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96-05-19 Ebola – Rubbish Heap – Insane Youth
‘Ebola’s precursor ‘Spite’ had already played at the V.V. (95-09-17). ‘Ebola’ (from Newcastle) was Karin R. (vocals) & her hubbie Micky McGuinness (guitar) – both ex ‘One By One’, ‘Skater’ Chris...
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95-09-17 Spite – Catweazle – Extinction Of Mankind –Äpärä Kaaos
‘Spite’ (photo by Albert Cheong) ‘Extinction Of Mankind’ (photo by Wim De Leersnijder) [Yannick Molière on the L] 3rd day of the 7th Leed Festival There was a band called ‘Spite’, from Bristol, with...
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97-02-28&03-01 VV Doe-Wat dagen
Organised by Wouter Biesemans (from Merchtem; he had put up gigs in his hometown already) who did an internschip at the Vort’n Vis during his studies social welfare. Info by/on: A.E.G. (anarchist...
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97-02-28 Subway Arts – Bullshit Propaganda – Counter-Attack – Katastrophobia...
intro: 97-02-28&03-01 VV Doe-Wat dagen ‘Les Schtroumpfs Alcooliques (“the alcoholic smurfs”) had been at he V.V. already (96-02-24). Hailing from Merchtem (near Brussels): Gerd Van Hoof (bass),...
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97-03-01 Seein’Red – Honey Honey – Outrage – Instinct – Resist The Pain –...
intro: 97-02-28&03-01 VV Doe-Wat dagen My ‘brothers in arms’ of ‘Seein’Red’ were at it again! That year saw the release of the split-10” with their fellow countrymen ‘Catweazle’ and the split-7”...
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99-06-25&26&27 10 years Vort’n Vis
If my memory serves me right the very first gig at the Vort’n Vis was on 89-07-09. To celebrate this the autonomous centre served it’s audience a mix of touring and local (H8000 and other) bands; plus...
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93-04-11 P.N.A.T.S.H. – Nessun Dorma – Pilgrims – Vais
‘P.N.A.T.S.H.’ (abbreviation for ‘Paice, Nic And The Stringkilling Homosexual’) were a ‘queercore’ band that played a mix of punk & dub-reggae and were quite original! If I’m not mistaken they...
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97-09-12 Ebola – Link
According to the ‘Link’ website they supposedly did a show on 97-06-03 but that was a Tuesday. So I’m pretty sure this here was their first gig at the Vort’n Vis (see guestbook). ‘Ebola’ is mentioned...
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94-09-18 Rain Like The Sound Of Trains – Ivich – X-Acto – Oi Polloi
Intro: 94-09-16&17&18 6th Leed festival There was record/literature fair going in the Vort’n Vis yard. I believe this is where I met Jon Elliott (Active distribution, London) for the first...
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2000-08-17 Retaliate – Surge Of Fury – Killed In Action
We did a pre-show at the Vort’n Vis pub in 2000, on a Thursday… The actual 2000-08-18&19&20 Ieperfest was in a school-yard. I just remember my band (‘Surge Of Fury’) and ‘Killed In Action’...
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97-05-18 Präparation-H – Boycot – Açao Direta – Konstrukt – Força Macabra –...
Another gig organised by Fred(eric) Driessens – with practical help from his bro, his girlfriend and Jan Claus… ‘Präparation-H’ was a grindcore (“mince crust”; influenced by ‘Napalm Death’, ‘Sore...
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97-07-12 Lifecycle – Spirit Of Youth – Family Of Dog – Sincerity – Sorehead –...
Most of these (local) bands had played a month earlier on ‘Spineless’ CD release (97-06-27). Steve Lammertyn and ‘Lifecycle’s Steve Noyelle & Sofie Vantomme organised this one here (see flyer)....
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94-08-20 Refused – Abhinanda – Fabric – Backdraft – Blindfold – Shortsight –...
Intro: 94-08-19&20&21 Hardcore Festival ‘Fabric’ was a (post-)hardcore band from Brighton/London that we all got to know through Vique ‘Simba’ Martin (and/or Françoise ‘Hazel’ Lepers &...
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95-08-19 Veil – Concrete – Doughnuts – Rancor – Mainstrike – Blindfold –...
Intro: 95-08-18&19&20 Hardcore Festival Vik B. crowdsurfing + Letske M. (L) smiling – during ‘Veil’s set? (pic by Patrick Federli) ‘Veil’ (from the Hannover area) were: Jens Lauterbach (bass),...
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Preludes to Ieperfest
The yearly hardcore festival (around half of August) organised by the Vort’n Vis, is nowadays usually referred to as Ieperfest. Since the scope of this website is the concerts related to the Vort’n...
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93-11-07 Yuppicide – Sarcasm – Core – Neuthrone
‘Yuppicide’ were here a year before (see 92-03-29) but already some changes had occurred: Pete Guinan (drums) replaced John ‘Kid’ Lynch. The rest remained: Joe Keefe (bass), Steve Karp (guitar) and...
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95-09-15 Undone – Suffer – Carol
1st day of the 7th Leed festival ‘Undone’ had been in the studio for the Dark Future LP in April that year. It was the 4th time at the V.V. (after 94-04-23, 94-08-21 & 94-10-01) for the Parisian...
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96-10-11 Appalling Spawn – [Fleshless]- Rhymes Of Destruction – Slow End –...
Another night organised by grindcore/ death- & black-metal lover Frederic Driessens… ‘Appalling Spawn’ was a band from the Czech Republic playing “brutal progressive death-metal and grindcore”....
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99-09-10 Phobia – Yacøpsae
Start of the 1999 Leed festival – “a meeting of grind, HC, punk, crust & noise” – organised by Frederic Driessens. Playing here in ‘Phobia’, at that time a grindcore band from Mission Viejo,...
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98-03-29 Stratford Mercenaries – Counter-Attack
The ‘artist’ must’ve had a beer too many when he was making this flyer… Gig organised by Michael Maes (‘Link’). ‘Stratford Mercenaries’ (from London) were vocalist Steve ‘Ignorant’ (Steve Williams;...
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