The Kids

1976 Inspired bij the upcoming punkwave Ludo Mariman and the DE HAES brothers formed THE KIDS1977 THE KIDS signed their first recordcontract with Phonogram. They played support acts for Iggy Pop and Patti Smith and The Runaways.1978 Their first album "THE KIDS" was recorded and guitarist Luk Van De Poel reinforced the band. The same year they played in the famous JAZZ BILZEN festival. Eight months later the second album "NAUGHTY KIDS" was released1979 Eddy De Haes was replaced on drums by Cesar Janssens, The Kids played in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany and France.1980 Release of the third album "LIVING IN THE 20TH CENTURY". They toured in Belgium with Jo Lemaire & Flouze. They performed for the second time on the Jazz Bilzen Festival1981 The album "BLACK-OUT" was recorded with on it their best known song "THERE WILL BE NO NEXT TIME"1982 Liverecordings with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in Antwerp and Mechelen resulted in the live album "LIVE"1983 The single "Mercy Mercy" is the last record released by Phonogram. After the 1983-clubtour , The KIDS stopped playing for almost two years1985 The album "GOTCHA!" was released by Konexion and THE KIDS toured for the last time in Flanders.1986 After 10 years THE KIDS decided to stop playing and LUDO MARIMAN started his solocareer.1991 Release of the Best of CD of THE KIDS: the compilation "1976 - 1986"1996 20 years after the first gig THE KIDS held a reunion-tour. The first two albums were reproduced on one CD and a double album1998 "Fascist Cops" and "We Are The Prisoners" are recorded for the soundtrack of "DIEF" After a live performance on TV the received enormous reactions. The Kids played again in the original line-up on the summerfestivals in Belgium, a small club-tour in Germany and a automn tour in clubs in Belgium.1999 and further on The DE HAES brothers were replaced by ex-THE SCABS-drummer Franky SAENEN and twenty-year-old-bassplayer Pieter VAN BUYTEN. They played on a lot of Belgian festivals and in clubs in Belgium and abroad.THE KIDS will continue playing as long as ....... THE KIDS ARE UNITED.2001 THE KIDS are 25 YEARS young and in december of that same year the Live CD FLABBERGASTED! was released2004 recordings of the live DVD in New York, at southpaw club in June and released later that year The kids played in Germany,France,Spain,Italy,USA2005 New CD SINGLE "Freedom, Liberty, Democracy" 2006 The Kids are 30! Pieter was replaced by DANNY DE HAES! 2007 The Kids played at Emo's and Beerland in Austin Texas. 2008 The kids played at The Shelter in Japan.