Kaat Van Stralen cannot be pigeonholed just like that. What began as an original solo project grew into a genre-transcending punk band, supplemented by Melvin Slabbinck (drums), Anton Robberechts (guitar) and Faust De Vogelaere (bass). Kaat herself takes care of the vocals. Strict but fair, Kaat calls all genres to order. From punk and psychedelics to alternative spoken word. Expect heated language chatter, cracking beats, bitty guitar riffs and pompous bass. Kaat Van Stralen was the winner of the most recent edition of “De Nieuwe Lichting”.

Customs formed in early 2008. Everything they knew about making music, touring and “being in a band” the 4 musicians had learned in the punk/hardcore scene that flourished in the years just before and after Y2K.
In 2023, however, they picked up where they left off, under the radar. Now the band resurfaces, with two new singles and a promise to release new music every month from now on, hopefully for years to come. Kristof and co once again answer the question of what post-punk can still be in 2025 and return to their DIY punk roots of a quarter century ago.

Phoenician Drive is a six-piece band formed in Brussels in 2016 with the intention to make drums and fuzz guitars meet with oud, rek and other Eastern percussions. In the footsteps of earlier East-West musical blendings from 70’s like Erkin Koray or Orient Express, and under the influence of the German kraut-rock scene (Neu!, Can, Faust, ...), Phoenician Drive went searching for hypnotic trance based on distorted oriental grooves.

Bex is the Brussels-based alt-pop band led by singer and songwriter Rebecca Driesmans. Together with musicians Sander Huys (bass) and Victor Khaddaj (drums), she delivers a blend of warm vocals, ethereal textures, and sharp-witted songwriting. Their music is influenced by artists like Bernice, Genevieve Artadi, and Anna Wise. In 2024, they released their debut EP ‘The Kitchen’. Outside of Bex, the three musicians are also involved in their own projects. In March, Victor launched his first effects pedal (Butterfly Effects), and Sander plays in several bands (AYATARU, Pragana). Their music was recently described by a listener as "melancholic and hopeful".

iNess is a Brussels-based music enthusiast and resident DJ for BRUZZ, the pulse of local radio in Brussels. She mixes genres like RnB, Hip-Hop, Afro, Neosoul, Funk and House. In her mixes, she recreates the warmth of sunlight's loving embrace with each note gently caressing your senses, bringing light and positive energy that only melody and lyricism can reveal.

No One May festival without a parade. Percussion Group Fanfakids will be there again to festively open our festival. This motley crew of Brussels youngsters perform a mixture of metropolitan music genres they grew up with in lower Molenbeek, the Marolles and other working-class neighbourhoods of Brussels, interspersed with rousing breakbeat performances. Standing still will be difficult!