pukkelpop.be/en/line-up/