What is it?

Rock Werchter sits happily amongst one of the top five rock music festivals in Europe. Held in the Belgian village of Werchter, near Brussels since 1974, Rock Werchter has produced some brilliant festivals and has won the Arthur Award for ‘Best Festival in the World’ at the International Live Music Conference in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The four day festival takes place in early June and attracts massive crowds of over 100,000 each year. There are two main stages, the Main Stage and the Pyramid Marquee and both have some of the world’s biggest acts meaning Rock Werchter 2011 has a cracking line up!

Where & When?

Rock Werchter 2011 is based at the Belgian village of Werchter, which is a central town situated less than 30 miles from Brussels and it runs from 30th June to 3rd July (Thursday-Sunday). The camp site opens at 8am on Thursday and shuts Monday at noon.

Who's playing?

Thursday 30th June:

Main Stage: The Chemical Brothers, Linkin Park, Queens Of The Stone Age, Anouk, The Hives, Seasick Steve, OFWGKTA.

Pyramid Marquee: Hurts, Beady Eye, Eels, James Blake, Aloe Blacc, TV On The Radio, Warpaint.

Friday 1st July:

Main Stage: Arsenal, Kings Of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, The National, White Lies, Triggerfinger, My Chemical Romance, Mona.

Pyramid Marquee: The Subs, Goose, Chase and Status, Ozark Henry, Jimmy Eat World, Kesha, Lissie, Grouplove.

Saturday 2nd July:

Main Stage: Coldplay, Portishead, PJ Harvey, Elbow, Bruno Mars, The Gaslight Anthem, Rival Sons.

Pyramid Marquee: Underworld, Magnetic Man, Selah Sue, Bright Eyes, I Blame Coco, Jenny and Johnny, The Pretty Reckless, Evaline.

Sunday 3rd July:

Main Stage: The Black Eyed Peas, A-Trak, Iron Maiden, Grinderman, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, Social Distortion, All Time Low.

Pyramid Marquee: DigitDigitalism, Robyn, Fleet Foxes, Brandon Flowers, Two Door Cinema Club, Tame Impala, The Vaccines, Everything Everything.

How do I get tickets?

There is a variety of Rock Werchter tickets available. Four-day festival passes are €195 with a one-day ticket priced at 76 Euros. Rock Werchter camping tickets are available at either €18 for standard camping or €25 for ‘XL’ camping. Click to buy Rock Werchter 2011 tickets.

Where can I read more about it?

Check out the official Rock Werchter 2011 site at: www.rockwerchter.be/en/home/.