Festival No. 0001599 · Est. 2012
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Somewhere in Rotselaar
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Festivalpark Werchter
- Address
- Haachtsesteenweg 23 3118
- City
- Rotselaar, Belgium
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Alabama Shakes formed in Athens, United States, in 2009. Plays blues rock, rock, soul, southern rock. -
alt-J formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, art rock, blues rock, electronic rock, experimental rock, folktronica, indie pop. -
Angus & Julia Stone formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2006. Plays folk, indie pop. -
Archive formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, ambient pop, art rock, crossover prog, electronic, electronica, indie rock, post-rock. -
Balthazar formed in Kortrijk, Belgium, in 2004. Plays indie pop, pop rock. -
Ben Harper was born in Pomona, United States, on 28 October 1969. Plays alternative pop, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soul. -
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals formed in 1997. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, contemporary folk, folk rock, southern soul. -
Ben Howard was born in London, United Kingdom, on 24 April 1987. Plays alternative rock, folk, indie folk, indie rock, rock. -
Blaudzun was born in Arnhem, Netherlands, on 26 October 1974. -
Caribou was born in Dundas, Canada, on 29 March 1978. Plays dream pop, electronic, folktronica, house, indietronica, neo-psychedelia. -
Catfish and the Bottlemen plays alternative rock, garage punk, indie rock, post-punk revival. -
CC Smugglers formed in Bedford, United Kingdom, in 2009. -
Chemical Brothers formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1989. Plays alternative dance, big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica, neo-psychedelia, progressive house, techno. -
Christine and the Queens was born in Nantes, France, on 1 June 1988. Plays alternative pop, art pop, electropop, indietronica, pop. -
Counting Crows formed in Berkeley, United States, in 1991. Plays alternative rock, americana, blues rock, folk rock, indie rock, pop, pop rock, rock. -
Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 21 July 1978. Plays dancehall, hip hop, reggae. -
Damien Rice was born in Celbridge, Ireland, on 7 December 1973. Plays alternative folk, alternative rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter. -
Death Cab for Cutie formed in Bellingham, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, emo, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, midwest emo, rock. -
Die Antwoord formed in 2008. Plays electronic, hip hop, hip house, instrumental hip hop, pop rap, rave, trap. -
Dotan was born in Jerusalem, Netherlands, on 26 October 1986. -
Elbow formed in Ramsbottom, United Kingdom, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, britpop, chamber pop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, post-britpop, post-rock. -
Enter Shikari formed in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, electronicore, nintendocore, post-hardcore, rave, screamo. -
FIDLAR formed in Los Angeles, United States, in April 2009. Plays garage punk, garage rock, skate punk, surf. -
Fink was born in St Ives, United Kingdom, in 1972. Plays blues, dub, indie folk, indie rock. -
First Aid Kit formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter. -
FKA twigs was born in Cheltenham, United Kingdom, on 16 January 1988. Plays alternative r&b, ambient pop, art pop, avant-garde, avant-garde pop, dance, electronic, electronica. -
Florence + The Machine formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, baroque pop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul. -
Fufanu formed on 1 March 2011. -
Gabriel Rios was born in San Juan, Belgium, on 25 August 1978. Plays indie pop. -
Gavin James was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 6 July 1991. Plays pop, singer-songwriter. -
Hot Chip formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays alternative dance, alternative r&b, deep house, electronic, electronica, electropop, house, indie pop. -
Hozier was born in Bray, Ireland, on 17 March 1990. Plays blues, blues rock, chamber pop, folk rock, indie rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul. -
I Love Makonnen was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 12 April 1989. Plays alternative r&b, hip hop, pop rap, trap. -
Ibeyi formed in 2012. Plays contemporary r&b, downtempo, electronic, experimental, leftfield, soul. -
James Bay was born in Hitchin, United Kingdom, on 4 September 1990. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, pop, soul. -
Jessie J was born in London, United Kingdom, on 27 March 1988. Plays contemporary r&b, pop, r&b, soul. -
John Newman was born in Settle, United Kingdom, on 16 June 1990. Plays breakbeat, dance-pop, northern soul, pop, pop soul, soul. -
