Ronquières Festival

Ronquières Festival is lived at the foot of the Ronquières inclined plane, Route Baccara 1, 7090 Ronquières, in Braine-le-Comte. RF PROD SRL organises it, with its office at boulevard de la Sauvenière 118, 4000 Liège. Three stages, Tribord, Colline and Babord Club, sit under the tower. Canal barges cut the concert as they pass. On Friday the gates open at 16:00, and on Saturday and Sunday at 14:00. The wristband is cashless: it is topped up under the plane, at a till, at a totem or with the app. Camping asks for a ticket separate from the pass. A pitch for two people measures 4 square metres and one for four measures 9. Tents, umbrellas and glass do not enter the concert grounds. A sealed 1.5-litre water bottle does, or an empty half-litre flask.

Under-16s without an adult need a permission from their parents. The child ticket is for under-10s on 7 August 2026, and under-2s do not pay. Pushchairs do not enter. Guide dogs do. Sunscreen under 250 millilitres does too. Lost items are collected at the Braine-le-Comte tourist office. There are lockers on the grounds. Ticket resale goes only through the festival platform, between 90 and 100 percent of the price, and only the buyer puts it on sale. The wristband balance is claimed until 31 August at 23:59.

On Saturday 2 August 2025, Julien Doré plays Le lac, La fièvre, Les limites, Kiss Me Forever, Coco Câline, Chou wasabi, Mourir sur scène, by Dalida, Les Sunlights des tropiques, by Gilbert Montagné, Sublime & silence, Porto Vecchio, Nous, Les démons de minuit, by Images, Paris-Seychelles, Pourvu qu'elles soient douces, by Mylène Farmer, Ah les crocodiles and Femme Like U, by K.Maro. On that Saturday's bill are Héléna, Kavinsky, Étienne de Crécy and Philippe Katerine. Doré was already there in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2022.

On Sunday 3 August 2025, The Libertines play Up the Bracket, The Delaney, What Became of the Likely Lads, Boys in the Band, Night of the Hunter, What Katie Did, Shiver, Merry Old England, Death on the Stairs, Music When the Lights Go Out, The Good Old Days, Heart of the Matter, Gunga Din, What a Waster, Run Run Run, Time for Heroes, Can't Stand Me Now and Don't Look Back Into the Sun. That Sunday's bill carries Zaho de Sagazan, Pierre Garnier and Kaiser Chiefs. Friday the 1st opens with Clara Luciani and Jean-Louis Aubert.

In 2012 there were 12,000 people, and Gino Innocente, co-founder, says that at the start they were four friends from Binche. In 2013 there were 21,000 and a sold-out Sunday, with Mika and Archive. In 2014, 30,000 sold out, with James Blunt and Hooverphonic. In 2015, 32,000 sold out, with dEUS, Shaka Ponk and Kyo. In 2016, 36,000 sold out, with Selah Sue, Puggy, Zazie and Balthazar. In 2017, 38,000 sold out, with Air, Vianney and Archive. In 2018, 42,000 sold out, with Lily Allen, MC Solaar and Étienne Daho. In 2019, 48,000 sold out, with Bigflo & Oli, Zazie and Lomepal. In 2021, 40,000 sold out, with Måneskin and Woodkid. In 2022, 65,000 sold out, with Orelsan and Snow Patrol. In 2023, 80,000, with Indochine, Placebo and The Prodigy. In 2024, 67,000, with Phoenix, Bigflo & Oli and Pixies. There are 14 editions and almost 450,000 people in all.

7 to 9 August 2026 is already lived on the same plane. That weekend's bill names Hooverphonic, Suzane, Roméo Elvis, DJ Snake, Suede, Pommelien Thijs, Macklemore, Lost Frequencies, Disiz and Iliona. On 5 August 2025 there was a separate night, Ronquières Encore, on the same plane, with Uzi Freyja, Walshy Fire and Will Smith. Smith came on at 21:30. The plane, the tower and the three stages continue with the cut of the barges. The pass and the camping are bought separately, and the wristband is settled at the tills underneath.