2011-09-02 Groeneputte-Stekene

[stefan moermans]

damn B-day of the misses

[paul]

damn B-day of the misses

So now you have a nice present for her

[DasPerltAber]

Definitely going....+1

[paul]

Definitely going....+1

I assume the "+1" isn't referring to me

[DasPerltAber]

Definitely going....+1

I assume the "+1" isn't referring to me

Let me correct that then, Paulus........+2

[dinky daisy]

Yeah baby!

Crammerock in Groeneputte Stekene... what's next?!

I'll be there

Next? Herman Brusselmans on drums, i guess.

[_emma_]

The festival site has no map, and googlemaps doesn't recognise "groenputte-stekene", so it seems indeed in the middle of nowhere.
Is that somewhere here? http://maps.google.pl/maps?hl=pl&q=stek ... a=N&tab=wl

[Being645]

Thanks to Eggi on Poison Door ... maybe this helps ...



and:
http://maps.google.ch/maps?q=51.216987, ... 11&iwloc=A

[_emma_]

Ah, OK, thank you.
Plenty of time till September but I'm alreadey making plans how to get there.

[Crammerock]

The Sisters Of Mercy are playing around midnight on September 2nd. Tickets will go on sale in about two or three weeks - ticketprices will be in the same range as last years, we're not expensive at all

Hotel accomodations can be found within 20 mins drive to Antwerp, Sint-Niklaas or Hulst (NL). In the countryside near our festival you'll also find some nice bed and breakfasts. But you can always bring your own tent to our camping site ofcourse...

Looking forward having Sisters's community on our festival!

R

[Being645]

Ah, OK, thank you.
Plenty of time till September but I'm alreadey making plans how to get there.

Oh yes, I'm thinking 'bout that as well, since this one is in driving distance from Cologne ... ... and Belgian festivals are wonderful, mostly ... ...



@ Crammerock

Hi, welcome and thanks for the infos ... ...

[Obviousman]

Right, I talked with an old classmate the other day who's from round near there and it seems easiest is to catch a train to St Niklaas and then a bus from there. Prices last year were in the 30EUR range, so not at all too expensive.

If you want a camping ticket, you ought to rush as the locals like to go camping themselves, it seems.

Any questions you want answered: PM me, I'm out of town for the rest of the week but will ask around a bit more whenever needs must

[Ozpat]

Can't imagine me not going....

[Obviousman]

Oh, and I forgot, apparently it is indeed an all-new, purpose-laid out festival area. Nice!

[sukhoi]

yeah! Always dreamed about journey to no-man's land with pure nature

[_emma_]

The Sisters Of Mercy are playing around midnight on September 2nd. Tickets will go on sale in about two or three weeks - ticketprices will be in the same range as last years, we're not expensive at all

Hotel accomodations can be found within 20 mins drive to Antwerp, Sint-Niklaas or Hulst (NL). In the countryside near our festival you'll also find some nice bed and breakfasts. But you can always bring your own tent to our camping site ofcourse...

Looking forward having Sisters's community on our festival!

R

Wow thanks for all the info and nice words, it would be lovely if every festival organiser registered here to post a message like this.
Good vibrations in the air all around!

[MadameButterfly]

brilliant news! saw it on fb last night.

Belgium i'll see you in September! the usual suspects going... we'll need to plan! fuckingace!

oh & could we get an Amsterdam date somewhere later pretty please?!

[Quiff Boy]

The Sisters Of Mercy are playing around midnight on September 2nd. Tickets will go on sale in about two or three weeks - ticketprices will be in the same range as last years, we're not expensive at all

Hotel accomodations can be found within 20 mins drive to Antwerp, Sint-Niklaas or Hulst (NL). In the countryside near our festival you'll also find some nice bed and breakfasts. But you can always bring your own tent to our camping site ofcourse...

Looking forward having Sisters's community on our festival!

