VESTROCK

VESTROCK is a festival in Hulst, in the Dutch province of Zeeland, which has been organized since 2010. The festival focuses primarily on alternative music, dance, theater and education and is themed Mixing Music, Art & Science. The festival was nominated ten times for a European Festival Award and is in the top 10 of best European Boutique Festivals.

VESTROCK
Genre	Alternative music, dance music, electronic music, hip hop, heavy metal, indie music, punk
Dates	First weekend of June
Location(s)	Hulst, Netherlands
Years active	2010–present
Founded by	Gino Baart
Website	vestrock.nl

The festival's name derives from vest, a Dutch word meaning defensive wall; Hulst is a medieval walled city.

History

2019

Visitors: 27.500, Art Works: Just Dimi, Graffiti for You, Windmill park, Tuig Tattoo Weather: Sunny, Vr: 22 °C, Za: 26 °C, Zo 31 °C.

	MAIN STAGE	TENT	THE CHAPEL	BASILICA	FESTIVALGROUND
Friday 31 May	Kaiser Chiefs Triggerfinger Bizzey Rondé Black Honey Nona Risky Roads	King Kong Company Sophie Francis Joost De Kraaien Merol The Boney King of Nowhere	Jrd Pink Oculus Heads & Drive Like Maria She Drew the Gun T!im Ned Morrissey & Marshall Hermitage Green Anemone Dj Nikki
Saturday 1 June	Nervo Nothing But Thieves White Lies Frans Bauer Navarone Davina Michelle De Hobbyisten	Mental Theo Memphis Maniacs Sons Donnie Moncrieff Fata Boom	Blaas of Glory Fangclub Evil Invaders From Inside Broken Witt Rebels The Wood Burning Savages Aad VESTROCK UNIVERSITY Jasper van der Veen Prof. Jaap den Doelder Helga van Leur Prof. Jan Baetens	Frans Bauer Broken Witt Rebels Morrissey & Marshall Moncrieff	Graffiti for You Tuig Tattoo
Sunday 2 June	Stuk Nielson Gers Pardoel Magic Unlimited Sterre Koning Sesamstraat	Rave van Fortuin Famke Louise Stafania Royalistiq Jurassic Revenge	Isabel Provoost Herman Brood Academie Meneer Monster over een kleine mol Sesamstraat		Love2Dance Schminkfeest Graffiti for You Tuig Tattoo

2018

Visitors: 25.000, Art Works: Just Dimi, Graffiti for You, Tuig Tattoo Weather: Cloudy with some rain & Sunny, Vr: 21 °C, Za: 23 °C, Zo 25 °C.

	MAIN STAGE	TENT	THE CHAPEL	THE BREWERY	FESTIVALGROUND
Friday 1 June	Tom Odell Rowwen heze Johan Equal Idiots Fangclub	Dr. Lektroluv Lydmor Green Lizard Jacin Trill Zero One Eighteen	Paceshifters October Drift HamSandwich Bartek Ten Years Today Curt Altobelli	White Joep Beving Jack Ladder Matt Woods Otherkin
Saturday 2 June	Kraantje Pappie My Baby Blaudzun Millionaire Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions De Likt Josylvio Velosso	Therapy? Goe vur in den Otto Coasts Big Bat Black Foxxes Cronin The Lve	JRD Curbi Fleddy Melculy JRD Sunstack Jones Powder for Pigeons VESTROCK UNIVERSITY Paul Haenen Prof. Ortwin de Graef Prof. Christophe Stove Drs. Liese Exelmans	Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions Cronin The Lve Sunstack Jones Alex Hedley Black Foxxes	De Poëzie Escribano White Morrissey & Marshall
Sunday 3 June	Stuk Bizzey Lil Kleine Vinchenzo Fource Brandweerman Sam Live	Rave van Fortuin Supergaande Djamilla Mylene & Rosanne 4Life	DJ T-Go Lanuijt Djamilla Eric Provoost Herman Brood Academie Meneer Monster speelt de Gruffalo		Love2Dance Fiets je Schilderij Schminkfeest Thomas Neelemans De Poëzie Escribano

2017

Visitors: 25.000, Art Works: Just Dimi, Weather: Sunny, Vr: 21 °C, Za: 21 °C, Zo 21 °C.

