Rock Werchter 2023

[SweetJesus]

[sacred shape]

[johnybegood]

How were ticket selling last time Muse played RW? Can you see them booking Muse again? No Belgian date and too big for festivals as Pukkelpop or Lokerse, so it seems a strong posibility for RW'23.

[The Black]

Definitely a Werchter-sized gap in that Muse tour. IMO their latest album is pretty good, so would not mind seeing them again.

[BenG92]

Last album was the final nail in their coffin for me but I'd definitely still show up for the ~7 older tracks they play. 

Edited September 12, 2022 by BenG92

[49Lawson]

I haven’t really listened to a Muse album since Drones, as apocalyptic rock about robot rebellions isn’t really my thing. But when we saw them at Mad Cool this year they really delivered. Crowd were up for it too, I think I forgot quite how good their early material holds up live. Wouldn’t complain if they landed here. 

I know it’s all subjective but if we’re potentially looking at a start of RATM, Muse, AM and Depeche Mode as our headline pool then RW2023 is getting off to a great start for me 

[Karlos12345]

https://www.tixr.com/groups/muse-eu/events/muse-51556
 

Tixr sold tickets for the theater shows. So it’s reliable.

[lighthouse]

4 hours ago, johnybegood said:

How were ticket selling last time Muse played RW? 

Very poorly. Bar Florence in 2016 it was the emptiest I have seen the field on a sunday night... Scratching my head on why they are booked again with only one edition in between that flopped day.

[Muppetmark]

Guess royal blood will show up too

3 hours ago, Karlos12345 said:

https://www.tixr.com/groups/muse-eu/events/muse-51556
 

Tixr sold tickets for the theater shows. So it’s reliable.

 

[BenG92]

28 minutes ago, Muppetmark said:

Guess royal blood will show up too

Bit of a lazy waste of a slot if they do IMO. Don't mind them but they only just played this year and they started to sound very samey after not long. 

[polnico]

44 minutes ago, Muppetmark said:

Guess royal blood will show up too

 

I don't know, RHCP didn't bring their own stadium tour openers to Werchter, so I don't think this should influence it. Especially because as @BenG92 mentionned it, they were present this year.

Edited September 12, 2022 by polnico

[Jefb]

57 minutes ago, polnico said:

I don't know, RHCP didn't bring their own stadium tour openers to Werchter, so I don't think this should influence it. Especially because as @BenG92 mentionned it, they were present this year.

It happens a lot that a headliner brings their supports to the festival: (the cure - the twilight sad; pearl jam - white reaper, the whole debacle with pink in 2019).

But it´s not certain either Royal Blood will play next year at RW

[49Lawson]

4 hours ago, Karlos12345 said:

https://www.tixr.com/groups/muse-eu/events/muse-51556
 

Tixr sold tickets for the theater shows. So it’s reliable.

The link now says “Nothing to see here” but I’m assuming it confirmed Muse for the Saturday?

[SweetJesus]

Not sure, but I think it was saturday when I checked the dates on tixr.com few hours ago.

Also, the link was working few minutes ago but without non-confirmed dates

Edited September 12, 2022 by SweetJesus

[Karlos12345]

4 minutes ago, 49Lawson said:

The link now says “Nothing to see here” but I’m assuming it confirmed Muse for the Saturday?

Correct!

[charlierc]

On 9/9/2022 at 8:29 PM, SweetJesus said:

A figure that works for the company that runs the Rome Olympic Stadium has already jumped the (barrel of a) gun and said they're playing the venue next summer. So I think it's locked in.

Not that I'm sure where they'd fit on a Werchter bill. Didn't they sub Editors there in 2013?

Edited September 12, 2022 by charlierc

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, 49Lawson said:

The link now says “Nothing to see here” but I’m assuming it confirmed Muse for the Saturday?

Well we all know when you delete stuff on the Internet that you posted by accident that it always means its gone for good right?

[VolkIreland]

Muse' robot was great fun though

 

[BenG92]

New Weyes Blood track is gorgeous as usual. Barn/Klub slot please. 

[planethunter]

Just for fun, my best guess based on suggestions in this thread and having been at the festival for the past few years. I'd imagine there will be a few more mainstream pop acts and certainly some bands I've never heard of (that's part of the fun of it) and many more Belgian artists. Let me know who you think I could add! Placements aren't majorly considered besides the first couple of rows 🙂

[polnico]

14 minutes ago, planethunter said:

Just for fun, my best guess based on suggestions in this thread and having been at the festival for the past few years. I'd imagine there will be a few more mainstream pop acts and certainly some bands I've never heard of (that's part of the fun of it) and many more Belgian artists. Let me know who you think I could add! Placements aren't majorly considered besides the first couple of rows 🙂

Very nice lineup, probably a bit too good to be true! Love the visuals btw!

[Ferda]

2 hours ago, planethunter said:

Just for fun, my best guess based on suggestions in this thread and having been at the festival for the past few years. I'd imagine there will be a few more mainstream pop acts and certainly some bands I've never heard of (that's part of the fun of it) and many more Belgian artists. Let me know who you think I could add! Placements aren't majorly considered besides the first couple of rows 🙂

Instant buy for me, but I reckon too good lineup-wise to be true.

One comment though - DM will be the headliner of the day, I can't see them playing 2nd down.

[Dietediet]

1 hour ago, Ferda said:

Instant buy for me, but I reckon too good lineup-wise to be true.

One comment though - DM will be the headliner of the day, I can't see them playing 2nd down.

They played 2nd down in 2013, with Editors closing the main stage, so it's not out of the question.

[Dales]

3 hours ago, Dietediet said:

They played 2nd down in 2013, with Editors closing the main stage, so it's not out of the question.

Editors might have been last act on the stage but they would never be the headliner over DM. I would suggest that would be one of those line ups with smaller acts playing after the actual headline act.

Edited September 16, 2022 by Dales

[BenG92]

Yeah that lineup is too good but it would certainly sell me a ticket immediately! That 2nd day is like an entire weekend of Download headliners in one 😅