Live Review + Gallery | Lasemo Festival 2026

Erin Terlier

Hi, I’m Erin Terlier, a passionate photographer based in Belgium (and London). My work focuses primarily on concert photography but I also love shooting portraits.

My approach is all about capturing moments that speak for themselves — whether it’s the chaos of a live show or the quiet vulnerability of a portrait. Photography is my way of documenting stories, emotions, and connections.

We head to Belgium’s Lasemo Festival: a rising festival with a wide range of genres, a wonderful atmosphere and a surprise at every turn

There’s a moment at every great festival where you stop checking the lineup and just let yourself be carried. At Lasemo, that moment comes fast.

This Belgian festival clearly reminded me of Glastonbury, a smaller version, of course, but with the same values at its core: a showcase of performing arts, a genuine mix of music genres, and a family friendly atmosphere running through it all. For people who don’t want to spend too much money on a festival, this is a great alternative and proof that a festival doesn’t need to be huge to be remembered.

However, Lasemo Festival is growing fast, as it should be. This year’s edition drew a record of 53,000 festival-goers; the word is spreading, without the festival losing what made it special in the first place.

What sets Lasemo apart is how seriously it takes accessibility for disabled people, with accessible routes everywhere and sign language interpreters positioned right next to the artist on stage, being a part of the performance itself. It’s the kind of details that change everything, and it’s hard not to wish every festival took the same approach.

With several stages, several worlds, and several universes, you will always find something to do at Lasemo. There’s no dead time here, no gap where the day stalls. There’s always another stage pulling you in.

The lineup was stacked, from the headliners right down to the smaller bands. This year’s edition brought in Julien Doré, Vanessa Paradis, Nile Rodgers and Xavier Rudd as the big names on the bill, the kind of international headliners that prove Lasemo is genuinely one of Belgium’s must-see festivals.

But the real heart of the festival, as always, was in what happened around those headline sets. Sam Sauvage came with pure energy, the kind that pulls an entire crowd in, while Mado, still an emerging name, carried her set with a contagious mood that makes you feel proud to have listened to her before everyone else does.

Alice On The Roof added her own flavour to an already awesome lineup, one more world within the festival’s many others. There was a real chill down our spine during her performance of ‘Easy Come Easy Go,‘ where the whole crowd sang along with so much passion and intensity. Her performance had that rare quality of being calming while still carrying a rhythm, the kind of set that makes you want to lie down in the grass and dance at the same time.

Another highlight was Solann, true to her sound as ever. She has the kind of voice that stays with you: the kind that communicates raw emotions in a way that completely catches you off guard.

By the end of it, what stays with you isn’t just the music, it’s how Lasemo holds artistic quality, real inclusivity, and real kindness together at once. Lasemo is a festival that deserves a lot more spotlight than it currently gets.