Coldplay and Iron Maiden added to Rock Werchter 2011

Coldplay, and Iron Maiden are the latest acts to be announced for Rock Werchter 2011.

Coldplay have been announced as the Main Stage headliner on Saturday 2nd July. The band currently have a new album in the making, and will be airing a few new tracks at Rock Werchter.

Iron Maiden are co-headliner on the Main Stage on Sunday 3rd July. Currently on their global 'The Final Frontier' in support of the album of the same name which hit the No 1 slot in 28 sales charts around the world. In Belgium, they missed out on the #1 spot by a hair's breadth, although their second spot was their best ever in the Belgian charts. The band's first ever non-UK concert was during a festival in Belgium in Kortrijk in 1980.

They join the first two acts announced Kings of Leon, and The Chemical Brothers who have already been confirmed for Belgium's biggest rock festival which takes place in the small village of Werchter in Rotselaar, Belgium, from Thursday 30th June to Sunday 3rd July 2010.

Tickets for Rock Werchter 2011 go on sale at 9am on Saturday 4th December, priced as follows:
4-day combi festival ticket (June 30 > July 3) 195 Euros
One-day festival ticket Thursday June 30 76 Euros
One-day festival ticket Friday July 1 76 Euros
One-day festival ticket Saturday July 2 76 Euros
One-day festival ticket Sunday July 3 76 Euros
Campsite ticket regular 18 Euros
Campsite ticket xl (early entry) 25 Euros

This year Rock Werchter will open three campsites for Festival goers on the Wednesday, to cut down on congestion in Werchter and minimize inconvenience for the locals. The festival organisers will not be putting on entertainment on Wednesday evening, but the campsites will have food and drinks available.

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