Some of the biggest Rock musicians have performed at the Gent Jazz Festival. Sting, Ludovico Einaudi, Norah Jones, Laufey, Van Morrison, Tom Jones, ZAZ, The Roots, Joe Bonamassa, and Yann Tiersen were among the best performances in previous iterations.
During his performance at the 2019 event, Sting sang timeless songs like "Fields of Gold" and "Every Breath You Take" in a spellbinding set. The same year, Ludovico Einaudi gave a performance that mesmerized the crowd with his own style of modern classical music. Norah Jones, who performed at the festival in 2022, wowed the crowd with her beautiful vocals and popular songs including "Come Away With Me."
The multi-instrumentalist and composer from Iceland Yann Tiersen, the American blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, and the French singer ZAZ, who performed at the festival in 2021, are a few other prominent performers who have graced the stage at Gent Jazz Festival. Gent Jazz Festival continues to be one of the most eagerly awaited occasions on the Rock music calendar because to its remarkable lineup of world-class musicians.