Rock Werchter 2024

[MK1]

Why would they play two festivals in Belgium??

[MK1]

First headliner anytime soon. What do you all think??

[Floyd_Ams]

26 minutes ago, MK1 said:

First headliner anytime soon. What do you all think??

It won't be much longer now I think. Maybe this Friday, maybe next week. But we already (think we) know who that first headliner is.

Looking forward for the announcements to start so we can also start dreaming about next summer...

[matrainertje]

There goes the headliner I mostly hoped for...

The National at Rock Werchter, it's been since 2013 for Christ's sake. 

[Dietediet]

18 hours ago, SonicSleuth said:

Smashing Pumpkins are not a big enough name to headline this festival, correct? Unless it was opposite a less rock-oriented act, I think. If we pencil in the Pumpkins, they are probably a sub-headline act, maybe in The Killers spot, something like that. And Weezer the same, perhaps they would play on the same night for travel reasons.

We are assuming Stromae and Foo Fighters as headliners for two of the nights, I think, but I want to know! 

Stromae is rather assumed to not show up. The most recent reports still mentioned him struggling with his mental health (barely appearing in public, for instance). Don't think he's already planning mass shows in 9 months.

[49Lawson]

3 hours ago, mln said:

Looks like The National are out:

https://www.liveislive.be/artists/the-national

There goes the first interesting name then…

Not worried as of yet though, plenty of rumours of other good potential bands circulating, but that’s a shame The National are probably not happening now

[tmolvik]

2 hours ago, 49Lawson said:

There goes the first interesting name then…

Not worried as of yet though, plenty of rumours of other good potential bands circulating, but that’s a shame The National are probably not happening now

Was a lot of names last year as well, but they hardly managed to get any of the most anticipated, but hopefully this year will be better..

[SonicSleuth]

5 hours ago, MK1 said:

Why would they play two festivals in Belgium??

For money, I would assume. They would not be a headliner at RW, though. Sub-headliner, or even sub-sub, depending on the night. Live /s Live seems to have taken down the page, though, so who knows. 

[49Lawson]

7 hours ago, tmolvik said:

Was a lot of names last year as well, but they hardly managed to get any of the most anticipated, but hopefully this year will be better..

That’s very true, but I always end up remaining hopeful that we will get a brilliant line up with Werchter until we don’t (and even when it isn’t brilliant it still usually ends up being very good)

[matrainertje]

7 hours ago, SonicSleuth said:

For money, I would assume. They would not be a headliner at RW, though. Sub-headliner, or even sub-sub, depending on the night. Live /s Live seems to have taken down the page, though, so who knows. 

The National would definitely have been a headliner in Belgium. It’s one of the names that have been mentioned a lot for their wishlist too. 

[matrainertje]

Double post 

Edited October 19, 2023 by matrainertje

[tmolvik]

2 hours ago, matrainertje said:

The National would definitely have been a headliner in Belgium. It’s one of the names that have been mentioned a lot for their wishlist too. 

How do you know that? Have they published any summaries?

[matrainertje]

3 minutes ago, tmolvik said:

How do you know that? Have they published any summaries?

Well I just based myself on the comments under their posts about that wishlist, both on IG and FB. 😇

[tmolvik]

28 minutes ago, matrainertje said:

Well I just based myself on the comments under their posts about that wishlist, both on IG and FB. 😇

That's from the ones who can't read and understands that there is an actual form, so they don't count😉 Anyway, you're probably right that they are popular and I would like to see them myself, although I highly doubt they're a headliner themselves, maybe as a sub.

It would be great if they actually had published what the results of the survey were though. After all the discission in here, especially considering older vs younger bands, knowing where "the wind blows" could be interesting.. 

[matrainertje]

1 minute ago, tmolvik said:

That's from the ones who can't read and understands that there is an actual form, so they don't count😉 Anyway, you're probably right that they are popular and I would like to see them myself, although I highly doubt they're a headliner themselves, maybe as a sub.

It would be great if they actually had published what the results of the survey were though. After all the discission in here, especially considering older vs younger bands, knowing where "the wind blows" could be interesting.. 

Yeah, I was imagining them in a co-head structure on the place QOTSA played in 2018 and 2023. Or Nick Cave in 2018. Maybe in the future... 

 

[VCF]

A bit strange this. The National playing Live is Live twice in 3 years while it was the perfect opportunity to finally see them back in Werchter.

I’ll probably go but did not like that VIP area pit in 2022.

[charlierc]

18 hours ago, mln said:

Looks like The National are out:

https://www.liveislive.be/artists/the-national

Whatever that is isn't showing. But is this a separate festival of some description?

[charlierc]

17 hours ago, MK1 said:

Why would they play two festivals in Belgium??

Fair comment. Most only just do the one so would be surprised if they're almost likely doing this other one in Antwerp, think that's enough to say no Werchter for them.

[johnybegood]

If RW have decided not booking The National, that means that they had all their headline slots covered when The National decided to tour.

 

[Dietediet]

1 hour ago, johnybegood said:

If RW have decided not booking The National, that means that they had all their headline slots covered when The National decided to tour.

 

I don't think it was an intentional decision by RW. The organizer of Live Is Live is also the Belgian head of FKP Scorpio (who are doing The National's bookings) and supposedly has a great relationship with the band/management.

[MK1]

Not my thing but Bad Bunny just announced a USA tour today that ends may 2024. Just in time for European festivals???

[SonicSleuth]

2 hours ago, MK1 said:

Not my thing but Bad Bunny just announced a USA tour today that ends may 2024. Just in time for European festivals???

Not this one, hopefully.

[h1210]

2 hours ago, MK1 said:

Not my thing but Bad Bunny just announced a USA tour today that ends may 2024. Just in time for European festivals???

Saw some chat in the other festival threads about him as a potential headliner elsewhere. I'd honestly never heard of him, is he that big outside of Spanish speaking countries?

EDIT: I guess Rosalia is huge in Spain, but was in the Barn at Werchter last year.

Edited October 19, 2023 by h1210

[MK1]

8 minutes ago, h1210 said:

Saw some chat in the other festival threads about him as a potential headliner elsewhere. I'd honestly never heard of him, is he that big outside of Spanish speaking countries?

He is huge on Spotify 

https://www.hola.com/us/entertainment/20231016351564/bad-bunnys-new-album-breaks-another-spotify-record/

 

[SonicSleuth]

Bad Bunny is an enormous artist in some cultures and age groups. He even acted in a fairly major role with Brad Pitt in that "Bullet Train" movie recently, and the Bunny fans were very excited. But his music is completely irrelevant to most Werchter fans, and the money he would command is enormous, such that it would remove one of the biggest rock headliners. No thank you.

My measuring stick for how annoyed I am by a headliner choice is if it prevented an act I really would have paid $100 to see alone... that's what your headliners should be. Not "Oh, okay, I guess I'll see them", but "Wow, I would have paid $100, it's like getting the rest of the festival day for free!"