Our homework is done, the puzzle has been completed. Today, the Rock Werchter festival announces its complete line-up. The phenomenal line-up for Rock Werchter 2016, which will take place from Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July, includes 75 acts. The best artists of the moment will be seen, heard and experienced at the Werchter Festivalpark. This week, the final 8 confirmations came in. These are: James Bay, Elle King,...
The weekend kicks off with the announcement of new names for Rock Werchter 2016. This week, 10 confirmations were racked up. Goose, Puggy, The Strypes, Vintage Trouble, The Struts, Aurora, Ryan Bingham, Samm Henshaw, Blossoms and Mura Masa are now added to the line-up. Ryan Bingham and Samm Henshaw will come to the festival on Thursday 30 June. Blossoms and Puggy have been added to the bill for Friday 1...
The clock says Friday 4pm. Time for new names for Rock Werchter. The line-up has grown by 10 new names again. The catch this week is first class. New are: Beck, Foals, The 1975, James Blake, Lianne La Havas, Flume, Lost Frequencies, The Van Jets, Kensington and Walk Off The Earth . James Blake, Flume and Walk Off The Earth have been added to the programme for Thursday 30 June....
A drumroll and a fanfare! Rock Werchter is laying out its reddest carpet to welcome a very special guest. Paul McCartney, the ultimate in rock aristocracy and a name without which the festival history could never be complete. He will be performing on Thursday 30 June. On stage Paul McCartney continues to amaze audiences around the world with his epic sets packed full of classics and hits. The opportunity of...
It’s going to be a merry bunch… On Sunday 3 July, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will make their entrance at Rock Werchter. It’s going to be a grand spectacle, with lots of confetti, with doses of humour, with sing-alongs and jump-alongs, partying is the only option!
Humour and social critique, these were the elements which made a smash hit out of ‘Thrift Shop’ (2012). The song from Macklemore &...
New names announced for Rock Werchter on Friday afternoon. That’s how it should be, and that’s how it is! Some nice confirmations have come in the last few days. Seven names to the good: Tame Impala, At The Drive-In, Sigma Live, Band of Horses, Gary Clark Jr., Savages and Bear’s Den.
Earlier this week, the ‘loudest silent movie on earth’, Gutterdämmerung, was announced for Thursday 30 June. Sigma Live will...
A rock opera for the 21st century. ‘Gutterdämmerung ’ is a silent movie presented as a rock show, with an awesome live band and firework explosions. It’s a unique combination. Up until now only classical music has been the accompaniment to silent movies. The project is the brainchild of Bjorn Tagemose, a Belgian Swede (or Swedish Belgian), who has a long track record in the music industry as a photographer...
This week another handful of artists have confirmed for Rock Werchter 2016. It’s a nice little haul: The Last Shadow Puppets, New Order, Disclosure, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Paul Kalkbrenner and Black Box Revelation.
Work in progress, about 25% complete… The bill for the festival, taking place at Festival Park in Werchter from Thursday 30th June until Sunday 3rd July, is taking more and more shape...
Happy New Year! We wish you all the best for the new year. Above all, treat yourself to some good music in 2016.
We’re starting off the new year with some new names. The bill for Rock Werchter 2016 is growing steadily. Five more acts have been confirmed this week: Parov Stelar, PJ Harvey, Richard Hawley, Courtney Barnett and Unknown Mortal Orchestra , bringing the total number of confirmations for...
Rock Werchter 2016 has five great new names to announce. The day before ticket sales open, The Offspring, Bring Me The Horizon, Jamie xx, Beirut and MØ have all been added to the festival line-up.
Nine names are already on the bill. Rammstein, The Offspring and Bring Me The Horizon will be performing on Friday 1 July. Editors, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beirut will be taking to the stage...
