Valkhof Festival is a free annual music festival in Nijmegen,

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. The festival takes place in mid-July as part of the ''Vierdaagsefeesten'', the festivities accompanying the

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. It focuses mainly on all varieties of

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. It is organized by the Dutch venues Doornroosje, Merleyn,

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and Pan. The performances are on several locations in the city, mainly in parc Valkhof in the centre of the city next to the

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. The castle on the location gives an overview over the river. {{recentism, section, date=December 2013

Line-up 2012

Bombino, Breton,

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, Hjalmar, Honningbarna,

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, Mozes and the Firstborn, Palio Superspeed Donkey,

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, St. Lucia, Twin Shadow, Ufomammut,

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, Ewert and the Two Dragons, François & the Atlas Mountains, Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex,

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and the Violators, Orchestra of Spheres, Rats on Rafts

Line-up 2011

Pioneers of Love,

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, Aucan, Blues Brother Castro, Charlie Jones Big Band, Mike Denhert, Houses, The Ocean, Pop Up Animal Kids, Retro Stefson, Roy Santiago, The Severed Limb, Shaking Godspeed, Benton, Dagoba,

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, Graveyard, MDC, Obeah, Ólafur Arnalds, Radio Moscow, Steak Number Eight, San Soda, Spokes, Traumahelikopter, Vanderbuyst, Keko Yoma

Line-up 2010

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, DeWolff,

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, The Antlers,

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, These Are Powers,

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, Dungen,

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, Post War Years, Mayer Hawthorne & The County,

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, Beans & Fatback,

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, Daily Bread, Woost,

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Line-up 2009

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, Caribou, The Dodos, The Wooden Constructions,

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, Nisennenmondai

Line-up 2008

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• Anavarin • DJ Baco Pirelli • Beansprouts • Believeisadoubt • Big Grin • Bjorn Engelen • Black Bottle Riot • Black Box Revelation • The Black Seeds • Blaudzun • Boelens, Windemuller, Flubacher, Pourier • Bonne Aparte • Boolean • Brat Pack • Canceled: The Juan Maclean • Capacocha • Charly Zastrau Trio •

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• The Cohens • De Kwelling van Pythagoras •

De Staat De Staat is a Dutch alternative rock band, formed in Nijmegen in 2006. Their name translates to "The State". In May 2016, the band supported Muse in their Drones World Tour in Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Spain. Biography De Staat was ...

• Dead Man Running • DeVotchka • Donné et Desirée • Dunne Norm Dikke Waard • Eats Tapes • DJ Eli Groen • Estudiantina Ensemble • Fink • Finntroll • Francisco Lopez & Richard Francis • Freaky Age • Fuhler/De Joode/ Bennink/Moore • Fyoelk • Get Well Soon • Grand Wazoo • Heidevolk • Helter Skelter feat. DJ St. Paul • The Hot Stewards • Intero • Invasives • Jacky Heretic • James Pants • Jean Parlette • Jip Deluxe + Max Moral + Nicky Romero • John & Jehn • DJ Kabaal & Sjans • Kaywon High School of Arts Orchestra • Kraft Derrick feat. Otto Orgel • Krause • Late of the Pier • Le Club des Chats • Lea • Leine • Liars •

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• Lynn • Maravilla de Florida • Marten de Paepe • Mini roc •

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• MoHa! • Mugison • Myrkvar • NatureBoy • Neurobit • New Killer Stars • Nueva Manteca • Okieson • The Pedro Delgados • Phonc & Stout! • Phosphorescent • Pivot • SAT2D • N.E.W feat: Sennh + dB + Da Boetie Sjeeka + Chaosmaker + Jan Liefhebber • SixNationState • DJ Slowpoke • Smash the Statues • Solomun (D) + Pitto + Pure • Stone Drone • The Subs • The Teenagers • Tin Wish Tin • Triggerfinger • Tyrants Of The Ancient Law • Valentin vs Mark Buning • Voer • Wax 'n' Wane • Why? •

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• Yordan Orchestra •

Line-up 2007

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• Animal Collective •

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• Another Mesiah •

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• Azucar Negra • Balkan Beats feat. DJ's Grandes Lupres & Tomasc • Battlelore • Bite the Gnatze • Bonde do Role • Bratpack • Breaktrack • Brown vs brown • C-Mon & Kypski • Coalition of the Wicked • Danbert Nobacon •

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• Deflux 'finest drum'n bass' • Denvis & The Real Deal • DJ @-CHILL-e • DJ Alain Fener • DJ Eli • DJ Joey • DJ Johnny Smoke • DJ Jorg & friends • DJ Kult:X • DJ Nina • DJ Passé • DJ Slowpoke • DJ Spindizzy • DJ Valentin • dj Yuchi • djset • DjYuchi & Dj Rayita • Do the Undo • Enge Buren •

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• Fear My Thoughts • Fixkes • Gatecrash • General Electric Paradise • Gitbox! • Harald Sack Ziegler •

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• Ignaz Schick • It Takes Two • Kania Tiefer • Knuspi Brothers Pasfotoservice • Konono Nº1 • Kraków • La Troba Kung Fu • Leafcutter John •

