In this section, we hook you up with a short introduction of every band of the line up and some interesting bandlinks...all in ALPHABETICAL ORDER

BOURBON ROSES - Any Belgian kid that visits metalcore and hardcore shows on a reular base, should have heard of this dedicated hardcore kids from the Mechelen area. Combing some good old Belgian nineties metalcore with a lot of today's influences and a lot of intensity, they're bound to make you mosh as hard as you can! www.myspace.com/oldschooltrash

BREAK OF DAY - This very hardworking punkrock/melodic hardcore band has worked hard the last couple of years. Every show is played with as much passion as possible, resulting in some moving pits and collective singalongs. Check it out at : www.breakofday.be - www.myspace.com/breakofdaymusic

CAMPUS - Great, hardworking emo metalcore band. Combining sweet melodies and brutal but rocking core and very good at doing so. With their debut 'inside the mind of a serial killer' they're ready to storm some bigger stages! www.campusmusic.be - www.myspace.com/campusbe

CAPTAIN COMPOST - this fine skapunkcombo out of the Kortrijk area has been doing well the lately. Playing lots of shows and having joined stages with bands like the Mad Caddies or Reel Big Fish, they are more than ready to start a party on a fine saturday afternoon... - www.captaincompost.be - www.myspace.com/captaincompostbe

DEATH BEFORE DISCO - innovative, tight and beautifully rockin...all words that fit this very talented band. Havin' played Pukkelpop, Groezrock and toured twice in Indonesia, they are a band that deserves you full attention!!! - www.deathbeforedisco.net - www.myspace.com/deathbeforedisco

FUNERAL PYRE - This young metal band out of the Aarschot area will kick of this year's edition. Combing some classic metal and rocktunes, they deliver a pack of melodic metaltunes. www.funeralpyre.be

HOMER - Hageland punkrock/melodic hardcore in full effect. Homer has been playing shows all over the place the last couple of years and tries to move every possible crowd. Great raging punkrocktunes with some heavy pounding breaks and flyin' soli. The perfect time to celebrate the 'friday night fever'. Check at : www.myspace.com/homer666 - www.funtimerecords.com/homer

LADBROKE - Livin' in and near Oostende and playing some rockin' sunny punkrocktunes. These dudes are ready to create a smile on your face and inject your legs with some dance fever. www.desitevanladbroke.be - www.myspace.com/ekorbdal

THE MAPLE ROOM - if you don't know these guys by now, i guess you've taken a hardcore/emo pause the last couple of years. With their very well received album 'uncover everyone' , they won thousands of hearts and played tons of shows in and out of Belgium. Two years ago, they totally rocked the Funfest audience and we're pretty confident this will happen once again! - www.themapleroom.net - www.myspace.com/themapleroom

SCARROTS - Scarrots are back and they are fully alive and kickin'. On the plate : some RRRockin' tunes combining melancholy, singalong melodies and songs that stick in your head for weeks. They just released their brandnew album 'the sound of being lost' , full of songs that will set the funfest on fire - www.scarrots.com - www.myspace.com/scarrots

SECOND BASE - No need to introduce Second Base to people that follow the Belgian punkrockscene, cause this hardworking band has been playing all over Belgium and is one of the true defenders of fast melodic punkrock. By the time they play funfest, their new split with the Uk band Durai should be out, so we're pretty sure some new songs will be launched into the audience! - www.secondbase.be - www.myspace.com/secondbaseband

THE SETUP - Hard, harder, hardest! That goes for the music , but also for their work ethics! Countles tours with a lot of international heavyweights, endless festival appearances and a lot of burned down clubs, that's somehow the CV in short. You know what to expect and you will get it for sure! - www.thesetupkills.com - www.myspace.com/thesetup

SLUDGE PHENOMENON - A very promising metalband out of the Leuven/Aarschot area. Sludge Phenomenon succeeds in blending some furious metalstyles. The result is a technical futuristic death assault with lots of twisted riffs, great songwriting and some headbangin' tunes. - www.sludgephenomenon.be - www.myspace.com/sludgephenomenon