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Rock Werchter Festival with Orbit Culture, Electric Callboy, and more

Jun 30, 2023  ·  Festivalpark Werchter, Werchter Festivalpark Werchter, Werchter

Rock Werchter Festival
Jun 30
Rock Werchter Festival
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Orbit Culture is a Swedish metal band that broke out with 2020’s Nija album. Their EP Shaman expands their modern, aggressive sound, blending heavy, fast low-tuned guitars with melody, technicality, and sing-along choruses.
Electric Callboy are a modern heavy act blending metalcore and EDM with tongue-in-cheek humor. Known for gold-certified hits “Hypa Hypa”, “We Got The Moves” and “Pump It” and the chart-topping #1 album TEKKNO. Collaborated with BABYMETAL on “RATATATA”.
The Interrupters are a Los Angeles ska/punk quartet formed in 2011, fronted by Aimee Interrupter with brothers Kevin (guitar), Justin (bass) and Jesse (drums). Influenced by ’80s 2 Tone ska and ’90s punk; the Bivonas worked with Tim Timebomb And Friends.
New York pop artist King Princess (Mikaela Straus) broke out with “1950,” a Platinum-certified anthem with over a billion streams. Her third album, Girl Violence, spans bold pop anthems and intimate confessionals, exploring the dynamics of loving women.
Butcher Babies, formed in Los Angeles, California, is a heavy metal band known for aggressive live shows and dual female vocals. Their sound blends metalcore, groove, and thrash, influenced by Wendy O. Williams. Albums like "Goliath", "Take It Like a Man", "Lilith", and the double album "Eye for an Eye… / …'Til the World's Blind" have charted on Billboard. Vocalist Heidi Shepherd has collaborated with other artists, showcasing their dynamic presence in metal.
Akron, Ohio blues-rock duo Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney formed the Black Keys in 2001. Breakthrough came with Rubber Factory (2004). Brothers (2010) earned three Grammys and hit singles like Tighten Up and Howlin' for You.
Spiritbox is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 2017 by vocalist Courtney LaPlante and guitarist Mike Stringer. They blend metalcore, djent, and progressive metal with electronic and R&B influences. Known for hits like "Holy Roller" and their debut album "Eternal Blue", they released their second album, "Tsunami Sea", in March 2025. In 2026, Spiritbox received a Grammy nomination for "Soft Spine" and is currently touring.
Spoon are a Texas-made rock band. Their tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, was recorded in their hometown of Austin for the first time in over a decade, and is described as their purest rock ’n roll record to date.
Vended: authentic, theatrical heavy music with combustible energy and raw aggression; bold, honest songs from five artists at full force, raw and urgent.
Phoenix, from Versailles, France, won a Grammy for "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" and a Victoires award for "Bankrupt!". They're known for sleek sounds and hit festivals like Coachella.
Cavetown is Robin Skinner from Cambridge, England, known for lo-fi and indie rock. His catalog has billions of streams and a 6× Platinum certification, with features in The New York Times, Rolling Stone and Billboard, plus tours with AJR and Pierce The Veil.
London's Palace crafts alternative and blues rock with cinematic soundscapes and poignant lyrics. Known for hits like "Live Well," which garnered over 100 million streams, and "Heaven Up There," their albums include "Life After," "Shoals," and "Ultrasound." They've graced stages at Glastonbury and Coachella, captivating audiences with their evocative style.
Red Not Chili Peppers, formed in San Diego in 2009, is a premier tribute band renowned for their high-energy alternative funk rock performances. They faithfully recreate the Red Hot Chili Peppers' sound, spanning eras from Mother's Milk to Stadium Arcadium, with a focus on Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Known for their authentic live shows, they have toured internationally and were nominated for Best Tribute Band at the San Diego Music Awards.
Imperial Triumphant, inspired by NYC, captures its majestic chaos and decay through their music, reflecting the city’s blend of luxury and urban decline.
Formed in 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, The HU fuse heavy metal with traditional instruments and Mongolian throat singing (“Hunnu Rock”). Their 2019 debut The Gereg hit #1 on world charts, won the Order of Genghis Khan, and earned a UNESCO Artist of Peace honor.
SOFI TUKKER is the Grammy-nominated electronic duo of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern. Blending house, dance, pop, and Brazilian influences, they broke out with the Grammy-nominated song Drinkee and have billions of streams.
Overmono are Welsh brothers known as a UK live electronic act. Their breakthrough single So U Kno became a club phenomenon. Their award-winning audio-visual show sold out London’s Alexandra Palace, and 2023 debut album Good Lies drew acclaim.
Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson are a Nottingham duo known for the album The Demise Of Planet X, featuring Sue Tompkins plus collaborations with Aldous Harding, Liam Bailey and grime MC Snowy. Actress Gwendoline Christie guests on The Good Life with Big Special.
The Blaze are a French electronic duo known for their mantra-like vocals and self-made visuals. Their second album, Jungle, reflects experiences from touring, with music and videos designed as inseparable, often set in urban jungles.
