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Rock Werchter
Rock Werchter is an annual music festival in the village of Werchter in Belgium since 1974. The 2003 , 2005 , 2006 and 2007 festivals received the Arthur award for best festival in the world at International Live Music Conference (ILMC). Since 2003 the Werchter has become a 4-day festival, as it was sold by owner Herman Schueremans to American organizers Live Nation .
The festival started in 1974 as a one-day festival with performances from Banzai and Kandahar. Over the years it became Belgium's largest music festival. Originally it was a double-festival, called "Torhout-Werchter", with two festival areas on different places in Belgium: one in Werchter and one in Torhout . In 1999 , the festival dropped the Torhout site and since, it only takes place in Werchter.
History The festival started off as a one-day event, became a two-day festival in 1996 , went on to become a 3-day festival in 1999 , and has been a 4-day festival since 2003 .
1977 Festival Performers included: The Bintangs - Kaz Lux & Bien Servi - Philip Catherine - Jan Akkerman - Kayak - Dr. Feelgood
1978 Festival Performers included: Gruppo Sportivo - Raymond van het Groenewoud -The Runaways - Talking Heads - Dr. Feelgood - Nick Lowe , Dave Edmunds & Rockpile
1979 Festival Performers included: The Bintangs - Kevin Coyne - Raymond van het Groenewoud & de Centimeters - Tom Robinson Band - Talking Heads - Dire Straits - Rory Gallagher
1980 Festival Performers included: Jo Lemaire & Flouze - Kevin Ayers - The Blues Band - Mink DeVille - Fischer-Z - The Specials - The Kinks
1981 Festival Performers included: De Kreuners - The Undertones - Toots & The Maytals - Elvis Costello and the Attractions - The Cure - Robert Palmer - Dire Straits
1982 Festival Performers included: Allez Allez - The Members - U2 - Steve Miller Band - Mink DeVille - Tom Tom Club - Talking Heads - Jackson Browne
1983 Festival Performers included: The Scabs - Warren Zevon - John Cale - Eurythmics - Simple Minds - U2 - Peter Gabriel - Van Morrison
1984 Festival Performers included: The Alarm - Chris Rea - Nona Hendryx - David Johansen - John Hiatt - Joe Jackson - Simple Minds - Lou Reed
1985 Festival Performers included: The Ramones - R.E.M. - Lloyd Cole & the Commotions- The Style Council - Depeche Mode - Paul Young & The Royal Family- U2 - Joe Cocker
1986 Festival Performers included: The Beat Farmers - The Waterboys - The Robert Cray Band - Simply Red - Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - Talk Talk - UB40 - Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Simple Minds
1987 Festival Performers included: Julian Cope - The Triffids - The Housemartins - Iggy Pop - Echo and the Bunnymen - The Pretenders - Eurythmics - Peter Gabriel
1988 Festival Performers included: 10,000 Maniacs - Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers - Carmel - Los Lobos - John Hiatt - INXS - Bryan Adams - Sting
1989 Festival Performers included: Texas - Pixies - Tanita Tikaram - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - The Robert Cray Band - Elvis Costello - R.E.M. - Joe Jackson - Lou Reed
1990 Festival Performers included: Mano Negra - De La Soul - Jeff Healey Band - Lenny Kravitz - Ry Cooder /David Lindley - Wendy & Lisa - Sinéad O'Connor - Midnight Oil - Bob Dylan - The Cure
1991 Festival Performers included: The Scene - Dave Stewart & The Spiritual Cowboys- Deee-Lite - Happy Mondays - Bonnie Riatt - Pixies - Iggy Pop - Paul Simon - Sting
1992 Festival Performers included: The Scabs - Smashing Pumpkins - Extreme - Urban Dance Squad - Luka Bloom - Crowded House - Lou Reed - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Bryan Adams
1993 Festival Performers included: The Levellers - Sugar - The Tragically Hip - Sonic Youth - The Black Crowes - Faith No More - Neil Young with Booker T & the MG’s- Lenny Kravitz - Metallica
1994 Festival Performers included: Clawfinger - Helmet - Grant Lee Buffalo - Therapy? - Buffalo Tom - John Hiatt - Spin Doctors - Sepultura - Rage Against the Machine - Peter Gabriel - Aerosmith
Camping Festival : Green Apple - Quick Step - Sass Jordan - Ashbury Faith - Senser - dEUS - tool - The Scene
1995 Festival Performers included: Channel Zero - Bodycount - Senser - dEUS - Jeff Buckley - PJ Harvey - Spearhead - The Offspring - Belly - Therapy? - Morphine - The Cure - The Cranberries - R.E.M.
