Accounts of the actual festival-days can be accessed by clicking on the links below… My descent into hell had commenced a bit before this, I don‘t think I attended this fest (or not all of it); so not really sure about the playing-order…:
96-09-20: D.D.I. (Ita), Boycot (Nl), Eversor (Ita)
– Clutch Assembly (Bel) was invited to set of a techno night/party
‘Portobello Bones’ (from France) were announced at some timepoint but I think they didn’t come… There was a photo of the Berliner band ‘Y’ playing in the V.V. barn in Sascha May’s zine Evilspeak or was that from a gig earlier that year…?
Some pics courtesy of Dario Quatrini (‘D.D.I.’) – taken by the members of the band:
distro-stalls in the pub (first evening) – Joeri Hoste, Jeroen Lauwers, etc.
AZ distro from Pavia (with the charming Irith Davidzon on the left)
The ‘D.D.I.’ gang cooking dinner in the yard, DIY-style (L => R: Mila – Luca – Gio)
‘D.D.I.’s Gallo taking a break in front of the famous corner-shop…
Vort'n Vis in the 90s 
Damn! The little shop on the corner near the old Vort’n Vis.
One had to pay very well attention on the date when buying stuff to see if it wasn’t expired yet…
The dude always wore a blue apron and had a cigar in his mouth.
He was content when something was happening at the V.V. I guess his turnover doubled those days. He did realise a bottle of wine or something else could disappear from the shop but he didn’t mind because he earned a good income from the punks (those that did pay).
Each time the bloke of the shop would engage into battle – unprepared and not knowing what tot expect – with a flock of youngsters. No idea if it was because of West-Flemish stubbornness or a lack of business-plan…