Brand new for the 26th edition of the festival: Le Terril, an art zone in the heart of Dour Festival will be open from the Wednesday evening of the festival to all campers!
A few months ago, we launched a call for associations to submit ideas for how to use the space around Le Terril, a new space that we are opening this year atop the Machine à Feu. We...
The fated day is fast approaching...In a few days we will be starting to transform the Plaine de la Machine à Feu site into an entire village to accommodate tens of thousands of new residents.
Line-up changes: Gramatik, Cid Rim, Skindred and The Catharsis have joined the line-up. Ta-Ku, Thick As Blood and Death Angel have cancelled their tours.
Surprise! Soulfly have joined the line-up, and the cannibal stage will be open for all 4 days of the festival! There aren't many festivals who would put a true metal/trash/hardcore/punk/rock'n'roll stage in amongst its reggae, hip-hop and electro stages.
But new for this year, the Cannibal Stage will be open for all 4 days of the festival! To celebrate, we are pleased to announce the return of Max Cavalera and...
After 8 months of intense work, 60,000 km of travel, hundreds of concerts, around 10,000 emails, and 230 confirmations, the entire Dour team is pleased to announce that the line-up for the 26th edition of the festival is now complete!
The names completing this characterful line-up are typically spectacular. Once again, Dour festival is bringing you a varied, powerful, alternative line-up filled with both legendary names and diverse discoveries. This...
Ceephax Acid Crew live, Amen Allstars Remarc, Bizzy B & Equinox, X&Trick (live, bug klinik), 2 Bad Mice, The DJ Producer en Saint Acid have confirmed their appearance for the BangFace night on Sunday 20th July.
A first for a non-UK festival: BangFace will be at Dour to celebrate the closing day of the festival in style! BangFace have been reshaping the face of the UK rave scene for more than...
The number of days left until the 26th Dour Festival are now down to the double digits, while the number of artists appearing is well into the triple digits - and once again, these artists show the diversity of our programming. The summer looks like it will be hot and lively, and this edition of the festival looks like it will be one of the best - the kind of...
De Dub Corner zal gedurende de hele duur van het festival geopend zijn, met niet minder dan vijf verschillende soundsystems!
Na het succes van de Dub Corner tijdens de vorige editie, heeft het Dour Festival-team beslist een nieuwe plek te voorzien. Voor de eerste keer zal de Dub Corner gedurende alle 4 dagen van onze 26e editie geopend zijn. Dat geeft ons de kans om vijf gerenommeerde soundsystems uit te...
A full year on from the incredible Jurassic 5 concert, Dour Festival is preparing to welcome yet another legend of the hip-hop scene - East Coast hero NAS. The rapper has just confirmed he will be appearing at the festival for a very special concert, playing his hugely influential first album 'Illmatic' to celebrate 20 years since its release.
We have also had confirmation that two absolute pillars of the...
The days remaining until our big weekend are sliding away. The line-up is slowly filling up and scorching headliners are being cemented above a multitude of high-quality artists source from all four corners of the earth. Those of you who are starting to plan your travels, bear in mind that Dour is the ultimate unique and fantastical journey through the lands of alternative music! And for the contrary among you,...
Searching for some change and more openness, Dour Festival, in collaboration with Go Go Go ! Association, is putting in place a new appointment right in the heart of the event: a new artistic and creative meeting point. In this unique place, you will find a sound system and an infrastructure allowing us to accommodate a wide range of projects: musical ones as well as visual ones.
