Belgium to us Brits is quite an odd place. Although home to over 10 million people, and of course the European Union, for many of us it is a country that is visited from the motorway on the way to your final destination, and due to this we often only get a glimpse of this land of funny accents, over frothy beer, windmills and really thin houses. But this year we are giving you the chance to get stuck in and spend the weekend with us and thousands of European music lovers at the incredible alternative music festival now in its 21st year.....This is DOUR Festival 2009.
With a line up this year including Roots Manuva, Santigold, Deadmau5, Pet Shop Boys, Cocoon and Aphex Twin, Dour has always boasted and still boasts a line up to be noticed by all alternative music lovers. Even though there is always a great roster of artists who are hosehold names, you will find your weekend is taken up discovering new types and styles of music ranging from drum n bass to minimal techno, reggae to heavy metal and then scraping over samba, world, jazz, hip hop and funky before returning back to some of the biggest bands from the past 20 years.
With the music comes a great atmosphere and a fantastic range of people travelling from all over Europe to party together. Where at many festivals the crowd is dictated by the acts that are playing, the sheer diversity of acts at Dour means that it quite normal to find the odd rocker skanking out to Drum and Bass or the classic indie head grooving to some live experimental jazz. This really is an event that will have you opening your eyes to good music more than anything, and usually music that you would never have though twice to stick in the CD player.
If you’re still not convinced then take a look at the Dour website for a full line up and information on the facilities at the festival.
We had 10 tickets to Dour to give away and to people who could answer the following question:
Roots Manuva is performing at Dour this year, but can you fill in the missing word from his 2001 album?
______ Come Save Me
The Winners of The Picture Yourself at Dour competition are:
Oliver Redmonds + a friend
Nuala Wilson + a friend
Ellie Pryor + a friend
Fleur Watson + a friend
Simon Wedlock + a friend
There are five pair of tickets to give away in this competition. Any entrants to the competition through pictureyourselfhull.co.uk are subject to the terms detailed below. Best of luck!
P.S we have posted the photos from last years event here for you to check out the festival from a Picture Yourself perspective.
Here's our Terms and Conditions for the ticket competition:
- This is a UK ONLY competition. It is not allowed to give your ticket to non UK Citizens.
- If you have won, you will receive a personal letter to exchange for a wristband at the festival gate after showing a proof of ID.
- It is forbidden to try and sell your competition ticket on Ebay or other website. It will be monitored and people with such tickets will not be allowed on the festival ground. Ask those who tried last year.
- If you've won tickets but cannot attend the festival it is allowed to give them to a friend ONLY if they are UK Citizens and agreed beforehand by the festival promoters.
- You need to be over 16 to enter the competition. If you're under the age of 16 you'll need to be accompanied by an adult to be given your tickets at the festival door.
- Only one pair of tickets can be won per household
If you win, you'll receive a confirmation email will all the details on how to claim your prize within a week.
ATTENTION the tickets you've won are for the festival entry only - it does not include travel.
Good Luck!
If you don't win you can always buy tickets via our friends at Lastminute.com. It's only £85 for 4 days of music, fun and your chance to meet lovely people with funny accents.
How to come to Dour festival from the UK
NEW – you can now travel to Dour with our lovely friends at Festivalbus.co.uk! It’s cheap (£78), it’s fun and there is no hassle!
Festivalbus.co.uk
- you can take the Eurostar. book early for cheap fares. Special fares for student and under 26. Book online via http://www.eurostar.co.uk/ Take the speedy train to Brussels and then change and go towards Saint-Ghislain Timetables can be found at http://www.sncb.be/
Your Eurostar ticket is valid to any train station in Belgium so you don't have to buy an extra ticket!
Once at Saint-Ghislain, follow all the other music fans to the Festival Shuttle that drops you at the festival Gate for free! The shuttle is strictly open The shuttle is for ticket holders ONLY (don't loose your ticket)!
Travel time: 1h58 in the Eurostar + 45 minutes train between Brussels and Saint-Ghislain
Cost: anything from £50 return to £ 120 return - You can also fly to Brussels-Zaventem. BA, BMI, Air France and other companies fly between London and Brussels. Check cheap flight websites for special fares.
Once in Zaventem you just take a train to Saint-Ghislain. You'll need to buy a ticket. Fares and timetables on http://www.sncb.be/
Travel Time: 1hour flight + 1 hour train between Zaventem and Saint-Ghislain Cost: anything between £80 and £150 return - If you have time to travel you can also use the coach/ferry option. Visit Eurolines.com for fares and timetables.
You leave from Victoria Station and can stop at Lille then change for a train to MONS and then change again to saint-Ghislain timetables and fares: http://www.sncf.fr/
Travel Time: up to 8 hours
Cost: from £28 return to Lille + £15 for a train between Lille and Saint-Ghislain - You can also drive via the Channel Tunnel or Ferry, drive to Lille and take the Motorway to Brussels EXIT 26 Dour and then you just follow the signs!
- You can also rent a car from Zaventem Airport or Bruxelles- Midi station. check out car rentals webistes. Take the motorway Mons- Paris and take the exit 26 Dour then follow the signs
