Front 242 Live at AB - Ancienne Belgique

[@pascallemaire5997]

I'm 59 years old and for me ther's no beter ebm band than front 242 🤘🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪

[@u4tmradio]

same here along with front line assembly

[@bobhebel4116]

Front 242 is definitely the cream of the crop. I would also put DAF up there with them.

[@janssensrik]

Then now you're 60 years old...

[@EAZzYCuRE]

​@@bobhebel4116and néon jugement

[@debionneolivier6292]

same me

[@kamran102]

Saw these guys in a small club in Sweden in -85. Changed my life. The posters said "A night with Belgian shock troopers"

[@mawux2713]

I saw them in Sundsvall, Sweden, could have been -85

[@labshot]

"Shock Troopers"?..…explain

[@EAZzYCuRE]

🇧🇪 i am a belgian Trooper ❤ sweden

[@jean-henripeulinckx4412]

After 38 years, still THE BEST underground electronic music. Made in Belgium.... Thanks Daniel &Patrick !

[@prager_handgriff]

THE BEST.

[@dasgestell]

after 40Years ;)

[@PeterLemay-tj9hu]

Et oui notre génération.... ouais oua

[@watoosebastien4223]

You forgot Tim and Jean Luc

[@ericlarrivee9373]

Well neon judgment and a; Grump also killing .

[@leomcnamee4198]

I have been following Front 242 since the '80's. Best electronic band ever! They set the stage for every EBM hard-core group since. Great stage show, best musical concepts, best and most interesting lyrics...but who cares about lyrics when the beats are the focus. No tricky or distracting stage shows: just the band and their music!!! Front 242 has always been the fore-runners of EBM music since their inception: the best of the best.

[@michaelspecht59]

Totally Agree. I love them since 1990 and saw them more than 40 times since then. Another Band i prefer for their Shows is Skinny Puppy, even the distracting Stageperformance is main part of the concept.

[@scottsharp3356]

Yalls taste in music sucks! Skinny Yuppy? We booed them off the stage in New Orleans when they opened for STP, another terrible group. Only 1 guy here was in headhunter 242

[@svens2715]

Do not underestimate nitzer ebb and dm I know r23 (Richard jonckeehere et jean Luc and patrick also. We go always togheter to ne and dm. We know eachother from the crazy times in Brussels disco’s. Golden times.

[@svens2715]

1/ dm : enjoy the silence 2/ ne : come alive 3/ f242 : headhunter

[@svens2715]

@Macavity aphex twin : super The chemical bros : super I have them all on vinyl

[@s.h.7836]

Nach 35 Jahren immer noch so überwältigend wie beim ersten Kontakt. 242 forever.

[@martinmuschg]

Forever and ever😎

[@Pietdovan]

Les Belges et les musiques électroniques : une grande histoire de talents, de succès et d'amour de leurs fans. Je dis bravo et merci !

[@pierresev.183]

Quand je pense qui a des Belges qui ne les connaissent même pas...

[@vtertezedre2621]

Oui, mais pourquoi ils chantent dans leurs lives, ils ne font que ça, ils ont mis en avant plus leurs chant que leur musique! alors qu'il ne sont pas chanteur du tout! c'est horrible, ! il n'utilise même pas les effets le matos pour avoir une voix acceptable au moins, forcement ils y connaissent rien! je me demande s'il s'écoutent ! c'est plus de la techno ou de l'electro ça ! c'est de la m*rde Mieux vaut, aller écouter les anciens albums, et oublié ce genre de dérive !

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

FRONT242 are my Beatles : get off my back ! 😁😁😁

[@jjm4r1n31]

Setlist: 0:00:00 First In/First Out 0:06:40 Take One 0:10:41 Don't Crash 0:14:16 Funkahdafi 0:17:54 Generator 0:21:47 Quite Unusual 0:25:38 Soul Manager 0:29:35 Commando Mix 0:37:03 Red Team 0:40:32 Deeply Asleep 0:44:04 Operating Tracks 0:48:08 WYHIWYG / U-Men 0:52:07 Fix It 0:56:13 Headhunter 1:01:27 Tragedy >For You< 1:04:56 Moldavia Encore: 1:10:23 Until Death (Us Do Part) 1:14:55 Body to Body 1:18:49 Welcome to Paradise

[@ateliercave]

Merci 😉

[@michaelmaterne]

🙏

[@clagfest]

Many, many thanks good Sir 😎

[@didiervidry7687]

Merci.

