This concert belongs to the timeless ◄◄ REWIND series.

◄◄ REWIND

In 2007, AB launched a timeless series: ◄◄ REWIND. Central to this series are Belgian artists who perform 'their classic' in its entirety. Call it a milestone in their career or even more: a key record in Belgian pop music. These are often albums that are - though not exclusively - engraved in the collective memory. Call them anchor points in the Belgian musical landscape. Each “pièce de résistance” is thus brought in its entirety. Integral? Yes, exactly in the order in which the artist wanted to tell his/her story.

HOOVERPHONIC: 'The Magnificent Tree' - 25th anniversary

Coincidence does not exist: on FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2025, it would be exactly - day to day - 25 years since Hooverphonic's 'The Magnificent Tree' was unleashed on the world. 'The Magnificent Tree' - Hooverphonic's third studio album with Geike Arnaert at the wheel as frontwoman for the first time - was without a doubt a milestone in their oeuvre that also accelerated their international career.

Without a doubt, 'The Magnificent Tree' is Hooverphonic's magnus opus. 'The Magnificent Tree' therefore remains to this day a timeless classic that reflects the band's signature sound: pop pur sang but fiercely injected by trip hop with orchestral elements. Not for nothing was the album on the Ultratop album charts for more than 2 years (!). Moreover, with sales of more than 340,000 copies - with 165 million streams on top - this album is one of the most successful Belgian albums of all time. No less than four successful singles were then plucked from the record: “Mad About You,” “Vinegar & Salt,” “Out of Sight” and “Jackie Cane.

This success also catapulted Hooverphonic to the main stage of Rock Werchter in 2001. Their spot? Just after world star Manu Chao and just before closing (!) Basement Jaxx. Detail: world acts like Queens Of The Stone Age and Tool were on the same main stage a lot earlier that day.

In the spring of 2025 Hooverphonic will tour through Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Turkey and Greece. In other words, the band will be extremely robed to bring “The Magnificent Tree” back to life like a well-oiled machine.This concert belongs to the timeless ◄◄ REWIND series created by AB in 2007. Central to this series are Belgian artists who play their classic in its entirety. Call it a milestone in their career or, even more so, a key album in Belgium’s history of pop music. These are often – but not always - albums that are etched into collective memory. Each pièce de résistance is played in its entirety, in the exact order that the artist wanted to tell their tale at the time (or still does).

Hooverphonic plays ‘The Magnificent Tree’ (2000)
There’s no such thing as coincidence: on Friday 26 September 2025 it will be exactly 25 years to the day that Hooverphonic’s The Magnificent Tree was released upon the world. The band’s third studio album – featuring Geike Arnaert as frontwoman for the first time - is a real milestone in their oeuvre and enabled the acceleration of their international career.
Without a doubt, The Magnificent Tree is Hooverphonic’s magnus opus. To this day, it remains a timeless classic that reflects the Bands signature sound: pop pur sang, but with a serious injection of triphop containing orchestral elements. It’s not without reason that the album spent more than two years(!) in the Ultratop album charts.
With more than 265,000 copies sold – 85,000 of them in Belgium – the album is in fact one of the most successful Belgian albums of all time. Four hit singles were plucked from the album: Mad About You, Vinegar & Salt, Out of Sight and Jackie Cane.
This success also catapulted Hooverphonic onto the main stage of Rock Werchter in 2001. Their time slot? Just after global star Manu Chao and just before closing act Basement Jaxx. Detail: global acts like Queens Of The Stone Age and Tool appeared quite a bit earlier in the day on that same main stage.
In spring 2025, Hooverphonic will tour Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Turkey and Greece, amongst other countries. In other words, the band will be in top form to revive The Magnificent Tree like a well-oiled machine at AB.