Pinkpop 2014

[ronaldo]

Heerlen is probably best for direct access, as they run regular, direct trains from Heerlen to Landgraaf (where Pinkpop is) which only take a few minutes.

Maastricht would probably give you more choice of hotels (and is a significantly nicer city than Heerlen, if you stay for a bit of site-seeing), but getting the train to Landgraaf, you'd have to change at Heerlen anyway.

Aachen is probably a bit further but I believe there is direct trains from Aachen to Landgraaf. It's quite a nice city, but it is Germany, so you're less likely to to find English speakers, if you have any trouble figuring out where you're going, which may or may not be an issue for you.

[johnybegood]

The Rolling Stones confirmed!! Wooooooww!!!

[Dietediet]

The Rolling Stones confirmed!! Wooooooww!!!

[DaveyGravy]

Just read the same as you Dietediet. Apparently Spanish papers have announced that the Stones will be playing Pinkpop but Jan Smeets (Pinkpop organiser) was interviewed on the radio this morning and still doesn't know himself!

[johnybegood]

Where did you get that from? The organiser said this morning that he still doesn't know himself if the deal is on...

It's Triggerfinger that are self-confirmed.

Edited March 5, 2014 by johnybegood

[pryce]

Rolling Stones for sure now .....website crashed haha

[DaveyGravy]

Probably just down as they're announcing the full line up today, so the whole website will be updated.

I still can't see it being the Stones. We'll see if I have to eat my words later today!

[Dietediet]

Probably just down as they're announcing the full line up today, so the whole website will be updated.

I still can't see it being the Stones. We'll see if I have to eat my words later today!

[DaveyGravy]

You're right! Just downloaded it and there it is, 7th June, Landgraaf, Pinkpop Festival!

That's going to make getting tickets a bit trickier.

[DaveyGravy]

Rolling Stones officially confirmed as Saturday's headliner!

[ronaldo]

Rolling Stones officially confirmed as Saturday's headliner!

[DaveyGravy]

They only announced Saturday so far:

The Rolling Stones

John Mayer

Bastille

Flogging Molly

Ed Kowalczyk

Joe Bonamassa

Haim

Epica

White Lies

The Djinns

I'll post up more once they announce them...

[ronaldo]

Cheers, i'm confused by this TW classic, is there going to be 2 festivals - Rock Werchter and TW classic at the same location a couple weeks apart?

[DaveyGravy]

Sunday:

ARCTIC MONKEYS,

EDITORS,

ED SHEERAN,

THE KOOKS,

ROBERT PLANT AND THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS,

CHEF’SPECIAL

PAOLO NUTINI,

RUDIMENTAL,

LIMP BIZKIT,

NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS

JOHN NEWMAN,

THE BOXER REBELLION,

TWENTY ONE PILOTS,

PORTUGAL. THE MAN

[DaveyGravy]

Cheers, i'm confused by this TW classic, is there going to be 2 festivals - Rock Werchter and TW classic at the same location a couple weeks apart?

[DaveyGravy]

Monday:

Metallica

Arcade Fire

Stromae

Avenged Sevenfold

Biffy Clyro

Jake Bugg

Rob Zombie

Mastodon

Kodaline

Jett Rebel

Gogol Bordello

Bombay Bicycle Club

Ghost

Clean Bandit

[markqpr2000]

That is a quality line up. I hope that I can get tickets on Saturday for 3 days camping.

Edited March 12, 2014 by markqpr2000

[DaveyGravy]

I'm quite pleased with it. There's a fair bit of stuff that I don't know or don't like, but there's enough that I do like, spread over all three days, to make it worthwhile. And I think the three headliners are all strong. I'll definitely be trying to get a ticket. Weekend tickets don't normally sell out all that fast, but I've no idea what having someone like the Stones as a headliner will do to ticket sales. I can see a lot of Stones fans purely buying tickets just to see the Stones. Fingers crossed.

[Matt42]

The stones are one of the only acts who can sell tickets like hot cake. I'd be quick if I were you.

[mike46]

Is it possible to get back to Amsterdam after the Stones have finished Saturday night? Would love to go but need to be back in London early doors Sunday so need to get back to Amsterdam that night...

[DaveyGravy]

Mike46, I reckon you might struggle. I can't remember what time the headliners normally finish, but it's between 11pm and 12am. There's a really good Dutch train timetable app called 'Reisplanner'. According to that, the last train out of Landgraaf would be at 23:36 (It'll take you roughly 15 minutes to walk from the Pinkpop arena exit to Landgraaf station). Looks like you'd have to change trains a few times and you'd get into Amsterdam at 03:42.

[mike46]

thanks Davey, looking online it looks like the main stage finishes at 10.30?

There's also this coach on the main site - www.eventtravel.nl which looks like they do return on the day? Has anyone used these?

[DaveyGravy]

Mike, look like you're right with the stage times. Just found this link which has stage times from last year and shows them finishing at 10:30pm. http://www.festivalinfo.nl/timetable/14792/3/Pinkpop/2013/ I seem to remember it finishing later but, to be fair, my memory might be a bit hazy from the beer!

Can't help with the coach I'm afraid. I live local, so have never used them.

[markqpr2000]

Last year i was with the wife and she dont do camping so we stayed in a hotel. Whats the best campsite to go to? Seeing as its a saturday start is going to be rammers.

[DaveyGravy]

I don't know much about the campsites, other than where they are, I'm afraid. There's one right next to the arena and then a couple of others about a 10 or 15 minute walk from the arena. I think, in previous years, they open on the morning of the first day. There's normally people queued up down the road from the entrance to the nearest campsite and they spend the night out on the street, before they open the site, so they can get a good spot!