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 25 years, and in the past we've programmed international acts like Moby, Roxette, ZZ Top, Jamiroquai, Seal, John Fogerty, 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.
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 for the mainstage tickets are required, the other parts of the festival are free.
PROGRAM
TICKETS
Thursday 26/07:
· Présale: 45 EUR + 4 EUR reservation
Friday 27/07:
· Présale: 45 EUR + 4 EUR reservation
Saturday 28/07:
· Présale: 45 EUR + 4 EUR reservation
Sunday 31/07:
· Présale: 30 EUR + 4 EUR reservation
10 drinks/food tickets:
· Presale: 22,5 EUR (no reservation)
PRESALE ADDRESSES
You can buy tickets online via the Win for Life Suikerrock Ticketshop . These are homeprinted tickets, but you can also have them sent to you at a cost of 1 Euro
You can pay with:
The delivery options are:
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.
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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).