Pukkelpop 2023

[DDave]

46 minutes ago, P.bintein said:

Incredible. I don't understand why. More expensive than RW or Pinkpop and less interesting. I would like to know why this festival is so quickly sold out. 

Slightly lower capacity, no day tickets and a loyal audience by the looks of it. But yeah, still incredible. 

[Archi]

This is insane. Even with the Billie effect... Curious to see how tickets will sell for Pukkelpop. When they'll be available.

EDIT: Didn't know Lowlands didn't sell day-ticket! It may explain a bit. For the Billie fans, it's the only way ti see her live in Netherlands this year. if you like a bit the rest of line-up, go for it then. Still surprising but makes more sense.

Edited February 4, 2023 by Archi

[Semprini]

New names on Wednesday!

[Archi]

7 minutes ago, Semprini said:

New names on Wednesday!

Where did you see that?

[Semprini]

Got an email earlier today - 'Ticket info and more fresh names are coming soon, next week perhaps, let's say Wednesday...'

[Judithmt]

19 hours ago, DDave said:

Slightly lower capacity, no day tickets and a loyal audience by the looks of it. But yeah, still incredible. 

Not a festival big headliner festival and has focus on more than just music. Theatre, film, art, literature as well. Lot of stages. In one day you can see metal, followed by world music, followed by an orchestra on main, catch some punk and end with Billie. Plenty of people never make it to the main stage. And after midnight the dance crowd takes over. No day tickets, so you are all in it for 4 days. And a very loyal crowd.

[Dietediet]

It should be noted that Lowlands has been selling out almost instantly for a few years now, regardless of the lineup. So while there probably is a Billie effect (the queues were bigger than ever), we shouldn't worry about Pukkelpop selling out within the first days. 

[johnybegood]

13 minutes ago, Dietediet said:

It should be noted that Lowlands has been selling out almost instantly for a few years now, regardless of the lineup. So while there probably is a Billie effect (the queues were bigger than ever), we shouldn't worry about Pukkelpop selling out within the first days. 

I have a question for belgian people: how do manage young people to pay a 250€ ticket for a festival + all the expenses? When I was at high school I coudn't image asking for my parents 50k old spanish pesetas (300€) for going to a festival with my friends. I sure that Belgium is a richer country than Spain, but for me it's unbelievable how much teenage people can enjoy a music festival like Pukkelpop.

[Boss89]

1 hour ago, johnybegood said:

I have a question for belgian people: how do manage young people to pay a 250€ ticket for a festival + all the expenses? When I was at high school I coudn't image asking for my parents 50k old spanish pesetas (300€) for going to a festival with my friends. I sure that Belgium is a richer country than Spain, but for me it's unbelievable how much teenage people can enjoy a music festival like Pukkelpop.

Belgian speaking here: First of all: don't know if Belgium is that much richer than Spain though. But here, it's not uncommon to do holiday jobs from the age of 16 in shops, restaurants, bars, family business,.... So I guess a big part of the youngsters save what they earn for a big holiday or festival with friends. 

Don't think that many kids are so spoiled to get a ticket for free from their parents.

[Archi]

Same here. I did my first student job when I was 17. I only worked to be able to pay festivals, concerts and some music stuff as I was musician too. At that time, festivals like Groezrock costed 90€ for a combi and Werchter 190€. My parents gave me some money for food/drinks but that's it. I'm sure many other kids did/do that but there are also some when you can ask festivals tickets as a Birthday/Christmas gift combo or stuff like that. If kids are motivated enough and know early enough if they wanna go to a festival - if they have the permission -, I guess it's doable. But, pretty sure thing, it's less easier than 10 years ago as life is way more expensive so less kids can afford that sadly.

[Akujin]

39 minutes ago, Boss89 said:

Belgian speaking here: First of all: don't know if Belgium is that much richer than Spain though. But here, it's not uncommon to do holiday jobs from the age of 16 in shops, restaurants, bars, family business,.... So I guess a big part of the youngsters save what they earn for a big holiday or festival with friends. 

Don't think that many kids are so spoiled to get a ticket for free from their parents.

In hungary, as a teenager, you would have to work 60 hours plus to be able to afford Sziget. (Without spending a dime on anything else) 

[Newjem]

22 minutes ago, Akujin said:

In hungary, as a teenager, you would have to work 60 hours plus to be able to afford Sziget. (Without spending a dime on anything else) 

...and that's why only 4% of all Sziget and Balaton Sound visitors are 18 yo or younger. I don't think Pukkelpop is any different. Those youngsters you see at festivals are mostly in their early 20s.

[Akujin]

4 hours ago, Newjem said:

...and that's why only 4% of all Sziget and Balaton Sound visitors are 18 yo or younger. I don't think Pukkelpop is any different. Those youngsters you see at festivals are mostly in their early 20s.

Also why most of the visitors come from abroad and not from Hungary. Most people I know buy single day tickets. I think it’s also beacuse the music is not tailored for Hungarians which tilts this more even further.

[gigi21]

Wilco + Balthazar playing Lokerse on August 10th, so we can rule them out.

[Archi]

Announcement confirmed for tomorrow 11am 🙂

[DDave]

44 minutes ago, Archi said:

Announcement confirmed for tomorrow 11am 🙂

10am 😉

[DDave]

On 2/4/2023 at 2:56 PM, Semprini said:

New names on Wednesday!

And every Wednesday after that for a few weeks according to someone on festileaks

[SweetJesus]

https://www.tvl.be/nieuws/11-nieuwe-namen-voor-pukkelpop

[DDave]

Yungblud, Foals, Moderat, King Giz, Turnstile, Dropkick Murphys, Years and Years, Bicep, Joost Rema, Reinier Zonneveld

 

https://www.tvl.be/nieuws/11-nieuwe-namen-voor-pukkelpop

[Archi]

Yungblud on the Main Stage on Friday! And tickets available next Wednesday 3pm. That's good news 🙂 

[DDave]

1 minute ago, Archi said:

Yungblud on the Main Stage on Friday! And tickets available next Wednesday 3pm. That's good news 🙂 

Perfect sub for BE. He'll go down very well

[DDave]

So Florence, Killers, Foals and King Giz all on the Sunday. That's a great day.

[DDave]

265 euros for a combi, 119 for a day ticket. 

 

[Archi]

Years And Years are between Billie Eilish and Yungblud on the website for Friday. Do you think Y&Y will play after Billie?

I hope we'll have some names on Wednesday morning before tickets go on sale. I hesitate between Friday's ticket or combi.

[TheNewUnion]

17 minutes ago, DDave said:

So Florence, Killers, Foals and King Giz all on the Sunday. That's a great day.

That is brilliant. They've nailed it this year.