Camping Festival : Ben Harper - Dave Matthews Band - Soul Coughing - Weezer - The Scene - Tricky - Orbital
1996 Festival Performers included: Skunk Anansie - Dog Eat Dog - Me'shell N'Degeocello - Grant Lee Buffalo - Fun Lovin Criminals - Foo Fighters - Moby - Therapy? - Underworld - David Bowie - Chemical Brothers - The Prodigy - Metal Molly - Presidents of the USA - House of Pain - Moloko - Afghan Wigs - Moondog Jr. - Alanis Morissette - Pulp - Sepultura - Massive Attack - Rage Against the Machine - Radiohead - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Björk - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1997 Festival Performers included: Osdorp Posse - Silverchair - Placebo - Paul Weller - Suede - David Bowie - The Chemical Brothers - Reef - 16 Horsepower - Rollins Band - Daft Punk - Channel Zero - Fun Lovin' Criminals - Supergrass - Live - Sheryl Crow - Radiohead - Jamiroquai - Smashing Pumpkins - The Prodigy - Spearhead - Zap Mama - David Byrne - Beck - dEUS
1998 Festival Performers included: ABN -Junkie XL -Moby -Jon Spencer Blues Explosion -Sonic Youth -Pulp -Underworld -Reprazent ft Roni Size -Eagle Eye Cherry -Ben Folds Five -Dave Matthews Band -Hooverphonic -Morcheeba -Tindersticks -Evil Superstars -Money Mark -Tori Amos -Garbage -Therapy? -Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds-Beastie Boys -Björk
1999 Festival Performers included: Mercury Rev -Pavement -Blur -Trish & Kash -Chemical Brothers -Praga Khan -Jan van Biesen -Fatboy Slim -Soulwax -Monster Magnet -Live -Marilyn Manson -Skunk Anansie -Texas -Bryan Adams -Metallica -Arid -Wilco -Everlast -Lamb -Suzanne Vega -Zita Swoon -Björn Again -Flying Deweale Brothers -Noordkaap -Stereophonics -Heather Nova -Placebo -Robbie Williams -Faithless -Lenny Kravitz -R.E.M. -Cree Summer -De Mens -Tin Star -The Roots -Afro Celt Sound System -Gus Gus -Green Velvet -Basement Jaxx
2000 Festival Performers included: Venus -Muse -Nine Inch Nails -Oasis -Praga Khan -Wheat -The Flaming Lips -Death in Vegas -Jan Van Biesen -Luke Slater -Laurent Garnier -Metal Molly -HIM -Bomfunk MC's -Groove Armada - Bush -Macy Gray -Live -Moby –Texas -Gorki -Elliott Smith -Dead Man Ray -Kelis -Horace Andy -Laïs -Suzanne Vega -Arid -El Tattoo del Tigre -Krezip -Heideroosjes -Asian Dub Foundation -A Perfect Circle -Soulwax -Counting Crows -Paul Weller -The Cure -Sandy Dillon -An Pierle -Gomez -Eels -Travis -Lamb
2001 Festival Performers included: Queens of the Stone Age -Deftones -Tool -Fun Lovin’ Criminals -Hooverphonic -Basement Jaxx -Goldfrapp -Buscemi -Kosheen -St. Germain -Roger Sanchez -Feeder -Manu Chao -Ash -Wheatus -Talvin Singh -Stereo MCs -Das Pop -Ben Harper en The Innocent Criminals-Laïs -Sting -Beck -Suzanne Vega -David Gray -Dandy Warhols -Black Crowes -Aimee Mann -George Thorogood -Monza -Tom McRae -DAAU -Lucy Pearl -Novastar -De Mens -Stereophonics -Anouk -PJ Harvey -Placebo -Everlast -Muse -Weezer -Mauro -JJ72 -Sigur Rós -Grandaddy -16 Horsepower -Zita Swoon -Afro Celt Sound System -Roxy Music -Faithless -Coldplay -Incubus
