Rock Werchter 2010

Hyperbullet

Belgian music festival running from July 1st- 4th.


So who here has been before? This will be my first Werchter festival and I cant wait for it. Anyone have any advice for someone attending for the first time? Travel tips, what to bring to the festival, what the campsites and crowd are like etc?

I'll update this further as more acts are announced. Ticket Info: http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/tickets/index.aspx?id=436

Line Up:

Thursday:
-Muse

Friday:
TBC

Saturday
-Pink
-Rammstein

Sunday:
-Pearl Jam

Hyperbullet

Mr S I appear to have stolen your thunder it seems!

Those threads provided great reading but it has raised some questions.

1- Where can you go to get supplies? Back into Leuven I take it?

2- Do they allow beer into the campsites? Read on the main site that they only allow 12 cans per person.

3- Which campsite provides the best craic overall?

Mossy Monk

Muse and Pearl Jam both confirmed. Colour me excited. Rock Werchter is a definate for me next year.

1. Werchter has some small shops that will see you ok for supplies.
2. Beer is allowed into campsites. 12 can limit? Not for the times I have been there.
3. Good laugh in B4 (i think). It was the one where they put most of the foreigners (ie, not Belgians)

Bring lots of sun cream. It can be scorching over there.

Hyperbullet

Would anyone like to hazard a guess at the other 2 headliners?

I'm gonna go a bit out there and say Foo Fighters. They're due a tour surely.

Kasabian are also doing festivals this year, but I doubt they could headline somehow.

Hyperbullet

Mr.S wrote: »

Leuven is a big enough place with lots of supermarkets, that sell beer/spirits for cheap, the town of Werchter has some shops but ive always seen them packed so i never bothered.

Take as much beer as you want, they've never enforced the 12 can rule. Glass is a hit or miss, sometimes they check sometimes they don't. You'll be grand if you just stick a bottle of whatever spirit in the middle of your bag, if they do decide to check, they just pat your bag on the outside, "checking" for glass.

I'd say all the campsites have more or less the same craic, this year people from outside Belgium had to pre-book theyre campsite, think it was a choice of A3/4 and c1, so thoes where full of internationals.

Ok i wasnt aware that the sites were segregated. From what i've read the atmosphere in the sites is a little hit and miss....

Mossy Monk

Hyperbullet wrote: »

Ok i wasnt aware that the sites were segregated. From what i've read the atmosphere in the sites is a little hit and miss....

I found the atmosphere to be a better laugh last year in the international campsite than the one the year before. Belgian people are a bit mellow.

Hyperbullet

Ok so international campsite it is then! I'm glad there is a bit of craic around the place, not like oxegen where some people just turn into savages, but a few beers and some banter must be had at night!

I'm dying to hear who else will be announced, and more importantly when tickets go on sale, need to get this sorted soon, that way i'm going and thats that.

Mushy

I'd say Arctic Monkeys may well be another headliner, would make some sense. There'll prob be one or two big dance act names to add in there, 0ne to play after Pearl Jam. Kasabian will be in there at some stage, Enter Shikari, maybe TCV. Alice in Chains could be nice addition. Biffy clyro please. The Strokes too possibly. Potentially very good year, but must remember Pukkelpop needs names too. Wonder would Rammstein play it??

I'm think of going again. Tis a very good festival, can keep clean at it, good banter, cheap beer. I wanna go!

Hyperbullet

Rammstein would be epic!

Actually here's a question. Is it better to fly over the morning of the first day, or fly over a day early and maybe book someplace to stay overnight to get a decent spot in the campsite?

sinners19

This will be my 4th year going... Absolutely love this festival!.. Seen muse there in '07 and they were amazing.

So excited to see them again, shocked at how early they're announcing names. Normally dont get the first til late Dec-Early Jan.

Roll on Werchter 2010:rolleyes:

Mushy

Mr.S wrote: »

I can't see Arctic Monkeys headlining Werchter, co headlining at the very most.

I wonder which dance acts they will get this year, Daft Punk would be beyond amazing if they tour in the Summer.



Campsites open at 8AM on the Thursday, unless you want the campsite thats closest to the festival, theres no need to go super super early.

Try to arrive before 1PM and you'll be grand. Music only starts at about 4/5PM on the first day (ends later) so theres no rush.

