Rock Werchter 2016

[GodlikeYeezus]

1 hour ago, Bilbo Baggins said:

Did you book your train tickets already? We're doing the same thing but spending 2 days in Amsterdam instead, not sure whether to use the train or the rw bus.

Not yet but I never realised there were buses from dam? How much are they?

[Gossard]

Assuming there is an announcement today, these band would be nice:

Tenacious D

Biffy Clyro

Deftones

Dropkick Murphys

The Hives

The Subways

Pennywise

Mastodon

PEARL JAM  

[lightning1000]

2 hours ago, GodlikeYeezus said:

Yeah i'd expect an announcement today.

 

Happy Friday Werchter announcement!

 

Also I would be interested in how everyone is doing Werchter this year cost etc.

 

I am personally planning on flying to Amsterdam for £30 stopping 3 night and then travelling over on the train to Werchter (2 hours) before flying home for £19 from Brussels Charleroi! Exciting times

We're flying from Manchester to charleroi 7am Tuesday. Spending Tuesday and Wednesday morning in leuven then heading to the festival in the afternoon. Fly back to Manchester Monday night. Already got flights hotel and tickets booked. Only thing left to pay for is airport parking and tokens.

[lightning1000]

9 minutes ago, Gossard said:

Assuming there is an announcement today, these band would be nice:

Tenacious D

Biffy Clyro

Deftones

Dropkick Murphys

The Hives

The Subways

Pennywise

Mastodon

PEARL JAM  

I would be really happy with that. If we're getting pj I can't see it being before January 

[e2p2]

2 hours ago, Bilbo Baggins said:

Did you book your train tickets already? We're doing the same thing but spending 2 days in Amsterdam instead, not sure whether to use the train or the rw bus.

Remember that trains are free from anywhere in Belgium with your ticket. 

[Bilbo Baggins]

1 hour ago, GodlikeYeezus said:

Not yet but I never realised there were buses from dam? How much are they?

https://festival.travel/travel/festivalbussen/rock-werchter-bus/?utm_source=festileaks.com&utm_medium=cpl&utm_campaign=rock-werchter

 

They are 25 euros each, including the return... Leaving on the 29th.

[GodlikeYeezus]

3 hours ago, Bilbo Baggins said:

 

6 minutes ago, Bilbo Baggins said:

https://festival.travel/travel/festivalbussen/rock-werchter-bus/?utm_source=festileaks.com&utm_medium=cpl&utm_campaign=rock-werchter

 

They are 25 euros each, including the return... Leaving on the 29th.

Awesome thanks for that 

[foolee]

Foo Fighters could be back in the frame for Thursday headliner as The Sun Newspaper has stated the Glasto headliners to be Foo Fighters-Muse-Coldplay. The Sun usually a unreliable newspaper have sources surrounding Glastonbury and were first to have the Glasto headliners correct last year and have got other music news correct. So Pearl Jam or Foo Fighters biggest contenders 

[Bilbo Baggins]

Would love it if we get Coldplay on Thursday (unlikely, I know) and Foo fighters on Sunday.

[thewayiam]

13 minutes ago, foolee said:

Foo Fighters could be back in the frame for Thursday headliner as The Sun Newspaper has stated the Glasto headliners to be Foo Fighters-Muse-Coldplay. The Sun usually a unreliable newspaper have sources surrounding Glastonbury and were first to have the Glasto headliners correct last year and have got other music news correct. So Pearl Jam or Foo Fighters biggest contenders 

I wouldn't be surprised if it's correct myself. Adele bottling it and deciding against playing to a 100k crowd would not be a shock.

[Dietediet]

But the Pinkpop organiser already said they won't come back next Summer, and Dave's "sorry we cancelled a Dutch festival" speech during the Amsterdam gig in November implied the same thing. That Sun reporter hasn't got any new proof for FF, just repeating his claims from June, while several other sources (including Neil's apparently) have been speaking against it this Autumn. 

[thewayiam]

2 minutes ago, Dietediet said:

But the Pinkpop organiser already said they won't come back next Summer, and Dave's "sorry we cancelled a Dutch festival" speech during the Amsterdam gig in November implied the same thing. That Sun reporter hasn't got any new proof for FF, just repeating his claims from June, while several other sources (including Neil's apparently) have been speaking against it this Autumn. 

They have but if Foo's has already signed for Bonnaroo for eg in June next year then Pinkpop would be too early. I'm not saying it's defo on, just that I wouldn't be shocked by it.

[zbo]

Guess we'll have no announcement today.

[Red Day]

Looks like no announcement today then.  Always look forward to 3pm Friday as well

[zbo]

3 minutes ago, Red Day said:

Looks like no announcement today then.  Always look forward to 3pm Friday as well

weird that still no act is confirmed for thursday

[Red Day]

2 minutes ago, zbo said:

weird that still no act is confirmed for thursday

It is very strange.  They must be waiting for a band to announce a series of gigs in their own time.

[Dietediet]

6 minutes ago, zbo said:

weird that still no act is confirmed for thursday

Definitely someone next week, headliner or not. Next Friday evening, Belgium is going into 2 weeks of Winter holidays, and RW never announces during those. Can't imagine they'll leave the Thursday at merely a handful of sold tickets until mid January. 

[e2p2]

From a twitter chat with Pearl Jam band manager last night:

Now the question is: What year??? 

[Gossard]

14 minutes ago, e2p2 said:

From a twitter chat with Pearl Jam band manager last night:

Now the question is: What year??? 

They didn't play this year   ...but hopefully next year  

[Gossard]

But for the argument sake, lets say that PJ wont play. What band could we be getting for that Thursday?

Coldplay? Probably not....

Foo Fighters? Probably not....

Radiohead?

Bruce Springsteen?

Kings of Leon once again?

The Beatles???  

Any ideas?

[Rouckos]

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We don't know for Foo Fighters oh come on !! And Radiohead or Bruce could be an amazing headline. 

What do you think about a big day with Gorillaz, Blink 182, Biffy Clyro and Kendrick Lamar ? 

[Gossard]

46 minutes ago, Rouckos said:

What do you think about a big day with Gorillaz, Blink 182, Biffy Clyro and Kendrick Lamar ? 

Big day? The only band I'd watch there is Biffy and they aren't even that big in Belgium...

[thewayiam]

1 hour ago, e2p2 said:

From a twitter chat with Pearl Jam band manager last night:

Now the question is: What year??? 

I reckon that is enough to pretty much forget PJ. Foo's suggestion from The Sun for Glasto can't be completely ignores.

[Tremousse]

Just now, thewayiam said:

I reckon that is enough to pretty much forget PJ. Foo's suggestion from The Sun for Glasto can't be completely ignores.

I don't think so. On the contrary I'm optimistic. The shootings have a bit changed their program but they are rumoured by several TenC members for playing in Prague (27th June) and NOS Alive. Yesterday Jeff Ament (or Kelly Curtis) said they were gonna announce dates in the first part of 2016. So it would be logical to get them on Thursday. Usually RW gets two big headliners + two normal headliners; I don't know if Red Hot Chili Peppers are considered as a big headliner, but if they are not, we can expect another big name for sunday.

Hoping for a good announcement next Friday (Glen Hansard)

[e2p2]

Last year M&S were announced in March so it  could be somebody we dont think about at all for now e.g The Killers,  QOTSA,  Green Day, Arcade Fire, etc.