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2001-08-17&18&19 Ieperfest
In May 2001 the Vort’n Vis crew had to abandon the space at the Kiekenmarkt 7 that they had as their home-base since 1989. The headquartes were relocated to the Sint-Jacobsstraat 3). In 1999 &...
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95-08-20 Churn – By All Means – Liar – Fungus – Timebomb – End In Sight –...
Intro: 95-08-18&19&20 Hardcore Festival The ‘Chokehold’ guys were coming from the train-station with their guitars and bass in hand. Their European tour [with ‘Feeding The Fire’] was a mess...
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2000-11-11 Link – Edgecrusher – Forcible
The VV notes mention that night the bar was manned by Frederik Plets & Nick Rebry (‘Retaliate’ guitarists) and Davy Bauwen… The profits went to Solar recs. ‘Edgecrusher’ was a band that rehearsed...
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98-12-05 Jaded
Davy Bright, an English guy living in Scotland who moved to Copenhagen for a while, was a correspondent of mine. This Danish band, ‘Jaded’ were friends of his but he didn’t travel with them. As they...
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96-04-27 Scum Of Toytown – Doom – Virtual Reality – Pink Flamingos –...
“Don’t mention the war!”… No problem here: Germans and Brits getting along just fine… ‘Scum Of Toytown’ (from Stevenage) played fresh and very danceable but political ska/reggae/dub/punk with female...
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90-12-31 Mushrooms – Sloth
‘(The) Mushrooms’ (photo from their split-7″) (The) Mushrooms – Steve Erauw (vocals/guitar), Chris(tophe) Calmeyn (bass) & Patrick ‘Schimmel’ Gyde (drums) – were a street-punk band from...
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93-01-09 Growing Concern – Brachland – Congress – Wheel Of Progress –...
I believe ‘Strength Of The Will’ was replaced by ‘W.O.P.’: the first aren’t mentioned in the V.V. notes, the latter are… I believed ‘Wheel Of Progress’ played their only show at the V.V. on 93-06-13...
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95-12-03 Merel – Bob Tilton – Undone – Malva – Rood Arch – Kosjer D –...
This gig – advertised as ‘Emo In Motion’ – was (probably) organised by Joeri Hoste. Also helping out (more or less) was Guilherme Chalmers (from Portugal) and Jurgen Desmet. Kathy Dejonghe (Genet...
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95-03-25 Peace Of Mind – Blindfold – Regression – Liar
Another benefit for Kakak Asuh, the Indonesian education-project that Blindfold’s drummer Sacha Baelen introduced us to (see 93-02-21 & 94-04-23). Organised by Joeri Hoste (and Aaron Vyvial) who...
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97-10-28 Hellkrusher – Boycot – Insane Youth – Disbeer
Another show organised by Michael ‘Mike’ Maes… ‘Hellkrusher’ (anarcho-crust-punk from Newcastle) were touring again… They also played Belgian dates in Deurne (Antwerp), Leuven & Tessenderlo. They...
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94-05-27 Bedlam Hour – Archbishop Kebab
The V.V. archive notes mention this was a “free show”… I have a vague recollection of having a hand in getting ‘Bedlam Hour’ this gig. It was probably a last-minute arrangement… ‘Bedlam Hour’, from...
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93-06-04 Life But How To Live It – Dubmerge
‘Life But How To Live It’, from Oslo (Norway), had done a gig that Smurfpunx organised (89-03-25; with their friends of ‘So Much Hate’) and played a show in Oostende – that I booked (90-10-27) so I...
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97-10-03 Last Days Of Humanity – Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition – Catafalque...
First day of the grind/death Bulldozer fest, an “underground meeting with brutal death and bestial grind”, organised by Fred(eric) Driessens. The poster announces ‘Catafalque’, ‘Last Days Of...
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97-10-04 Mastic Scum – Mangled – Necrophagist – Pleurisy – Suppository –...
This was the second day of the grind/death Bulldozer fest, an “underground meeting with brutal death and bestial grind”, organised by Fred(eric) Driessens. The poster announces ‘Mastic Scum’,...
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94-05-08 Panikos – EgoTrip – Virtual Reality – Nancy And I
‘Panikos’ (from Thessaloniki) was a band with anarchist sympathies. Their lyrics were in Greek. In the beginning they consisted of: Nikos (guitar), Elmer (drums; later replaced by Lakis), Thanos...
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96-09-22 Strain – Ananda – Systral – Elision – Sektor – Vitality – Family Of Dog
Intro: 96-09-20&21&22 8th Leed festival ‘Strain’ had been at the V.V. before (95-04-09). These Canadians (from Vancouver) played “metallic mosh-core in the vein of ‘Snapcase’ & ‘Chokehold’...
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95-09-16 D.D.I. – Oi Polloi – Glue – Coche Bomba – Insane Youth – Carcer...
2nd day of the 7th Leed festival ‘D.D.I.’ & co in front of the Vort’n Vis (top; L=>R) Gio – Mohane – Irith – Piero – Dario – Edo – ‘Mila’; (bottom; L=>R) Mauro – Luca – ‘Gallo’ – Ciccio – ? –...
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91-10-12 Trottel – Behind The Smile – Shortsight – Billy & The EPs
In the Dutch zine Trauma the band ‘Point Of No Return’ (with Roger NBH) had been announced… At some timepoint, there was also rumours that the Rotterdammers of ‘Anarcrust’ and ‘Aphrodite’s Lawyer’...
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94-12-31 Subcaos – Carcer Molochi – Chosen Choice
One of the (in)famous Vort’n Vis New Year’s Eve gigs… ‘Subcaos’ 3rd appearance at the Vort’n Vis (after 93-08-01 & 94-04-02). The band came from Lisbon. Their vocalist Diogo Tovar Carvalho...
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95-01-08 [Sticks & Stones] – Congress – Autonomia Indigena – [Sherry]
Concert organised by my mate Joeri Hoste (Emotive Impulse zine). He was a volunteer at the V.V. like myself and we’d tried to fuse our distros (also with Bruno VdV’s) but that didn’t work out… The day...
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