Rumor overview: who is the last headliner of Pinkpop 2023?

Two Pinkpop 2023 headliners have already been announced. But who closes the Limburg festival? The rumor mill is in full swing. These are the most promising rumors for the latest headliner.

The organization of Pinkpop 2023 confirms that P!nk will close on Friday and Robbie Williams on Saturday. In addition, two other bands are known. But who will be the last headliner to close the festival in Landgraaf?

Guns N’ Roses

Guns N’ Roses is far from finished. During a radio interview, Slash comes up with nice new information about the American band. He would like to record another record, but Axl Rose and co. some songs are also ready for release. It doesn’t stop there. The iconic guitarist also says they have another tour planned for next summer. Will Guns N’ Roses finally make up for their missed headline show at the canceled Pinkpop 2020?

Beyonce

Who run the world? right yes, girls, and in particular Beyoncé. A new album, an arsenal of hits, is there even more reason to expect Queen B at Pinkpop 2023? Absolutely, because it has long been no secret that the singer is somewhere at the top of festival director Niek Murray’s wish list. As if that wasn’t enough; rumor has it that Beyoncé has scheduled shows in Italy at the end of June. Depending on the exact dates, a performance in Landgraaf fits perfectly into the schedule or just doesn’t. In any case, a tour announcement seems imminent.

Taylor Swift

In 2023 her last concert on Dutch soil will be eight years ago. A Taylor Swift festival show has never even taken place in the Netherlands. Not even in 2020. At that time it was intended that the pop singer would appear at Werchter Boutique, Glastonbury and Roskilde, among others. Due to the corona pandemic, these performances were all about the seventh album Foliage not trough.

The singer, on the other hand, has certainly not been sitting still. In 2020, she focused on making two new albums with Aaron Dessner of The National: folklore and evermore. count there Foliage and the recent midnights at on, and Taylor Swift has released four new albums since her previous tour. Enough new songs to perform at Pinkpop 2023 if you ask us.

Billie Eilish

Three more shows in December, and then the Hapier Than Ever World Tour is over. Despite lasting almost a year, Billie Eilish only played two festivals: Coachella and Glastonbury. Would the singer catch up in 2023? Eilish was recently confirmed for Lollapalooza Argentina, Chile and Brazil and the Colombian Estereo Picnic. All of these festivals are held in March, leaving enough space for the European festivals in the summer. A stop in Landgraaf would in any case make many festival-goers happier than ever!

Red Hot Chili Peppers

In 2023 it will be seven years since our favorite rock band from California played Pinkpop. Anthony Kiedis, Flea and their friends were supposed to play at Pinkpop 2021, but that edition was cancelled. So we still have a performance by Red Hot Chili Peppers in Limburg.

Their sold-out show in the Goffertpark in June proves that the standard bearers of funk rock are still in demand. And last summer, the alternative rock group closed Rock Werchter. By the waydid we mention that guitarist John Frusciante has found his way back to the band?

The Cure

Although The Cure has been around for over 40 years, the band is still wildly popular. And the men like it too. At the moment they are working on a huge tour, which also includes the Ziggo Dome. Will they be back for Pinkpop 2023 in the summer? It is not excluded, although the English band was already on stage in Landgraaf in 2019. Who knows, the new album may well be the reason for a quick return.

Queens of the Stone Age

The men of Queens of the Stone Age are welcome guests in Landgraaf. They have already performed at Pinkpop four times, the last time in 2013. Ten years later, QOTSA will be performed at the German sister festivals Hurricane & Southside 2023. Exactly on the same weekend as Pinkpop. Does the American rock band also make a stop in Landgraaf on their way from southern to northern Germany? The band would already perform at the Limburg festival in 2022, but canceled due to changed tour plans. Probably not a pure headliner, but certainly possible as a sub!

Florence + the Machine

It’s been a long time since Florence Welch and co. were shown in Landgraaf. In 2010 they enchanted the audience with swooning hits. Florence + The Machine has grown a lot since then and released the new album this year dance fever from. That, of course, is accompanied by a new world tour. A number of European festivals are already on the agenda for June 2023. Exactly around the Pinkpop weekend. The real headliner position will probably be too big, but closing the second stage is certainly possible.

slip knot

Slipknot has never been on the Pinkpop stage before. The American metal band is therefore not immediately obvious, but it would be a popular surprise. Last September, the group from Iowa released a new album, and this is of course followed by another summer full of festivals. In the weekend before Pinkpop, Slipknot will perform at Nova Rock 2023 (Austria), Rock for People 2023 (Czech Republic) and Greenfield 2023 (Switzerland). Harder than the usual headliners in Landgraaf, but maybe the organization dares it after all?

U2

You have those artists who are actually too big for festivals but pop up in the rumor lists every year. For example U2, still the biggest band Ireland ever produced. This year the rumors about Bono & co seem a bit more concrete. For example, the group would have informed their tour crew to keep the period around June 2023 free.

In their early days, U2 was on Pinkpop, in 1981 that was more than 40 years ago. How nice would it be to see such a legendary band make a comeback after such a long time? Fleetwood Mac already showed in 2019 that this can be a huge success. ‘I Will Follow’, a song from the debut album boyis still played almost every live show just like then.

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