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Get ready for a seismic punk experience at Lokerse Feesten 2025! On Monday, August 4, the legendary Belgian festival hosts what might be the punk rock event of the year. With four iconic acts sharing one stage, it’s a celebration of chaos, rebellion, and raw energy that no true fan should miss.
Line-up for Punk Monday, August 4:
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🧨 Iggy Pop – The Godfather of Punk himself returns to Belgium. Expect leather, sweat, and timeless anarchy.
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💥 Sex Pistols ft. Frank Carter – Johnny Rotten may be gone, but Frank Carter brings fresh fury to the Pistols’ classics.
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🎸 The Undertones – The Northern Irish band behind “Teenage Kicks” still deliver explosive live shows.
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🕸️ The Damned – Britain’s original goth-punk innovators are back with theatrical darkness and relentless riffs.
Meanwhile, in the Club Studio Brussel, the energy continues with a genre-defying punk edge:
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🔥 SOFT PLAY (formerly known as Slaves) – Britain’s new punk explosion.
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⚡ Equal Idiots – Belgian garage punk duo that shreds with local pride.
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🇮🇪 The Saw Doctors – Cult Irish legends with stories and hooks that stay with you.
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🇵🇱 Trupa Trupa – Experimental post-punk from Poland with a poetic punch.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now at www.lokersefeesten.be – Don’t sleep on it.
Lokerse Feesten 2025: More Than Punk – Highlights for Alternative Music Lovers
This year marks the 50th edition of Lokerse Feesten, running from August 1 to August 10, 2025 – and it’s not just punk fans who’ll be celebrating. Here are the top alternative picks to mark in your calendar:
1. Metal Sunday – sunday August 3
Brace yourself for one of the heaviest days in the lineup:
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⚔️ Electric Callboy
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🤘 Brutus
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🎧 Pendulum Live
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🎤 Enter Shikari
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🌌 Psychonaut, Eosine, Marathon, Slift, and more
Expect breakdowns, moshing, and genre-defying madness.
2. Heavy Legends Day – tuesday August 5
Another crushing metal-themed day featuring:
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🕯️ Amenra
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🌊 Envy
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🌌 Light of Eternity
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🛠️ Helmet, Melvins, Red Kross, Gojira, and others
This one is for the true disciples of distortion and doom.
3. Grunge & Indie Day – friday 8 August
Take a trip back to the ’90s and beyond with:
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🎸 The Smashing Pumpkins
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🎶 Goose, Metal Molly
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🌿 The Haunted Youth, DIIV
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🌺 Rising star Kaat Van Straalen
Perfect for fans of alt-rock, dream pop, and the grunge revival.
Conclusion: A Festival for Every Rebel Soul
Whether you’re a punk purist, a metalhead, or a grunge nostalgist, Lokerse Feesten 2025 is shaping up to be Belgium’s most diverse and electric summer festival. With a lineup this bold, this will be one for the history books.