[@svens2715]

Super concert. Knowing that jean Luc just had heart surgery some 3 months before

[@markuscherdrong1052]

1987 I had tickets for the DM "Music for the masses" Tour which was supported by 242. At this time I was 15 years old, now I am 52 and still listening to FRONT. Can you believe these genius bastards came out of belgium ? Absolutely one of a kind, legendary, a masterpiece of electronic music!

[@bokila1]

From my hometown "Aarschot" Belgium.

[@lines2draw]

Fan since 1984. I once met Patrick Codenys very shortly near place st Gery, Brussels. Told this story to my dad and I wanted him to show something. Then found out that 40 years Front 242 in AB still had to take place. Thought I missed it but Covid delayed it. Booked tickets for my wife and me. What a great concert!

[@Markus-yj2jc]

When did you meet him and what did you want to show to your dad :)? AB was great :)

[@lines2draw]

@@Markus-yj2jc I met Patrick a few months before the concert in AB. I talked about front 242 to my dad and I wanted to show a few songs. Then only I found out that 40 years of front 242 still had to take place. I thought I had missed it. Corona helped me 😅. We were there on saturday. Indeed, it was great! Grtz K

[@yonkeuulen8380]

I live alone and no one ever comes to my house, but when my ONKYO plays Front242 it feels like I'm at a party with my favorite close friends 😎

[@larsschmalz8622]

Search friends and make EBM-Partys

[@davypelletier]

This is epic. Listening over here in California since 1990. I was a wee lad. and my parents did not understand what I was into.

[@jyoung71]

Me too. I live in San Diego and saw them live at SDSU in 1990. I'm 50 years old now and they've been a major influence as a keyboardist and producer of electronic music. This is a real treat.

[@davypelletier]

@@jyoung71 Awesome!

[@hellmik]

also they didnt understand why you handcuffed and whipped chicks dressed in black !lol !

[@davypelletier]

@@hellmik lol nah I just dug the music. Never got into the lifestyle 😆

[@svens2715]

@@jyoung71 started in 1981. Great that you love a ‘niche ´ band from our small country from belgium In the summer went with r23, jl, Patrick, Duc (ex Nitzer Ebb) and some friends to the Brussels leg of NE ! Super party

[@needinput9805]

Holy crap, had no clue these guys were still around doing concerts. Been listening to Front 242 since the 80’s & 90’s and love ‘em. This concert kicked ass!

[@yonkeuulen8380]

Check out _Daniel B. Prothese_ - solo works by Daniel Bressanutti the sound master of 242. _Nothing But Noise_ also.

[@LucMarchal-uk6nz]

Nietzer ebb

[@sergiocalzoni1783]

Absolutely fantastic performance!! One of the most underrated electronic bands.

[@HauptmanNase]

Underground, yes, but not underrated !!!

[@robsteries]

I don't think it's that underrated

[@michaelmartin7073]

In 1988 in South Louisiana USA at the club Aliens I was Headhunting ,I'm 56 now and was there again watching this just for a moment in time.

[@garthlyon]

Headhunter and others are classics from the 80s UK colleges/unis. Still cutting-edge today.

[@gallopingglen1]

dont crash..still so heavy after all these years. 40 years, thank you 242

[@daviHuggMonster]

Front never gets old. That sound is timeless. Following them since I first seen the video on RTBF of Take One back in 1985

[@DopeDFWM]

I couldn't agree with you more Timeless Genius Masters🔥

[@marchenreaux1716]

40 ans que je les écoute et je m'en lasse pas

[@stupidon1986]

same for me.....when I'm listening a song like to commando mix, I cannot stay without moving

[@coordeiroo]

front 242 for Brazillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll i love band

[@danielgyllenbreider]

Usually in grade school in the 80´s, a class was divided into metal fans and synth fans. My class was divided into Front fans and Depeche fans:)

[@DopeDFWM]

Big-time Respect from Me an Irish Man🇮🇪💯✌

[@EAZzYCuRE]

Respect from an belgian man

[@Richie.G.String]

People making comments are disclosing their age. I'll do the same. I'm turning 53 years old within a month from now. Got into 242 in the 80's. 242's music is timeless anyway. TAKE ONE! Greetings from Melbourne.

[@EAZzYCuRE]

Hi Melbourne from Belgium 🇧🇪 🇳🇿

[@Richie.G.String]

@@EAZzYCuRE Hi to you in Belgium. Take it EAZy!

[@alexandrecunhalourencao6052]

The guys are amazing, and what a show, perfect sound, I felt like I was there 30 years ago

[@dontlooklistenmodular4742]

Can't wait to go and see them in London on the 8th December!

[@wolfgangpohlmann5952]

Saw them in Germany a week ago. Your expectation is fully justified. The live experience is so much better than a video can convey.

