About me: 11 years of Rio Rock …it seems a long long time, and it is!
With an awesome variety of local and international bands, we’ve written history in the minds of lots of people throughout the years.
It all started in Spring 1998. It were dark ages for the local bands, because there were much too little opportunities for them to show their abilities. Therefore we started with a small gig in the local canteen of F.C. Rio. Rio Rock was born! And it was a success!
Throughout the years, Rio Rock attracted more and more people and became a festival of great value in the Belgian Punk, Metal and Hardcore scene. Many successful national bands such as Circle, Length Of Time, Cornflames, Cast-Down, PN, The Maple Room passed in review, but also bigger international names such as Undeclinable(NET), Backfire(NET), Donots(G), Waterdown(G), 3 Colours Red (UK), Somehow Hollow (USA), Easy Way (POR), Satanic Surfers (SWE), Stretch Arm Strong(USA) and Flyswatter (G) found their way to Ham.
In april 2007 we managed to do a reunion show for No fun at all . And it was a hell of a party , 1000 people showed up, and everybody was dancing, singin' along, diving and drinking to make this a very strong edition.
In 2008 we had our biggest line-up until now . We were proud to announce bands like Ignite, Terror, Strung out, Death before dishonor, Burn the 8 track, This is a standoff, Action men, Verify, the maple room, Ruins, Billy got spanked .
1500 people visited our fest which was really great. The tent was fully loaded with great people who just came for one thing : making fun . And fun there was @riorock 2008. You can see al lot of videos at youtube.
We are proud to announce the bands for Riorock 2009 :
Limbolink contest winner , Sixtoys, Campus, Gino's Eyeball, Dead Swans( uk), The Blackout argument(ger) , This is a standoff(can) , This is hell(us) , Death by Stereo (us), Ten Foot Pole( us, yeah that's right, an exclusive fly-over show since they played their last show since'06) , and NY Hardcore pride MADBALL for an exclusive european show !!!
So don't miss this party !!!
Who I'd like to meet:
hangin' out @riorock 07
The Undeclinables @ riorock 07
No fun at all @ riorock 07
Ignite @ Riorock 08
Strung out @riorock 08
Actionmen @riorock 08
thnx for accepting my friendship. Mag ik je een goeie groep voorstellen voor Rio Rock 2010? Denk dan eens aan "Process of the Spirit". Bezoek hun webside. www.myspace.com/processofthespirit.
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