MarktRock 2005
For every year my hometown of Leuven is transformed into a festival ground around the 15th of august for something called “MarktRock”. In total this city-festival gives you over 50 bands on 4 stages spread out over 3 days. The mainstage is payware but the rest you can just walk around freely.
This year I started of on the “Hogeschoolplein” with an afternoon drinking various thingyz at “De Werf”, sitting there the first band that performed was Yevgueni, explained as a joke band thrown together by some university students that got a wee bit too serious. For flemmish songs the lyrics were pretty good and it sounded really nice. I especially liked their cover of Belgian Associality’s ‘Morregen’. Following Yevgueni was Reset, something acapella music wise but that had to be cut in half because the reason for being there that day was coming up on the main stage : The Human League. 25 years of electronic music and still going, together with New Order they are one of the bands I regret never seeing live during the 80’s (as I was still too young most of the time) but with the revival of the era that is going on right now here’s my chance. So quite obvious I took it.. New Order on Werchter and now The Human League. Their show just rocked throwing in all the classics and finishing of the set with the best of the album Dare (got it for €1 on eBay :-D) Love Action and Don’t You Want Me. As a predictable extra there was Being Boiled and to end with a bang a fucking marvelous version of Electric Dreams (of wich the 2005 remix is a free download on their website by the way !) After that the idea was to visit the set of Ultrasonic 7 on the “Vismarkt” but we never got any further than our usual seat at the Entreprise, ending the day with a walk thru pouring rain and playing 8bit videogames… Long live the 80’s….
Second day was headlined by DJ Tiesto… You know that dutch dude that is self-claimed to be the best DJ in the world.. Well, I can agree that he’s the most popular one but you should visit a set of Dr Lektroluv before you call that dutchie the best in the world.. gna gna gna… Anyway… The main organizer and founder of Marktrock died late last year so they set up a special tribute band with the best of what belgian rock had to offer in the last 20 years… Props to Daan, Big Bill, The Scabs, Polle Pap and The Radios for coming on stage… Moment to remember : “She Goes Nana” from The Radio’s.. Respect !!! No as that dutch dude was coming it was time to go somewhere else… Choice was back on the Hogeschoolplein where we all started for the “Young Presleas”, a band existing out of Axl Peleman of former Ashbury Faith and current Camden fame and Ben Crabbé, who drums with De Kreuners. Great set, fakkin’ funny lyrics but please learn to articulate dudes…
So much for Marktrock this year.. Didnt go the 3rd day, sorry, the bands scheduled just didnt do it for me.. Better luck next time.
August 17, 2005 1:00 am 1 Comment
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By Paul Duffett, May 31, 2008 @ 4:32 pm
Hi mate, My friend and I went to Marktrock 2005 and presented Beverly Knight live on the main stage dressed as stella “knights”. Ive tried to find video’s /footage EVERYWHERE! but havnt found anything. Its a long shot, but can you help please?
P.s. Leuven is a great place to be. We loved it!