[@squalito1971]

Les vrais fondateurs de la musique électro! Je me souviens encore de la tète de mes parents le jour où j'ai acheté mon premier album "Front By Front" Ils se demandaient vraiment de quelle planète je venais et surtout si ce groupe était de notre galaxie :) Top top top!!!

[@laurentlolo8195]

Après…. kraftwerk….!!!

[@squalito1971]

@@laurentlolo8195 oui tu as raison, Kraftwerk sont les vrais fondateurs de l'électro, mais pas du tout le même genre.

[@laurentlolo8195]

@@squalito1971 Non bien entendu .. Mais F242 , DAF, FAD GADGET , NEUBAUTEN …. Sont arrivés après! On retrouve beaucoup de tracks de ces groupes dans des sets électroniques de nos jours ( par exemple Ellen Alien ). Mes parents ont aussi fait une drôle de tête quand j’ai ramené le 33tours de KRAFTWERK - Die Menshmachine de mon premier échange scolaire avec l’Allemagne!! Tout comme ils ont halluciné quand je leur ai dit que je voulais apprendre le morse après l’avoir entendu sur RADIOACTIVITY… ( ce que j’ai d’ailleurs fait en passant ma licence RA ) …..

[@squalito1971]

😂 je suis de 1971, c'est mon parrain qui est 15 ans plus vieux que moi, m'a fait connaître Kraftwerk quand il est revenu de son service militaire en Allemagne mais j'étais encore trop jeune que pour apprécier, je les ai réapprecier lorsqu'ils ont ressorti "The mix" en 1991.

[@fabriceforestier5458]

N’oubliez pas Kraftwerk

[@bernieblindmann4830]

Was für eine geile Version von Operating Tracks. Sehr gut gelungen. FRONT 242 sind und bleiben einfach der Hammer.

[@jimbo80982]

I remember going to a Front 242 gig without any real introduction to the electronic scene and being absolutely gobsmacked by the energy of this old band! Completely blew me away when they flipped a packed venue upside down through sheer energy. It truly was a privilege to see them play. The crowd participation here is absolutely a testament to how timeless their sound is. But then it's hardly surprising since learning their history after the fact.

[@danielsommerhoff9954]

Ich bin Front 242 Fan seit 1990. Sie sind eine meiner Lieblingsbands für alle Zeiten. Das Konzert ist echt der Hammer. Was die Herren von Frönt 242 in ihrem Alter auf die Beine stellen ist echt unglaublich.😱😎😍👍

[@SaschaPallenberg]

What an amazing recording of an epic concert with the heroes of my youth in front of an ecstatic crowd. It can't get any better than this. Thank you so much for this upload!

[@dasich3197]

Мой любимый альбом Official Version ❤Это было в 88 году,тогда я впервые услышал Front-242 👍🔥🔥🔥

[@mildredratched1122]

Я здесь ищу русские комментарии. Тоже это слушала в молодости. Если вы русский конечно

[@susifront9515]

In January I will see Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb ...together on one stage. 🖤

[@MB-ff7fl]

😳 Where?!

[@boesOne666]

@@MB-ff7fl Tonight! Amsterdam / Paradiso

[@schwedef242t9]

It was great to be there. 2days with Front 242 ,awesome 👍👍👍

[@232pm]

Love listening to Front 242, since around 1990 for me, thank you so much to the band, simply amazing.. you modern angels.

[@sherirex7177]

Same here. Discovered them in early 90's via a friend that opened my mind to electronica. ♥

[@jimknopf8281]

EBM Gods !!!! Great,so powerfull these guys are old but not forgotten.Epic Concert.💪👍 Thx for the upload.

[@bricelaurin3]

Old? are you so sure?

[@GulfPrideOil]

It's crazy to think their last new studio album came out almost 20 years ago. I have been a huge Front 242 fan and saw loads of live concerts. They lost me somewhere down the line by performing the same songs over and over again. But I'm very happy to hear 3 new songs! I strongly hope for a new studio release to show the electronic music scene how it's done. It's amazing to see these guys active & kicking ass after all these years, and to notice they made some new renditions of their classic songs. Best Belgian export in the music industry and most likely the best alternative electronic band in history. ZWEI VIER ZWEI

[@gilbertlachance8678]

New album in 2023, explaining the 3 new songs.

[@jlmarechal2939]

Un concert de Front 242 ne se raconte pas ... Il se vit ♥♥♥ !