	MAIN STAGE	TENT	THE CHAPEL	BASILICA	FESTIVALGROUND / CITY
Friday 2 June	Jett Rebel Racoon Twin Atlantic Drive Like Maria De Wolff Femke Bun	Kris Kross Amsterdam Mike Williams Warhaus SMIB Drummakid	Blaas of Glory Otherkin The Graveltones Matt Woods Whispering Sons Swedish Death Candy Cardiax	White Joep Beving Jack Ladder Matt Woods Otherkin	De Poëzie Escribano White Raglans
Saturday 3 June	Biffy Clyro Rival Sons The Common Linnets Danny Vera Kraantje Pappie DAAN Warhola Hunterstreet	King Kong Company Maxi Jazz (Faithless) Sevn Alias Coely Eefje de Visser Palace Winter Close Talker	Merdan Taplak Orkestar Hare Squead White The Sherlocks Raglans Morrissey & Marshall VESTROCK UNIVERSITY Maxi Jazz Dimitri Verhulst Patrick Laureij Dr. Pieter Thyssen Prof. Karel van Acoleyen Prof. Katrien Kolenberg	Close Talker DAAN Bill Ryder Jones Palace Winter Raglans Morrissey & Marshall Low Land Home The Sherlocks	De Poëzie Escribano White Morrissey & Marshall
Sunday 4 June	Broederliefde Kevin Boef TP4Y Disney's Channel Just Like Me Kinderen voor Kinderen	Rondé The Galaxy Stuk TV Team Dylan Haegens Sarah & Julia ft. Nigel Sean Thomas de Stoomlocomotief	Wipneus en Pim Workshops Herman Brood Academie De Droomfabriek		Love2Dance Lego experience Fiets je Schilderij Schminkfeest Thomas Neelemans De Poëzie Escribano

2016

Visitors: 25.000, Art Works: St. Joost VJ's, Weather: Cloudy, Vr: 20 °C, Za: 22 °C, Zo 27 °C.

	MAIN STAGE	TENT	THE CHAPEL	BASILICA	FESTIVAL GROUND
Friday 3 June	Bingo Players Kensington The Boxer Rebellion My Baby The Academic Reptilians	King Kong Company John Coffey SBMG Broederliefde Woodie Smalls	Flying Horseman Textures Evil Invaders Black Honey Cronin Dorian & The Grays	The Academic Cronin	St. Joost VJ's Coco Popshow
Saturday 4 June	Modestep De Staat Typhoon The Van Jets Echotape K's Choice All Tvvins Indian Askin Orange Fox	T.Raumschmiere De Likt Bougenvilla Paceshifters Compact Disk Dummies Bokoesam Douglas Firs Mickey V	Blaas of Glory Haty Haty Faces on TV CUT_ Max Jury Peer Lebbis Valerie Dewaelheyns Hetty Helsmoortel	K's Choice The Van Jets Paceshifters Max Jury	St. Joost VJ's Coco Popshow
Sunday 5 June	Pep & Rash Lil' Kleine B-Brave Magic Unlimited K3 Buurman & Buurman	Brace Dylan Haegens Allessandro Reptile Academy with Sterrin & Ro Koning Lear	Blaas of Glory kids BOGfest Santo Rex Workshops Music with Herman Brood Academy		Photobooth Princesses Make-up fest Workshop make your own button

2015

Visitors: 21.000, Art Works: Jochem "Srek" Cats, Sjors "Maedist" Kouthoofd, Tobias "Klash" Beacker Hoff, Daxx, Weather: Sunny, Vr: 33 °C, Za: 23 °C, Zo 25 °C.

	JUPILER STAGE	ZEELAND STAGE	SILENT STAGE	VESTROCK UNIVERSITY	THE LIVING	DE BASILIEK	FESTIVAL GROUND
Friday 5 June	Showtek Drive Like Maria Dotan Raglans Bombay (band) Oorgasme	Arsenal (band) Dotan Batmobile (band) Mr. Polska	Mental Theo Darkraver Dirtcaps Nobody Beats The Drum T & Sugah Funkstarz DJ Elroy	...	Monster Youth Maaike Ouboter Echotape Black Horse Society Herman Brock Jr.	Drive Like Maria Raglans Black Horse Society	Street Art Experience Tuig Tattooshop Barber shop
Saturday 6 June	Don Diablo Therapy? Lonely the Brave Giant Sand Kovacs Navarone My dog is radioactive	Anouk Zornik Douwe Bob Fatherson Tourist LeMC Willow	Goe vur in den otto Soundsystem Redondo Pep & Rash Mason Jrd Banganagangbangers	Guido Weijers Bobbi Eden Kees Moeliker Dr. Valerie Dewaelheyns Jochem Cats Boswachter Arjan	Blaas of Glory Paceshifters Helsinki Tout Va Bien The Pheromones Pollyanna Lookapony	Therapy? Fatherson Echotape Helsinki	Street Art Experience Tuig Tattooshop Barber shop Graffiti workshops
Sunday 7 June	Ronnie Flex Yes-r Sarah & Julia Brandweerman Sam	Nielson MainStreet Kinderen voor Kinderen	Erik Abores Dance workshop Moves Moves Dance Demo	Freek Vonk Dr. Leen van Campenhout (Eat Bugs) Theater Hutsepot Timothy van Damme Robinson Crusoe	Workshops Muziek Herman Brood Academie	Douwe Bob	Street Art Experience Tuig Tattooshop Brandweer Flashmob Dansschool Anneke Hamelink

