The Kids

The Kids are a Belgian punk rock band formed in 1976. They broke up in 1985, but came back together in 1996 for the soundtrack recording of the Belgian film Dief (Thief). They have been together ever since and still play gigs around the world.

History

1976: Inspired by the upcoming punk wave, Ludo Mariman and the De Haes brothers formed The Kids. Their bass player, Danny De Haes, was only 12 at the time (and not allowed in at some of his own concerts…)
1977: The Kids sign their first record contract with Phonogram. They play support acts for Iggy Pop and Patti Smith.
1978: Their first album The Kids is recorded, and guitarist Luc van de Poel joins the band. They play at the famous Jazz Bilzen festival. Eight months later the second album Naughty Kids was released.
1985: The band releases ‘Gotcha!’, their final studio album.
1996: The band is reformed, and starts touring again.
2004: The Kids play their first concert in the USA, at Southpaw in Brooklyn. A dvd of this sold-out show is released as ‘The Kids: Live in New York’.
2007: An ‘Anthology’ box set with all their old albums is released.
2008: The Kids play at the Lokerse Feesten Festival with The Sex Pistols, The New York Dolls and The Buzzcocks.