One of the best festivals in the world, Rock Werchter 2008 was again great! Some rain, lots of sun, a nice stench of alcohol and urine, ah, and good music!
Some highlights (order of appearance, 4 days):
- The National: I missed it.. I missed it.. - I’m a big fan now!
- R.E.M.: they’re lost the momentum IMHO, but their new songs sound good
- Jay-Z: I’m no fan at all of the music, but this must have been the best hop-act in years on Werchter. It was actually quite good show.
- Neil Young: first time I saw him, and it was about time.
- The Hives: good to see them live, they rock.. and what an ego he has!
- Ben Harper: again a big name
- Sigur Rós: beautiful!
- Radiohead: Ah, well.. I saw them at last.. not disappointed, but..
- Grinderman: Nick Cave harder, more explicit, louder, great! Bad seeds, bad!
- Beck: another big name I really wanted to see.
Next year again!