Jungle formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2013. Plays dancehall, electronic, funk, funktronica, nu disco, smooth soul, synth funk. -
Kasabian formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave, rock. -
Kid Ink was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 1 April 1986. Plays hip hop, pop rap, west coast hip hop. -
Kovacs was born in Baarlo, Netherlands, on 15 April 1990. Plays pop, pop soul, soul. -
Lenny Kravitz was born in Manhattan, United States, on 26 May 1964. Plays alternative rock, funk, funk rock, hard rock, neo-psychedelia, pop, pop rock, pop soul. -
Leon Bridges was born in Atlanta, United States, on 13 July 1989. Plays contemporary r&b, neo soul, r&b, regional mexicano, smooth soul, soul. -
Lonely the Brave plays alternative rock. -
Magnus formed in Wrocław, Poland, in 1987. Plays death metal, thrash metal. -
Marmozets formed on 1 June 2006. Plays math rock, mathcore, post-hardcore. -
Maxi Jazz was born in Brixton, United Kingdom, on 19 June 1957, and died on 23 December 2022, aged 65. Plays dance. -
Mumford & Sons formed in London, United Kingdom, in December 2007. Plays alternative rock, americana, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, pop rock, rock, stomp and holler. -
Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 23 June 1988. Plays downtempo, electronica, soul, trip hop. -
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2011. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, baroque pop, britpop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop rock, post-britpop. -
Of Monsters and Men formed in Keflavik, Iceland, in 2010. Plays folk, folk pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop, rock. -
Oscar & the Wolf formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 2010. Plays dream pop, pop. -
Other Lives formed in 2007. Plays folk, indie rock, rock. -
Patti Smith was born in Chicago, United States, on 30 December 1946. Plays art punk, art rock, blues, folk rock, garage rock, glam rock, hard rock, pop rock. -
Pharrell Williams was born in Virginia Beach, United States, on 5 April 1973. Plays contemporary r&b, hip hop, pop, pop rap, pop soul, soul. -
Royal Blood formed in Worthing, United Kingdom, in January 2013. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, hard rock, indie rock, punk blues, stoner rock. -
Ryan Adams was born in Jacksonville, United States, on 5 November 1974. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, americana, country, folk rock, indie rock, rock, roots rock. -
Róisín Murphy was born in Arklow, Ireland, on 5 July 1973. Plays dance-pop, electronic, electropop, pop. -
SBTRKT was born in London, United Kingdom. Plays dubstep, future garage, post-dubstep. -
Seinabo Sey was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 7 October 1990. Plays electropop, pop, soul. -
Selah Sue was born in Leuven, Belgium, on 3 May 1989. Plays funk, hip hop, jazz pop, pop, reggae, soul. -
St. Paul and the Broken Bones formed in Birmingham, United States, in 2012. Plays soul, southern soul. -
The Cat Empire formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1999. Plays acid jazz, folk, jazz, latin, reggae, rock, ska. -
The Last Internationale formed in New York, United States, in 2008. Plays rock. -
The Prodigy formed in Braintree, United Kingdom, on 5 October 1990. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, big beat, breakbeat, breakbeat hardcore, dance, drum and bass, electronic. -
The Script formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 2001. Plays pop rock, rock, soft rock. -
The Tallest Man On Earth was born in Leksand, Sweden, on 30 April 1983. Plays contemporary folk, folk. -
The Vaccines formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays alternative rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, post-punk revival, power pop. -
The Van Jets formed in Oostende, Belgium, in July 2003, and split up in 2019, after 15 years. Plays rock. -
The War On Drugs formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2005. Plays dream pop, heartland rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia. -
Tout Va Bien was born in Mechelen, Belgium, in 2012. -
Tove Lo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 29 October 1987. Plays alternative pop, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electronic, electropop, indie pop, pop. -
Years & Years formed in London, United Kingdom, on 20 July 2010, and split up on 16 December 2023, after 13 years. Plays alternative r&b, dance-pop, electropop, house, nu disco, synth-pop, uk funky. -
Youth of Today formed in Danbury, United States, in 1985, and split up in 1990, after 5 years. Plays hardcore punk, punk.




































































A guest 100% for The Cat Empire at Rock Werchter 2015 festival, Rotselaar on Thu, 25 Jun 2015
So good ! So much joy and love shared with everyone. Brilliant !
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