Bruges Cactusfestival 2010
Thursday, May 20th, 2010From the 9th till 11th of July, there’s a new edition of the ‘Best small Festival‘ Cactusfestival in the ‘Minnewaterpark’ in Bruges. This single stage rock, reggae, hip hop and R ‘n B festival has been running for more than 20 years now and has become a very popular festival the last couple of years, with the European festival award last year as a highlight.
The temporary line-up looks promising again:
Friday 9th of July
- David Gray (UK)
- Regina Spektor (US)
- Absynthe Minded (B)
- Ghinzo (B)
- I Am Kloot (UK)
- Seun Kuti & Egypt ‘80 (NIG)
Saturday 10th of July
- Jamie Lidell (UK)
- Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes (US)
- K’s Choice (B)
- José James (US)
- Balkan Beat Box (US)
- Black Mountain (CAN)
- Balthazar (B)
- Fiction Plane (UK)
Sunday 11th of July
- Macy Gray (US)
- Tori Amos (US)
- Admiral Freebee (B)
- Heavy Trash feat. Jon Spencer (US)
- Alela Diana - Duo (US)
- The Low Frequency In Stereo (NO)
- Little Dragon (SW)
Weekendticket: 85euro, Dayticket: 36euro
More info can you find on the website of cactusfestival






Since Bruges was the cultural capital of Europe in 2002, the city planned to organise a large-scale cultural festival every five years. This year there is a new edition, starting the 17th of September till the 30th of January 2011.
The popular traveler’s website Tripadvisor awarded a prize to Bruges in 3 categories: