The clock says Friday 4pm. Time for new names for Rock Werchter. The line-up has grown by 10 new names again. The catch this week is first class. New are: Beck, Foals, The 1975, James Blake, Lianne La Havas, Flume, Lost Frequencies, The Van Jets, Kensington and Walk Off The Earth . James Blake, Flume and Walk Off The Earth have been added to the programme for Thursday 30 June. The 1975 and The Van Jets will be appearing on Friday 1 July in the Festival Park. Kensington and Lost Frequencies are scheduled for Saturday 2 July. Beck, Foals and Lianne La Havas will perform on Sunday 3 July in Werchter. The line-up for Rock Werchter 2016 – which will take place from Thursday 30 June until Sunday 3 July – is now about 75% complete. More names to be announced shortly.
Check rockwerchter.be for an overview of the confirmed acts so far.
Confirmed acts so far in a handy overview per festival day:
- Thursday 30 June: Disclosure, Ellie Goulding, Flume, Gutterdämmerung, Guy Garvey, Jake Bugg, James Blake, Kaiser Chiefs, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, New Order, Paul McCartney, Sigma Live, Walk Off The Earth, Years & Years
- Friday 1 July: At The Drive-In, Black Box Revelation, Bring Me The Horizon, Daughter, Gary Clark Jr., Jagwar Ma, Oh Wonder, Parov Stelar, Rammstein, Richard Hawley, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, The 1975, The Offspring, The Van Jets, Trixie Whitley
- Saturday 2 July: BADBADNOTGOOD, Band of Horses, Beirut, Courtney Barnett, Editors, Glen Hansard, Kensington, Lost Frequencies, Paul Kalkbrenner, PJ Harvey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Savages, Tame Impala, Two Door Cinema Club
- Sunday 3 July: Bear’s Den, Beck, Florence + the Machine, Foals, Iggy Pop, Jamie xx, Låpsley, Lianne La Havas, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, MØ, Skunk Anansie, SX, The Last Shadow Puppets, Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Tickets for Rock Werchter are available via proximusgoformusic.be and ticketmaster.be only. More comprehensive ticket info and general festival information can be found at rockwerchter.be.