Nekka-Nacht
| Nekka-Nacht | |
|---|---|
 Raymond van het Groenewoud was twice the main guest (1999 and 2010) | |
| Genre | Alternative rock, rock, indie rock, pop, hip hop, levenslied, folk rock |
| Location(s) | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Years active | 1969–2018, 2022–present |
| Capacity | 20.000 (Sportpaleis) 8.000 (Lotto Arena) from 2023 |
| Organised by | Nekka vzw |
| Website | nekka |
Nekka-Nacht (Eng. Nekka-Night) is an annual event organized in Antwerp, Belgium. Traditionally, it celebrates the career of a Dutch-language artist from Flanders or the Netherlands.[1]
History
[edit]The first edition dates from 1969. Until 1970, the event was called Kazuno. From 1971 it was organized as Nekka. Back then, other-language artists also performed, and it was rather known as a folk-festival. The first Nekka-Nacht editions in 1994 and 1995 didn't have one specific main guest yet. Since 1996, different artists perform the songs of one main singer or band.
In 2013, a compilation album 20 Jaar Nekka Nacht was released.[2]
Central guests
[edit]- 1996: Boudewijn de Groot
- 1997: Johan Verminnen
- 1998: Rob de Nijs
- 1999: Raymond van het Groenewoud
- 2000: Will Tura
- 2001: Stef Bos
- 2002: De Nieuwe Snaar
- 2003: De Kreuners and Frank Boeijen in a second edition
- 2004: Kommil Foo
- 2005: Herman van Veen
- 2006: Kadril
- 2007: Boudewijn de Groot[3]
- 2008: Bart Peeters
- 2009: Zjef Vanuytsel and Yevgueni[4]
- 2010: Raymond van het Groenewoud
- 2011: Thé Lau and The Scene[5]
- 2012: Willem Vermandere
- 2013: 20th anniversary edition with young artists performing a song with one of the previous central guests.[6]
- 2014: De Nieuwe Snaar[7]
- 2015: Buurman
- 2016: "Flanders honors Toon Hermans"[8]
- 2017: No edition due to withdrawal of main sponsor[9]
- 2018: No central guest, performances of different artists[10]
- 2019-2022: No editions
- 2023: Mama's Jasje[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "NEKKA - Doelstellingen" [NEKKA - Objectives]. nekka.be (in Dutch). 12 August 2023.
- ^ "20 Jaar Nekka Nacht (2013)". musicmeter.nl (in Dutch). 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Nekka Nacht 2007 beloofd vuurwerk te worden met Boudewijn de Groot" [Nekka Night 2007 promises fireworks with Boudewijn de Groot]. frontview-magazine.be (in Dutch). 20 February 2007.
- ^ "Zjef Vanuytsel en Yevgueni zijn centrale gasten op Nekkanacht". De Morgen (in Dutch). 18 February 2009.
- ^ "Thé Lau centrale gast Nekka-Nacht 2011". nnieuws.be (in Dutch). 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Tien centrale gasten op Nekka Nacht". VRT (in Dutch). 26 February 2013.
- ^ "De Nieuwe Snaar: een allerlaatste keer". newfolksounds.nl (in Dutch). 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Peeters en Verminnen eren Toon Hermans op Nekka-Nacht" [Peeters and Verminnen honour Toon Hermans at Nekka-Nacht]. vrt.be (in Dutch). 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Geen Nekka-Nacht in 2017" (in Dutch). nnieuws.be. 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Jubileumeditie in mineur: Nekka-nacht wegens slechte ticketverkoop slechts één avond in plaats van twee" [Jubilee edition in a minor way: Nekka night only one night instead of two due to poor ticket sales]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Nekka-Nacht keert na vier jaar terug naar Lotto Arena in 2022" [Nekka-Nacht returns to Lotto Arena after four years in 2022]. vrt.be (in Dutch). 12 July 2021.