– © Maarten De Bouw – Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) could be found on the festival field of Rock Werchter on Saturday. He comes there with his wife to enjoy the music, but also the atmosphere. He is forced to add that he constantly has to take pictures with festival-goers. – Anyone … Read more
– © Geert Van de Velde – The sensation of the third festival day at Rock Werchter is without a doubt Måneskin (pronounced: even the moon† The rock band from Rome won the Eurovision Song Contest last year, but went into oblivion afterwards. Rarely has the Eurovision stamp been dropped so quickly as with Damiano … Read more
“Covid strikes again”, Rock Werchter’s Instagram page reads with the announcement that Greta Van Fleet will not play on Friday. Earlier, Clairo and The Regrettes had also canceled their sets due to infections. Whether Red Hot Chili Peppers will play on Sunday is still uncertain. – Two years in a row, the corona virus prevented … Read more
Bazart shatters Rock Werchter for the first time on Main Stage and comes out with a special guest — © Eva De Poorter — A first time on the main stage and Bazart immediately hits the mark. “We will tear down what is still standing,” Mathieu Terryn told us beforehand. Well then. That happened. Also … Read more
Covid killed The Regrettes and Clairo; a throat infection Sam Fender. They were replaced by Belgian acts The Haunted Youth, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, and Charles. A huge opportunity for them to expand their audience. – Rarely has a name been as prophetic as The Regrettes: the Californian punk group is not playing on … Read more
From Thursday to Sunday Rock Werchter is once again the mecca for music lovers. Ticket sales show that the fans of the festival missed the meadow: the 46th edition of Rock Werchter is completely sold out, good for 151,000 visitors. We are with this musical four days from start to finish. Follow it here with … Read more
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have had to cancel their concert in Glasgow tonight due to illness. The band themselves announced this via Twitter. The group should normally be at Rock Werchter on Sunday, but it is not yet clear whether that will continue. – Laurence Torck Today at 09:04– “Due to illness, RHCP will … Read more
– © Ivan Put – The trolleys, wheelbarrows, yes even shopping carts have been taken out of the stable again. With the entire set up, the festival-goers already head to the festival site the day before the start of Rock Werchter, where Camping The Hive opened its doors on Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. To … Read more
Rock Werchter Encore, the planned extra festival day to celebrate the return of the summer festivals after two years of corona, is cancelled. Production costs that were too high, staff shortages and too few festival-goers were the deciding factors. However, if you have already bought a ticket, do not despair. The line-up of ‘Encore’ will … Read more
Rock Werchter Encore, the one-time extra day festival, has today announced the full line-up. Florence and the Machine was previously on the bill. There are now a dozen names added. – It was already known that British singer Florence and the Machine would headline the one-time extra day festival of Rock Werchter on June 26. … Read more