Week in arts & culture (18/4/2024)
Foo Fighters have confirmed that they will headline this year’s final night of the Pukkelpop alt rock and pop festival in Hasselt. The American alt-rock band was meant to play last year when a storm hit the festival site on opening day, collapsing tents and stage equipment. Five people died in the disaster, and the rest of the festival was cancelled. Other bands confirmed for this year are Björk, The Stone Roses, The Black Keys and The Afghan Whigs. www.pukkelpop.be
TV station Eén has released a free app for iPhone and iPad to buy and watch the Flemish television series FC De Kampioenen, which finished early last year after 21 seasons. So far, season one through seven are available, but Eén is working on the rest. The pilot episode, which first aired in 1990, is free. All other episodes cost €1.59; a whole season costs €14.99. Each episodes comes with extras.
Following last year’s Le Mer Debussy, the Brussels Philharmonic has released the second CD under its new label, Brussels Philharmonic Recordings. New World Dvorák includes the Czech composer’s Symphony No 9 and Slavonic Dances. www.brusselsphilharmonicrecordings.com
Lady Gaga will make her second stop in Antwerp’s Sportpaleis on 29 September for her Born This Way tour. Opening for the mega pop star is British glam rock band The Darkness, and New York DJ Lady Starlight will take the stage as a special guest. Tickets went on sale last Friday and were sold out in less than an hour.
The International Film Festival of Flanders in Ghent is sponsoring a new monthly film series at Kinepolis. The cinema chain will premiere a film every month hand-selected by the festival. The first is Tyrannosaur, the directorial debut of British actor Paddy Considine, which will screen in Kinepolis cinemas across Flanders on 19 April. www.tinyurl.com/ffgentontour
Dilbeek rock duo Black Box Revelation have landed a gig playing on the Late Show with David Letterman, the hugely popular talk show on the American TV network CBS. The duo recorded their latest album, My Perception, in the US and toured the country last year. The Letterman appearance will air in June. www.blackboxrevelation.com
