05-02-2000, La Zone – Luik

Kochise played in La Zone. Ulrike’s Dream opened. Koyanisquatsi from Germany and Belgian grinders Bloodsuckers played too. It was a fun crowd. For Ulrikes Dream this was the bandana-period. Several bandmembers had seen the movie “Blood in Blood out” and often referenced to it. Sapé was a big cultmovie enthousiast. Multiple bandmembers were also fans of Kochise and very happy to open for them.

Kochise was a French anarcho-punk band formed in 1987 in Agen ( southwestern France) under the name “Cosette et les Bucherons Voyeurs”. They changed it to “Kochise” in 1988 and disbanded in 2004 (briefly reforming in 2009).

Bloodsuckers were a grindcoreband from Attert (Luxembourg), formed in 1994. They have released splits with bands like Malignant Tumour, Angry Midned and Bob’s Bizar Bazaar. Their first and only full length is called “Fuck milk… got beer?” (1999). The band is no longer active.

Koyanisquatsi was billed as a “emo-hardcoreband” from Germany. It’s not the band from Leuven with the same name.

La Zone still is a music venue for alternative and underground music in Liège. It’s located in Outremeuse, the island in the middle of Liège and is hosting a wide variety of musical bands from everywhere in the world, as well as theatre, exhibitions, workshops.

In Aredje (mini-zine) the concert was mentioned

Le lendemain, à l’invitation de Coline et Moldy, je suis à La Zone à Liège. Il y a cinq groupes, mais Binam’ et moi sommes là pour Kochise. Nous les avions vu il y a un bon bout de temps au Festival libertaire près de Dijon. Le public est un mélange de punks, crusts et autres venant d’un peu partout. Eric de Kochise, qu’on connaît bien, n’est pas sur scène mais s’active dans l’ombre, il s’occupe de passer des dias. Géraldine chante et joue de la guitare. Il y a aussi un gars qui joue de la mandoline sur la plupart des morceaux. C’est péchu. Un pogo bourru s’entame, ce qui ne plaît pas au groupe qui ne veut pas de danse macho. Cette réflexion refroidit certains qui se replient au bar (pas moi). Les paroles, très activistes, sont à découvrir sur leurs disques, par exemple le 33 tours Dans le meilleur des mondes (de 1997) qui contient un livret de 32 pages ou le split CD avec Haine Brigade, disponible chez Maloka pour maximum 40 FF.

Bands: Kochise, Koyaanisqatsi, Ulrike’s Dream, Bloodsuckers

Line-up Ulrikes Dream: Hans (guitar),  Daan (guitar), Erik (bass), Anton (drums), Magalie, Sapé (vocals)

See full gallery here.

Place: La Zone, 42b Rue Quai de l’Ourthe, 4020 Liège