Humo's Rock Rally is a Belgian contest for rock bands, organized every second year since 1978. It is organized by the Belgian magazine HUMO.[1]
Every band that has not yet released an official recording, may enter the Rock Rally, by submitting a demo to HUMO. Humo then selects 100 bands to compete in the pre-selections, followed by semi-finals and a final with 10 bands. The competing bands are assessed by a professional jury. Money prizes are awarded to the top three bands, as well as to one band chosen by the audience.
The Rock Rally is an important possibility for young Belgian rock bands to get in the picture. Many notable Belgian bands and musicians, such as dEUS, The Black Box Revelation, Evil Superstars, Novastar, Milow, Arid, An Pierlé, Das Pop, Admiral Freebee and Goose, launched their career in the Rock Rally.
Past prize winners and notable finalists edit
2020 edit
- Meskerem Mees
- Wolker
- Dyce
Other finalists: Yokan (Audience choice), All-Turn, Hugs of the Sky, Jakomo, Uma Chine, Be Irving, Terms
2018 edit
- The Calicos
- Lagüna
- EMY
Other finalists: Danny Blue and the Old Socks, Ugly Weirdo
2016 edit
- Whispering Sons
- Rewind Productions
- dirk.
Other finalists: Delta Crash, Equal Idiots
2014 edit
- Warhola
- Nordmann
- Five Days
Other finalists: Byron Bay
2012 edit
- Compact Disk Dummies
- Sleepers' Reign (Audience choice)
- Float Fall
Other finalists : Tourist LeMC
2010 edit
- School is Cool[2][3]
- The Sore Losers
- Willow (Audience choice)
Other finalists: Amatorski, Maya's Moving Castle, The Crackups, Psycho 44, The Mojo Filters, Gloria, Nele Van Den Broeck
2008 edit
- Steak Number Eight[4][5]
- Jasper Erkens (audience choice)
- Team William
Other finalists: Berriegordies, Roadburg, the Galacticos, Hong Kong Dong, the Porn Bloopers, the Tabasco Collective, Way
2006 edit
- Balthazar (audience choice)
Other finalist: Freaky Age
2004 edit
- The Van Jets[7]
- Absynthe Minded
- Madensuyu (audience choice)
2002 edit
2000 edit
- Mintzkov Luna
- Admiral Freebee (audience choice)
- Venus In Flames
1998 edit
- Das Pop
- Fence
- Chrome Yellow
1996 edit
- Novastar
- Tom Helsen
- Sheffield Wednesday
1994 edit
- Evil Superstars
- Sticks & Stones
- Sweater
1992 edit
- Charlie 45
- The Beautiful Babies
- Orgasmaddix
1990 edit
1988 edit
- Ze Noiz
- The Romans
- The B-Tunes
- Citizen Kane (with Daan Stuyven)
1986 edit
- The Peter Pan Band
- Passion of a Primitif
- The Wolfbanes / The Boy Wonders (shared third place)
1984 edit
- Elisa Waut
- Morceaux Durs
- Beau Geste
Other finalists: Yasja, Gabriella & the Professionals, Chow-chow, Rue Da Mort, Mensen Blaffen, Primitifs, The Beauty Trap
1982 edit
- The Chrome
- 2 Belgen
- 5 CV
- Gruppenbild (with Stijn Meuris)
1980 edit
- The Machines
- The Singles
- The Sweeties
1978 edit
- Once More
- Stagebeast
- Clown
- De Kreuners
- Speedy King and his Feetwarmers met Guido Belcanto
References edit
- ^ Hail the Rock Rally Archived August 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Flanders Today, 24 March 2010. "(The Rock Rally is) still by far the most influential rock and pop contest in Belgium."
- ^ (in Dutch) "School is Cool wint Humo's Rock Rally 2010", De Standaard, 28 March 2010
- ^ (in Dutch) "School is Cool wint Humo's Rock Rally 2010", De Morgen, 28 March 2010
- ^ (in Dutch) "Steak Number Eight wint Humo's Rock Rally", De Standaard, 17 March 2008
- ^ (in Dutch) "Steak Number Eight wint 30ste Humo's Rock Rally", De Morgen, 17 March 2008
- ^ (in Dutch) "The Hickey Underworld wint de Rock Rally", De Standaard, 27 March 2006
- ^ (in Dutch) "The Van Jets winnen Rock Rally", De Standaard, 29 March 2004
- ^ (in Dutch) "Goose wint Rock Rally 2002", De Standaard, 2 April 2002