WHAT’S NEW IN 2009 ?

You seem to have enjoyed most of the changes we made last year and we’ll keep going that way. We will keep you informed of changes and surprises along the way. We can already tell you that the festival site and camping site will see some improvements but we won’t move the location of the stages.
However we’re happy to confirm that the marquees will be biggerand we’ll have a more varied food menu for you.

One thing that won’t change is the musical quality and diversity of the festival!

NEW CONFIRMATIONS

The 21st Dour festival line-up is getting closer to completion.

REGGAE / ROOTS / DUB / SKA / DANCEHALL / RAGGA

• Israel Vibration
• Buju Banton
• Anthony B
• Alborosie [& Sheng Yeng Clan]
• Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
• Babylon Circus
• Danakil
• Dub Inc
• Fat Freddy’s Drop
• U-Roy & Pablo Moses
• Winston McAnuff [feat. Earl Chinna Smith]
• The Aggrolites

PUNK / PUNK-ROCK / SLUDGE / POST-METAL / HARDCORE / METALCORE

• Dropkick Murphys
• Isis
• Amenra
• All Shall Perish
• Murphy’s Law
• Walls Of Jericho

ELECTRO / ELECTRO-ROCK / NEW RAVE / MINIMAL

• Santigold
• MSTRKRFT
• Late Of The Pier
• WhoMadeWho
• Popof [live]
• Audion
• De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig

RAP / EXPERIMENTAL / ROCK

• Zone Libre vs. Casey & Hamé - L’Angle Mort [feat. Cyril Bilbeaud, Serge Teyssot-Gay [Noir Désir], Marc Sens, Casey, Hamé [La Rumeur]
• The Horrors

NU JAZZ / FOLK / INDIE

• Jazzanova
• Arbouretum

THE DOUR FESTIVAL LAUNCHES ITS BLOG AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE

Do you want to communicate with other Dour lovers? Or do you want to tell us what you think? Now you can!
This year we launch a new blog where you’ll find all the latest news about the festival. The blog will also gather links to all the Dour pages on the various social networking sites [Facebook, Last.Fm, Twitter, FlickR...]
From now on you can share your pictures, videos as well as your favourite moments and talk about bands you love.

Take the jump now: www.doureuh.be/

THE DOUR FESTIVAL, A REMEDY AGAINST THE CRISIS

85 euros for 4 days, 6 stages and 200 bands!

We have decided to keep the tickets at the same price as last year: 85 Euros to see 200 bands on 6 stages.
If you compare our price with the entrance fee of other major European festivals you’ll quickly realise that at Dour you get to see more bands, you have more choice and you get more for your money!


More about tickets :ticketshop.dourfestival.be

The Belgian Air Guitar Championship final will be held at Dour this summer.

Another remedy against the credit crunch: jolliness!

Dour has always had the reputation of being an easy-going, jolly sort of festival and this year we’ll present some performers that don’t take themselves seriously at all.

In 2009, for the first time, Dour Festival will host the Belgian Air Guitar Championship final!

Air guitar is the technique that consists of mimicking the gestures of a guitarist but without an actual instrument. This has been done all over the world since the birth of rock’n roll but the first proper air guitar show is attributed to Joe Cocker at Woodstock Festival in 1969. He surprised his audience by demonstration live on stage his air guitar skills.
Since 1996, in Oulu in Finland is held the World Air Guitar Championship

In Belgium, there’s 6 qualifications rounds spread in the country between February and June. The 6 round winners will meet at the Dour Festival to claim the title of National Champion
The winner will receive a proper guitar and will represent Belgium at the World Championship in Finland in August.