Les Ardentes 2008
THURSDAY 10th JULY (from 13:00)
CYPRESS HILL, SIOUXSIE, LAURENT GARNIER, CAMILLE, YAEL NAIM, TRENTEMØLLER (live band), SEBASTIEN TELLIER, THE DØ, EMPYR, BRISA ROCHE, FLOGGING MOLLY, ARSENAL, VICTORIA TIBBLIN, SHEEDUZ, AURYN
FRIDAY 11th JULY (from 13:00)
DAVE CLARKE, CSS, GOOSE (live), BOOKA SHADE (live), DERRICK MAY, M.A.N.D.Y., YELLE, SOLDOUT, DR. LEKTROLUV, ANDREW WEATHERALL, MATTHEW DEAR & RYAN ELLIOTT, COOL KIDS, CHLOE (live), APPARAT (live band), ARNAUD REBOTINI (live), SASCHA FUNKE, GUI BORRATO (live), RED SHAPE (live), MICHAEL MAYER, DJ PIERRE, DJ DAN, THE G vs. MAGNETIK, MVSC, ABB
SATURDAY 12th JULY (from 11:30)
GROOVE ARMADA, CALVIN HARRIS, THE STREETS, THE MARS VOLTA, DIZZEE RASCAL, THE KILLS, LIARS, THE BELLRAYS, SPIRITUALIZED, DAS POP, CROOKERS, BLOODY BEETROOTS, DEVOTCHKA, NOISIA, HOLLYWOOD PORN STARS, TIM VANHAMEL, DJ FOOD vs. DK, DJ MARKY, PUPPETMASTAZ, THE PRESETS, THE QEMISTS, DILINJA & LEMON D, SAGE FRANCIS, NNEKA, PRINS THOMAS, JUSTUS KOHNCKE, FREAKY AGE, LEGOPARTY, KING LEE
SUNDAY 13th JULY (from 11:30)
ALAIN BASHUNG, THE DANDY WARHOLS, DIONYSOS, GIRLS IN HAWAII, ARNO, NADA SURF, DANIEL DARC, THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA, NICOLE WILLIS & THE SOUL INVESTIGATORS, SAINT-ANDRE, PUGGY, YOAV, MONSOON
Four days of music and partying
The third edition of the Ardentes will take place this year the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of July at Coronmeuse’s Parc Astrid in Liege, in the heart of Wallonia and a stone’s throw from Flanders, Holland and Germany.
In two editions the Ardentes festival has succeeded in establishing itself as one of the unmissable events of the summer, in Belgium and in the bosom of the Euregio zone (Liège, Limbourg, Aachen, Maastricht)
Last year 43,000 festival-goers met up in Liege. The Sunday and the 4-day pass were displayed as sold out before doors opened.
A programme of quality
One reason of the success is a programme of quality, which, both current and popular, brings together confirmed headliners and new discoveries.
This year, once again close to 80 International and Belgian artists from Thursday to Sunday for four days of concerts where all styles can be found : rock, electro, hip-hop, house, techno, métal, drum'n'bass, soul, trip-hop, French chanson, folk, pop, etc.
The numerous new confirmations will come to be added to the first names below over the coming weeks.
A green and friendly site
But the Ardentes is equally a festival where the quality is a bonus to the quantity. The quality of artists present, the acoustics but also the site itself.
Located in the heart of a lush-green park close to the city, the Ardentes is a festival both urban and rural, which provides a large outdoor stage in the Parc Astrid, and two indoor stages in the “Halles des Foires” (Exhibition Halls), where the atmosphere created is sometimes that of an intimate indoor concert, and at other times the heat of a dance event.
In addition to this setting and an incomparable atmosphere, which places it amongst the most friendly and enjoyable events in Belgium, the Ardentes strives to conserve the festival atmosphere whilst respecting the principals of ecology and hygiene.
Particular attention is equally given to the food available onsite. Located between the two main stages, the Route of Tastes and its dozens of Global stalls offers rich culinary diversity and quality, so it’s the ideal place to take a break between performances, along the Meuse river with its magnificent bordering trees.