Ryanair and Aerlingus both have 6AM flights to Brussels.

Yeah, maybe so, but ya never know, they were high up in '07(behind Pearl Jam only).

Soulwax, Faithless, Chem Bros....they'd be some of my guesses, actually, Basement Jaxx too maybe.

Mossy Monk

Mushy wrote: »

Soulwax, Chem Bros

2manydj's were beyond amazing last year so to see them under the guise of Soulwax would be great. The Chemical Brothers of course are always good.

Mushy

If Porcupine Tree happened to be touring they'd be a wonderful addition.

Mossy Monk

A little something for the ladies. Pink has been added for the Main Stage on the Saturday.

Mushy

Is that headliner or what?

Mossy Monk

No idea but I hope not.

Mushy

Mossy Monk wrote: »

No idea but I hope not.

Yeah there'll be some big dance act after I'd say.

Trying to list bands who will be added. Obviously go with some of what Roskilde has lined up, it'll be them(NOFX and Pavement). Then I think Enter Shikari will play a part, Pendulum, Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys, We Are Scientists, the Strokes, Rammstein, Machine Head, Tiesto, Scooter, Lily Allen, Biffy Clyro.

Will try add to this list.

EDIT: Pink playing Pinkpop, along with Rammstein. Let the travelling circus roll on, I foresee something great!

Millie

Hyperbullet wrote: »

Rammstein would be epic!

Actually here's a question. Is it better to fly over the morning of the first day, or fly over a day early and maybe book someplace to stay overnight to get a decent spot in the campsite?

We flew in the day before and booker a hotel and then made our way to the camp site on the morning of the gig.
Also on the Sunday night we had the hotel booked again to ensure a decent sleep before the trek home.
It was great as we just got a bus home after the last gig and fell into a comfortable bed.

Mossy Monk

Not a bad plan. I don't like waking up early on a Monday morning, packing up a tent, to then make the long trek for a bus and then having to queue for it to then be sandwiched onto a train to Brussels.

budgemook

Werchter was great last year. Might try Roskilde instead though this time.

Decisions...

Mushy

Haha, very odd last day regards this festival. WAs floating in my mind whether to go, then there is the (distinct) possibility of Rammstein being added. Early evening, go to cousins house, he tells me his are more concrete plans of going. I tell him I might be. Friend on facebook tells me 'f*** this, I'm just gonna go Rock Werchter'(big PJ and Muse fan). I tell him I'm interested, we should get a group going. Then KABLAM! within 5 minutes, another friend is telling me he wants me to organise a trip to a european festival again, once we get a group. I tell him of what happened today, and so its now pretty much sorted that there could be a large group attending.

I like this.

Mossy Monk

Rammstein on Saturday

Safe to say that Pink wont be headlining on the Saturday lol

Mushy

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Rammstein on Saturday

Safe to say that Pink wont be headlining on the Saturday lol

Pink followed by Rammstein...this is shaping up to be quality!

Hyperbullet

Jesus Rammstein!! A band i've always wanted to see but they never ever play Ireland.

Ticket info is now up on the main site:

http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/tickets/index.aspx?id=436

Is it all e-tickets then? I'm not a huge fan of those, would much rather be posted out an actual ticket.

honru

Was hoping Rammstein would play Graspop. Still, the lineup for this is shaping up nicely, though the stuff on during the day probably won't be my cup of tea.

Mossy Monk

€200 for 4 days all in isn't a bad price though imo.

Hyperbullet

Mr.S wrote: »

The introduced the e-ticket thing last year, basically they say anyone outside Belgium/NL has to order e-tickets (cuts down on tickets getting lost in the post)

But someone just went and ordered physical tickets and still got them shipped.

E-tickets are grand though, much easier and nothing to worry about.

Not to impressed with the ticket price increases, its around e200 now including all service charges for a 4 day combi with camping.

Still alot cheaper than Oxegen though when you put it into context.

Says the early-bird tickets go onsale from the 12th til Jan 6th. Will it sell out then? A little worried to say the least.

Mossy Monk

Green Day on Friday

Hyperbullet

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Green Day on Friday

:eek:

They put on some show. Christ I cannot wait for this.

