Werchter
The IORR Travel Guide
The Rolling Stones European Tour 2003
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Introduction
These pages will supply information
about the cities the Stones will be visiting this summer.
To read about each individual city please select the
actual city link in the
IORR travel guide pages.
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Nearest big city
Brussels
Nearest smaller place: Leuven - The home of the famous beer brewery Stella Artios.
How to get to the city
Fly or train or car
How to get to the venue
Train from Brussels to Leuven. May be 1 hour?
Then special bus from Leuven station to the festival area:
De LIJN (Bus company) is providing a fast and continious
transfer between Leuven Trainstation
and the festivalground at Werchter.
May be 15 minutes?
Then walk 15-20 minutes from the bus stop to the Werchter show site.
Travel information
http://www.b-rail.be/
http://www.leuven.be/showpage.asp?iPageID=1302
http://cwisdb.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/kaarten-bin/basiskaart.pl
Venue maps
It is just a big field with trees in the background,
and a front of stage section as usual.
Recommended hotels
Brussels or Leuven.
Recommended bars/restaurants
Leuven:
Oude Markt, Leuven. It is an market place where every
building is a caf� or a restaurant.
Meeting place for fans
City map
Tourist links
Other local events
General
You are allowed to take in water and other drinks in smal cardboard boxes,
we call it "brick" (outside cardboard, inside
something like Aluminium foil), blankets, small photo cameras (pocket),
sunblock, perfume, refreshing water in those small spray cans, small bags or
backpacks (will be controlled), umbrellas (not the large ones used on a
terrace and coolers (will be controlled).
NO GO's: Glass, cans (bier or coke or other cans), bottles (glass or
plastic), professional AV material (audio, video, film), knives,
Kalashnikovs, wooden sticks, helmets.
There will be ATM cashmachines (also usable with foreign bankcards)
There will be an Emergency Medical Team from the university Clinic of Leuven
and Red Cross people all over the place.
Infostand at the bridge at Werchter (near the entrance)
Tel.: + 32/(0)16/60.50.33 (only in use on september 7th)
All drinktickets-, catering- en merchandise stands will accept Proton (don't
know if this is available in other countries; it's a chip on your bankcard
that you can load with a certain amount of virtual cash), which can also be
loaded at the ATM machines.
Disabled persons will be accompanied by qualified personal if they wish;
contact www.intro.inclusie.be for inquiries.
Thanks
Thanks to
Chris Wouters
for information!
For more Stones news see
IORR 47
of April 2003!
It's Only Rock'n Roll 2003 -
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