Rock Werchter 2020

[Daniel Ferreira]

Will we have new names this week?

[Oleksii]

16 minutes ago, Daniel Ferreira said:

Will we have new names this week?

Ken19 said: "Cyu next week, same time!"

so...yes

Edited February 3, 2020 by Oleksii

[The_Preach]

I think Kings Of Leon is a certainty for the Friday, last show is on the 28th of June and then there is a gap to 7th of July when they are playing in the UK.

[jbullion]

Do you think there are still options for a Foo Fighters announcement at Werchter?

thanks!

[The_Preach]

4 minutes ago, jbullion said:

Do you think there are still options for a Foo Fighters announcement at Werchter?

thanks!

I really don't think Foo Fighters will be touring around Werchter, so no only names I could imagine still coming are Tame Impala, Kings Of Leon, RHCP (new announcement for am festival in Israel in June, but probably not playing in July)

[Daniel Ferreira]

Will we have an announcement of Tame Impala on RW on February 14th? On February 14th they will release a new album, will they also tour on the same day?

[Aech]

Surely if Kings of Leon were playing they'd have already been announced.

[iliandl]

Royal Blood just announced another UK festival date for July, are they still a possibility? they’re at least ik the three last bands of the day on the main stage nowadays...

[polnico]

Looking at Lowlands announcement I think we can maybe rule out a few names for Werchter. Caribou, Glass Animals, Shame and Foals are the ones that sadden me the most but RW can't have everything every year. Sam Fender who also seemed like a big possibility for RW looks less likely now. London Grammar looks out too, so wondering more & more if there is at least one big "female head" for the main stage...

[Daniel Ferreira]

Lana Del Rey here in Portugal at NOS Primavera Sound will we have a surprise Friday?

[BenG92]

13 minutes ago, Daniel Ferreira said:

Lana Del Rey here in Portugal at NOS Primavera Sound will we have a surprise Friday?

I'm expecting Lana, Dua, Twigs or Charli, one of those at least. 

Edited February 4, 2020 by BenG92

[Daniel Ferreira]

 

32 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

I'm expecting Lana, Dua, Twigs or Charli, one of those at least. 

Lana or London Grammar 

[The_Preach]

7 minutes ago, Daniel Ferreira said:

 

Lana or London Grammar 

I think London will play pkp since she is playing Lowlands as well.

[Aech]

4 hours ago, polnico said:

Looking at Lowlands announcement I think we can maybe rule out a few names for Werchter. Caribou, Glass Animals, Shame and Foals are the ones that sadden me the most but RW can't have everything every year. Sam Fender who also seemed like a big possibility for RW looks less likely now. London Grammar looks out too, so wondering more & more if there is at least one big "female head" for the main stage...

Why would Lowlands rule anybody out?

[polnico]

11 minutes ago, Aech said:

Why would Lowlands rule anybody out?

They usually share a lot of names with Pukkelpop which happens the same weekend, however this is only a personal thought and might not be true at all.

[RWfan]

Just wondering how much (apart from popularity) previous performances influence selecting a band? For example SOAD was amazing last time they played before Linkin Park and were announced first, Kings of Leon are probably popular enough but (and that might be just me, apologies to their fans) they play the same quite dull show every time and even though they are around they have not been booked. Same for Alt-J (they were amazing in all appearances but they got quite lost in the main stage), Editors and even RHCP maybe? It might just be a combination of pure coincidence and my humble judgement of the last performances of these bands at RW though.

[jonnytee1]

47 minutes ago, RWfan said:

Just wondering how much (apart from popularity) previous performances influence selecting a band? For example SOAD was amazing last time they played before Linkin Park and were announced first, Kings of Leon are probably popular enough but (and that might be just me, apologies to their fans) they play the same quite dull show every time and even though they are around they have not been booked. Same for Alt-J (they were amazing in all appearances but they got quite lost in the main stage), Editors and even RHCP maybe? It might just be a combination of pure coincidence and my humble judgement of the last performances of these bands at RW though.

I love SOAD i reasonably like KOL but whatever you can say about their live shows  -  at least KOL have released some music since last headlining  - UNLIKE SOAD

[neacaisa]

9 hours ago, iliandl said:

Royal Blood just announced another UK festival date for July, are they still a possibility? they’re at least ik the three last bands of the day on the main stage nowadays...

in my opinion they will be there. 

[dolevshelly]

idk if it's says something, but rw started sponsord posts on facebook.

do you think sales are low?

[Nicklord]

8 minutes ago, dolevshelly said:

idk if it's says something, but rw started sponsord posts on facebook.

do you think sales are low?

I have them on instagram for months. Maybe you just got targeted now

[micvet]

Guess we can rule out some punk bands: NOFX, Frank Turner, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Comeback Kid.
Playing Punk in Drublic.

[charlierc]

On 2/3/2020 at 5:16 PM, The_Preach said:

I think Kings Of Leon is a certainty for the Friday, last show is on the 28th of June and then there is a gap to 7th of July when they are playing in the UK.

I saw Kings of Leon played Werchter back-to-back in headline spots in 2008/09 and 2013/14 before - they're big enough in Belgium that people previously didn't get bored at such bookings?

[Aech]

8 hours ago, jonnytee1 said:

I love SOAD i reasonably like KOL but whatever you can say about their live shows  -  at least KOL have released some music since last headlining  - UNLIKE SOAD

What new music do KOL since last headlining?

[unodosseb]

16 hours ago, jonnytee1 said:

I love SOAD i reasonably like KOL but whatever you can say about their live shows  -  at least KOL have released some music since last headlining  - UNLIKE SOAD

Have they? Last album was in 2016 and they last headlined in 2017

[jonnytee1]

15 minutes ago, unodosseb said:

Have they? Last album was in 2016 and they last headlined in 2017

Well - shot myself in the foot there  - i was there in 2017 and cant even remember them LOL

Anyway - it does show the problem i was tryting to highlight when you have bands (both KOL and SOAD) headlining a festival 3 years after they last did BOTH with no new material!

But i suppose that's fesivals these days isn't it!