‘With great responsibility comes great power’, a fan dressed as Spider Man would shout to the audience three times. Queens Of The Stone Age took that responsibility and gave a rock ‘n’ roll masterclass on the Main Stage. Queens Of The Stone Age Seen on 2/7 at Rock Werchter Quattonists claim that Queens Of The … Read more
Headliner Muse may not have given a very memorable concert, fortunately our reviewers saw enough top concerts: Danielle Ponder and Fred Again.. are good for five stars. However, Machine Gun Kelly and Interpol fall through the ice. These were the highs and lows of day three of Rock Werchter. Star Parade The toppers of the … Read more
‘When they used to say they wanted to play at Rock Werchter, everyone laughed at them. But look: now they are here.’ Presenter Stijn Van de Voorde subtly summarized Xink’s unlikely comeback: twenty years after their participation in Eurosong For Kids, Xink was on the main stage. Xink Seen on 1/7 at Rock Werchter For … Read more
With Frank Deboosere gone from the screen, Maarten Devoldere took on the role of weatherman at the end of Warhaus’ show. Our prediction: Goosebumps with a probability bordering on certainty. Warhaus Seen on 29/6 at Rock Werchter Warhaus was this time without ex-frontwoman Sylvie Kreusch at Rock Werchter, a loss that was compensated by an … Read more
Door onze entertainmentredactie 05 jun 2023 om 18:26Update: een uur geleden Mumford & Sons replaces Stromae on the opening day of Rock Werchter, the organization of the festival announced on Monday. The Belgian singer canceled his entire tour last month. “We were so happy with Stromae as the Thursday headliner”, the organization of Rock Werchter … Read more
The first Rock Werchter after corona is over, the tents are folded, the fridge boxes empty, the hearts filled with stories and music. But as always, a lot of rubbish remains after the exodus. Campsites are always like desolate dumps strewn with (party) tents, sleeping bags, chairs, plastic bags and cans of beer. “As you … Read more
– Peter (central) at The Slope on the festival site. — © Erik Van Eycken – Leuven/Werchter – Handyman Peter Olaerts (51) has been coming to Rock Werchter since 1983, once asked to be discharged from the hospital in order to come to the festival and already saw U2 57 times. “Even when my wife … Read more
For Julien Lesaffre, a dream came true on Sunday at the Rock Werchter festival site. Or rather: on stage. The young Frenchman was removed from the audience by the frontman of The Killers and then drummed with the band. “The view was phenomenal,” he says, beaming afterwards. – Eline VandeGehuchte Yesterday at 22:39– Julien, 26, … Read more
Surprising fraternization on Sunday afternoon on the Main Stage of Rock Werchter: during the performance of the Dutch rapper Joost, the well-known YouTuber Acid jumped on stage to sing their hit ‘Go Acid’ together. A little later Walter Grootaers joined in to sing the chorus of Joost’s adaptation of ‘Ik wil je’. – eadp, jvh … Read more
Goldband had barely started its opening set on the Main Stage of Rock Werchter when things went wrong: singer Boaz Kok broke his ankle when he jumped off the stage – coincidentally just during the appropriate song ‘Emergency’. – “This is an emergency” has never sounded more appropriate than today. After Goldband member Boaz Kok … Read more