Festival dijadwalkan dari 22 Agu hingga 24 Agu 2002 (2 hari).
Pukkelpop berlangsung di Hasselt, Belgium. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium
Korn, Nickelback, Within Temptation, Jimmy Eat World, Disturbed, NOFX, New Found Glory, Interpol, Dashboard Confessional, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Röyksopp, Skindred, Puddle of Mudd, Jaya the Cat, Danko Jones, Underworld, Fu Manchu, Hot Water Music, Motorpsycho, Sick of It All.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
electronic
punk
alternative
indie
alternative rock
electronica
indie rock
experimental
punk rock
chillout
hardcore
electro
metal
emo
downtempo
hard rock
indie pop
dance