Rock Werchter 2020

[heti]

Ok, one headliner is out of the picture. Rammstein playing Ostende solo show as a part of EU 2020 Stadium Tour.

[Yelo, the Parmiggiana]

10 hours ago, heti said:

Ok, one headliner is out of the picture. Rammstein playing Ostende solo show as a part of EU 2020 Stadium Tour.

Guess the heavy name will be Metallica, than?

[laurelaa]

how likely is the strokes at the moment?

[Noeliam]

4 hours ago, laurelaa said:

how likely is the strokes at the moment?

I'd say very, along with Tame Impala.

[visdave34]

8 hours ago, Noeliam said:

I'd say very, along with Tame Impala.

Tame Impala is pretty much nailed on for next year, but will The Strokes be touring Europe again in 2020? I'm not getting my hopes up yet...

[Hullabaloo92]

Next edition will take place from 02.07. - 05.07.2020

 

May bets are:

Thu: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Oscar & the Wolf

Fri: The Strokes - Imagine Dragons

Sat: Green Day - Volbeat

Sun: Kings of Leon - Tame Impala

Editors could be in the mix as well.....

[heti]

Green Day, Coldplay & Depeche Mode for me and I'm all set and ready to  come back !

[Yelo, the Parmiggiana]

3 hours ago, Hullabaloo92 said:

Next edition will take place from 02.07. - 05.07.2020

 

May bets are:

Thu: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Oscar & the Wolf

Fri: The Strokes - Imagine Dragons

Sat: Green Day - Volbeat

Sun: Kings of Leon - Tame Impala

Editors could be in the mix as well.....

That would be super weak, tho... I reckon that next year will have more interesting name than the one that is passing

[Ken19]

On 6/25/2019 at 10:42 PM, laurelaa said:

how likely is the strokes at the moment?

Every year... But so hard to get the deal done. It will happen,  some time in the future. 

2 headliners are deal done for 2020, some smaller names too. 

[dentalplan]

Imma throw out a guess for the hell of it.

Thu: Tame Impala + The Black Keys
Fri: Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band
Sat: The xx + Royal Blood
Sun: Red Hot Chilli Peppers

[Nicklord]

My guess is that RHCP, Tame Impala, one Gallagher and The Black Keys are nailed for the next year (not necessarily all headliners)

[jj200]

Thursday: Coldplay

Friday: tame impala/royal blood

Saturday: Kings of Leon/Kasabian

Sunday: Green day

[xydroh]

8 hours ago, everest said:

Next year’s edition is set to take place from 2 to 5 July 2020.

already the first change as a result of the disappointing lineup of 2019

[Scarnic]

Werchter won't get a clashing weekend with Glastonbury next year as they are holding it the week before Werchter. 

Although it's hard to say if Werchter lost out on any acts that didn't or couldn't play both in the same weekend.

[thewayiam]

11 hours ago, everest said:

Next year’s edition is set to take place from 2 to 5 July 2020.

I think this'll be a top line-up next year as a lot are going to be around from having waited until next year for Glasto. 

[djd4]

3 hours ago, Scarnic said:

Werchter won't get a clashing weekend with Glastonbury next year as they are holding it the week before Werchter. 

Although it's hard to say if Werchter lost out on any acts that didn't or couldn't play both in the same weekend.

You'd have to wonder if Chemical Bros/Vampire Weekend etc might have been at Werchter otherwise. 

[Ken19]

On 7/2/2019 at 7:55 PM, Nicklord said:

My guess is that RHCP, Tame Impala, one Gallagher and The Black Keys are nailed for the next year (not necessarily all headliners)

Rhcp is not a number 1 option anymore. 

[RubenFrusciante]

Too bad..

I know you're not going to tell us the names that have already been booked, I wouldn't ask for it, the guessing is fun ;). But I wonder, if you want to tell us of course, are YOU satisfied with the names who are "deal done" until now?

Edited July 4, 2019 by RubenFrusciante

[cristyflorin]

1 hour ago, Ken19 said:

Rhcp is not a number 1 option anymore. 

Any metal/rock headliners booked or being considered?

[Ken19]

13 hours ago, RubenFrusciante said:

Too bad..

I know you're not going to tell us the names that have already been booked, I wouldn't ask for it, the guessing is fun ;). But I wonder, if you want to tell us of course, are YOU satisfied with the names who are "deal done" until now?

Yes and no. Werchter needs bands that can attract 88k people a day. Not easy to find them. Even Muse is not a guarantee to sell out anymore. 

[Aech]

14 hours ago, Ken19 said:

Rhcp is not a number 1 option anymore. 

And with that goes my hopes and dreams

[Hullabaloo92]

20 hours ago, Ken19 said:

Rhcp is not a number 1 option anymore. 

If RHCP are no longer a valid option for Rock Werchter (they seemed o be always a safe pick for me),  there have to be A LOT of big artists around in early July 2020, which I think can't be the case, because all major festivals complain about not finding enough strong headliners.

I assume Muse and Mumford & Sons will do a regular festival next year, so they are no option for us in 2020, too.

The "problem" (if there was any) with the 2019 edition was in my opinion, that the thursday didn't fit the rest of the billing and the lack of more stronger undercard names. With homogeneously headliners and better middle size bands the 2020 edition should work a lot better.

@Muse day didn't sell out:  I don't know how much Muse concert tickets cost nowadays in Belgium or the Netherlands, but it has to be less than in Germany (starting at 95 €), so I can understand if someone wouldn't spend 100+ € on a single day ticket just to see Muse with no other interesting acts on the same day besides New Order and Underworld who were playing at the same time

[Nicklord]

2 hours ago, Hullabaloo92 said:

If RHCP are no longer a valid option for Rock Werchter (they seemed o be always a safe pick for me),  there have to be A LOT of big artists around in early July 2020, which I think can't be the case, because all major festivals complain about not finding enough strong headliners.

I assume Muse and Mumford & Sons will do a regular festival next year, so they are no option for us in 2020, too.

The "problem" (if there was any) with the 2019 edition was in my opinion, that the thursday didn't fit the rest of the billing and the lack of more stronger undercard names. With homogeneously headliners and better middle size bands the 2020 edition should work a lot better.

@Muse day didn't sell out:  I don't know how much Muse concert tickets cost nowadays in Belgium or the Netherlands, but it has to be less than in Germany (starting at 95 €), so I can understand if someone wouldn't spend 100+ € on a single day ticket just to see Muse with no other interesting acts on the same day besides New Order and Underworld who were playing at the same time

That whole sunday was empty. I walked straight to the second row behind fanpits 15 minutes after the start of Greta van Fleet cause people were standing like a meter away from each other. Mac Demarco and some other stuff had like 40% in the tents

Edited July 5, 2019 by Nicklord

[Ken19]

In 2016 RHCP were originally not booked, they were booked when another band cancelled their performance. Later that year they were not able to sell out the sportpaleis. 

[Scarnic]

Would Catfish & the bottlemen be a possibility for festivals next year, due to their new album. They played in 2015 but not sure if they are popular in Belgium.