Pukkelpop’s throwing itself a birthday bash - and what better way to celebrate than with the only thing that truly matters to Pukkelpoppers: a killer line-up. With 46 fresh names added, the cherry count on this birthday cake has officially gone off the rails.

THURSDAY 14 AUGUST
What once kicked off as a student-style party for the early birds has grown into a full-blown festival night - and an epic bonus for anyone with a Friday or combi ticket in their inbox.

Brace yourselves because Thursday kicks off hard. Roxy Dekker, the reigning queen of TikTok, is just 20, already has five #1 hits in the Netherlands, and her debut album came crashing in at #1 both there and here. Eefje de Visser brings her signature sonic depth - with Heimwee II, she pulls us even deeper into her world. A genre of her own. J. Bernardt, the solo project of Jinte Deprez (Balthazar), knows exactly what heartbreak sounds like. Free music therapy for any Pukkelpopper with a bruised heart. Feeling teary? Kaat Van Stralen gets it. With Stop Met Wenen, she won De Nieuwe Lichting 2025 and handed us an instant Flemish punk classic.

No Prisoners go full throttle with raw, gritty garage rock and razor-sharp edges. ECHT! fuse jazz, hip-hop and electronics into one sweaty, trippy Brussels stew. ZEP is a one-man army charging into musical battle. And Nicky du Soleil XXL Royal? Think Joost Klein meets Sam Smith at a schlager retreat. Expect glitter, genre chaos - and some shiny special guests. Hit machine Frenna does the same and is backed by The Gang. With 3.1 billion streams to his name, he ranks among the absolute elite of the Dutch music scene.

Partying is a full-contact sport and these gods are going for gold: Skyve: the last dance ft. Flo Windey, Eva De Roo & Gunther D, Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob, Nina Black, Portex, Kwijt Trek System, Kenny Montana, Samm and Poleen.

Craving a mix that jumps from old-school to alt and back? The Hindu Radio DJs have you covered with a genre-bending hop, skip and a beat. And there’s more: get down with Lolalita, Trillosta, Miamor, kleinefrigo and Maraschino.

FRIDAY 15 AUGUST
Milolaathetlukken is a fashion-forward Amsterdam rapper going viral with designer drip, stacks of cash, and wheelies down the Prinsengracht. Want to hear what 2027 sounds like today? Milo’s your guy.

Prefer dancing over chatting? Let your feet do the talking with Franck, Jeroen Delodder, Alycia Bezgo, Hoge Druk, DJ St Paul, O'SIMMIE and She The DJ. Into heavier stuff? Make sure to flag South Arcade and Slow Crush in your PKP app.

SATURDAY 16 AUGUST
The man, the beard, the bars - Kraantje Pappie’s got so many hits, you’ll catch yourself going “Wait… this one too?!” every other song. Expect Pompen to bring the house down, and yes - his partner-in-rhyme Frenna is just around the corner that day. Just saying.

Hybrid working? Eppo Janssen’s the poster child. Booker by day, DJ by night and with Eppo Janssen & Friends, he’s rocking more functions than a Swiss army knife. Also added to Saturday’s line-up: Flavour Drop, the Ghent-based genre blender with tropical grooves; Catalina, whose off-kilter 2-step refuses to behave; and DJ Ava Eva, straight outta Limburg.

SUNDAY 17 AUGUST
All caps, no apologies - HEISA, LAURAVIOLI with Divine MC and NMSS don’t just share a love for capital letters. On Sunday, August 17, the Limburgian noise heroes, the eclectic Liège-based Selector, and the Afropean, gender-fluid genre breaker all hit the Pukkelpop stage.

Also making Sunday glorious: Prinsezy (vies bom!), The Whatevers (arguably the best band name ever), Stijn Van de Voorde & Thibault Christiaensen (StuBru twins) and Faisal (always on point).

One to seriously watch: Sasha Keable. Recently spotted on Jools Holland, where she came, saw, and blew the roof off. Think soulful R&B with flashes of trip-hop, jazz and gospel.

Let’s be real: it’ll make for one hell of a bar story to say you shared the bill with Queens of the Stone Age, Doechii, Justice, Papa Roach, The Beaches and Suki Waterhouse.

Only Sunday tickets are still available - get yours now via the official website: tickets.pukkelpop.be.