[@supersolot]

en chaise roulante dans un EPHAD

[@jadorelesjonquilles984]

@@supersolot ouais ... j'vois plutôt ça comme ça - mais RESPECT aux handicapés ça laisse de bons souvenirs à certains, c'est toujours ça hé ! j'ai écrit 4 fois ÇA ! ☺

[@laurentlolo8195]

A Montpellier le 25 mars 2023…!!!!

[@trauty666]

omg what a sound. Iknow all their work , just never saw them live sadly. it sounds incredible in this video

[@askcommish]

holy schnikies - this gave me the chills ... sounds just as incredible as the first time I saw them in 88

[@Scharwerk]

Right?!

[@derkaffeeistlangweilig]

agree sound so cool

[@luissoriano1492]

Thank you Guys for unforgettable evening, singing and dancing to your hits, waited for 25 years to see you, FRONT-242 FOREVER !!

[@tstar4495]

GOOSEBUMPS everywhere... and Tears in my eyes...

[@needinput9805]

I know right, I had no clue these guys were still around and doing concerts.

[@alh8888]

I remember back in 1987-10-25 when they were the support band for depeche mode in munich. Unbelievably cool. I bought the cd the next day, even though I didn't have a cd player yet.

[@alexanderpieri1971]

This concert make me love Front 242! Brilliant performance and the audience is so joyful to watch.

[@uwesturm3891]

DIE beiden Stimmen von Jean Luc & Richard ..Im Electroklang: ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@charlesrin]

Timeless songs ! As always, the masters of Live EBM !

[@gregpayrastre]

Toujours la Patate L'Europe Electro Radicale , et quel son !!!! FRONT 242 For Ever !!! Merci , Danke , Thank

[@PK-gi2qh]

Man that was good! 242!!

[@clagfest]

I've been a massive fan of this band for over thirty years, but Glasgow last Friday was the first time I've ever seen them in the flesh. Thankfully I'd also got tickets for last night in Islington too. Not only that, but I shared the same carriage on the train out of Glasgow with some members of the band, and support crew. A truly, truly memorable weekend.

[@pandademode1335]

Conciertazo!!!!

[@GlaGlaGlaTRIP]

J'y étais. Comme toujours avec les FRONT. Cétait parfait :-)

[@andremacleod1375]

Sou feliz desde 1990 quando conheci essa banda INCRÍVEL...HJ C/ 49 ANOS, quando escuto ,sinto a mesma emoção de quando tinha 15, obrigado FRONT 242.

[@XSAILOR65]

Respect for the guys keeping in shape!

[@chinmeysway]

Europeans are very in shape seems like. Just spent a month there all over

[@Sei-kein-Putinknecht]

Großartig!!!

[@ipsomlurkan5955]

I saw one of their concerts in France in the 90s. I've never stopped listening to this band. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain...

[@Ian-242]

Thank u 242 I’ve been with u since the start ,,56 now , forever passing your sound onto future generations ,Respect

[@pierreleysen7240]

Die gasten zijn nog altijd top, geweldige beats waardoor je niet kan stilzitten 🙂

[@jean-lucm5150]

Toujours le meilleur de l'Electronic Body Music ! Merci.

[@esthercuevas3389]

Saw Front 242 many years ago in San Francisco. The best concert I have ever been to. 👍

[@albertocabezas282]

Absolutely fantastic show!!! I'm amazed by their energy and still powerful songs. Great to see J-L in full form again. Thanks for the uploading!!!

[@hobie1827]

242 and FLA are parts of my life,(since 88) I will get old with them and will hear it until my Last days....

[@yangro2s235]

It was awesome. Front 242. Enjoyed the graphics and lighting too, which were way better and spot on than last time a few years ago at AB. The good old Front style, and still relevant.

[@svens2715]

Love your hal 9000 logo 2001

[@svens2715]

One month before we went with r23, Jl, Patrick to see nitzer ebb.

[@o-jh9709]

Love to see and hear R23 on the drums again.

[@Сергий-щ7щ]

Впервые услышал Фронт 242 когда учился в СССР, в школе... Привет из России..

[@mildredratched1122]

Привет из Питера. Я это вообще в 17 лет слушала на кассетах.

[@mildredratched1122]

Ministry ещё больше мне нравятся

[@kirabiedermann]

THEY are the beginning!

[@Thefarunlitunknown]

These guys are still consummate performers in every sense. This is so inspiring and motivating.

[@MB-ff7fl]

Legends!

[@salvadorbravovargas4744]

Por fin podré disfrutar su concierto en CDMX 03 de mayo 2024.

[@yuriymatochkin9428]

What a sound. Absolute brilliance.

