Arctic Monkeys have announced they will be headlining next year’s Rock Werchter Festival.The Sheffield quartet will top the bill on the final day of the Belgian music festival, which will be taking place from Thursday, June 29 to Sunday, July 2, 2023.
Last week, it was announced that Stromae would be headlining the first day of the event. Fans can register for tickets via the festival’s presale.The news has the potential to fuel long-standing rumours of Arctic Monkeys headlining next year’s edition of Glastonbury, which will be taking place from June 21-25 at Somerset’s Worthy Farm.
A source told The Sun that the band have already started preparing for their headline show, which would be their third time playing the festival.
They last headlined the Pyramid Stage in 2013.“The lads have signed on the dotted line and will return to the Pyramid Stage next June,” the source said. “It is really special for them to be doing a hat-trick on that stage and it is something they have wanted to do for a while.” Another source has since told The Sun that Eminem is reportedly also in “advanced talks” to headline Glastonbury 2023.
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