R

thanks for the information and welcome to heartland

[cardoman]

23/05/2011 13:08

Crammerock strikt Sisters Of Mercy en Echo & The BunnymenMet The Sisters Of Mercy wist Crammerock (2 en 3 september 2011, Groenputte - Stekene) één van de meest invloedrijke bands uit de jaren ’80 te strikken. De organisatoren steken hun ambitie om de uitverkochte edities uit 2008, 2009 en 2010 ook op de nieuwe locatie te evenaren niet onder stoelen of banken. Naast The Sisters Of Mercy kondigen ze nog acht andere toppers aan: Admiral Freebee, The Subs, De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig, Echo & The Bunnymen, A Brand, Steak Number Eight, Mason en Addicted Kru Sound. The Sisters of Mercy drukten hun stempel op de jaren ’80 met een reeks schitterende klassiekers die het publiek tot op de dag van vandaag weet te fascineren. Een cult-repertoire van jewelste met tijdloze hits als ‘Body and Soul’, ‘Temple Of Love’, ‘Alice’ en ‘No Time To Cry’ en tijdens hun live concerten besteden oprichter Andrew Eldritch en consoorten altijd veel aandacht aan deze grote kleppers. Hun twee uitverkochte AB-passages in februari bewezen nog maar eens dat de band nog steeds op handen wordt gedragen door de fans. The Sisters of Mercy staat hoog op het lijstje der cult bands.Een ander stijlicoon uit die jaren ’80 is zonder twijfel Ian McCulloch, de frontman van Echo & The Bunnymen. Ook zij weten jaren na datum het publiek te imponeren met hun rijke repertoire. Hits als The Killing Moon, The Cutter, Bring on the Dancing Horses, Silver en Nothing Lasts Forever zijn nog steeds even aanstekelijk dan vroeger. Er waren plannen voor een zaalshow, maar die werden plotsklaps aan de kant geschoven voor een exclusief concert op Crammerock

Alle info op de website van Crammerock

[dtsom]

FLIGHT BOOKED

MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WILL BE THERE

BUNNYMEN AND SISTERS THE SAME DAY IS TOO MUCH TO ASK??

I BET BOTH ARE HEADLINERS IN DIFERENT DAYS..

[paul]

Going!!!

[VonII]

I'm so going! A pity they're not coming to Lokerse Feesten like last year, but heh, this is fine for me too.

[MadameButterfly]

The Sisters Of Mercy are playing around midnight on September 2nd. Tickets will go on sale in about two or three weeks - ticketprices will be in the same range as last years, we're not expensive at all

Hotel accomodations can be found within 20 mins drive to Antwerp, Sint-Niklaas or Hulst (NL). In the countryside near our festival you'll also find some nice bed and breakfasts. But you can always bring your own tent to our camping site ofcourse...

Looking forward having Sisters's community on our festival!

R

welcome Crammerock! sorry i got too excited when i saw this date to read all the comments. i'll be there i'm hoping on your camping site and like the regulars of HL that know Belgium, i was wondering if you could please place the linky when the tickets are available on here so that not all of Belgium guys buy up the camping site.

the Sister's community on your festival will be overwelming, geweldig, and as long as the drinks are flowing, toliets are clean, we are a pretty bunch to look at and party with!

will there be showering facilities on the camping section of the festival? sorry something a madame needs to know. also what kind of drinks are available, is the pink belgium beer on sale?

groetjes, MB

[VonII]

I can find Stekene, but what/where is Groeneputte? A place in Stekene?

I think it is, but Stekene is a teensy village anyway so it'll probably be easy to find once your there. Nowt to worry about

Ok thanks - I cannot see any (still functioning) train station or place to stay. As I only sleep in tents when I hike and as I only drink Belgian beer when I don't drive, what could a taxi cost the 10 km something to/from Sint Niklaas? I guess the best option is to sleep there or in Antwerpen (or not at all of course..)

Edit: ok I found a page for another region, but should be an indication..something like 25-30 euros for a taxi to Sant Niklaas after the gig, expensive but ok if sharing with others.

I have to think seriously about this, it's sadly much more off the map than for example Tienen or Lokeren, I can already see the expenses will add up along the way

If you're okay with me being drunk off my feet, I might have a bed for you in Sint Niklaas. I'm going with some mates, and I'm not sure if we'll have space left in our tiny car, but we can figure something out, as Stekene is real close to Sint-Niklaas. The bed and and stuff is free, just being nice. I'm 17, but most of my mates that are going are end 20's and begin 30's, so if you're going alone to the concert, you'll have plenty of people to hang out with!

[lex3000]

The Sisters Of Mercy are playing around midnight on September 2nd.

A midnight set is good because I probably have to re-sit an accountancy exam that day and so would need get a late Eurostar over, rock on!