2002 Festival Performers included: dEUS - Chemical Brothers -Morcheeba -Arno -Dropkick Murphys -2 Many DJ's -Praga Khan -Green Velvet - Luke Slater -Sonic Youth -The White Stripes -Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -The Notwist -Red Hot Chili Peppers -Rammstein -Bush -Nelly Furtado -Queens of the Stone Age -Mercury Rev -Madrugada -Within Temptation -Hoobastank -Roger Sanchez -Air -Ozark Henry -Calexico -Röyksopp -An Pierlé -Lambchop -Ed Harcourt -.Calibre -Carl Cox -Faithless -Coldplay -Lamb -Arid -Heather Nova -Spearhead -Zornik -Kane - Yann Tiersen -Erykah Badu -Cornelius -Starsailor -Millionaire -Ozomatli
2003 Festival The 30th edition of the Werchter festival, in 2003, was the first time Werchter became a 4-day festival. The full lineup (in reverse order) for the main stage was:
Day 1: Underworld , Radiohead , Björk .
Day 2: Massive Attack , Moby , Ozark Henry , The Roots , Feeder , Morgan Heritage , The Polyphonic Spree .
Day 3: Metallica , Arno , Queens of the Stone Age , Anouk , Xzibit , Millionaire , Stone Sour , 't Hof van Commerce , Krezip .
Day 4: R.E.M. , Coldplay , Counting Crows , Cypress Hill , The Cardigans , Supergrass , Stereophonics , De la Soul , Das Pop .
2004 Festival The 2004 festival took place from July 1 -July 4 , with a reported attendance of 280,000 people. The festival shared bands with Roskilde Festival in Denmark which was held at the same time. The Cure , Metallica , Lenny Kravitz , Pixies , Muse , Moloko (among others) were top of the bill for Werchter's 2 stages.
Muse at Werchter Festival 2004
The full lineup (in reverse order) for the main stage was:
Day 1: Basement Jaxx , The Cure , Pink , Sean Paul , Michael Franti & The Spearheads .
Day 2: Metallica , KoЯn , The Darkness , Dropkick Murphys , Monster Magnet , Black Rebel Motorcycle Club , Lostprophets .
Day 3: Lenny Kravitz , Muse , Moloko , Wu-Tang Clan , Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals , The Black Eyed Peas , Within Temptation , Heideroosjes , The Rasmus .
Day 4: 2 Many DJ's , Placebo , Pixies , PJ Harvey , Lamb , Starsailor , Zornik , Danko Jones . David Bowie was meant to headline the festival but had to cancel.
2005 Festival The festival took place from June 30 -July 3 , with the headlining bands being The Chemical Brothers , Faithless , Rammstein , The Tears , and R.E.M. . The full lineup for the main stage (in reverse order) was:
Day 1: The Chemical Brothers , Kraftwerk , Snoop Dogg , Ozark Henry , New Order , The Bravery .
Day 2: Faithless , Green Day , Velvet Revolver , Garbage , Within Temptation , Jimmy Eat World , K.T. Tunstall , Simple Plan .
Day 3: Rammstein , Nine Inch Nails , Audioslave , The Game , 't Hof van Commerce , Daan , Pennywise , Therapy? .
