Humo's Rock Rally is a Belgian contest for rock bands, organized every second year since 1978. It is organized by the Belgian magazine HUMO.Hail the Rock Rally , Flanders Today, 24 March 2010. "(The Rock Rally is) still by far the most influential rock and pop contest in Belgium."
Every band that has not yet released an official recording, may enter the Rock Rally, by submitting a demo to HUMO. HUMO then selects 100 bands to compete in the pre-selections, followed by semi-finals and a final with 10 bands. The competing bands are assessed by a professional jury. Money prizes are awarded to the top three bands, as well as to one band chosen by the audience.
The Rock Rally is an important possibility for young Belgian rock bands to get in the picture. Many notable Belgian bands and musicians, such as dEUS, The Black Box Revelation, Evil Superstars, Novastar, Milow, Arid, An Pierlé, Das Pop, Admiral Freebee and Goose, launched their career in the Rock Rally.
Past prize winners and notable finalists
2024 Maria Iskariot Teun Tje 2022 Bluai Meltheads Yacid 2020 Meskerem Mees Wolker Dyce Other finalists: Yokan (Audience choice), All-Turn, Hugs of the Sky, Jakomo, Uma Chine, Be Irving, Terms
2018 The Calicos Lagüna EMY Other finalists: Danny Blue and the Old Socks, Ugly Weirdo
2016 Whispering Sons Rewind Productions dirk. Other finalists: Delta Crash, Equal Idiots
2014 Warhola Nordmann Five Days Other finalists: Byron Bay
2012 Compact Disk Dummies Sleepers' Reign (Audience choice) Float Fall
Other finalists : Tourist LeMC
2010 School is Cool "School is Cool wint Humo's Rock Rally 2010", De Standaard, 28 March 2010 "School is Cool wint Humo's Rock Rally 2010", De Morgen, 28 March 2010 The Sore Losers Willow (Audience choice) Other finalists: Amatorski, Maya's Moving Castle, The Crackups, Psycho 44, The Mojo Filters, Gloria, Nele Van Den Broeck
2008 Steak Number Eight "Steak Number Eight wint Humo's Rock Rally", De Standaard, 17 March 2008 "Steak Number Eight wint 30ste Humo's Rock Rally", De Morgen, 17 March 2008 Jasper Erkens (audience choice) Team William Other finalists: Berriegordies, Roadburg, the Galacticos, Hong Kong Dong, the Porn Bloopers, the Tabasco Collective, Way
2006 The Hickey Underworld "The Hickey Underworld wint de Rock Rally", De Standaard, 27 March 2006 The Black Box Revelation Rye Jehu Balthazar (audience choice) Other finalist: Freaky Age
2004 The Van Jets "The Van Jets winnen Rock Rally", De Standaard, 29 March 2004 Absynthe Minded Madensuyu (audience choice) Milow
2002 Goose "Goose wint Rock Rally 2002", De Standaard, 2 April 2002 Illyrian (audience choice) Very Camel
2000 Mintzkov Luna Admiral Freebee (audience choice) Venus In Flames Mint Zornik Breknov (now Zornik)
1998 Das Pop Fence Chrome Yellow
1996 Novastar Tom Helsen Sheffield Wednesday Arid An Pierlé
1994 Evil Superstars Sticks & Stones Sweater
1992 Charlie 45 The Beautiful Babies Orgasmaddix dEUS
1990 Noordkaap Kitchen of Insanity Gorky
1988 Ze Noiz The Romans The B-Tunes Citizen Kane (with Daan Stuyven)
1986 The Peter Pan Band Passion of a Primitif The Wolfbanes / The Boy Wonders (shared third place)
1984 Elisa Waut Morceaux Durs Beau Geste Other finalists: Yasja, Gabriella & the Professionals, Chow-chow, Rue Da Mort, Mensen Blaffen, Primitifs, The Beauty Trap
1982 The Chrome 2 Belgen 5 CV Gruppenbild (with Stijn Meuris)
1980 The Machines The Singles The Sweeties
1978 Once More Stagebeast Clown De Kreuners Speedy King and his Feetwarmers met Guido Belcanto
References
External links HUMO Unofficial Rock Rally Website Spotify-playlist Humo's Rock Rally