Rock Werchter 2023

[Floyd_Ams]

1 minute ago, 49Lawson said:

As someone who didn’t go to RW this year I am over the moon with that, but imagine I’m massively in the minority 

Not over the moon with it (I was there last summer) but considering the alternatives being mentioned around lately, I don't mind it either. So I won't complain for sure. Although tbh if we necessarily had to repeat a headliner from last year, I'd rather have PJ or Metallica. 

[Matt86]

4 minutes ago, Archi said:

I'm more than happy... but didn't expected it at all! I didn't even see it at the first when they uploaded the poster. I was looking for Lolla Paris... which is not on the list. For a surprise, it's a surprise. Curious to know if they replace Foo Fighters or another band. One thing seems sure too: Billie Eilish won't be in Europe this Summer. Or could she co-headline with the RHCP and be the last headliner missing at Mad Cool too?

Billie Eilish IS in Europe August - September

Weird for RHCP and Lolla ...v

EDIT: you're right actually, Les Vieilles Charrues got them. Well, don't take anything for granted on some forums lol, my bad 🤗

Edited December 5, 2022 by Matt86

[polnico]

@Ken19 has this been part of the plan for a while, as the Red Hot obviously are a pretty big ticket seller, or is this last minute "panic buy" ? I know Werchter are well known for repeats, but even for their standards this is bad.

[BenG92]

4 minutes ago, Archi said:

One thing seems sure too: Billie Eilish won't be in Europe this Summer. Or could she co-headline with the RHCP and be the last headliner missing at Mad Cool too?

She just got announced for Electric Picnic in Ireland

[ParanoidTourist]

I love RHCP but it feels like Werchter dropped the ball here. If Werchter misses out on Blur as well the line up will be pretty average. 

[Archi]

1 minute ago, BenG92 said:

She just got announced for Electric Picnic in Ireland

I know. But like some other people here, I tought she could do 2-3 weeks in June followed by 2 weeks in August to make the biggest festivals. Seems it gonna be only for August then.

[lighthouse]

This is pretty embarrassing. Muse so very quickly after 2019 felt weird... but this is something else.

RW has become a joke. 

[Ohad]

So, does it rule out blur? 😞

Edited December 5, 2022 by Ohad

[ParanoidTourist]

Just now, Ohad said:

So, does it rule our blur? 😞

In theory they can co-headline with Stromae on the Thursday. 

[DDave]

2 minutes ago, ParanoidTourist said:

In theory they can co-headline with Stromae on the Thursday. 

No reason why they wouldn't have been announced yet. Maybe Pukkelpop has them this year. 

[Archi]

We could end with this I guess...

Thursday: Stromae + Blur (?).
Friday: Red Hot Chili Peppers + The Strokes (?).
Saturday: Muse + Oscar And The Wolf.
Sunday: Arctic Monkeys + Queens Of The Stone Age.

[Floyd_Ams]

Looking at the Mad Cool poster, I can see a few of those names at Werchter too. From the "big ones", The Black Keys and Liam Gallagher are very likely imo. Franz Ferdinand probably in the Barn again. I am hoping for Sigur Ros, Puscifer and The Hu.

Sadly, I don't see blur coming any more. Roskilde killed that dream I think...

Edited December 5, 2022 by Floyd_Ams

[Floyd_Ams]

2 minutes ago, Archi said:

We could end with this I guess...

Thursday: Stromae + Blur (?).
Friday: Red Hot Chili Peppers + The Strokes (?).
Saturday: Muse + Oscar And The Wolf.
Sunday: Arctic Monkeys + Queens Of The Stone Age.

Would be awesome but not very likely...

[Archi]

Right. I forget their show on June 30th at Rockslide... The Black Keys, Machine Gun Kelly, Liam Gallagher. All very potential names indeed. Hope a good day on Friday as it gonna be my only day at RW this year.

[Aech2ElectricBoogaloo]

5 minutes ago, Floyd_Ams said:

Looking at the Mad Cool poster, I can see a few of those names at Werchter too. From the "big ones", The Black Keys and Liam Gallagher are very likely imo. Franz Ferdinand probably in the Barn again. I am hoping for Sigur Ros, Puscifer and The Hu.

Sadly, I don't see blur coming any more. Roskilde killed that dream I think...

Franz were actually in Klub C last time hence why I and many others had to watch them on the screen outside.

[49Lawson]

I know it isn’t his style at all but are we all in agreement that if we ask @Ken19 to confirm or deny Blur we’ll all ask for nothing more between now and Christmas ?

[VCF]

What a joke. 

[Nicklord]

Except Blur, I don't see anything else that Rock Werchter missed so far?

[Floyd_Ams]

14 minutes ago, Aech2ElectricBoogaloo said:

Franz were actually in Klub C last time hence why I and many others had to watch them on the screen outside.

Ah could be. I was inside at the front though :). 

12 minutes ago, 49Lawson said:

I know it isn’t his style at all but are we all in agreement that if we ask @Ken19 to confirm or deny Blur we’ll all ask for nothing more between now and Christmas ?

+1. Although I think we have our answer for blur we just don't want to accept it and lose hope. If @Ken19 was right about the first timer though and the January announcement, I can't think of any other name than The Strokes co-headlining with RHCP.

7 minutes ago, Nicklord said:

Except Blur, I don't see anything else that Rock Werchter missed so far?

Depeche Mode

Edited December 5, 2022 by Floyd_Ams

[gfa]

21 minutes ago, Archi said:

We could end with this I guess...

Thursday: Stromae + Blur (?).
Friday: Red Hot Chili Peppers + The Strokes (?).
Saturday: Muse + Oscar And The Wolf.
Sunday: Arctic Monkeys + Queens Of The Stone Age.

Strokes are likely not about given Voidz are playing at Primavera in mid june

[VCF]

33 minutes ago, ParanoidTourist said:

In theory they can co-headline with Stromae on the Thursday. 

Nah lets just bring Royal Blood and Greta Van Fleet back.

On a serious note though, I’m pretty sure they are out and are not a priority for Werchter anymore.

 

[MrTobs]

6 minutes ago, Nicklord said:

Except Blur, I don't see anything else that Rock Werchter missed so far?

I'd say Kendrick Lamar, Depeche Mode and Blur. If you like them or not, all three of them would have been more special than any of the heads Rock Werchter has announced so far in in my opinion.

[Archi]

6 minutes ago, gfa said:

Strokes are likely not about given Voidz are playing at Primavera in mid june

My bad. I read the RHCP poster and thought The Strokes were coming with them in Europe but there are just on the US leg (like this Summer).

 

1 minute ago, MrTobs said:

I'd say Kendrick Lamar, Depeche Mode and Blur. If you like them or not, all three of them would have been more special than any of the heads Rock Werchter has announced so far in in my opinion.

Not especially fan of these acts. But it would have been different than the usual/classic acts announced so far.

[MrTobs]

3 minutes ago, Archi said:

Not especially fan of these acts. But it would have been different than the usual/classic acts announced so far.

Yeah, I'm not too fussed about DM and Blur either, but still a lot more interesting than having RHCP two years in a row and having Muse and Oscar and the Wolf headlining another day. 

[Nicklord]

Depeche Mode has a show in Belgium so I don't think we can say "missed out" but yeah, I completely forgot about Kendrick Lamar. He should've been there