Rock Werchter 2015

[TheBoz]

http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/news/detail/rock-werchter-2015-from-june-25th-to-june-28th

Now the same weekend as Glastonbury. I must have been someone they really wanted for them to move the date of the festival around the artist involved. Definitely no RW for me this year then, Pinkpop is now looking most likely.

Edited October 10, 2014 by TheBoz

[Noeliam]

Who do you think it is?

[Hyllebergxd]

oh no, I might got some exams during that week... It seems like Roskilde Festival is more likely for me then :s

[weird science]

I think it's Foo Fighters. And I think they'll announce them at first place on a specific day.

[thetime]

That rules me out, falls on my daughter's birthday.

What a bummer.

[thetime]

oh no, I might got some exams during that week... It seems like Roskilde Festival is more likely for me then :s

Roskilde starts a day earlier this year as well, presuming to get this headliner.

[TheBoz]

I think it's Foo Fighters. Probably the highest profile act on the festival circuit next summer

[Muppetmark]

Glastonbury rules me out. Bummer

[thetime]

I think it's Foo Fighters. Probably the highest profile act on the festival circuit next summer

Shows the power acts have over festivals nowadays.

[Matt42]

If this is Glasto related, it's gotta be someone pretty big.

I'm still not sold, but AC/DC are surely one of these "bigger bands" that could have that power? Would the foos have that much power? Surely if they are doing rock am ring their schedule is a bit bigger.

Feels like this is an act which is only in Europe for a small part of time.

[the wonderwhy]

I think it's Foo Fighters. Probably the highest profile act on the festival circuit next summer

I doubt they'd move it for Foo's to be honest.

Can only really see it being AC/DC, possibly U2

[thetime]

Can only really see it being AC/DC, possibly U2

They wouldn't need to move it for either of them, they would just play werchter classic(rolling stones) which is a week before rock werchter.

They are desperate for foo fighters, especially as they got announced for pukkelpop 2 years running(deaths due to storms) on the last tour.

Edited October 10, 2014 by thetime

[guitarbhoy1888]

so am i the only one who is exstatic about the date change ?

wasnt gonna be able to make it due to graduation but i can make it now !

i'd be amazed at foos having the power to move a festival ...

[ParanoidTourist]

Hm, I really like Foo Fighters but the administration in order to change the dates must be huge for Werchter. Just think of all the bands they have already booked that they now have to renegotiate with. I think its a band/artist that rarely tours these dates like David Bowie, Pink Floyd or Led Zep. Or maybe I'm just dreaming..

[the wonderwhy]

They wouldn't need to move it for either of them, they would just play werchter classic(rolling stones) which is a week before rock werchter.

Well if they can't do the original weekend it would hardly be surprising if they couldn't do the Boutique weekend as well.

In that case, if RW were desperate the only option would be to change the dates.

[SOAD]

Well this has made me more likely to go... would be a very nice way to make up for not getting Glasto tickets... always wanted to do Werchter as well.

[Mushy25]

Laugh if they moved it for Metallica

Nah my firs thought was Foo's, but it must be someone super huge. This excites me!

[Dietediet]

Highly doubt it was Foo's. RW says the negotiations with that specific artist are still ongoing, while it's been a month since Dave Grohl hinted at a Belgian festival performance and 2 weeks since Rock Am Ring confirmed they're doing a festival tour.

TW Classic and Werchter Boutique have no set dates, those dates always depend on the availability of a band. Perhaps there's such an overload of unique important acts (AC/DC, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney are all rumoured to do Summer festivals) that Boutique and Classic are already fully booked and RW remains?

[Dietediet]

Other theory going around: they're booking a unmissable major act for Boutique/Classic in the first weekend of July, and therefor RW15 has to move.

[guitarbhoy1888]

Other theory going around: they're booking a unmissable major act for Boutique/Classic in the first weekend of July, and therefor RW15 has to move.

this makes more sense to me

[e2p2]

Other theory going around: they're booking a unmissable major act for Boutique/Classic in the first weekend of July, and therefor RW15 has to move.

Although it sounds like a good reason for moving the festival, I think if that was the case they wouldnt tell us that the reason is to fit to one (regular) headliner schedule.

[Daniel Comino Royuela]

it smells like U2

[Noeliam]

Livenation: "Big tour news coming on monday".

It may be utopic but could it be Daft Punk?

[the wonderwhy]

Livenation: "Big tour news coming on monday".

That's Slipknot

[Noeliam]

Yeah probably not Daft Punk... it's for Downloads!

"We have some EPIC tour news coming your way on Monday. Think you're gonna like it... "

Edited October 11, 2014 by Noeliam