The Nine Lives Tour saw Aerosmith playing Competition in North America , Canada , Japan , the United Kingdom , Germany , Spain , Czech Republic , Belgium , France , Switzerland , Holland , Italy , Austria , Finland , Sweden , Denmark and Portugal .

Pukkelpop is an annual music festival Social_event that takes place Process_start near the city of Hasselt , Belgium , in mid-to-late August .

It is the second largest music festival Social_event in Belgium after Rock Werchter , with an attendance rate of 180,000 over the course of the event in 2009 .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Buggenhout ( 25–29 September 1914 ) was fought Hostile_encounter at the beginning of the First World War Hostile_encounter in Belgium at Buggenhout a municipality between Antwerp , Ghent and Brussels .

The Cavalry Division attacked Attack Aalst from the west but the Belgian sortie Attack was suspended Process_end after German artillery began Process_start a bombardment Attack of the forts of the National redoubt of Belgium ( , ) around Antwerp , preparatory to its own attack Attack .

The last Miss Universe event of this pre-World War II era was held Hold in Brussels , Belgium .

Tarja performed Hold at only 1 festival Social_event that year , this is at the Metal Female Voices Festival Social_event in Belgium .

Specifically , France , Belgium , Great Britain , Latvia , the Netherlands , and Poland `` already had a sports federation '' for the deaf , while Italy , Romania and Hungary each sent Sending one athlete despite having no such federation yet .

The German invasion Military_operation of Belgium was a military campaign which began Process_start on 4 August 1914 .

On 2 August , the German government sent Sending an ultimatum to Belgium , demanding Request passage through the country , and German forces invaded Attack Luxembourg .

Two days later , the Belgian government refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act the demands Request and the British government guaranteed Commitment military support Supporting to Belgium .

The German government declared Expressing_publicly war on Belgium on 4 August , troops crossed Motion_directional the border and began Process_start the Battle Hostile_encounter of Liège .

German military operations in Belgium were intended to bring Bringing the 1st , 2nd and 3rd armies into positions in Belgium from which they could invade Attack France , which , after the fall Motion_directional of Liège on 7 August , led to Causation sieges Besieging of Belgian fortresses along the Meuse river at Namur and the surrender Surrendering of the last forts ( 16–17 August ) .

German military operations in Belgium were intended to bring Bringing the 1st , 2nd and 3rd armies into positions in Belgium from which they could invade Attack France , which , after the fall Motion_directional of Liège on 7 August , led to Causation sieges Besieging of Belgian fortresses along the Meuse river at Namur and the surrender Surrendering of the last forts ( 16–17 August ) .

German troop withdrawals Departing to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the main armies in France were postponed Change_event_time to repulse a Belgian sortie from 9 to 13 September and a German corps in transit Motion was retained Preserving in Belgium for several days .

Belgian resistance and German fear Change_sentiment of francs-tireurs , led Bringing the Germans to implement Action a policy of terror Terrorism ( ) against Belgian civilians soon after the invasion Military_operation , in which massacres Killing , executions Rewards_and_punishments , hostage Kidnapping taking and the burning Bodily_harm of towns and villages took place Process_start and became Becoming known as the Rape of Belgium .

After the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Frontiers ended Process_end , the French armies and the BEF began Process_start the Great Retreat into France , the Belgian army and small detachments of French and British troops fought Hostile_encounter in Belgium against German cavalry and .

Royal Marines landed Arriving in France on and began Process_start scouting Scrutiny unoccupied Belgium in motor cars ; an RNAS Armoured Car Section was created Creating by fitting vehicles with bulletproof steel .

Military operations in Belgium also moved Motion westwards as the Belgian army withdrew Escaping from Antwerp to the area close to the border with France .

By November 1914 , most of Belgium was under German occupation Control and Allied naval blockade .

Belgium was divided into administrative zones , the General Government of Brussels and its hinterland ; a second zone , under the 4th Army , including Ghent and Antwerp and a third zone under the German Navy along the coastline .

Allied forces would project north from Belgium , through the Netherlands , across the Rhine and consolidate Cause_change_of_strength north of Arnhem on the Dutch/German border , ready GetReady to close Openness the pincer .

The First Battle Hostile_encounter of Ypres ( , was a battle Hostile_encounter of the First World War Hostile_encounter , fought Hostile_encounter on the Western Front around Ypres , in West Flanders , Belgium .

Attacks Attack by the BEF ( Field Marshal Sir John French ) the Belgians and the French Eighth Army in Belgium made little progress Cause_to_make_progress beyond Ypres .

For the band 's fifteenth anniversary , they held their biggest concert Social_event to date with a special presentation at the Sportpaleis , Belgium , featuring some of the band 's ex-members on older songs and other special guests .

The last show , on 23 June 2012 was aired Expressing_publicly live via satellite from Croke Park , Dublin to cinemas all across Europe , Ireland , Belgium , the Czech Republic , South Africa , Estonia , Indonesia and Denmark .

Dour Festival Social_event is an annual music festival Social_event in the municipality of Dour , Belgium .