Skin On Skin is an Australian DJ and producer from South Sudan, recognized for his genre-blending sound of house, electronic, techno, and hip-hop. Popular tracks include "Burn Dem Bridges," "Way Ur Touchin Me," and "Strangers." He released the "Steel City Dance Discs Volume 9" EP and the "Home Is True" mixtape, and founded his label Stay On Sight. He is known for unique productions and collaborations with artists like Mall Grab and Fred again...
TSHA is a UK dance music artist known for multi-country residencies, in-demand parties, and hotly tipped releases. She launched her record label Jackfruit after years running an acclaimed event series of the same name. Her record Revolution is out now.
Formed in late ’80s New York, Suffocation are innovators of brutal/technical death metal. Their 1991 debut Effigy of the Forgotten became a genre classic, followed by Breeding of the Spawn. Reformed for 2004’s Souls to Deny; Blood Oath hit Billboard.
Arch Enemy are an influential melodic death metal band led by founder Michael Amott, known for precision and brutality. After their Blood Dynasty cycle, they entered a new era with new frontwoman Lauren Hart and their signature twin-guitar attack.
Formed in New Orleans, Special Interest blends No-Wave, Glam, and Industrial into urgent punk and electronic music. Known for intense shows and songs like "Endure," they feature Alli Logout's incisive vocals.
In Flames are melodic death metal pioneers known for landmark albums Come Clarity and Clayman and their fourteenth studio album Foregone. They’ve built a reputation for major festival performances and toured with Slipknot, Megadeth, Judas Priest, and Lamb Of God.
Wardruna’s sound evolved from the Runaljod trilogy (2009, 2013, 2016) exploring Norse myths and proto-Norse runes to the stripped-down acoustic Skald (2018). Kvitravn (2021) charted in 13 countries, hitting #1 in Canada and Austria.
Sticky Fingers are a five-piece independent band formed in 2008, blending rock, alternative, reggae and psychedelic. They debuted with the 2013 album Caress Your Soul and released their 2022 fifth full-length, Lekkerboy.
A.A. Williams debuted live at Roadburn Festival (Netherlands) after her self-titled EP. She’s released albums Forever Blue (2020) and As The Moon Rests (2022), toured with Cult of Luna and Explosions In The Sky, and collaborated with MONO on Exit In Darkness.
Born Horace Hinds in Kingston, Jamaica, Horace Andy is a reggae singer known for his high-tenor vocals. He scored roots hits like "Skylarking," made the classic 1977 album In the Light, and sang on Massive Attack’s Blue Lines, Protection, and Mezzanine.
Jojo Orme, aka Heartworms, makes agit-pop. Her debut album Glutton For Punishment features nine tracks exploring broken families and relationships. Debut EP A Comforting Notion drew critical acclaim and BBC Radio 6 Music playlist support.
English band Editors, started as Snowfield in 2003, pioneered the post-punk revival with chart-toppers like "Munich." Known for blending rock and synth, they've received critical acclaim and several platinum albums.
Warhaus is the solo project of Belgian indie pop songwriter Maarten Devoldere (Balthazar). Launched in 2016, it pairs his romantic baritone with noir-ish pop and dark club jazz. Albums include We Fucked a Flame Into Being (2016) and Ha Ha Heartbreak (2022).
Turmion Kätilöt are a Finnish-language industrial/electronic metal band from Savo. With founding member and main songwriter MC Raaka Pee, they’ve released ten studio albums over two decades, blending a “metallic disco vortex” sound.
Froukje is a Dutch-Belgian pop artist. Since 2020 her music has been streamed 240M+ times. Debut album Noodzakelijk Verdriet hit #1 in NL and Belgium, became NL’s most-streamed album of 2024, and won an Edison for Best Album.
Selah Sue (Sanne Putseys) is a Leuven, Belgium-born artist blending soul, R&B, jazz and alt-pop. Her multi-platinum 2011 self-titled debut featured “This World” and “Crazy Vibes,” followed by Reason (2015) and Persona (2022).
Tramhaus are a five-piece band from Rotterdam known for energetic live shows and a broad sound spanning post-hardcore, shoegaze, and punk rock. They gained popularity through extensive touring and have released the single "Plovdiv".
Ethel Cain, born Hayden Silas Anhedönia in Tallahassee, Florida, is an American singer-songwriter known for her ambient, Southern Gothic, and indie rock music. Her acclaimed 2022 debut, "Preacher's Daughter," garnered a cult following. In 2025, she released "Perverts" and "Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You." She is the first transgender artist to reach the Billboard 200 top ten and is currently touring.
Bayonne, France heavy metal quartet blending thrash, death, groove, prog and math metal with philosophical and environmental lyrics. Broke through with L'Enfant Sauvage (2012); Magma (2016) and Fortitude (2021) earned Grammy nominations. First metal act at an Olympic opening ceremony (2024).
Bristol post-punk band IDLES’ album TANGK (“tank” w/ a hint of “g”) turns their sharp, cathartic guitars toward love, joy and gratitude—boldest yet.
