Correct.
Cost/reward ratio based (security costs are immense, Staff that has to work 4 days with less sleep, consumption is declining sharply vs drunk noisy people that hang around longer, ...).
+ It makes agreements with the local administration easier.
dEUS and Balthazar will play Live /s Live. Triggerfinger will play their 3 last shows with Monsieur Paul in June (AB and 2 NL shows), so no RW i guess. Brutus is not on. I have no news from Hooverphonic but don't see them playing yet.
If you wanne see the first bands, make sure you are on time at the Ticketmaster BO.
You will have to pass 2 queues: The one at the Ticketmaster BO to reprint the tickets (can take a while, especialy the first day) and the normal entrance queue when you have the new tickets.
Past years from 6 am. But even with a shuttle at 6 am it will be a serious deadline to catch a plane at 7:40 am in Zaventem.
Shuttle RW - Leuven
Train Leuven - Zaventem
Check in + airport security (Monday moring = business people + start holidays)
Take the (free) train from Brussles to Leuven, and than the festival free shuttle from Leuven to Werchter.
Attention:
1) You have to download your free trainticket with the NMBS code (your festivalticket is not a trainticket). Every ticket includes a train trip from any Belgian railway station to Leuven and back.
2) In case you travel from or to Brussels airport (you do!) you have to pay an extra Diabolo Fee. This is not included in the free train ticket.
The brainstorm at the office was funny.
"From now on we gonna work with themes. The kids will like that. Any ideas?"
"ANIMALS!"
"Cool. We book the apes, the impalas and that guy with his wolf."
"But what with Editors?"
"The Racing Rats, Papillon,..."
"OK, make an extra day."