Summer is not far away! Festivals are nearly here! After two postponed editions, Rock Werchter is back again this year, in full and in peak form, from Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July. The line-up is almost complete. Another 64 new names are announced today.

For Thursday 30 June these are Rag’n’Bone Man, Lianne La Havas, Fontaines D.C., First Aid Kit, Carly Rae Jepsen, Black Pumas, RY X, Cigarettes...

Five more names for Rock Werchter 2022! The latest selection of names is as varied as it is outstanding. The War On Drugs will play the Festivalpark on Thursday 30 June. Lewis Capaldi and Greta Van Fleet are joining the line-up for Friday 1 July. New for Saturday 2 July is Yungblud. And Royal Blood will be putting in an appearance on Sunday 3 July. Yet more names will soon...

Eurovision Song Contest winners at Werchter? There’s a first time for everything. Måneskin have had an impressive year so far. Their winning Eurovision song, ‘Zitti e Buoni’ hit gold and platinum in more than 15 countries. The follow-up, ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’ charted in half the countries on the planet and made it clear that the band are here to stay.

The Italians have had hit after hit and...

Red Hot Chili Peppers are coming to Rock Werchter 2022. The Californian quartet have just announced a world tour, which will see the band take to the stage at the biggest stadiums in Europe next summer - and also at Rock Werchter. They will hit the Werchter Festivalpark on Sunday 3 July. This is a chance to see Red Hot Chili Peppers at their best, with John Frusciante back in...

Hot news on a hot day! Metallica are playing Rock Werchter 2022. They are the headline act on Friday 1 July. Ever since that first time in 1993, up to their most recent appearance at the festival in 2014, they have always been impressive, always bursting with energy, always playing with total dedication. Metallica is the best metal band in the world - this is beyond dispute. Rock Werchter 2022...

Rock Werchter will not take place this summer. The four-day music festival will be back in full swing in 2022, from 30 June to 3 July.

This is not a decision we have taken lightly and in recent months we have been talking to governments, experts and colleagues in here and elsewhere about how festivals could take place. With the great momentum on vaccine rollout, we had hoped that it...

Almost thirty years after they first performed at the legendary music festival, LA funk-rock icons Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to appear at Rock Werchter 2021 on Sunday 4 July . One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers – singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante – will take the stage on Sunday, 4 July 2021. The band...

On to the summer of 2021. That’s when the Rock Werchter Festival will be back in full swing – from 1 July to 4 July at the Festivalpark in Werchter (Belgium). Today Pearl Jam announced that their summer 2020 European tour has officially been rescheduled for June and July of 2021. The band embarks on a 15-date European tour starting 16 June in Amsterdam. Pearl Jam will headline the first...

An exceptional Rock Werchter weekend is over. Missing: about 100 artists and their crews, 4x 88,000 festivalgoers, and a few thousand volunteers. There was no campsite fun, there were no parties. Present, however: an elaborate and well appreciated online festival program and the first live shows at our summer bar at the festival site. It was great to see you took to social media to share photo and video memories....

It will be a summer without Rock Werchter. Today, the National Security Council decided that large gatherings are banned in Belgium until 31 August. The news is no big surprise. It is pretty much as expected and we fully understand the reasons why. The safety of the fans, artists and their crew, festival staff, volunteers and local residents is always our top priority. It is the right decision. Still, we...

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