
Courtesy Rock Werchter – Rock Werchter 2017
One of Belgium’s flagship music events
Rock Werchter, one of Belgium’s flagship events, has completed its lineup for the 2019 edition. Robyn, Bear’s Den, Richard Ashcroft, Denzel Curry, Beirut, Portland, SWMRS, The Slow Readers Club, Donny Benét, Grace Carter, The Murder Capital and John J. Presley are just a selection of the latest additions.
They’ll be joining
Pink,
Tool,
Mumford & Sons,
Muse,
Bastille,
The Cure,
Florence + The Machine,
New Order,
Elbow,
Bring Me The Horizon,
Macklemore and many more that have already been confirmed over the past weeks.
Rock Werchter founder and CEO Herman Schueremans said: “The jigsaw puzzle is complete. The team worked hard at it for months. Rock Werchter 2019 presents a very diverse mix of the best of today with top headliners, powerful rock, singer-songwriters, tremendously good pop acts, cool cats, fresh talent… The line-up includes plenty of surprise and variation. We are proud of this bill.”
Rock Werchter 2019 takes place June 27-30.
Sónar, one of Spain’s biggest festivals, just announced that
Bad Bunny,
Lil Uzi Vert and New York house music greats Louie Vega and
Honey Dijon will join
A$AP Rocky,
Skepta,
Disclosure (DJ set),
Paul Kalkbrenner,
Arca,
Kaytranada,
Dixon,
Vince Staples and many more to Barcelona, July 18-20.

Ben Nich – Fairport’s Cropredy Convention
Scene from 2018
OFF Festival in Katowice, Poland, Aug. 2-4, added Suede as headliners. They’re joined by the Masecki Jazz Trio, Polish punk legends Dezerter, Superorganism and more. Already confirmed: Aldous Harding, Neneh Cherry, Daughters, The Gaslamp Killer, Electric Wizard, The Comet Is Coming, Perfect Son, Phum Viphurit, Black Midi, Boogarins and Lebanon Hanover, Loyle Carner, Lotic: Endless Power and others.
A major innovation for 2019’s Cropredy Convention is ‘glamping’ in pre-pitched luxury bell tents.