Rock Werchter 2024

[Gossard]

On 1/14/2024 at 6:47 PM, Archi said:

The co-headline on Thursday should be Parkway Drive. They confirmed themselves in December before they delete the post on their social networks. I love them but I can't see them as a co-headliner for a mainstream festival like Werchter... And with the success she has, it's hard to imagine Lana Del Rey plays as sub. Gonna be Pukkelpop or nothing for her in Belgium.

Headlining the Barn Saturday against Dua Lipa? 

[Archi]

13 minutes ago, Gossard said:

Headlining the Barn Saturday against Dua Lipa? 

Lana Del Rey in the Barn? No way... Kinda the same with Parkway Drive... as they should play on Thursday.

[Gossard]

4 minutes ago, Archi said:

Lana Del Rey in the Barn? No way... Kinda the same with Parkway Drive... as they should play on Thursday.

I was talking about Parkway Drive....

[gingerevans84]

Not too familiar with Parkway Drive, just see their name near the top of many festivals in the warm summer time. Surely Werchter need a bigger sub to Lenny on the Thursday though?

[ParanoidTourist]

1 hour ago, Archi said:

Lana Del Rey in the Barn? No way... Kinda the same with Parkway Drive... as they should play on Thursday.

I´ve actually seen Lana in the Barn! Although it was in 2012;) 

[ParanoidTourist]

 Blur and No Doubt play Coachella this spring. Perhaps hope for the former after all. 

Edited January 17 by ParanoidTourist

[NorthernSoul52]

I was just thinking Blur and No Doubt seem very in line here.

[49Lawson]

If Blur and No Doubt rock up here I'd have a ticket within 5 minutes of the announcement.

Think it will be a farewell for Blur though, didn't Damon say he was done with touring with them for a while late last year?

[ParanoidTourist]

4 minutes ago, 49Lawson said:

If Blur and No Doubt rock up here I'd have a ticket within 5 minutes of the announcement.

Think it will be a farewell for Blur though, didn't Damon say he was done with touring with them for a while late last year?

I totally agree! And yes, Damon actually said that Blur was done for now so I am actually a bit surprised that they announce a festival date all of a sudden. 

[VCF]

Justice ruled out (Dour).

[matrainertje]

1 hour ago, VCF said:

Justice ruled out (Dour).

Four Tet too. Was thinking this was finally going to be the year for him to make his debut at RW. 

[VCF]

18 minutes ago, matrainertje said:

Four Tet too. Was thinking this was finally going to be the year for him to make his debut at RW. 

Yeah. We can also add names such as Brutus, SHAME or Bar Italia now ruled out.

Justice / Four Tet / Brutus is slowly making it a nice closing day at Dour btw.

However, Dour still has not announced Janelle Monae (who’s touring and cancelled last year) and their headliner spots are almost filled. 

Barn head (or Dua sub) ?

Edited January 17 by VCF

[polnico]

9 minutes ago, VCF said:

Yeah. We can also add names such as Brutus, SHAME or Bar Italia now ruled out.

Justice / Four Tet / Brutus is slowly making it a nice closing day at Dour btw.

However, Dour still has not announced Janelle Monae (who’s touring and cancelled last year) and their headliner spots are almost filled. 

Barn head (or Dua sub) ?

Not so sure about Brutus, they're also playing Ronquieres (another Belgian festival) a few weeks later, so I don't see why Werchter couldn't also be added to their tour. Oh and apparently announcement today at 4 (Festileaks info + Stone posting a picture of Werchter with - "3pm" UK Time as insta story today, + other saying "Belgium we have announcement")

Edited January 17 by polnico

[VCF]

2 minutes ago, polnico said:

Not so sure about Brutus, they're also playing Ronquieres (another Belgian festival) a few weeks later, so I don't see why Werchter couldn't also be added to their tour. Oh and apparently announcement today at 4 (Festileaks info + Stone posting a picture of Werchter with - "3pm" UK Time as insta story today, + other saying "Belgium we have announcement")

Yeah my bad. As a Belgian band Dour and Ronquieres might not rule them out.

I’ve just remembered they’re playing Graspop though. Does not that make them less likely to play Werchter?

[polnico]

1 minute ago, VCF said:

Yeah my bad. As a Belgian band Dour and Ronquieres might not rule them out.

I’ve just remembered they’re playing Graspop though. Does not that make them less likely to play Werchter?

Oh yeah forgot about Graspop. That would be a lot of belgian festivals indeed. Really can't belive they haven't played Werchter yet honestly, they deserve it so much (they've been at the Werchter parklife thing during covid; but somehow not the main festival). Maybe after next album ?

[Thijsken25]

 

 

 

 

The Gaslight anthem just posted this on their socials. 

Edited January 17 by Thijsken25

[polnico]

That's very nice additions. Saturday and Sunday are stacked.

[VCF]

Janelle as a Barn head or Dua sub was optimistic but great news if true!

That Saturday is so good.

 

[49Lawson]

Possibly the weakest main stage they've had in a while (pending additions obviously) but the other stages are looking stacked. 

As always, avoid James Arthur at all costs. Terrible human being.

[49Lawson]

11 minutes ago, 49Lawson said:

Possibly the weakest main stage they've had in a while

Apols for the double post, I'm saying that, assuming that those stages are in order I got stay at the Main Stage all day on Thursday and have a blast. Parkway Drive potentially fourth down when compared to their other slots is quite mad. No idea how Khruangbin has bagged that slot though, but maybe that's just me being out of touch. 

Really surprised that they've done an announcement today though, typically they never used to start until next week with the Friday 3pm/4pm packages. Happy though, some more great names added.

[Bazac450]

just out of interest, would The Gaslight Anthem be in any sort of trouble from RW for releasing the poster an hour before the scheduled announcement?

[Archi]

Official announcement:

Thursday : Parkway Drive, The Gaslight Anthem, Stone, Mike Skinner and The Streets, Meute, Slowdive.
Friday : James Arthur, Tom Morello, Archive, Sleaford Mods.
Saturday : The Blaze, Janelle Monáe, Benjamin Clementine, Marc Rebillet. 
Sunday : Sampha, Froukje, Parcels, Zara Larsson, Loyle Carner, High-Vis. 

Edited January 17 by Archi

[VCF]

The whole weekend finally starting to kick in, albeit a bit messy.

Still a lot of acts (many Slope names) to announce but the prospect of The Last Dinner Party > Marc Rebillet > Janelle Monae > The Blaze > Avril Lavigne > Dua Lipa makes me extremely happy.

[49Lawson]

8 minutes ago, Bazac450 said:

just out of interest, would The Gaslight Anthem be in any sort of trouble from RW for releasing the poster an hour before the scheduled announcement?

I doubt it, I think they'd just blame it on time difference if anything. Tom Morello has had the Friday listed on his website for weeks and I can't imagine they've said anything.

[SweetJesus]

9 minutes ago, Bazac450 said:

just out of interest, would The Gaslight Anthem be in any sort of trouble from RW for releasing the poster an hour before the scheduled announcement?

No.