Rock Werchter 2023

[VCF]

Still going with K.Dot as Ken likes him IIRC and 2020 doesn’t count obviously.

[Karlos12345]

4 minutes ago, VCF said:

Still going with K.Dot as Ken likes him IIRC and 2020 doesn’t count obviously.

But he played in 2013.

[mln]

Billie Eilish?

[49Lawson]

AC/DC?

[VCF]

2 minutes ago, Karlos12345 said:

But he played in 2013.

Oooh my bad, didn’t know that.

Eminem might be a good shout then...

[mikebat]

Beyoncé ??

We know she will be touring in 2023, but no date yet... Is it the reason of this long silence ??

Or Rihanna ? after the cancellation of 2016...

Edited November 30, 2022 by mikebat

[activean]

20 minutes ago, tmolvik said:

Robbie Williams? 😉

Just announced 2 shows in Pula end of June

[ParanoidTourist]

About the Friday headliner: I'm thinking it might be a rock band of sorts. If it's a pop act it means they will have 2 pop headliners 2 days in a row, which hasn't happened before. 

Unless it's a hip hop act, like Outkast.

[Floyd_Ams]

My best guess (and hope?) at the moment is GnR. If they put a big pop name on Friday following Stromae on Thursday the top-tier of the lineup will be less diverse and they risk to lose a big part of their regulars.

For Oscar & The Wolf I was not expecting something big before Muse (still bigger than this though and more rock oriented) so I was not that surprised. But a solo announcement after a month of silence?!? The really bad news for me today was blur @Roskilde which probably means they are out for RW 😞

[EV123]

2 minutes ago, Floyd_Ams said:

My best guess (and hope?) at the moment is GnR. If they put a big pop name on Friday following Stromae on Thursday the top-tier of the lineup will be less diverse and they risk to lose a big part of their regulars.

So, two rock oriented days + two pop oriented days would be less diverse than 3 rock oriented days + 1 pop oriented? That is an interesting take. 

Besides, GnR is really too outdated and shite live to headline RW. 

[49Lawson]

4 minutes ago, Floyd_Ams said:

My best guess (and hope?) at the moment is GnR. If they put a big pop name on Friday following Stromae on Thursday the top-tier of the lineup will be less diverse and they risk to lose a big part of their regulars.

For Oscar & The Wolf I was not expecting something big before Muse (still bigger than this though and more rock oriented) so I was not that surprised. But a solo announcement after a month of silence?!? The really bad news for me today was blur @Roskilde which probably means they are out for RW 😞

I’m out of upvotes but I would give you one if I could; they need a big rock name after today, especially after (likely) losing out on Blur. If it’s the majority of the names being discussed on here I would definitely be looking elsewhere 

[ParanoidTourist]

Just now, 49Lawson said:

I’m out of upvotes but I would give you one if I could; they need a big rock name after today, especially after (likely) losing out on Blur. If it’s the majority of the names being discussed on here I would definitely be looking elsewhere 

Yes same here! If Blur aren´t playing in combination with another pop act on Friday I will probably consider doing Prima Vera instead. Having said that, Werchter usually compensates with good undercards if the headliner is shite. 

[activean]

16 minutes ago, activean said:

Just announced 2 shows in Pula end of June

Edit: on 27-28th, so dates fit

[49Lawson]

2 minutes ago, ParanoidTourist said:

Yes same here! If Blur aren´t playing in combination with another pop act on Friday I will probably consider doing Prima Vera instead. Having said that, Werchter usually compensates with good undercards if the headliner is shite. 

Yeah Primavera is looking favourite as my replacement festival next year (depending on what Mad Cool come up with). Just a shame as Prima looks like it costs a small fortune by the time you factor in hotels and travel etc 

[mikebat]

Maybe a metal act, we already have 2 days with rock headliner..

AC/DC ? too big.
Slipknot ? too extreme ?

Or an old school act like Pet Shop boys ?

[ParanoidTourist]

Just now, mikebat said:

Maybe a metal act, we already have 2 days with rock headliner..

AC/DC ? too big.
Slipknot ? too extreme ?

Or an old school act like Pet Shop boys ?

I take back my previous statement. Pet Shop Boys is the only pop act I would be happy about on the Friday. They are actually a great live act!

[lighthouse]

19 minutes ago, EV123 said:

So, two rock oriented days + two pop oriented days would be less diverse than 3 rock oriented days + 1 pop oriented? That is an interesting take. 

Besides, GnR is really too outdated and shite live to headline RW. 

Out of upvotes, so here you go. 

[Dietediet]

24 minutes ago, mikebat said:

Maybe a metal act, we already have 2 days with rock headliner..

AC/DC ? too big.
Slipknot ? too extreme ?

Or an old school act like Pet Shop boys ?

Pet Shop Boys are playing festivals like Lokerse Feesten and Brussels Summer Festivals these days. They'd be a Barn act at best...

[Floyd_Ams]

9 minutes ago, EV123 said:

So, two rock oriented days + two pop oriented days would be less diverse than 3 rock oriented days + 1 pop oriented? That is an interesting take.

With diversity I was mostly referring to the type of crowd these bands appeal to. So far you've got the youth in and the fans of mainstream pop/soft rock. A heavier or more unique/nostalgic/classic/whatever headliner, whether that's rock, metal or Alt, is missing imo. In the likes of SOAD, PJ, TOOL, Smashing Pumpkins or Radiohead, Depeche Mode and so on... I agree that GnR might not be the best live act ever but it will attract a different audience that is core to RW for many years. 

[Toshbas]

Does the Roskilde announcement mean that Blur is out now for Thursday? They almost never play two days in a row...

What kind of name can we expect for Thursday @Ken19?

[Daniel Ferreira]

Big Ken, came here to drop the bomb and ran away :D

[DDave]

AC/DC makes sense, doubt they'd want to risk putting on a full tour and did mention playing a few festivals a while ago. Can see them doing Nos/MC and RW. As for too big? Metallica are bigger, surely? 

[Floyd_Ams]

20 minutes ago, DDave said:

AC/DC makes sense, doubt they'd want to risk putting on a full tour and did mention playing a few festivals a while ago. Can see them doing Nos/MC and RW. As for too big? Metallica are bigger, surely? 

AC/DC would be a dream but they are not easy with festivals, that's why they rarely appear on any (not to mention that they will sell out any stadium anywhere easily).  Unless they have dropped the demand to have their own stage nowadays. 

[pryce]

30 minutes ago, DDave said:

AC/DC makes sense, doubt they'd want to risk putting on a full tour and did mention playing a few festivals a while ago. Can see them doing Nos/MC and RW. As for too big? Metallica are bigger, surely? 

i think Metallica are bigger, but ACDC are the bigger Draw due to the rarity

 

ACDC would probably demand their own stage like they did with Download though, which is still insane

[Floyd_Ams]

The Strokes would be first timers too btw...