Pinkpop 2008
Pinkpop 2008 was held in the Landgraaf Megaland Park on 30 May, 31 May and 1 June 2008. On 10 and 17 December there were 3 bands officially announced to headline on each of the three festival days. These headlining bands are the internationally renowned Foo Fighters, Metallica, and the recently reunited Rage Against the Machine. Pinkpop 2008 had the largest audience of concert attendees to date, with an average of just over 60,000 people arriving each of the three days, prompting the festival organizers to announce that 180,000 people had visited the festival. Because the 42,500 available three-day passes sold out completely, the actual number of unique visitors is 94,000.
| Mainstage | 3FM Stage | GM Next (tent) Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 30 May | - Flogging Molly - Incubus - Metallica |
- Sat2D - Animal Alpha - Alter Bridge |
- From First to Last - Jonathan Davis - Porcupine Tree |
| Saturday 31 May | - Moke - KT Tunstall - Editors - Kaiser Chiefs - Foo Fighters |
- Air Traffic - Bad Religion - Eagles of Death Metal - Stereophonics - The Verve |
- Blood Red Shoes - Voicst - Amy MacDonald - Justice - Groove Armada |
| Sunday 1 June | - Fiction Plane - Gavin DeGraw - Racoon - Alanis Morissette - Queens of the Stone Age - Rage Against The Machine |
- The Wombats - Cavalera Conspiracy - The Hives - Serj Tankian - Counting Crows |
- Patrick Watson - Kate Nash - Pete Murray - Saybia - Róisín Murphy |
- B Animal Alpha replaced Novastar, because they experienced delays in recording their new album.
- C Eagles of Death Metal replaced Chris Cornell, because he had obligations in the studio.
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