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& Robert Deeters • Mardi Gras.BB • Maskesmachine • Meindert Talma & The Negroes • Memphis Maniacs • Merry Pierce • Monsieur Dubois • Mr. Blue Sky • 'n Momentje rust met een dichter • N.E.W.: Captain Hell & The Sweet Monicas, Darko Esser, dB, DJ Pure, Jorg, LEM • Nadara Gypsy Wedding Band • Narcissus Quartet • NE1 • Nirika • No Means No • Osmosis • Phantom Puercos • Planet Rose feat. Donato Dozzy, Giorgos Gatzigristos, Monokreck • Puts Marie • Rinus Groenveld / Jan Reinen kwartet • Roy Santiago • Sennen • Shy Child • Signe Tollefsen • Skip Intro •

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• Sonora Universal • St.Paul • Stijn • Stille disco • Super Sonic Megafuckers • Sven Ratzke •

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• Ten Horned Devels • Textures • The Audience • The Barons Remedy • The Bees • The Biarritz Boys • The Cosmic Brothers • The Drones • The Girls • The Jai-Alai Savant • The Kevin Costners • The Kleber Claux Memorial Singers • The May Bees • The Presets • The Rapture •

The Robocop Kraus The Robocop Kraus are a post-punk revival and indie rock band from Nuremberg, Germany. History The Robocop Kraus formed in 1998 with Thomas Lang as lead singer and on guitar, Matthias Wendl on guitar, Johannes Uschalt on drums, and Roman Maul o ...

• The Soul Snatchers • The Tellers • The Upsessions • To My Boy (GB) • Two Gallants • Victimizer • Willie Duursma •

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Zita Swoon Zita Swoon is a Belgian indie rock group. They entered the music scene of Antwerp in 1993, still under the name A Beatband with the EP ''Jintro Travels The Word In A Skirt''. The group is typical of the music scene in Antwerp, with members play ...

Line-up 2006

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• Cafebar 401 • DansGarantie • Mistura Fina • Coolhaven • Nighthawks at the Diner ft Maud • Headman • Pep Ventura • Archie Bronson Outfit • Seanpenn • Backwater • Dubius • Wheel • Transworld • Lea • the Bloody Honkies • Shiver • Leaf • With ice •

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• Troy von Balthazar • Puppetmastaz • Sneakerfreak • Van het concert des levens... een avond van het Levenslied • Zèbra • Sonora Universal • Bauchklang • Dijf Sanders • Aavikko • Stille disco • Duchess Says • Islands White Cowbell Oklahoma • DJ Hein O))) • Final Fantasy • Loco Loco Discoshow • Bell Orchestre • We Are Wolves • Jetsams • Stille disco • Moss •

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• Blues Brother Castro • Pien Feith • Les Fils de Teuphu Yuri Honing Wired Paradise • Slowpoke Rodrigo • Heavy Trash feat Jon Spencer & Matt Verta-Ray • Jawat & Dj Nemom & Kubus • Sobchek feat Slemper •

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• About • Kornreiniger • the Toasters • Jan Reinen Trio • Knifehandchop • Stille disco • Planet Rose met Petter • Le Clic • LL • & Piet van Dongen • the Feromones • Buck 65 • Gasoline Brothers • Margriet kicks-ass • Antwerp Gipsy Ska Orchestra • Bo's da Bomb 2 • Hospital Bombers • N-E-W Nijmeegsche Electronische Waar • We vs Death • Hacienda Brothers • Antillectual • Madame P • Amigos do Sol • Domingo Siete • Tom Beek Kwartet • Disco Ensemble • Kraak & Smaak Dj-set • Butt Fuck Pussy • Oostfront • Tifen • Inna Truth & the people of... • Sven Ratzke • Tuig • Different Trains • De Vuurwagen • Circus in de War

Line-up 2005

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vs. Themselves) • Ajiaco • Alex Smoke (UK) • Amina Figarova trio • Bahía Blanca • Bananen van de Buren • Bart Tarenskeen quartet • Benny Sings • Bong Ra • Break Dance • Dandymite & the Fanatics • Danspodium • David Gilmour Girls + DJ Femke • Dj Mark • DJ Tin Wish Twin • Electrocute (D) • Eli • Furtips • Gone Bald • High Tone (F) • Hulk • I Compani met Bo van de Graaf • illusions factory • Impro Vi • Jazzoulle • Jesse • Johnny Smoke vs. Dre • J-Stars • Junior Boys (CAN) • Kompaktrekorder • Kunstbende • La Kinky Beat (ES) • la Noche del Lunatismo • Les Georges Leningrad (Can) • Loco Loco Roadshow • Lomechanik (Toktek, Apzolut,Jorg) • LPG • Maikel Thijssen kwartet • Martin Luther (of The Roots, USA) • Mens & Blonk • Monsoon • Multidisciplinair performance • Nieuw Gelders Peil • Oso El Roto, Manuel J Grotesque, TG (FR) • Out of many • Pole Fitness • Prijsuitreiking kunstbende • Robin Verheyen quartet (B/NL) •

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• Salt • Scotty! • Scout Niblett (UK) • Sharon Jones & the Dapkings (USA) • Skip the Rush • Slim Jim Phantom Trio (USA) • Slowpoke • Smutfish • Spider Rico • Spookshow • Stöma • Stephan-Max Wirth kwartet • Stille Disco • Strange attractor/Sonar lodge • Sven Ratzke • Tango Trio • Telder speelt Blauwbaard • The Bips • The Boss Hoss (D) • The Bottle rockets (USA) • The Pax • The Suicidal Birds (Fr) • Think of One (B) speelt Chuva Em Poí • Tuk (B) arbarossaruïne• UM (UK) arbarossaruïne• Un regalo por ti • Wawadadakwa (B ) • We Insist • Woost • Yes R / Jeugd van Tegenwoordig

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