Mossy Monk

I have to say the line up so far is rock solid. I thought this years line up was superb but they are looking like they will outdo it next year.

Mushy

Muse:D
Green Day...bit meh for me, but as ya say, good show
Rammstein:D
Pearl Jam...oh mother of lord:D:D

Thats a hefty lineup already. WIll be only a few more bands I would really enjoy at a guess, but still...impressive!

Mushy

Mate got his ticket today surprisingly enough, so guess its confirmed that myself and bout 12 others are going.

Mossy Monk

Will be getting mine straight after Christmas. It will be out of the way so then I can buy other things like a tent that works.

Mushy

Yeah prob get mine this week/week after. Ah the joys of festival ticket buying again...it was missed last year.

moephi

The introduced the e-ticket thing last year, basically they say anyone outside Belgium/NL has to order e-tickets (cuts down on tickets getting lost in the post)

But someone just went and ordered physical tickets and still got them shipped.

E-tickets are grand though, much easier and nothing to worry about.

Not to impressed with the ticket price increases, its around e200 now including all service charges for a 4 day combi with camping.

yay hi there, that somebody was me, and it worked. and guess what, i once again managed to save the link for hard tickets before they took it of the homepage and i ordered them again ^^ if anyone needs, just tell me

the reason i did this last year was because they wouldn't let me on camping A1 when i ordered e-tickets, that's not the case anymore this year. but i ordered hard tickets anyways because i like having a 'real' ticket in my hands

Mushy

Argh...will get them by end of this week I hope.

Hackysack

I'm already trying to round up the troops again.

This'll be my third Rock Werchter. Each time was brilliant fun.

Mushy

Just got them there now. Friend got some yesterday too. Finally!

Mossy Monk

I have mine also. Now I wait for others to not leave me in the lurch and going on my own

Hyperbullet

Mr.S wrote: »

Looks like i'm going to miss this for a summers working in Canada, first time in 5 years.

*tear*

Some good gigs to be had in Canada i'm sure!

Got my ticket yesterday and booked my flight so i'm definitely going.

Green_Day_Dub

There's prob about 5 of us heading over from Dublin.
Just wondering what the story is with beer - costs and do they serve pints?
Whats the food like?
Not that is gonne change us going, with Green Day, Muse and Pearl Jam, looks like its gonna be a deadly few days.

Stretchryan

Beer isnt served in pints, crappy 200mls glasses so its actually very expensive boozing there.

But easy to get in with a camel pack or the like...

Food is lovely there great quality, lovely mussels available right outside the main gate. Really nice to have a bucket of mussels smoke and nice
white wine before entering the gig i find....

budgemook

Green_Day_Dub wrote: »

There's prob about 5 of us heading over from Dublin.
Just wondering what the story is with beer - costs and do they serve pints?
Whats the food like?
Not that is gonne change us going, with Green Day, Muse and Pearl Jam, looks like its gonna be a deadly few days.

Beers are small but we bought beakers and filled them with whiskey and coke every day and got them in no bother.

Didn't find the food great, sausages in buns for 4 days.

nitromaster

Wondering when the rest of the lineup is gonna be announced....could sway me into going

Else if not...might just be doing the green day day

Mushy

Looking highly likely I'll get my dream wish of a Porcupine Tree appearence. Playing Hurricane the week before it. Has to happen now. So could be Porcupine Tree and the Strokes in next announcement, and maybe Them Crooked Vultures:eek:

Minstrel27

Any idea when the next announcements will be made?

Mushy

I'd say it'll be 2/3 weeks:D

ttoppcat

Thinking of heading to this for the first time. Impressed with the line up so far, but praying for Them Crooked Vultures and EODM to make me REALLY excited about it:D

And to ask a typically Irish question..WILL THERE BE SUN THERE???????

Minstrel27

ttoppcat wrote: »

Thinking of heading to this for the first time. Impressed with the line up so far, but praying for Them Crooked Vultures and EODM to make me REALLY excited about it:D

And to ask a typically Irish question..WILL THERE BE SUN THERE???????

Lots of sun. Last year the temperatures hit 40 degrees.

ttoppcat

^^Nice:D

Minstrel27

ttoppcat wrote: »

^^Nice:D

That was a heatwave. It dropped off to about 30 degrees but still very nice. It was similar the year before also.