Rock Werchter 2025

[eivomracsy]

2 hours ago, BennyL said:

Has anyone done the juliper cans they have in the hive?

assume it’s only 330ml?

is it worth the money?..

 

yes, as far as i remember the price was okayish compared to supermarkets. plus: it was cold, less luggage. for some strange reason you could only pick it up from wednesday to friday.

[BlackFoxx]

1 hour ago, thetime said:

 

Jack White is a headliner, or am I misreading his popularity? 

 

If he does tour Europe in the summer, looks like a potential Roskilde headliner. 

Subbed Pearl Jam in 2018 last time he was here I think. Although not sure how much his popularity has grown since then? 

[h12101]

10 hours ago, Ken19 said:

 

Communication and clearance from the agents. Intention was to announce Weezer and FF too, because it could improve the ticket sales (typical names that could interest the combi buyers). On the other hand, agent Mark Ambor was pushing to announce, was not in the original batch. 

Thanks for the insight Ken. This is really interesting for those of us not in the industry 👍

[ParanoidTourist]

Massive Attack announced for Pohoda, InMusic and Opener today. I also noticed they are playing Down the Rabbit Hole on July 4th so they are near Belgium during Werchter. Would be awesome to have them although I am not sure they would fit as a sub for any of the headliners or accept headlining the Barn. On the other hand, Pink subbed Rammstein back in the day😉

Edited Monday at 09:32 AM by ParanoidTourist

[joaommaia]

Do you think FKA twigs is possible since she’ll play Open’er?

[matrainertje]

1 minute ago, joaommaia said:

Do you think FKA twigs is possible since she’ll play Open’er?

I really really hope she's nailed on. By far the name I want to see appearing right now. 

[Floyd_Ams]

2 hours ago, ParanoidTourist said:

Massive Attack announced for Pohoda, InMusic and Opener today. I also noticed they are playing Down the Rabbit Hole on July 4th so they are near Belgium during Werchter. Would be awesome to have them although I am not sure they would fit as a sub for any of the headliners or accept headlining the Barn. On the other hand, Pink subbed Rammstein back in the day😉

 

I'd choose them over any of the current headliners in a heartbeat but I don't see them coming to RW for yet another year, unfortunately. They could really save that Sunday for me. Their gig that I went to last June was as awesome as always!

[ParanoidTourist]

4 minutes ago, Floyd_Ams said:

 

I'd choose them over any of the current headliners in a heartbeat but I don't see them coming to RW for yet another year, unfortunately. They could really save that Sunday for me. Their gig that I went to last June was as awesome as always!

 

Yeah, I have to reluctantly agree. It seems Werchter never book them. I just reacted now when they are playing every festival around Werchter during those dates. Very good live band though!

[HerrBuergermeister]

Any chance for Flaming Lips? Would be great in the Barn!

[Aech2ElectricBoogaloo]

On 12/8/2024 at 4:49 PM, BlackFoxx said:

Subbed Pearl Jam in 2018 last time he was here I think. Although not sure how much his popularity has grown since then? 

Massively diminished if this tour is anything to go by.

[BlackFoxx]

24 minutes ago, Aech2ElectricBoogaloo said:

Massively diminished if this tour is anything to go by.

Think this is a purposefully small venue tour rather than being too reflective of his actual size/popularity. I imagine he could do arenas in the UK or at least something like Ally Pally in London.

[Aech2ElectricBoogaloo]

4 minutes ago, BlackFoxx said:

Think this is a purposefully small venue tour rather than being too reflective of his actual size/popularity. I imagine he could do arenas in the UK or at least something like Ally Pally in London.

Absolutely cannot do arenas in the UK. Biggest venue in the last decade has been the Eventim Apollo although he did play three dates in the end. Usually does academy tours.

[BlackFoxx]

51 minutes ago, Aech2ElectricBoogaloo said:

Absolutely cannot do arenas in the UK. Biggest venue in the last decade has been the Eventim Apollo although he did play three dates in the end. Usually does academy tours.

That's fair enough, apologies for being wrong. Didn't realise if the smaller venue were by choice or demand, always thought he was bigger than there here.

[sisco]

14 minutes ago, BlackFoxx said:

That's fair enough, apologies for being wrong. Didn't realise if the smaller venue were by choice or demand, always thought he was bigger than there here.

Venues such as the troxy are 100% by choice.  You’re correct he could do Ally Pally and similar

[OrdinaryBoy]

Are the Apollo tent packages at the hive myspace pre-pitched tents or do you rent the tent and set it up yourself? 

Edited yesterday at 07:40 AM by OrdinaryBoy

[OrdinaryBoy]

Queens of the stone age confirmed for electric castle in romania 2 weekends after werchter... so here's to still hoping

Edited 2 hours ago by OrdinaryBoy

[siko]

23 hours ago, OrdinaryBoy said:

Are the Apollo tent packages at the hive myspace pre-pitched tents or do you rent the tent and set it up yourself? 

From what we saw, the tent hire Myspace packages are all pre-pitch. They're all neatly lined up and numbered. Someone takes you to your allocated space when you get there. I think new for this year they're also doing something where you can buy a branded tent/sleeping bag - sounds like you pick those up on arrival and can take them home after.

Edited 1 hour ago by siko
Typo

[BlackFoxx]

1 hour ago, OrdinaryBoy said:

Queens of the stone age confirmed for electric castle in romania 2 weekends after werchter... so here's to still hoping

Where do you think they'd fit? They'd have to sub right?

[OrdinaryBoy]

Maybe saturday?

[sisco]

The positive side of me says they are still working on a big act as I’m sure @Ken19 said they’re still trying to do some things. 
 

I do personally think they still need a big act under Sam Fender to sell that day 

[ParanoidTourist]

QOTSA could potentially be co-headlining with Fender on Saturday. However, it might be awkward if Fender is subbed by an act more popular than him. 

[gigi21]

2 hours ago, OrdinaryBoy said:

Queens of the stone age confirmed for electric castle in romania 2 weekends after werchter... so here's to still hoping

They're also playing Pohoda the week after Rock Werchter.

But they're also playing all the August festivals they canceled last year, including Cabaret Vert, which takes place the same weekend as Pukkelpop, close to the Belgian border. So I see them much more likely for PKP than RW.