2014

Visitors: 17.500, Art Works: Daxx, Dimitri Sponselee, Weather: Sunny, Vr: 27.2 °C, Za: 29.6 °C, Zo 28.1 °C.

	JUPILER STAGE	SENA STAGE	SILENT STAGE	VESTROCK UNIVERSITY	CLUB ACOUSTIC	FESTIVAL GROUND
Sunday 8 June	White Lies Blaudzun VESTROCK Allstars Lonely The Brave Marble Sounds Danny Vera	DAAN Thomas Azier De Kraaien Mintzkov Psycho 44 De Hobbyisten	Kid Noize Mark with a K Regain Clock Kid Fatal Inc. Bodyspasm DJ Sandstorm DJ Gunloadz Supra Naturals	Ronald Giphart Kamagurka	Jennah Bell Bent van Looy Eveline Vroonland Going Dutch The Shore Cries Attic Dyl'N	Crappydog
Saturday 7 June	Limp Bizkit Di-Rect Intergalactic Lovers Peter Pan Speedrock Reptile Youth Town of Saints Clear Clamour	The Opposites De Staat Oorgasme Bass Kleph Taymir Horses on Fire	Raving George Syndaesia Ronnie Flex Digitzz DJ Extinse	Prof. Johan Braeckman (UGent) Prof. Vincent Icke (Universiteit Leiden) Prof.Jan Tytgat(KU Leuven) Herman Brusselmans Fusion Roadshow (TU/e)	I Will, I Swear Freedman Lili Grace Doctor Millar Tremble Wolf in Loveland
Friday 6 June	Yellow Claw Jan Smit Hans Klok Sarah & Julia	Ali B B-Brave Allesandro Bob de Bouwer	Mickey V	Soufiane Touzani Masterclass Streetdance Hans Klok Professor Loep Meet & Greet Bob de Bouwer & Wendy Fusion Roadshow (TU/e)	Workshops Muziek	Full Stop Acrobatics Kapitein Kosto

2013

Visitors: 12.500 (sold out), Art Works: Georges Cuvillier, Upgrade de Wereld, Weather: Cloudy, Vr: 17.2 °C, Za: 13.6 °C.

	JUPILER STAGE	SENA STAGE	SILENT STAGE	VESTROCK UNIVERSITY	CLUB ACOUSTIC	FESTIVAL GROUND
Saturday 1 June	Goose Black Box Revelation Kensington (band) Hooverphonic with Orchestra James Walsh (Starsailor) Carice van Houten De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig The Good, The Bad & Bart	Kosheen Drive Like Maria The Van Jets Guild of Stags Ewert and The Two Dragons Daily Bread The Horse Company	Dutch resistance Murdock Oorgasme Hermanos Inglesos Sam de Bruyn Coely Fatal Inc. DYM	Gili (mentalist) Prof. Willy Verstraete (UGent) Herman Brusselmans Prof. Kevin Verstrepen (KU Leuven) Klaas van der Eerden Dr. Thijs van der Graaf (UGent)	JB Meijers Matthew Caws (Nada Surf) Peter Doran Mark lotterman The Horse Company (Surprise act) Steady New Sounds Geert & The Chiefs Jimmy Dumbbell
Friday 31 May	Gers Pardoel MainStreet Nielson Lisa, Amy & Shelley Smash	The Partysquad ft. Jayh Ralf Mackenbach Dora the Explorer & Diego Paper Planes	Party on Tour	Kidzmove Masterclass Mad Science II Mad Science I Freek Vonk André Kuipers Rudy Buijsrogge		Action Skate Show

2012

Visitors: 8500 (sold out), Art Works: Gert_39, Willem Boel, Weather: Partly Cloudy, Vr: 19.6 °C, Za: 18.2 °C.

