Paleo Festival 2011

Paleo Festival is an annual rock festival held in Nyon, Switzerland, between Geneva and Lausanne, with the Jura mountains as a backdrop. The 36th Paléo Festival Nyon will be held from Tuesday 19th to Sunday 24th July 2011.

The festival offers six days and nights of festivities over 84 hecatres, 230,000 spectators expected, over 170 concerts and shows taking place on six stages, and a total of 180 food, drink and craft stalls on site, Paléo Festival Nyon is easily the biggest open-air festival in Switzerland and one of Europe's major musical events.

Line-up

Tuesday

Jack Johnson, The National, Patrice, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Tame Impala, Pulled Apart By Horses, Concrete Knives, Oy, Pierre Omer, Dans La Tente.
French Chanson: Cali, Katerine, Zaz, Florent Marchet.
Village Du Monde: Calypso Rose, Choc Quib Town, Bomba Estéreo.

Wednesday

The Chemical Brothers, Portishead, AaRON, Beirut, Angus & Julia Stone, Beak>, Bonobo, June & Lula, Anika, Nasser, Oh! Tiger Mountain, Beataucue, Yokonoe, Überreel.
Village Du Monde: Admiral T, Systema Solar, Los De Abajo.

Thursday

The Strokes, PJ Harvey, Jean-Louis Aubert, The Dø, Congotronics vs Rockers, Anna Calvi, Mama Rosin & Hipbone Slim, Avi Buffalo, King Charles, Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrica & Tony Rebel, Kara Sylla Ka, Mosquito, Professor Wouassa.
Village Du Monde: Afrocubism, Raul Paz, Los De Abajo.

Friday

James Blunt, Les Cowboys Fringants, Stromae, Shaka Ponk, Round Table Knights, Fiona Daniel, We Love Machines, La Fanfare En Pétard, Soprano, Danakil, Pigeon John, Solillaquists of Sound, Binary Audio Misfits, Trip In.
Village Du Monde: Los Van Van, Calle 13, Aurelio, The Creole Choir of Cuba.

Saturday

Amy Winehouse, Robert Plant & The Band of Joy, Metronomy, Moriarty, Noisettes, William White, The BellRays, Selah Sue, The Bewitched Hands, Irma, Madjo 2011, Ventura, Captain Moustache & Fredo Ignazio, Welington Irish Black Warrior, Great Black Waters.
Village Du Monde: Chucho Valdés, Renegades Steel Orchestra, Joaquin Diaz

Sunday

Yael Naïm, Cocoon, Lilly Wood & The Prick, Missill DJ Set, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Sheila She Loves You, The National Fanfare of Kadebostany.
French Chanson: Eddy Mitchell, Camélia Jordana, Karimouche, Aliose, Mr Dame.
Village Du Monde: Boukman Eksperyans, Yumuri y Sus Hermanos, Joaquin Diaz.
Classical Music: Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne, Conducted by Michel Corboz – Requiem de Fauré.
Comedy: Jamel Debbouze in "Tout sur Jamel"

Tickets

Tickets have SOLD OUT. An adult ticket were priced at 300CHF (approx £191) and 250CHF for students and reduced tariffs) for a 6-day pass.

Facilities

As it is Switzerland then there are the clean, flushing loos and highly organised camping.

Site update

Following the rains of the last two days, the rain contingency plan is extended. Some car parks around the festival are unusable and therefore partially closed. Part of the motorists will be directed to parking in the city of Nyon where the free shuttle bus service will be strengthened. In all events, organisers ask everyone to kindly follow the directions now in place and behave with patience and courtesy.

Camping

The campsite is open from midday on Monday 18th until midday on Monday 25th. Access is limited to festival ticket and pass holders. 4, 5 and 6-day passes is also valid as an access pass to the Camping. Children and young people under the age of 16 who are not accompanied by an adult are not admitted to the campsite.

Getting there

The Festival is situated in Nyon, Switzerland, between Geneva and Lausanne. The site is close to the motorway exits of Nyon (11) if you are travelling from Geneva and Gland (12) if coming from Lausanne. The site is also served by decent bus transport and the railway station (L 'Asse stop) which is situated very near the main entrance (train Nyon – St-Cergue – La Cure).

More information will be here when available.

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