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Verdur Rock was a rock festival that took place in Namur, Belgium. It is considered the oldest rock festival in Wallonia. It first took place in 1985.

Description
The music festival took place at the top of the Citadel of Namur, in an open-air theatre that could accommodate 7000 spectators. It was scheduled during the last weekend of June.

History
The initial objective was to give amateur rock bands from Namur the possibility of playing on a stage equipped with professional material in front of a large audience.

The idea of creating a competition between the bands enticed not only the various people involved in the project but also the young audience. It was an innovative idea in the cultural and musical context of the time because competitions between amateur rock bands did not yet exist.

After a few years, besides the introduction of a competition, the organizers wanted to give a new dimension to this annual meeting of young musicians. This new option had to focus on a key issue: to bring to the site of the open-air theatre, located at the top of the citadel, an audience that went beyond the families and friends of the amateur bands selected. The participation of a well-known artist or bands gained ground. Gangsters d’Amour was the first band to top the bill of the Verdur Rock music festival. The presence of this well-known band made it possible to achieve one of the main objectives: the opportunity for amateur bands to be seen by a broader outside audience.

At the end of 2016, the city of Namur announced it would stop supporting the organization of the festival, leading to the end of Verdur Rock. However, in June 2018 the festival is to be revived in its original, free form.