Get ready for North West Street Art Walls, Rock Werchter, Belguim 2016

Rock Werchter 2016 takes place from Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July. Over these four days music’s finest can be seen and heard on the three stages at the Werchter Festival Park (Belgium). Rock Werchter is an international hit and has been awarded multiple prizes since, and has been rocking since 1975!! Rock and Roll!! Last year attracted close to 150,000 unique festival-goers! This year’s line-up includes Paul McCartney, Rammstein, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Editors, Florence + the Machine, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Ellie Goulding and many others.

The North West Walls have been a striking feature of the Festival Park since 2014. Rock Werchter has shown that art has its place at a festival and that it works. The amazing artworks which Fintan Magee, Nychos, Lula Goce, Pixel Pancho, Gamma Gallery and SmugOne created last year for North West Walls in the Festival park in Werchter have been painted over to make way for the third edition of North West Walls. This year, curator and graffiti artist Arne Quinze has invited Bezt Etam (Poland), Alexandre Orion (Brazil), Low Bros (Germany), Nosego (US), Case Maclaim (Germany) and Deih (Spain)Bezt Etam (Poland), Alexandre Orion (Brazil), Low Bros (Germany), Nosego (US), Case Maclaim (Germany) and Deih (Spain) to Werchter.

Take a look at Pichi&Avo stunning wall from 2014, and check out the festival vibe…

 

Tickets for Rock Werchter are available via proximusgoformusic.be and ticketmaster.be. More comprehensive ticket info and general festival information can be found at rockwerchter.be.
Find out more from rockwerchter.be

Check out this year’s full line-up here.

 

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