[@stevendumon1688]

Massive audio quality, thanks a lot for that. I hope to see Front 242 in april 2023 !

[@kennethguitarfiend4493]

Oh wow!!!! Still going???? I must see them live again!

[@fabricetajer9849]

Il y a de ça plus de 35 ans, j'écoutais déjà Front 242, avec d'autres groupes underground, industriel de l'époque ( a;grumh, neon, Virgin prunes, New order anciennement joy division et j'en passe......) A l'époque, beaucoup de gens jugeaient front de groupe nazi de part leur habillement ( tenues para militaire) et surtout cette musique électronique très à l'avance pour l'époque. Suite à l'avènement de la house, les amoureux de cette vague ont commencé à s'intéresser aux racines de ces sons électro venu d'ailleurs et nous, Belges, pouvons être fiers d'avoir un des pionniers mondial de ce style avec d'autres groupes comme Kraftwerk. Tant de souvenirs, je suis carolo, à l'époque il y avait un lieu incontournable où nous pouvions écouter et "danser" sur cette Vibe New wave, underground et c'était à l'aéroport de Gosselies, il y avait aussi des concerts à l'Athénée de Jumet si je me souviens bien. Longue vie à Front. Richard 23, J3. Je vous conseille agrumh, album no way out, drama in the Subway

[@carlav3912]

33 anos ouvindo umas das maiores e melhores bandas de ⚙️ EBM ⚙️. Vida longa ao Front 242 !

[@anibalzen]

Exactly....be yourself. I cant belive this guys still doing presentations, I have a usb in my car with his best hits.

[@eric242Ebb]

242 ...............in Toulouse was a dream since 20 years

[@rolfmuller2678]

Freue mich, am Samstag, 10.08.2024 Live on Stage Mera Luna Festival

[@paulsnell534]

52 and still loving them I wish I loved them more when I was 18

[@HauptmanNase]

never too late to Love ...

[@pahuntervideo1952]

20 лет назад был на их концерте в клубе "Механика" Москва.

[@Gothm8]

They deserve an Oscar! Thanks for all F242

[@PeterGeorgies]

Goddam. what an awesome video!

[@ibuprofeno400pa]

This guys are legends. They still offer a great show.

[@hankscorpio8928]

Holy mother of god! That rendition of Until Death Us do Part was positively unnerving. Jean Luc is freaking unbelievable.

[@udioCinema]

Bestes 242 Konzert im Netz 👍 Danke ! 2gether4ever2gether

[@s.t.8898]

VIELEN LIEBEN DANK...FRIEDEN und FREIHEIT...

[@jonm8423]

Love the new songs

[@davidadams2954]

I enjoyed them in 93.I still wear my Punish Your Machine/Tyranny For You tshirt.

[@platetaille]

merci pour ce magnifique concert. Vive la musique electro Belge. Rien que de bons souvenirs

[@gregoriosancha8402]

Fantastique!! ❤❤❤

[@user-pp4nd7vw8m]

Thank you!

[@richarda1937]

waited 41 years to see them again !!! Thank You !!

[@cyborgmetropolis7652]

Saw these guys in NYC in the late 80's. Such an awesome show. They came out on stage with a fog machine running, wearing gas masks and holding lasers.

[@domingochavez14]

I was there. It was beautiful. Front 242 it's my favorite band. Touched forever. Thank you! 🖤🖤

[@raymanscape]

I was there 31 years ago :D but sadly i missed this one (good thing recordings are really great these days) :)

[@svens2715]

We went a month before with r23, Patrick, Jl to the NE leg of their Tour. Douglas in top condition again

[@DopeDFWM]

Man these Guy's deserve like a Billion likes. Also in my opinion a Billion times better than most of the Shite excuse for Music and Bands of the present moment💯🔥🇧🇪

[@VishnuZutaten]

Fan since late 1990s (95-96??) My older brother always came home with new electronic music, one time he brought a cassette full of noise and angry men shouting through a filter. I loved it so much... Absolute legend of electronic scene.

[@fredmartin1984]

On a eu la même à Paris hier soir. Du bon son et du bonheur 👍👍👍. Ils sont en pleine forme.

[@KimberCatLuna]

Yes!!!! Still wildly in love with

[@dasgestell]

242 ist mein Leben ❤

[@dasgestell]

seit 1990!

[@THotmacher242]

Tears in my eyes

[@bmv6462]

Front 242 в любимых с 1993 года.

[@nataliemintz6507]

Consistently amazing for 40+ years. Front242 is eternal!

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Natalie how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@christophethibaut8103]

Saw them in '86 , Fâche thumesnil ...near Lille. Unforgottable