Valkhof Festival, previously known as "de-Affaire", is a free annual music festival in Nijmegen, Netherlands.
The festival takes place in mid-July as part of the Vierdaagsefeesten, the festivities accompanying the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen. It focuses mainly on all varieties of alternative, indie and progressive music. It is organized by the Dutch venues Doornroosje, Merleyn, Extrapool and Pan. The performances are on several locations in the city, mainly in parc Valkhof in the centre of the city next to the Waal. The castle on the location gives an overview over the river.
Line-up 2012
Bombino, Breton, Hanni El Khatib, Hjalmar, Honningbarna, The Jezabels, Mozes and the Firstborn, Palio Superspeed Donkey, Red Fang, St. Lucia, Twin Shadow, Ufomammut, Zola Jesus, Ewert and the Two Dragons, François & the Atlas Mountains, Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex, Bismuth, Jagwar Ma, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Orchestra of Spheres, Rats on Rafts
Line-up 2011
Pioneers of Love, Jamie Woon, Aucan, Blues Brother Castro, Charlie Jones Big Band, Mike Denhert, Houses, The Ocean, Pop Up Animal Kids, Retro Stefson, Roy Santiago, The Severed Limb, Shaking Godspeed, Benton, Dagoba, Eefje de Visser, Graveyard, MDC, Obeah, Ólafur Arnalds, Radio Moscow, Steak Number Eight, San Soda, Spokes, Traumahelikopter, Vanderbuyst, Keko Yoma
Line-up 2010
The Sore Losers, DeWolff, And So I Watch You From Afar, Errors, Los Campesinos!, The Antlers, Darwin Deez, These Are Powers, Shearwater, Dungen, Holly Miranda, Post War Years, Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Sarah Blasko, Beans & Fatback, The Crookes, Daily Bread, Woost, Health
Line-up 2009
Sleepy Sun, Caribou, The Dodos, The Wooden Constructions, Blood Red Shoes, Deerhoof, Nisennenmondai
Line-up 2008
The Accidental • Anavarin • DJ Baco Pirelli • Beansprouts • Believeisadoubt • Big Grin • Bjorn Engelen • Black Bottle Riot • Black Box Revelation • The Black Seeds • Blaudzun • Boelens, Windemuller, Flubacher, Pourier • Bonne Aparte • Boolean • Brat Pack • Canceled: The Juan Maclean • Capacocha • Charly Zastrau Trio • Chrome Hoof • The Cohens • De Kwelling van Pythagoras • De Staat • Dead Man Running • DeVotchka • Donné et Desirée • Dunne Norm Dikke Waard • Eats Tapes • DJ Eli Groen • Estudiantina Ensemble • Fink • Finntroll • Francisco Lopez & Richard Francis • Freaky Age • Fuhler/De Joode/Bennink/Moore • Fyoelk • Get Well Soon • Grand Wazoo • Heidevolk • Helter Skelter feat. DJ St. Paul • The Hot Stewards • Intero • Invasives • Jacky Heretic • James Pants • Jean Parlette • Jip Deluxe + Max Moral + Nicky Romero • John & Jehn • DJ Kabaal & Sjans • Kaywon High School of Arts Orchestra • Kraft Derrick feat. Otto Orgel • Krause • Late of the Pier • Le Club des Chats • Lea • Leine • Liars • Lucky Fonz III • Lynn • Maravilla de Florida • Marten de Paepe • Mini roc • Miracle Fortress • MoHa! • Mugison • Myrkvar • NatureBoy • Neurobit • New Killer Stars • Nueva Manteca • Okieson • The Pedro Delgados • Phonc & Stout! • Phosphorescent • Pivot • SAT2D • N.E.W feat: Sennh + dB + Da Boetie Sjeeka + Chaosmaker + Jan Liefhebber • SixNationState • DJ Slowpoke • Smash the Statues • Solomun (D) + Pitto + Pure • Stone Drone • The Subs • The Teenagers • Tin Wish Tin • Triggerfinger • Tyrants Of The Ancient Law • Valentin vs Mark Buning • Voer • Wax 'n' Wane • Why? • Yacht • Yordan Orchestra •