Sugar Rock

Suikerrock is a rock/popfestival in the city of Tienen, in the centre of Belgium. Tienen is best known for it's sugar refinery, hence the name of the festival (suiker = sugar).

The festival already runs for 23 years, and in the past we've programmed international acts like Deep Purple, Roxy Music, Lionel Richie, Simple Minds, Lauryn Hill, Tiësto, Zucchero, Juanes, Iggy Pop, The Sisters Of Mercy, Status Quo, Heather Nova, Suzanne Vega, Within Temptation, Therapy?, Shaggy, Craig David, Eddy Grant, UB40, Björn Again, Echo & The Bunnymen, Human League, Fisher Z, Level42, Katrina & The Waves, Luka Bloom, Right Said Fred , Candy Dulfer, Tom Robinson Band, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Mory Kanté, Kool & The Gang, Dog Eat Dog, Howard Jones, Matt Bianco, Heaven 17, Bollock Brothers, The Selecter. This year we're celebrating our 24th birthday with two extra festivaldays. The festival will have a seperate evening on the 20th of July, called Suikerrock Kick-Off. The actual festival runs from thursday the 29th of July untill sunday the 1st of August 2010.

The mainstage is located on the beautiful market square, the Grote Markt. 
There is an additional stage (Maniacs-stage) with new upcoming bands on a nearby market place (Veemarkt), and in the streets between the two stages there's a lot of animation. (Only during the last 3 festivaldays)
Only for the mainstage tickets are required, the other parts of the festival are free.

PROGRAM

Check the line-up here.

TICKETS 
 

20/07:

(Ray Manzarek & Robbie Krieger of The Doors, John Fogerty, ZZ Top) SOLD-OUT!!!

Other days still available!!

 

 

TRAVEL 
Tienen is located at approximately 40 km in eastern direction from Brussels. 
Brussels national airport or Eurostar/Thalys railwaystation are a 30 to 45 minutes drive away. Ostend harbour (ferry) is a 1,5 hour drive from Tienen. 
You can reach Tienen via the E40 motorway Ostend-Brussels-Liège, exit 25 Tienen. You can also take the train, using the line which runs between Ostend, Brussels and Liege. The Tienen trainstation is at walking distance from the Grote Markt.

Some links :

CAMPING 
TBA

OVERNIGHT

There isn't much hotel capacity in and around Tienen, and most of it has already been reserved for bands and technical crews. The nearest-by town with sufficient hotelcapacity is Louvain, at +/- 16 km from Tienen (between Brussel and Tienen). 
The major 5-star hotels are located in Brussels (Sheraton, Hilton, Plaza, Conrad). 
 



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