Rock Werchter 2023

[neacaisa]

yes, blur should be a smaller band right now than gorillaz. they only released one album in the last 10 years and it was well received, but they didn't have one hit song in the last 20 years. not sure they are that much of a ticket seller. 

they should sell out wembley i guess, but just because it's UK, elsewhere i am not sure they can still sell out stadiums. 

Edited December 9, 2022 by neacaisa

[ParanoidTourist]

4 minutes ago, neacaisa said:

yes, blur should be a smaller band right now than gorillaz. they only released one album in the last 10 years and it was well received, but they didn't have one hit song in the last 20 years. not sure they are that much of a ticket seller. 

they should sell out wembley i guess, but just because it's UK, elsewhere i am not sure they can still sell out stadiums. 

Having a hit in the last 20 years is hardly relevant for bands that reached legendary status like Blur. 

And I still think they can sell out arenas. For example their last tour in 2015 took place in arenas in USA, Australia, Japan etc. 

[mikebat]

21 minutes ago, AAlex said:

the other two missing headliners haven't announced dates for next year yet, would seem strange holding off another month announcing someone who's already playing 5-6 fests next Summer.

I agree, I think they're waiting for tour announcement.
Rosklide director said a "big" female artist headliner will be there.
Maybe the same for Werchter ?
I still think about Rihanna, or Beyonce. But after or before RHCP ???

[Nicklord]

1 minute ago, mikebat said:

I agree, I think they're waiting for tour announcement.
Rosklide director said a "big" female artist headliner will be there.
Maybe the same for Werchter ?
I still think about Rihanna, or Beyonce. But after or before RHCP ???

If I remember correctly Rihanna's last European tour was downgraded in a lot of places and some shows outright cancelled

[mikebat]

Kendrick Lamar at Les Ardentes..
Out for Werchter !

[AAlex]

23 minutes ago, mikebat said:

I agree, I think they're waiting for tour announcement.
Rosklide director said a "big" female artist headliner will be there.
Maybe the same for Werchter ?
I still think about Rihanna, or Beyonce. But after or before RHCP ???

It's a difficult one to predict, if there is a headliner to come for both Thu/Fri, which one needs the bigger act, Thursday certainly for non-Belgians, but then Friday having RHCP, who headlined six months ago, will need a big sell for people who go every year.

I think you're probably right and there's someone going to come out of nowhere for one of the headline slots, do headliners always get the same time slot? If it's someone who's going to command a longer set, that could be why Thursday has almost half the acts announced as the other three days. Suppose they could've just included a couple more names from The Slope/Klub C in Wednesdays announcement, but it is noticeably lighter.

 

[49Lawson]

25 minutes ago, mikebat said:

Kendrick Lamar at Les Ardentes..
Out for Werchter !

Blimey, bad day at the office for any sort of interesting name. Not my first choice but would have taken him any day over Stromae or OATW. 

[Jefb]

18 minutes ago, 49Lawson said:

Blimey, bad day at the office for any sort of interesting name. Not my first choice but would have taken him any day over Stromae or OATW. 

Stromae is much better and sells much more 

[Bazzer12]

Smashing Pumpkins are still a possibility, yet to decide on next summers plans

[Nicklord]

I don't know about much better part. I would've loved Kendrick Lamar but also Kendrick's latest tour in Europe also didn't sell that well. There were a lot of tickets left for pretty much every arena

[VCF]

Blur and Kendrick officially out on the same day. Great...

At this point I’m going for Lana del Rey as Stromae’s co-head/sub.

Stromae / Lana / Sam Fender / The 1975 (/ Wet Leg?) and a nice undercard and I would be all over that Thursday.

[ParanoidTourist]

22 minutes ago, Jefb said:

Stromae is much better and sells much more 

Not to an international crowd. He's only famous in certain countries. 

[Nicklord]

6 minutes ago, ParanoidTourist said:

Not to an international crowd. He's only famous in certain countries. 

Well, one of them is Belgium so it makes sense 😄 

[Floyd_Ams]

24 minutes ago, Bazzer12 said:

Smashing Pumpkins are still a possibility, yet to decide on next summers plans

Yes please!!!

[ParanoidTourist]

18 minutes ago, Nicklord said:

Well, one of them is Belgium so it makes sense 😄 

True😉 But in previous editions Thursday has always contained a universially known headliner and not just someone who is famous in certain countries. 

[Archi]

Stromae is huge in Belgium and in huge almost worldwide. He doesn't need a bigger act than him on that day. Just a decent sub.

If the band @Ken19 teased - the first comer - is still coming for Friday, really curious who it could be. Really got some doubt about Billie Eilish now.

[Newjem]

6 minutes ago, ParanoidTourist said:

True😉 But in previous editions Thursday has always contained a universially known headliner and not just someone who is famous in certain countries. 

Considering most of the attendees are from Belgium, Netherlands and France, I think they're fine.

[49Lawson]

Either way, if bands like Pearl Jam, Metallica, AM etc have another name next to them on the top line, then Stromae will too surely.

Firenze Rocks announcing their first two headliners next week; might put someone else in the frame that we hadn’t considered yet?

[Floyd_Ams]

21 minutes ago, 49Lawson said:

Either way, if bands like Pearl Jam, Metallica, AM etc have another name next to them on the top line, then Stromae will too surely.

He'll get one for sure. My main concern at the moment is that Thursday won't shape up to be one-sided like that Saturday last summer. So far it looks that way but it's very early and with only 5 names I 'm hoping it won't be the case. 

[Daniel Ferreira]

[VCF]

Here goes your Sunday Barn headliner.

[Floyd_Ams]

Yep! We knew that one but now it's confirmed. I would have liked a few more names on top of it though. 

[AAlex]

Surprised Wet Leg weren't announced today given the leak, the poster with them on it is still on Muse's website as well.

https://www.muse.mu/news/rock-werchter-323316

Seems odd to have had them on and then removed them, given that Thursday already had the fewest names, half compared to Sunday now. Guessing it's more likely RW are thinking about changing their day, than they've dropped out?

Edited December 9, 2022 by AAlex

[49Lawson]

4 minutes ago, Floyd_Ams said:

Yep! We knew that one but now it's confirmed. I would have liked a few more names on top of it though. 

Yeah, not a bad name but seems to have either been met with scorn or indifference on the socials. Would have been better leading a smaller package but I can see why they wanted to give a Barn head their own announcement. 

Imagine that’s everything for the year now for Werchter. One of our group is fully out after this, felt like they’ve been kicked when they’re down after losing Blur and Kendrick in one day; other 6 of us are waiting to see what happens with this January announcement for the new headliner. I’m sure they’ll get it right in the end.

[Floyd_Ams]

12 minutes ago, 49Lawson said:

Imagine that’s everything for the year now for Werchter. 

According to the announcement:  "More names for Rock Werchter will soon be announced". Whether it's literal though is another matter. I don't necessarily expect something next week as according to the festileaks insider it will be devoted to Core but I'm hoping for more names before the end of the year.