Groezrock was an annual
music festival that took place in
Meerhout, Belgium. It started as a small
rock and
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
festival with one stage and a few hundred people attending, but evolved into a large
punk rock/
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier pu ...
festival, with attendances exceeding 30,000.
The festival had one stage until 2003, when it added a second stage called Back-to-Basics, which was reserved for more hardcore-oriented bands. Since 2006 the festival has taken place over multiple days, and grew to three stages in 2009 and four stages in 2012.
It was announced in October 2017
that the 2018 edition of Groezrock would not be taking place in the Spring, and would instead be an indoor festival in the autumn. The festival have stated that they will be "back in full force" with the usual format in 2019.
1992
1992: Grandma's Toy, Buckle Juice, Dinky Toys, Pitti Polak
1993
1993: Give Buzze, The Establishment, Ashbury Faith, The Scabs
1994
1994: One Hes, Inna Nip, Rusk, Groggy's Crawl, Thermos, Burma Shave, Metal Molly, Jack of Hearts, Soapstone, B.J. Scott
1995
1995: Oxid, Cesspool, Quip, Dildo Warheads, Mutilated, Deeper, Brotherhood Foundation, L.A. Doors
1996
1996: Small Yellow Fish, Protest, Underdog!?, Cooper, Def Real, The Romans, Brotherhood Foundation, Deviate
1997
1997 (26 April): Ryker's,
Heideroosjes, Brotherhood Foundation, Gwyllions, Instructions For Use, Igor's Record Shop, Cornflames, Flee Bag
1998
1998 (25 April):
Millencolin,
Good Riddance, , Intensity,
AFI, Hard Resistance, Undeclinable Ambuscade, Pancake, Instructions For Use, Sixpack Joe, Cooperate, Plan 9
1999
1999 (24 April):
No Fun at All,
Ten Foot Pole,
59 Times The Pain
59 Times the Pain was a Swedish hardcore punk band. They were active from 1992 until 2001.
The band was formed in Fagersta, Sweden in 1992 by Magnus Larnhed (Vocals / guitar), Michael Conradsson ( bass), Toni Virtanen (drums) and Kai Kalliomä ...
,
Good Riddance,
88 Fingers Louie,
Buck Wild,
Bombshell Rocks, Void Section,
Janez Detd., 2 Late,
Access Denied, Nevergreen, PN
2000
2000 (29 April):
No Fun at All,
Heideroosjes,
Down By Law
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* Down, the relative direction opposed to up
* Down (gridiron football), in American/Canadian football, a period when one play takes place
* Down feather, a soft bird feather used in bedding and clothing
* Downland, ...
,
Liberator
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Literature
* ''Liberators'' (novel), a 2009 novel by James Wesley Rawles
* ''The Liberators'' (Suvorov book), a 1981 book by Victor Suvorov
* ''The Liberators'' (comic book), a Britis ...
,
Bouncing Souls
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, Within Reach,
Facedown, Vision, 5 Days Off,
I Against I, Skin Of Tears, Apeshit, Delate, Figure It Out
2001
2001 (28 April):
Square One, Buckle Up, Powerhouse, Deviates, Venerea,
Burning Heads
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,
Adhesive, Stoned,
Randy, Undeclinable, 59 Times the Pain,
Snuff,
SNFU,
Ignite,
Voodoo Glow Skulls
2002
2002 (27 April):
Bad Religion,
Sick of It All
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,
Guttermouth
Guttermouth is an American punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Rude Records. They have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured extensively, including perf ...
,
Down By Law
Down most often refers to:
* Down, the relative direction opposed to up
* Down (gridiron football), in American/Canadian football, a period when one play takes place
* Down feather, a soft bird feather used in bedding and clothing
* Downland, ...
,
Satanic Surfers, Rise Against, Undeclinable Ambuscade (surprise act), Circle, .Calibre,
Kill Your Idols,
Horace Pinker,
Flatcat
2003
2003 (26 April):
Main:
Dropkick Murphys
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,
Biohazard
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,
Glassjaw,
Ten Foot Pole,
Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is an American punk rock band formed in October 1994 and based in Gainesville, Florida. Since their formation, the group has consisted of Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard on shared lead vocals and guitars, bass guitarist Jason Bl ...
,
dredg,
Flogging Molly
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Floggingmolly. ...
, Gameface, Randy, The Shandon,
Face Tomorrow
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, Skool's Out
B2B: Severance, Between The Lines, Support,
Terror
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* Terror (politics), a policy of political repression and violence
Emoti ...
,
Caliban
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His character is one of the few Shakespearean figures to take on a life of its own "outside" Shakespeare's own work: as Russell ...
,
Give Up the Ghost, Stairland,
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Poisoning the well may also refer to:
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*"Poisoning the Well", a ''Stargate Atlantis'' episode
*Poison the Well (band), a hardcore pu ...
2004
2004 (24 April):
Main:
Millencolin,
Sick of It All
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,
Heideroosjes,
Mad Caddies,
Madball,
Pulley,
Strung Out
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,
Ten Foot Pole,
Midtown, The Almighty Trigger Happy, Travoltas,
Belvedere,
Beatsteaks
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History
Peter Baumann, Stefan Hircher, Alexander Rosswaag and Bernd Kurtzke founded Beatsteaks in 1995. Shortly afterwards, Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß joined the band as singer and ...
B2B:
E.Town Concrete,
Stretch Arm Strong, Liar,
The Bronx
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, The Promise, Cornflames,
Rise and Fall,
Champion
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2005
2005 (Saturday 30 April)
2006
2006 ( 28 and 29 April)
Friday 28 April
Saturday 29 April
2007
( 27 and 28 April)
Friday 27 April
Saturday 28 April
2008
( 9 and 10 May)
Friday 9 May
Saturday 10 May
2009
( 17 and 18 April)
Friday 17 April
Saturday 18 April
2010
( 23 and 24 April):
Friday 23 April
Saturday 24 April
2011
22 and 23 April
Friday 22 April
Saturday 23 April
2012
28 and 29 April
Saturday 28 April
Sunday 29 April
2013
27 and 28 April
Saturday 27 April
Sunday 28 April
2014
2 and 3 May
Friday 2 May
Saturday 3 May
2015
1 and 2 May
Friday 1 May
Saturday 2 May
2016
29 and 30 April
Friday 29 April
Saturday 30 April
2017
29 and 30 April
Saturday 29 April
Sunday 30 April
References
External links
Official site
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Rock festivals in Belgium
Spring (season) events in Belgium