Missy Sippy Blues & Roots Festival ✰ 12 days ✰ Ghent Festivities '26

💃🏽🌙🎷 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐲? 𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧' 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝! Missy Sippy is pulling out all the stops this Gentse Feesten with blues, roots, funk, soul, and rock ’n roll. 🕺🏽🍹🔥 Great on and off the stage. Nothing but good stuff. ✰😳 𝟭𝟮 😄✰ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝟭𝟬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝟭𝟭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟭𝟮 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 of sultry swinging in your beloved juke joint. With a day 𝟬 and a day -𝟭. 🥳 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐯𝐲, 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦! 🌙🌙🌙 🌙🌙🌙 🌙🌙🌙 ✰ 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘁 & 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 Gentse Feesten day -1 with the American singer Cindy Barg and an intoxicating journey through a galaxy of ultra-classic, intergalactic sounds: rock & roll, rockabilly, country blues, jazz, and western swing. Roaringly assisted by The Raves, with musicians from The Revelaires and The Whodads. Especially for your Gentje. ♥️ ✰ 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒷𝓁𝓊𝑒𝓈, 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃. Often overlooked or seen from behind, Bessie, Etta, Rosetta, Billie, and countless women wrote history and they flourish in Missy Sippy like in the old days. In honor of all blues queens, current Ghent heroes conquer the beloved river, along which musical friendships are born. Met Naomi Sijmons, Fedia Holail, Margot De Ridder, Lajos Tauber, Simon Raman, Heleen Andriessen and Pieter Mortier. ✰ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟕/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 Geen Gentse Feesten in Missy Sippy without Tiny Legs Tim. In every jam, every note, behind every corner you hear him. His beloved Missy Sippy All Stars play Sing My Title. We dedicate the festival to him. TLT for eternity. 🖤 Tim flies over and hears that it is good. ✰ 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗮 & 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 Rio de Janeiro in Ghent: samba, bossa, afro, funk party! 🪇 Marcel Pragana, Sander Huys, Daniel McBrearty & Gabriel Moraes make you dance to warm Brazilian energy. On stage, samba, MPB, forró, ijexá & Afro-Brazilian traditions melt together into a colorful party. ✰ 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗜𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿 The female power in the blues. This blissful band tells the story of women in the blues, from Ruth Brown to Nina Simone. Met Fedia Holail and Naomi Sijmons (vocals), Pieter Mortier (bass), Marijke Hellemans (guitar), Heleen Andriessen (piano) and Bernd Coene (drums). ✰ 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗵 & 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 Tom Eylenbosch (Belgian Blues Award winner), Pieter Mortier and Olivier Vander Bauwede play for dancing: piano blues, boogie, and rhythm & blues. With a rich palette of classic New Orleans sounds and blues melodies, Tom guides you along the Mississippi. ✰ 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗶́𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗼 60's surf and garage, not for the faint of heart! Lieven Declercq (Walter Broes & The Mercenaries), Danté Declercq (Triggerfinger, The Desirables), Faust Declercq and Kasper Van de Ponseele (Bluebird). The ideal soundtrack for an old school slasher horror film. Surf, twang, and buckets of reverb. 𝟮𝟯𝘂𝟯𝟬 • 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿 Garage, southern soul, and rock ’n roll with Steven Gillis (Fifty Foot Combo, Thee Andrews Surfers) and a young Ghent band with members of Harvesters, Blackup, and The Deadly Comments, who bite wildly into the repertoire of Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound, Oblivians, Compulsive Gamblers). Uncompromising, razor-sharp rock ’n roll. ✰ 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟐/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 Olivier Vander Bauwede invites the fine fleur of the past season: Adinda Hertmans, Bart Vervaeck, Leander Vandereecken, Werend Van Den Bossche, Matti De Rijcke, Edmund Lauret, Simon Raman and Zjef Van Steenbergen. Adventurous blues, jazz, and surprising improvisations. 𝟮𝟯𝘂𝟯𝟬 • 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗽 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗱 With guitar in hand and cowboy stories in the heart, Buckle Up Burnd brings pure country from the 40s and 50s. Mandolin, pedal steel, double bass, and a pinch of percussion provide an atmospheric ride through the roots of country, full of warmth and playfulness. ✰ 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶 Melodramatic spacerock that unfolds like a cinematic dialogue, with a slow build-up of tension and emotion until resistance becomes impossible. Drift beyond the ordinary. Join the trip. 𝟮𝟯𝘂𝟯𝟬 • 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝘀 Born from the legendary Missy Mondial sessions, where free improvisation with the audience grew into a real band. From dub and world to jazz and improvisation. Always a party. Bernd Coene, Florian De Schepper, Mattias Geernaert, Ambroos De Schepper. ✰ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟒/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻 & 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 Leander Vandereecken, known from A Murder In Mississippi and Missy Sippy All Stars, won the award for Beste Blues Vocalist in 2025. Met The Night Howlers he pulls into a wild Ghent night full of rock ’n roll, soul, and blues rock. ✰ 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟓/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗕𝘄𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘃𝗲 West African grooves & rhythm. Balafonspeler Jojo Joël Diarra moves within a Belgian-Malian context (Bamako Express, Missy Sippy All Stars) and brings his musical family together for an exhilarating session. Deep grooves, dance, and connection. ✰ 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔/𝟕 𝟮𝟭𝘂 • 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 Our legendary house band parties all night long: dirty blues and loose hips. None other than the late Tiny Legs Tim brought them together. Exhilarating, energetic, and just as well deliciously slow and sensual. They take you to the atmosphere of a hot steaming juke joint. 🎺 ✰ 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞. 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝. ✰ 𝐍𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲! ✰