Rhâââ Lovely Festival
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The Rhâââ Lovely Festival is a Belgian indie post-rock festival that takes place each April at Cortil-Wodon, a village near Namur, in rural Wallonia. A non-profit organisation, composed of volunteers, organise and promote the event. The 9th annual Rhâââ Lovely Festival is scheduled to take place on 29 March 2008 with Cupp Cave (B), Graffen Völder (B), Rockettothesky (NOR), El Dinah (B), Rien (F), The Stinky Squirrels (B), Mutiny On The Bounty (LUX), The CJ Boyd Sexxxtet (US), Sleeping People (US), This Will Destroy You (US), Enablers (US), Dead Meadow (US), Magyar Posse (FIN) and Youthmovies (UK).
The primary aim of the festival is to gather a quality lineup and offer cheap admission, so that the experience is as accessible as possible. Several notable bands, such as Piano Magic, 31knots, Deerhoof, Hood, Matt Elliott, The Durutti Column, The Shipping News, Migala, Tarentel, Hangedup, Explosions in the Sky, Tristeza, have played in front of the festival's eight-hundred strong crowds, which a local primary school hosts.
As well as the music, there are other attractions. Short movies are shown, local photography is exhibited, and there are French poetry readings. In addition, the organisers produce a CD, which features one song from each band in concert.
The promoters intend that the festival stay entirely independent, economically and ideologically: they reject corporate sponsoring, and refuse to collaborate with Live Nation (ex-Clear Channel Entertainment). They also only serve fairtrade food and drink during the festival's duration.
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[edit] Previous years' lineups
[edit] 2007
A Whisper in the Noise, Arnaud Michniak, Audrey, Bracken, Crippled Black Phoenix, Frank Shinobi, K-Branding, The Matt Elliott Foundation, Milena Song, Part Chimp, Pelican, Pentark, Rothko and yndi halda
[edit] 2006
31knots, 65daysofstatic, Absinthe (Provisoire), Charlottefield, Deerhoof, Grails, I Love Sarah, Piano Magic, Picastro, Stinky Squirrels, This Is Your Captain Speaking and VO.
[edit] 2005
Amnesia, Tomàn, Red Sparowes, Milgram, Dreamend, The Durutti Column, Hood, K-Branding, Loobke, Half Asleep, Millimetrik, Squares on Both Sides, Manyfingers, Stafrænn Håkon and Matt Elliott.
[edit] 2004
Raymondo, Some Tweetlove, Arca, Souvaris, Berg Sans Nipple, Explosions in the Sky, Migala, The Shipping News, T.I.F. and a Carte Postale Records stage.
[edit] 2003
A December Lake, Sweek, Toboggan, Vandal X, Manta Ray, Peach Pit, Below The Sea, Tarentel and Hangedup.
[edit] 2002
San Remo, Tom Sweetlove, Tiger Fernandez, Cheval De Frise, Starfield Season, Zythum, The Redneck Manifesto and Tristeza.
[edit] 2001
Laila Kwyne, Lecitone, Quiet, Sweek, Electro:lux, Patton and My Own.
[edit] 2000
I Love Plane, De.portables, Calc and JF Muck.
