Rock Werchter, which is still set to continue.“The desire to experience festivals in all their glory again after two years of silence is great,” Herman Schueremans, who promotes the festival alongside Live Nation Belgium, said in a statement (per IQ).“But there are a few dampers on the revelry.
Consumer confidence is lost, the live entertainment sector is struggling with staff shortages, production costs are skyrocketing.”The majority of acts originally scheduled to perform at Rock Werchter Encore have now been integrated into sister festival TW Classic, which takes place on June 25.Florence + The Machine, The Kid Laroi, The Specials, and Sky Ferreira are among the acts that have joined the TW Classic bill.
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Placebo, The Smile, Courtney Barnett, Sleaford Mods and Whispering Sons have already been announced for the festival.“We are very happy that we can bring Florence + The Machine to the Festival Park, together with a large part of the other artists who would be on Rock Wechter Encore.
TW Classic is selling very well,” Schueremans added.“However, partly due to the addition of the two tents, there is still sufficient ticket capacity to combine both day festivals.
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