Rock Werchter 2020

[Karlos12345]

19 minutes ago, Kusy said:

If only Opener & NOS Alive but no Mad Cool, it could be Green Day (they played in 2017) 

Green Day play Seattle 17 July. Think they are ruled out for NOS.

[Hullabaloo92]

Muse will end their european tour tomorrow, could they be a contender for NOS/Open'er?

[micvet]

RW saved!
Taylor Swift at Werchter Boutique :) 

[Dennisf]

Taylor Swift to Werchter Boutique (20/06). 

The fact that LN can put her at Boutique looks like a sign that LN don't need her to headline Rock Werchter (like P!nk this year). 
A sign that we can be hopefull for the quality of the RW-headliners? ?  

[ParanoidTourist]

3 minutes ago, micvet said:

RW saved!
Taylor Swift at Werchter Boutique

Thank God! I was worried there for a while when both Opener and Nos alive announced her (instead of the expected SOAD)

[polnico]

For 2 seconds I thought she was at Werchter and had a near panic attack ! Dodged a huge bullet there !

Edited September 17, 2019 by polnico

[Yelo, the Parmiggiana]

5 minutes ago, micvet said:

RW saved!
Taylor Swift at Werchter Boutique

Bullet dodged, IMO

[Nicklord]

18 minutes ago, Dennisf said:

Taylor Swift to Werchter Boutique (20/06). 

The fact that LN can put her at Boutique looks like a sign that LN don't need her to headline Rock Werchter (like P!nk this year). 
A sign that we can be hopefull for the quality of the RW-headliners? ?  

Also no Green Day at Werchter. Hopefully it means it's a strong year 

[Ken19]

25 minutes ago, Nicklord said:

Also no Green Day at Werchter. Hopefully it means it's a strong year 

Green day has too high demands, and are not that relevant anymore.

[lightsnowpatrol]

@Ken19 are we in for any big festival bands or just the new style headliners like tame impala etc 

[Steve.]

1 hour ago, Ken19 said:

Green day has too high demands, and are not that relevant anymore.

Their most recent album in 2016 charted at number 1 in a bunch of countries including Belgium. Not sure how one quantifies a bands “relevance” but there is no doubt they’d have been a strong booking for the festival.

[Death By Sexy]

Green Day was extremely boring in 2013. RW is better off without them. 

[Ken19]

1 hour ago, lightsnowpatrol said:

@Ken19 are we in for any big festival bands or just the new style headliners like tame impala etc 

Never forget that Werchter has to sell 90000 tickets / day. Huge amount. So they have to chose their headliners wisely. 

[Steve.]

39 minutes ago, Death By Sexy said:

Green Day was extremely boring in 2013. RW is better off without them. 

Maybe but it’s about ticket sales. 2013 their stock was at its absolute lowest off the back of three really weak albums. They are pretty popular currently and selling stadiums this year. Werchter generally books the biggest bands touring any given year. Green day is definitely in that bracket from what we’ve seen this year so far.

[activean]

46 minutes ago, Ken19 said:

Never forget that Werchter has to sell 90000 tickets / day. Huge amount. So they have to chose their headliners wisely. 

Are there any online Information about this year daily visitors number?

[Hullabaloo92]

4 hours ago, micvet said:

RW saved!
Taylor Swift at Werchter Boutique

Why saved? I would've LOVED to see Taylor at RW

But I understand that Boutique suits way better....

[lightsnowpatrol]

20 minutes ago, lighthouse said:

Isn't Tame Impala a big festival band?

I'd love it to have a similar quality like in 2018. That lineup was insane. QOTSA, Gorillaz, Killers, Pearl Jam, Jack White, Nick Cave, Arctic Monkeys. So many headliners. And then we had the likes of Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Fleet Foxes, Anderson Paak in the Barn. Great, great year.

Although I love tame impala I don't particularly see them as a big festival headliner yet. Just interested to find out what big headliners we could have, although green day are past it they would still attract me.

[Ken19]

1 hour ago, lighthouse said:

Isn't Tame Impala a big festival band?

I'd love it to have a similar quality like in 2018. That lineup was insane. QOTSA, Gorillaz, Killers, Pearl Jam, Jack White, Nick Cave, Arctic Monkeys. So many headliners. And then we had the likes of Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Fleet Foxes, Anderson Paak in the Barn. Great, great year.

That jackpot was one of a kind

[Hullabaloo92]

47 minutes ago, Ken19 said:

That jackpot was one of a kind

If I remember correctly many people in here were complaining like "Where are the big headliners like Foo Fighters and Metallica????"

[Death By Sexy]

3 hours ago, Steve. said:

Maybe but it’s about ticket sales. 2013 their stock was at its absolute lowest off the back of three really weak albums. They are pretty popular currently and selling stadiums this year. Werchter generally books the biggest bands touring any given year. Green day is definitely in that bracket from what we’ve seen this year so far.

They are not that big in Belgium. 

[Steve.]

7 hours ago, Death By Sexy said:

They are not that big in Belgium. 

The fact they booked the Sportpaleis suggests otherwise. Besides what’s the demographics of Werchter ticket sales look like? Germans, Dutch and Brits likely account for a significant %.

[Dietediet]

1 hour ago, Steve. said:

The fact they booked the Sportpaleis suggests otherwise. Besides what’s the demographics of Werchter ticket sales look like? Germans, Dutch and Brits likely account for a significant %.

Sportpaleis while other countries are getting stadium shows... Last time they passed in Belgium they were playing a venue half the size of the ones in other countries as well.

[santowhir]

10 hours ago, Death By Sexy said:

They are not that big in Belgium. 

They seemed to be big in 2010, I know it was 10 years ago but you'd think the fan base is still there.

[Ale]

17 hours ago, Ken19 said:

Green day has too high demands, and are not that relevant anymore.

Thanks God

[Steve.]

1 hour ago, Dietediet said:

Sportpaleis while other countries are getting stadium shows... Last time they passed in Belgium they were playing a venue half the size of the ones in other countries as well.

Well Belgium is a pretty small country and venues always reflect population sizes. Other very big acts playing Belgium have played Sportpaleis. Honestly if they didn’t have a decent fan base there they’d skip it altogether.