The Pukkelpop line-up continues to grow with 28 new names, including Adéla, Apparat, Eefje de Visser, IJSLAND, JPEGMAFIA, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Lambrini Girls and Lous and the Yakuza now confirmed.

FIRED UP FOR FRIDAY 21 AUGUST

American singer-songwriter Audrey Hobert is Gracie Abrams’ bestie and the driving force behind the 80s-inspired earworm Sue Me. Expect some heavy bass pounding through your chest. At Pukkelpop, that anatomical line runs straight into the big-hearted soul of DIKKE. Last year, he invited seven-year-old Floris onto the Main Stage and gave him the moment of his far too short life. Rarely has a young Pukkelpopper claimed such a huge place in everyone’s heart. On Friday 20 August, DIKKE returns, ready for a wave of love from his PKP fam.

Fiddlehead once again dissects existential dread and serves up the finest cuts as furious post-hardcore. If, after a stop at Food Wood, you’re still hungry, you can have a taste of IJSLAND’s razor-sharp social critique: revolutionary Dutch hip-hop in full resistance mode. Not recommended if you already have an overstimulated prefrontal cortex: American digicore torchbearer Jane Remover, operating at full hyperdrive.

Irish dance-pop singer-songwriter and DJ Jazzy was recently tipped as the next big thing by influential magazine DJ Mag. Joy Orbison has long outgrown the hype cycle. He’s already a key architect of modern British club music and currently operating at the height of his powers. On a fast track to the top of a very different mountain: Lambrini Girls, the punk duo with absolutely zero filter. Melodic hardcore band Stick To Your Guns joins them in the battle armed with sharp, socially charged political statements. Wednesday counter with their secret weapon: Southern rock layered deep, rich and full of hidden beauty.

They all plug in next to YUNGBLUD, Djo, TURNSTILE, Major Lazer, Roxy Dekker, Soulwax, Maribou State, The Hives, Kelis, Geese, KI/KI, Adriatique and John Summit.

mUST SEE SATURDAY 22 AUGUST

Been wondering what Lous and the Yakuza’s next move would be after the EP drop No Big Deal? Wonder no more. Marie-Pierra Kakoma is back and making a sharp, stylish return at Pukkelpop. Cue Jonah Hill screaming-in-excitement gif.

After a chapter steeped in soundtracks and theatre, Apparat returns with Hum Of Maybe, his first solo record in six years. No cinematic backdrop needed, instant goosebumps. Actually, goosebumps are simply your sympathetic nervous system hitting play, tiny muscles in your skin responding to unexpected turns in music. Singer-songwriter Dove Ellis has mastered that terrain ever since his debut album Blizzard. JPEGMAFIA, Peggy to the fans, fuses noise, trap, industrial and metal riffs, grinning as he calls it hip-hop. Within the UK garage scene, British DJ Notion had already built a solid reputation. His remix of The Days by Chrystal gave that momentum a serious boost and earned him a BRIT nomination for Song of the Year.

Previously confirmed were Florence + The Machine, Deftones, New Wave, Wet Leg, Underworld, Amyl and the Sniffers, Dijon, Wunderhorse, Dom Colla, Kölsch (live) NOVAH, Pegassi en Kettama.

ALL IN ON SUNDAY 23 AUGUST
 

The spotlight keeps circling back to ADÉLA and that is no accident. A strict upbringing, years of harsh ballet discipline, then the pressure cooker of Netflix’s Pop Star Academy. Superscar from her debut The Provocateur feels more urgent than ever.

For Eefje de Visser, Pukkelpop is home turf and watching her unfold on stage remains a musical privilege every single time. Doing things her own way, standing firm in who she is, that also defines fellow countrywoman S10. Her lyrics are poetry for a shifting world. Music as a lifeline, S10 as the hold. That is how you cross over, together. And once you are there, you move forward off grid. Kurt Vile & The Violators have built a career on exactly that. When your name appears as an answer on Jeopardy!, you have entered the canon. Not that Kurt Vile needed the proof. World tours, landmark collaborations, hundreds of thousands of records sold and even an official Kurt Vile Day in Philadelphia say enough.

Bella Claxton, DJ, producer and label boss, looks ready to take on the world. First stop: Kiewit. Chat Pile deals in a shitload of noise, say SPEED and we answer hardcore. If music were Lego, Getdown Services would be printed on the box, Pale Jay keeps his mask on and the mystery alive, Rose Gray trades in euphoric, emotionally charged dance-pop. The most popular boys’ name in Limburg may be Noah but after this Pukkelpop we are betting on Tyler. As in Tyler, The Creator. Or Tyler Ballgame, thanks to his tender indie-pop.To round out Sunday, for now: DnB heavyweight Wilkinson and X CLUB., for those who like their rave nostalgic and their techno driving.

Sharing the same Sunday line-up with Tyler, The Creator, SOMBR, Zara Larsson, Bazart, Parcels, Blood Orange, Denzel Curry, Purple Disco Machine, Pendulum DJ set and Dimension? Nah, not a bad card to play when making small talk.

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