samuel70 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Wilco will be playing at the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium on 20 Aug 2009. Not sure this is of high interest to many of you here, oh well .I'll be there anyway . Sam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Lowlands as well: http://nl.spinner.com/tag/wilco/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Theremin Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 They anncounced that like a month ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I love Belguim! If my wife and I ever win millions in a slip and fall case, we are moving to Brugge. What a beautiful city. We have been there 3 times. We can't go to Europe without a stop in Bruges. The countryside of Belgium makes for the perfect bike ride. And we a re serious beer lovers. If not for the recession, we'd be there for Wilco! Well, no we wouldn't. We are back to teaching on the 17th. Carry on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Theremin Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Seriously, Bruges is just one big tourist trap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samuel70 Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 They anncounced that like a month ago. Correct, but the festival is 4 days and they did not disclose the exact date until today. And Wilcoworld still haven't this show listed as of yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Seriously, Bruges is just one big tourist trap. We do it like a local. I am eating mussels for lunch right now! Haha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigwinn Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Seriously, Bruges is just one big tourist trap. Yeah, Gent is much nicer and far fewer busloads of tourists. Plus Wilco played a terrific show there at the Vooruit a few years ago, the place was packed. Pukkelpop is fun but I prefer club gigs to the festivals.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Okay, theremin put a wink face but now I feel the need to defend Brugge! HA! Gent is very cool and Bruges does have lots of tourists but we just avoid the tourists and blend in. A great vibe. Sorry to threadjack. It is had for me to not discuss Belgium and Bruges. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Theremin Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Okay, theremin put a wink face but now I feel the need to defend Brugge! HA! Gent is very cool and Bruges does have lots of tourists but we just avoid the tourists and blend in. A great vibe. Sorry to threadjack. It is had for me to not discuss Belgium and Bruges. Ya, but the local vibe in Bruges is kinda defined by lots of local old people (it's like the Florida of Belgium) and Japanese tourists with oversized camera's. Well, that's the way people in Belgium usually regard it anyway (except the ones who actually are from Bruges of course). Ghent is indeed the real deal, it has actually no less of the medival history stuff but at least you don't feel like walking into a gigantic open air museum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samuel70 Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 ...at least you don't feel like walking into a gigantic open air museum. That reminds me of that story my sister in law told me recently after she's been in Brugge :Two American tourists visiting Brugge asked her about the city closing time...like it were some kind of fake Disney entertainment park ... ! Samuel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Brugge:First "Taartjes eten" at the local Tearoom (watching old ladies chatting) and afterwards : Koningsplein in Antwerpen isn't bad either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Theremin Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 That reminds me of that story my sister in law told me recently after she's been in Brugge :Two American tourists visiting Brugge asked her about the city closing time...like it were some kind of fake Disney entertainment park ... ! SamuelHaha, brilliant. @Howjado: those things are typically Belgian in general, well except maybe for the pies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 You guys are very nice and welcoming to someone that digs Belgium! My wife and I are Rick Steves devotees and travel local and 'close to the ground'. We enjoy Bruges the same way. I would have said something along the lines of, "Glad to hear that you have discovered the charms of Belgium. Have you ever been to Gent? If not, check it out because if you like Brugge, you'll like Gent. It has the medieval history but is not as touristed." But obviously, we are different people! I live in Florida and the 'old people' descriptor is as silly for the F L A as my experience says that it is for the B E L. The next time that we are in your excellent country, I will contact you. I'd enjoy buying you each a beer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeattleC Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Just avoid Liege. What a pit. Some locals tried to run us over on our bikes there some years back. Maybe it's changed, but the river looked like poop, it was so polluted. (I generally loved Belgium though, don't get me wrong - some of those hills in the east were killer on a bike, and oh, the carbo loading with beer for the next days biking was pretty nice as well) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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