It was due to take place in July Rock Werchter has become the latest major festival to be cancelled after Belgium announced new social restrictions in order to curb the coronavirus outbreak.
Belgium extended its COVID-19-enforced lockdown until May 3 earlier today (April 15). While some measures have been relaxed, however, all mass gatherings are now banned nationwide until August 31.
Rock Werchter, which was to due begin on July 2, has since issued a statement to confirm their 2020 event will no longer take place as a result. “It will be a summer without Rock Werchter,” their update began.
Posted by Rock Werchter on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Organisers went on to say that they “fully understand the reasons why” the government has taken