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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Nobody has said what this weekend was like
8+ 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 1987 was actually like to be at.
Every edition since 1977
Rock Werchter editions
Somewhere in Werchter
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Rock Werchter 1987
- City
- Werchter, Belgium
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
Apartments and hotels near Rock Werchter 1987, Werchter for the nights of the festival. The map comes from Stay22. If you book through it, we earn a commission, which helps keep the site running.
For the record
About the artists
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Echo & The Bunnymen formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, rock. -
Eurythmics formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1980, and split up in 2005, after 25 years. Plays art pop, dance-rock, electronic, new wave, pop, pop rock, rock, synth-pop.
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Iggy Pop was born in Muskegon, United States, on 21 April 1947. Plays alternative rock, art rock, classic rock, garage rock, hard rock, new wave, post-punk, proto-punk.
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Julian Cope was born in Deri, Caerphilly, United Kingdom, on 21 October 1957. Plays alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, new wave, post-punk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Peter Gabriel was born in Cobham, United Kingdom, on 13 February 1950. Plays art pop, art rock, chamber pop, crossover prog, experimental, folk, new wave, pop.
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Pretenders formed in Hereford, United Kingdom, in March 1978. Plays hard rock, jangle pop, new wave, pop, pop rock, punk, punk rock, rock.
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The Housemartins formed in Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom, in 1983, and split up in 1988, after 5 years. Plays alternative pop, pop.
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The Triffids formed in Perth, Australia, in May 1978, and split up in 1989, after 10 years. Plays folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, pop rock, post-punk.