Belgium’s Rock Werchter Encore called off

The one-off festival has been scrapped due to "high production costs, staff shortages, and low consumer confidence"

Rock Werchter
Rock Werchter © Flickr/Erinc Salor

Belgium’s Rock Werchter Encore has been called off just one month after it was announced due to “high production costs, staff shortages, and low consumer confidence”.

The 25,000-capacity one-off festival was due to take place on 26 June at Werchter’s Festivalpark, a few days ahead of its parent festival Rock Werchter.

“The desire to experience festivals in all their glory again after two years of silence is great,” says Herman Schueremans, who promotes the festival alongside Live Nation Belgium.

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