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PRESS FILE 2020 # Practical information A POST INDUSTriAL DREAMFACtORY - RESIDENT ADVISOR The Place: ROCKERILL

Venue capacity/Number of stage: Rockerill : 400 (2 other more than 40 000 visitors per year rooms 500 or 1200).

City/country: Charleroi - Belgium Website/SocialMedia: www.rockerill.com www.facebook.com/Rockerillproduction

MAPPING & Lightshow Nearest Airport 1: Charleroi, Brussels South Airport (mainly Ryanair). 10 mins from the venue.

# CONCEPT Nearest airport 2: Zaventem Airport (Brussels) Distance Aéroport-Hotel: Charleroi : 10 kms, Brussels: 60 Flashforward are electronic parties of quality launched in kms. 2012 by Fabrice Lig (Planet-e, R&S) and Globul (Rockerill resident). The goal is to share their deep love for electronic Distance Hotel-Rockerill: 60 kms (Sheraton Bruxelles), faci- music with a passionated and open-minded public, in the old lities to take the plane the day after the show. forges of a factory. The Rockerill is situated in the heart of Charleroi, a post-industrial city where factories bring a touch Or many hotels in Charleroi: 10 kms from Rockerill(Leonardo of apocalyptical and futurist movies. The public comes from Hotel city centre, Novotel) all over Belgium to enjoy the soul and spirti of the place, somes called it the « Belgian Berghain » or the South Factory. Driver shuttle with the society «Easy shuttle» You have to judge it by yoursef, but the line up and the au- dience of the rockerill never disappoint. We already worked with: Live Nation, Coda Agency, Para- mount Artist, Decked Out, Deep Art, AD Bookings, Miala, Afro Acid Muzik, Hi Tech Soul, Platform Agency, Kompakt Ar- tist Agency, Blackksheep, TW Artist Management, … # THE PLACE # Wall of Fame

In 1832, blacksmith Puissant d’Agimont and the industrial PAST YEARS: leader Thomas Bonehill built on a land called the Providence, Neon Judgment, Anne Clark, The Hacker, Laurent Garnier, a factory who will give to this land his first siderurgical place Derrick May, Dave Clark, Gregor tresher, Maelstrom, Grand in the area of Charleroi. The place was strategic, situated Master Flash, Carl Craig, Dr Lektroluv, Kevin Saunderson, between « La Sambre » and the Charleroi – Bruxelles – Anvers Kerry Chandler, Dj Sneak, Kink, Octave one, Brodinski, Ken- canal and two train lines : Marchienne – Malinnes and a very ny Larkin, Vince Watson, The Horrorist, Front 242, Aphro- important minor site. dite, Alix Perez, Etienne de Crécy, Technasia, Dj Deep, Cris- tian Varela, Jazzy Jeff, The Magician, Nastia, Umek, Heiko Destroying during the first world war, the forges were rebuilt Laux, Alexander Kowalski, Len Faki, Magda, Michael Mayer, the days after the end of the conflict. The activity is going Swindle, Digitalism, Kolombo, Loulou Players, on well before the absorption of the Cockerill sambre group, The Sugarhill Gang, Francois K, Erol Alkan, Technasia, prelude to the industrial’s decline in the 80’s. Giorgia Angiuli, Molécule, Lone, Emmanuel Top, N’To, Joa- chim Pastor, Paula Temple, Deborah De Luca, Popof, Der- In 2005, an artistic collective and friends decided to reco- rick Carter, The Magician, Amélie Lens, Etienne de Crécy, Dr ver the place and save the industrial wasteland. They called Lektroluv, Nastia, Pete Rock, Umek, Heiko Laux, Alexander it « The Rockerill » and a new life began for the forges and Kowalski, DKA, Fred Hush, Busy P, Boston Bun, Myd, Dj Bone, the providence : concert venue, blacksmith cooperative, ar- Teho, Romulus, Agoria, Kevin Sauderson, Boyz Noise, Djedjotronic, tist workshops, and the creation of a musical label : Rockerill Darius, Kartell, AZF, The Driver, Laurent Garnier, Ellen Allien, Joris Records. Delacroix, Stereoclip, Coyu, Rodriguez JR, Dominik Eulberg, Afrika Bambaataa, Sébastien Léger, Lil Louis, DIMA aka , , Since 2011, Rockerill joined the Club Plasma and signed a Gabriel Ananda, Mathew Jonson, Agents of Time, Marc Rebillet, The program contract with the « Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles Bloody Beetroots, Max Cooper, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Blawan, » to improve and multiple their activities. With more than La Fleur, Bebetta, Breakbot, Yuksek, Oxia, ... 300 artists per year and 25 000 clients, the place becomes a famous alternative place on the national and international BOOKED FOR 2020: Ben Sims & Mark Broom, Eats Everything, scene. Rockerill definitely takes part to te revival of Charleroi Matador, Maxim Lany, The Magician, Booka Shade (live), Der- and honours his industrial past. rick May, Dave Clarke, Laurent Garnier, Monika Kruse, ...

# CONTACT

Globul - Booking - [email protected] Fabrice Lig - Booking - [email protected] Julian - Community manager - [email protected]