This summer, Neimënster will host the second edition of its “Bock op” festival starting in early June until July.
Named after the Luxembourgish expression “to fancy something” or “to be up for something”, Bock op replaced the OMNI (unidentified musical object) festival in 2018. The name “Bock op” also plays on the fact that the Abbey lies nested at the foot of the historic Bock rock on which the Grand Duchy’s first castle was built in 963 by Count Siegfried.
On the agenda for the 2019 Bock op festival, now in its second edition, will be outdoor concerts of all musical genres from Neneh Cherry, Anna Calvi, Alpha Blondy & The Solar System and the Luxembourg Wind Orchestra, to name a few, as well as exhibitions and artistic performances.
Neimënster Summer Programme
- 9-10 June: Kicking off the festival will be the Neumünster Abbey Cultural Centre's 15th anniversary celebrations this June. Planned events include an aperitif and a pétanque competition, children's entertainment, including outdoor games and workshops, quirky cinema and acrobats and circus performances mixed with various musical genres. A restaurant will also be on site during these two days
- 21 June 2019: The festival will continue with an open-air concert by hip-hop, soul and jazz musician Neneh Cherry, starting at 20:00. Tickets cost €30 or €1.50 with a Kulturpass
- 21 June - 8 September 2019: "Particles" exhibition by Boris Loder. Opening on 20 June at 20:00 in Lucien Wercollier cloister. Exhibition runs everyday from 11:00 - 18:00. Free entry.
- 26 June 2019: Luxembourg Wind Orchestra open-air concert at 20:00. Tickets cost €10 or €1.50 with a Kulturpass
- 29 June 2019: Siren's Call festival, from 14:00. Tickets cost €52 (plus pre-sale fee) or €1.50 with a Kulturpass
- 30 June - 1 September 2019: "Inside Out" exhibition by Max Dauphin. Opening on 24 June at 18:30 in the vaulted rooms. Exhibition runs everyday from 11:00 - 18:00. Free entry.
- 10 July 2019: Open-air punk-rock concert by guitar virtuoso Anna-Calvi at 20:00. Tickets cost €22 or €1.50 with a Kulturpass
- 11 July 2019: Open-air concert by reggae musicians Alpha Blondy & The Solar System at 20:00. Tickets cost €30 or €1.50 with a Kulturpass
- 27 July 2019: Blues'n Jazz Rallye from 19:30. Free entry. Open-air.
The agenda encompasses concerts of all genres, exhibitions, sensual poetry and powerful poetry slam and much more for all ages.
The exhibitions “Ils défendent nos idées: 30 ans du Prix Sakharov” and “Rock Fossils” will kickstart the summer festival on 2 June 2018, both open every day from 11:00-18:00 until 3 July 2018.
Next up is a series of musical events: LCD Soundsystem on 8-9 June from 11:00-18:00, IAM on 9 June at 20:00 and Boléro (Military Music) on 10 June at 20:00. These will be followed by the 11th edition of the Printemps des Poètes on 15 June at 20:00, the music event Grand Corps Malade on 16 June at 12:00 and the (sold-out) concert from French artist Louane on 21 June at 20:00.
The summer festival will come to a close with the Siren’s Call festival on 28 June from 18:00 and the Blues’n Jazz Rallye festival on 21 July from 14:00.
