Rock Werchter, situated in the small village of Werchter in Rotselaar,
Belgium, started life in 1974 as a one-day festival, and from 1996 has built
up to a four-day festival. The event plays host to 280,000 fans over the
weekend, or 70,000 per day.
Like nearby festival Pukkelpop standard local bus and train travel are free with your festival ticket. Food and drinks are bought using a ticket system. The camping areas are around a ten minute walk away from the festival site, but they have clean showers for two euros. For those who like to take in the sites Leaven has many beautful historic buildings and is home to the Stella Artois Brewery.
There are two stages and the area is pretty clean, as the organisers have an
incentive to litter picking. 20 used cups gets you a small (the only size
they do) cup of beer or water. There is no drinking water available from the
taps so it is best to take some along.
Confirmed bands are Metallica, Pearl Jam, Muse, Faithless, Bjork, Chemical
Brothers, Marilyn Manson, Arctic Monkeys, Incubus, Beastie Boys, The Kooks, Block Party, My Chemical Romance, and Mastodon. Expect more alternative, dance and rock bands announced soon.
Tickets cost approximately 130 euros for a weeknd ticket, a camping ticket
is extra at 15 euros and a day ticket is around 60 euros.
As well as being the UK's most popular festivals website, eFestivals sells its own range of clothing and other goodies. There's a range of t-shirts and vest-tops, and hoodies and fleeces, all featuring the eFestivals 'dancing man'. more >>
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