Rock Werchter 2025

[dude111]

no dua 🫠

[sisco]

26 minutes ago, dude111 said:

no dua 🫠

She headlined last year? Even for RW that would be mad

[ParanoidTourist]

42 minutes ago, sisco said:

She headlined last year? Even for RW that would be mad

Repeats like that happened before actually. Red Hot Chilli Peppers headlined 2022 and 2023 and Kings of Leon has done the same in the past. 

[northernangel]

2 hours ago, sisco said:

Those 3 also have to be in with a very good chance of being at RW too.  
 

Honestly can’t wait for the announcements to start, we’re going whatever comes but always good to start listening to the acts. 

I hope Werchter does better than RAR myself. I guess I'm partly surprised they went for Foos for 49 over 50.

[sisco]

8 minutes ago, northernangel said:

I hope Werchter does better than RAR myself. I guess I'm partly surprised they went for Foos for 49 over 50.

Like every festival, you go for who is around.  If the foos were there last year you don’t wait.  Anyway…. Might be lucky as who knows if they’ll do anything next year now

[sisco]

Also, unlikely I guess but Coldplay are doing Anfield next summer and presumably the Wembley dates they were rumoured for 

[northernangel]

1 minute ago, sisco said:

Like every festival, you go for who is around.  If the foos were there last year you don’t wait.  Anyway…. Might be lucky as who knows if they’ll do anything next year now

I think that's probably been my downfall putting too much into anniversary year stuff and such. Dua Lipa doing Liverpool and Dublin in June suggests Reading may not happen. Maybe she is just outdoor venues

[sisco]

56 minutes ago, northernangel said:

I think that's probably been my downfall putting too much into anniversary year stuff and such. Dua Lipa doing Liverpool and Dublin in June suggests Reading may not happen. Maybe she is just outdoor venues

What’s more interesting for me this year is whether they basically have 2 headliners a day or 1 like this year was.

 

Saw a list the other day of names who were meant to be about and it could be a very good year if they manage to get 6-8 of them as the top lines:

 

1. Pearl Jam
2. Jack White
3. The Cure
4. Nick Cave & the bad Seeds
5. Faith No More
6. Linkin Park
7. Green Day
8. Metallica
9. Billie Eilish
10. Twenty One Pilots
11. Olivia Rodrigo
12. Fred Again..

13. Blink-182 
14. Eminem
15. Justin Timberlake
16. Oscar & the Wolf

[charlierc]

On 9/11/2024 at 3:31 PM, sisco said:

Well at IOW festival this year they had Mcfly, Beverley Knight and Zara Larsson on their bill (also Simple Minds and NBT).  I reckon they might be over it 😂

Maybe they're secret McFly mega-fans and just hadn't told anyone before.

[Gossard]

2 hours ago, sisco said:

Also, unlikely I guess but Coldplay are doing Anfield next summer and presumably the Wembley dates they were rumoured for 

When are they playing Anfield?

[sisco]

6 minutes ago, Gossard said:

When are they playing Anfield?

No idea of the exact date mate, was just told today they’re doing it by someone who should know

[sisco]

1 hour ago, charlierc said:

Maybe they're secret McFly mega-fans and just hadn't told anyone before.

Ha, it’s a possibility…. I suppose 😂

[BOBBY_FIRMINO]

11 hours ago, sisco said:

No idea of the exact date mate, was just told today they’re doing it by someone who should know

Yeah seems pretty much a done deal. Been rumours for months now and the trains in Lime St were displaying Coldplay lyrics the other day. Supposedly Coldplay / Springsteen and Dua Lipa for next summer's run of gigs (Dua Lipa was confirmed yesterday)

[northernangel]

13 hours ago, charlierc said:

Maybe they're secret McFly mega-fans and just hadn't told anyone before.

I wouldn't tell anyone either lol.

[Gossard]

58 minutes ago, BOBBY_FIRMINO said:

Yeah seems pretty much a done deal. Been rumours for months now and the trains in Lime St were displaying Coldplay lyrics the other day. Supposedly Coldplay / Springsteen and Dua Lipa for next summer's run of gigs (Dua Lipa was confirmed yesterday)

I thought I read somewhere that Anfield could only host one concert per summer, something to do with license from the city or some....but I could be mistaken.   

[Sparticus]

23 minutes ago, Gossard said:

I thought I read somewhere that Anfield could only host one concert per summer, something to do with license from the city or some....but I could be mistaken.   

Had a look on set list.fm.....five this year. Pink x 2 and Taylor swift x 3

 

With bon iver teasing new music and the national seemingly active, would they work as a co headline, or go down like a led balloon?

[sisco]

41 minutes ago, Gossard said:

I thought I read somewhere that Anfield could only host one concert per summer, something to do with license from the city or some....but I could be mistaken.   

well last year they certainly had Pink and Taylor Swift 

[BOBBY_FIRMINO]

1 hour ago, Gossard said:

I thought I read somewhere that Anfield could only host one concert per summer, something to do with license from the city or some....but I could be mistaken.   

Don't think that's true. We had Pink and Taylor Swift concerts this summer. Had Elton, The Eagles and the Stones in 2022 also 

Edited September 13 by BOBBY_FIRMINO

[charlierc]

11 hours ago, BOBBY_FIRMINO said:

Don't think that's true. We had Pink and Taylor Swift concerts this summer. Had Elton, The Eagles and the Stones in 2022 also 

Anfield now seems to be quite a regular pick on the stadium section tbf. So I assume it would have more than 1/2 allowed.

[sisco]

Had a bit of info that puts Stormzy and Sam Fender around 

[sisco]

How would something like this go down or is in accurately strong?

 

Something like:

Green Day + Blink 182

FredAgain + Sam Fender

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds + Bon Iver

Billie Eilish + Oscar and the Wolf
 

[scatteredscreens]

1 hour ago, sisco said:

How would something like this go down or is in accurately strong?

 

Something like:

Green Day + Blink 182

FredAgain + Sam Fender

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds + Bon Iver

Billie Eilish + Oscar and the Wolf
 

 

I doubt a festival that had Lenny Kravitz and Maneskin each headline a day this year is going to have Green Day and Blink 182 play the same day

[The Black]

6 minutes ago, scatteredscreens said:

 

I doubt a festival that had Lenny Kravitz and Maneskin each headline a day this year is going to have Green Day and Blink 182 play the same day

 

Very observant post. While there might be an abundance of touring acts for 2025, they'll still need to fit the overall budget. I'd guess it'll probably be two very expensive acts (stadium size) and two less expensive acts (big enough to fill Sportpaleis) for headliners in 2025.

Edited September 15 by The Black

[sisco]

Billie was meant to be last year and didn’t end up doing it plus there was a lack of headline acts about as shown even by Glastonbury who massively struggled.

 

now look at 2023 instead:

 

Mumfords, Stormzy and Fender

 

RHCP, Liam Gallagher and The Black Keys

 

Muse and Oscar and the Wolf

 

Arctic Monkeys and QOTSA

[sisco]

That’s not to say it’ll happen btw, just wouldn’t take the short term 2024 festival season view