Festival No. 0000080 · Est. 1977
Who's playing, and when
Festival lineup
Sunday
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Voices from the field
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7+ acts on the bill and not one answer yet. Four questions - the lineup, the atmosphere, how it was run, and whether it was worth the ticket - and this page starts telling people what Rock Werchter 1985 was actually like to be at.
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Somewhere in Werchter
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Rock Werchter 1985
- City
- Werchter, Belgium
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Depeche Mode formed in Basildon, United Kingdom, in March 1980. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dark wave, electronic, electronic rock, electronica, industrial, new romantic. -
Joe Cocker was born in Crookes, United Kingdom, on 20 May 1944, and died on 22 December 2014, aged 70. Plays pop, pop rock, rock.
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Lloyd Cole & The Commotions formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays new wave.
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R.E.M. formed in Athens, United States, on 5 April 1980, and split up on 21 September 2011, after 31 years. Plays acoustic rock, alternative country, alternative rock, chamber pop, classic rock, electronic rock, folk rock, glam rock.
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The Ramones formed in New York, United States, in January 1974, and split up on 6 August 1996, after 22 years. Plays alternative rock, new wave, pop punk, power pop, punk, punk rock, rock.
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The Style Council formed in Woking, United Kingdom, in 1983, and split up in 1989, after 6 years. Plays jazz, pop rock, rock.
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U2 formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1976. Plays alternative dance, alternative pop, alternative rock, arena rock, dance-rock, electronic, indie rock, new wave.