	MAIN STAGE	Cortonville STAGE	SILENT STAGE	VESTROCK UNIVERSITY	FESTIVAL GROUND
Saturday 2 June	The Subs Go Back to the Zoo Arid Heideroosjes School is Cool Kraantje Pappie Gork A27	Addicted Kru Sound (AKS) Blaudzun Intergalactic Lovers Textures Merdan Taplak Sherman Gers Pardoel Stunned Ziggy	Dutch resistance DJ Sandstorm Ego Troopers Oorgasme Vialo Rivaldo DJ Elroj Compact Disk Dummies Saint Helena Dove	Midas Dekkers Prof. Koen Martens (UGent) Dr. W. Brandernburg (WUR) Prof. Ad van Wijk (TU Delft) Prof. Andre Faaij (Universiteit Utrecht) Prof. Dirk Verschuren (UGent)
Friday 1 June	Ali B Nick & Simon Magic Unlimited Piet Piraat Smash	Moves Streetdance Chaima Keet! Flip5	Party on Tour	Workshops Science/DJ/Rap Materialenverhalen (Technopolis (Mechelen)) Nick & Simon Geniaal Chemicaal (Technopolis (Mechelen)) Freek Vonk Flip5	Cie Entre-Sonore

2011

Visitors: 3500 (sold out), Art Works: Georges Cuvillier, Egied Simons, Denis Oudendijk, Walt Van Beek, Weather: Sunny, 29.9 °C.

	MAIN STAGE	KINKFM STAGE	SILENT STAGE	VESTROCK UNIVERSITY	FESTIVAL GROUND
Saturday, 4 June	Shameboy Triggerfinger (band) Goose Racoon Das Pop Mintzkov Suarez Eva Auad Gogo Yubari	DJ Sandstorm Krach (band) Noblesse Ilanois Blaas of Glory Heist Volt Violin Capital Sentimental	Oorgasme The Edukatorz Jimmy Fingers Deafman Bekpek Paulo DC F*ck my Eardrums Class hero Miss Meliciou JRD	Masterclass Triggerfinger (band) Steven Vromman Theo Jansen Prof. Johan Braeckman (UGent) Prof. Arnold van Huis(WUR) Prof. Marc van Montagu (UGent)	Blaas of Glory

2010

Visitors: 2500 (sold out), Art Works: Rene van Corven, Lieven Standaert, Gilberto Esparza, Will Beckers, Jef Faes, Raphael Opstaele, Frank F. Castelyns, Francesco Fransera, Jason van der Woude, Weather: Sunny, 27.5 °C.

	MAIN STAGE	PAZ STAGE
Saturday, 5 June	Dr Lektroluv Moke Drive Like Maria Customs Waxdolls Freaky Age Oorgasme Silence is Sexy Absynthe Minded Lola Kite JRD Bluem	El Gusto?! Designerbabies Marsha Audiofungus Jay Minor & The Early Birds Vota Fonzie

Trivia

• Since 2011, an educational program, with a focus on sustainability, was added to the program, called VESTROCK UNIVERSITY. Scientists and prominent speakers give lectures on sustainability, climate change and topical themes as the silent disco concept. VESTROCK UNIVERSITY was made possible by the support of Ghent, Duvel and DELTA Zealand fund.
• Since 2012, the festival was expanded to include a festival for children under the name VESTROCK JUNIOR. On this day no alcoholic beverages are allowed.
• Each year, hundreds of volunteers have helped make VESTROCK possible.
• In 2013, CLUB ACOUSTIC, an intimate acoustic stage for singer-songwriters, was added to the festival.
• In 2014, a 3rd festival and a festival site was added. The unique specialty VEST ROCK BLOND ROCK VEST was presented which was the first Dutch Festival with its own specialty!
• In 2015, CLUB ACOUSTIC was replaced by THE LIVING, a small, cozy "living room" stage. In St. Willibrordusbasiliek a new 5th stage was achieved with only acoustic performances in an intimate setting.
• In 2016, THE LIVING was replaced by THE CHAPEL, a fabulous, wooden church with more space.
• In 2017 the TENT stage got bigger and the VESTWALK was added to the program.
• In 2018 The BREWERY stage (where VESTROCK BLOND is born) was added to the program.
• In 2019 CANAL BOAT SESSIONS and a special program for senior citizens in the Basilica were added to the program.

External links

• Official website