A strong event concept is like good wine, it gets better with the years. Take the Maes Music Box concerts: the buzz just gets stronger and stronger every year and the number of concert-goers (14,000 this time) is growing with every edition.

The formula - which nobody tires of - is adequately known. Five bands, five cities, five concerts. Who plays where is a state secret until the very last moment. This year Triggerfinger, The Subs, School is Cool, Hooverphonic and Black Box Revelation played in the Maes stage container which went to Veurne, Brussels, Liège, Deinze and Mol. Beer, music, friends,”¦ all this in your own city? More of that next year.