Day 4: R.E.M. , Foo Fighters , Queens of the Stone Age , Soulwax , Keane , Feeder , Kane , Flogging Molly
2006 Festival Dates: June 29 - July 2 .
Ticket presale started on March 18 2006.
Announced lineup was:
Day 1: Matisyahu , Deftones , Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System , Kaizers Orchestra , Death Cab for Cutie , Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Black Eyed Peas , Tool . Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley , The Streets , Roger Sanchez
Day 2: The Who , Muse , Skin , Kanye West , Editors , Live , Anouk . The Kooks , Clap Your Hands Say Yeah , Elbow , Mogwai , Radio Soulwax presents: Vitalic , Soulwax Nite Versions , Tiga , 2 Many DJ's
Day 3: Wolfmother , Arsenal , Kelis , Kaiser Chiefs , Franz Ferdinand , Placebo , dEUS . Donavon Frankenreiter , Arctic Monkeys , Goldfrapp , Sigur Rós
Day 4: Absynthe Minded , Eels , Starsailor , Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation , Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals , Hooverphonic , Depeche Mode . Collective Soul , Bettye LaVette , An Pierlé & White Velvet , Laurent Garnier & Bugge Wesseltoft featuring Philippe Nadaud , Super Discount
Dates: June 28 - July 1 .
Ticket presale started on February 20 2007.
Full Festival Line-up:
Day 1:
Main Stage: Billy Talent , Zornik , My Chemical Romance , Marilyn Manson , Björk , Muse
Pyramid Marquee: Milow , Air Traffic , Air , Rufus Wainwright , Beastie Boys , Dr. Lektroluv
Day 2:
Main Stage: The Van Jets , Enter Shikari , Kings of Leon , Kaiser Chiefs , Bloc Party , Queens of the Stone Age , Arctic Monkeys , Pearl Jam
Pyramid Marquee: Jason Mraz , Oi Va Voi , Joan As Policewoman , Sioen , Lily Allen , Admiral Freebee , Satellite Party , Gabriel Rios
Day 3:
Main Stage: Heideroosjes , Razorlight , Amy Winehouse , Snow Patrol , The Killers , Peter Gabriel , Keane , The Chemical Brothers
Pyramid Marquee: The Bravery , The Hold Steady , Blonde Redhead , Klaxons , Goose , Arno , The Good, the Bad and the Queen , LCD Soundsystem
Day 4:
Main Stage: !!! , Mastodon , The Kooks , Interpol , Incubus , Metallica , Faithless
Pyramid Marquee: Stijn , Cold War Kids , Maxïmo Park , John Legend , Frank Black , Damien Rice , The Australian Pink Floyd Show , Tori Amos
2008 Festival Main Stage: The Chemical Brothers , R.E.M. , Lenny Kravitz , Mika , Counting Crows , Air Traffic Pyramid Marquee: 2manydjs , Soulwax , Shameboy , The National , Vampire Weekend , Modern Skirts
Main Stage: Moby , Neil Young , The Verve , Jay-Z , Babyshambles , Slayer , Monza , The Blackbox Revelation Pyramid Marquee: Digitalism , Hot Chip , Zita Swoon , Duffy , My Morning Jacket , Ben Folds , Patrick Watson , The Cool Kids
Babyshambles canceled and were replaced by Air Traffic .
Main Stage: Radiohead , Sigur Ros , Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals , Kings of Leon , Editors , The Hives , Gossip , The Whigs Pyramid Marquee: Roisin Murphy , Gnarls Barkley , MGMT , Kate Nash , KT Tunstall , Galactic , Band of Horses , Donavon Frankenreiter
Main Stage: dEUS , The Black Box Revelation , Anouk , Beck , Kaiser Chiefs , The Raconteurs , The Kooks , Panic at the Disco , John Butler Trio Pyramid Marquee: Nightwish , Underworld , Justice , Grinderman , Mark Ronson , Hercules and Love Affair , Tim Vanhamel , DeVotchKa
The 2008 festival ticket includes free rail travel nationwide to and from the festival.citation needed
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