Swedish theatrical rock band GHOST, GRAMMY winners with over a billion streams, are renowned for euphoric live shows and chart-topping albums like IMPERA.
New Jersey artist 070 Shake crafts nocturnal, emotionally raw songs. Signed to GOOD Music in 2016, she’s sung hooks for Kanye West, Nas, and Pusha T. Her sophomore album You Can’t Kill Me explores emotional investment, codependency, and withdrawal.
Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ (born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott) rose via mixtapes and the PRO ERA collective. He debuted with 1999 and Summer Knights, followed by albums B4.DA.$$ (2015) and All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ (2017) featuring Land of the Free.
Diablo is a Finnish melodic death/groove metal band formed in 1995. Known for their chart-topping success in Finland, their albums like "Mimic 47" and "Eternium" achieved high chart positions. Their most recent album, "When All the Rivers Are Silent," was released in 2022, and the band remains active.
Denver-born interstellar death metallers Blood Incantation blend crushing “voidward” death metal with kosmische ambience (Timewave Zero); songs “Obliquity…” & “Luminescent Bridge.”
Dutch electronic duo Weval (Harm Coolen and Merijn Scholte Albers) release club-ready single "Dopamine" on Ninja Tune’s Technicolour imprint, backed by Beatport exclusives "Dopamine (On Acid)" and "Dopamine (DJ Edit)".
The Murder Capital, formed in Dublin, is known for its intense post-punk style. Their ambitious album 'Blindness' was produced by Grammy-winner John Congleton.
Romy Madley Croft, an English musician from London, is celebrated for her work as guitarist and co-vocalist in the Mercury Prize-winning band The xx. As a solo artist, Romy creates joyous dance-pop, showcased on her album "Mid Air" and through songs like "Lifetime" and the Grammy-nominated "Strong." She has collaborated with artists including Fred Again.. and written for Dua Lipa.
Born in Nigeria and based in London, singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jacob Banks blends soul, R&B and alternative. Signed to Interscope, he debuted with 2018’s Village; “Unknown (To You)” topped 45M Spotify streams.
Ben Howard recorded his fifth studio album Is It? with his band at Le Manoir de Léon studios in South West France. Produced by Bullion. His 2021 album Collections From The Whiteout debuted at No. 1 in the UK, his second chart-topper.
Confidence Man: Australian dance-pop/house act (Janet Planet, Sugar Bones + bandmates). Feel-good Donna Summer/Moroder vibe; rocked Glastonbury, Primavera, Gov Ball.
Naaz is a Dutch-Kurdish singer, producer and writer from the Netherlands. She debuted with bedroom-made project Bits of Naaz and has toured Europe four times. Blending English and Kurdish alt-pop, she released debut album Never Have I Ever and activist single Azadi.
Finnish metal band Mokoma, founded in 1999, has 11 albums, many hitting #1 and going Gold or Platinum. Known for evolving styles and hits like "Takatalvi," they founded Sakara Records to stay true to their vision. Their acclaimed album "Elävien kirjoihin" (2015), mixed by Jens Bogren, topped charts, delving into themes of depression.
Formed in 2003, The Whitest Boy Alive: Erlend Øye (Kings of Convenience) + bandmates; stripped-down indie rock like early Talking Heads/Josef K; albums Dreams (2006), Rules (2009).
Avalanche Kaito is an avant-rock trio fusing Burkinabe griot traditions with Belgian noise punk. Vocalist Kaito Winse, from Burkina Faso, combines with Belgian guitarist Nico Gitto and French drummer Benjamin Chaval, based in Brussels. Known for their intense, genre-bending sound, they released "Avalanche Kaito" (2022) and "Talitakum" (2024). They earned a "Best Group" nomination at the Songlines Magazine Awards.
Utrecht-born DJ/producer/curator blending genres with soul; NTS monthly host. Played Fabric, Nitsa, DeSchool, Lowlands, Dekmantel, AVA. BBC R1 Essential Mix nominee; founder United Identities; ex RRFM Head of Music; music director Celestial Space; curated Centraal Museum events.
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley (born 1947 in Sekondi, Ghana) is a singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Dubbed the “James Brown of Ghana,” he broke out in 1973 with his Simigwa-do Afrofunk, blending highlife, funk, jazz, soul and proto-rap.
Nu Genea is Napoli duo Massimo Di Lena and Lucio Aquilina, blending disco, funk, boogie, electronic and dub. After collaborating with Tony Allen on The Tony Allen Experiments (2015), they released Nuova Napoli (2018) and Bar Mediterraneo (2022); the 2021 single Marechià features Célia Kameni.
Ramkot, hailing from Ghent, Belgium, is known for their danceable rock music. Their debut album, "In Between Borderlines," showcases their energetic style. They’ve toured extensively, including opening for Metallica, and have performed at major festivals like Pinkpop and Sziget. Collaborating with Alain Johannes for their second album, they recorded at the famed Rancho De La Luna studio.

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