Rock en Seine

[foundacure]

Travelling to festival from Glasgow to Charles De Gaulle. Any tips on the easiest way to the festival site from the airport? Cheers.

Edited March 29, 2011 by foundacure

[Yer Maw]

I flew in from Leeds to CDG last year, got some really useful advice off this site. RER blue line train to central Paris, off at St Michel Notre Dame (interchange station) onto the Metro line 10 Cluny La Sorbonne, stay on until the end of the line Boulogne Pont de St-Cloud et voila! The ticket from the airport takes you right through onto the metro. It took me about 45 mins each way and no hassle at all. I know some posters recommended the tram etc but the RER & metro worked best for me

[foundacure]

Nah it was a breeze, flew with Jet2, walked from airport arrivals to the train station at the airport (signed well), bought 1 single ticket from the blue vending machines with my debit card. Cost 8ish euros, train to St Michel and then connected to the tube line 10 direct from that station. Coming back, it was just a hole in the wall ticket machine at the tube station nearest to the festival site (bit of a long queue so get there early!) same price back to CDG, no problems at all although can't remember if I needed euros or used my debit card.

Found this site useful and the whole thing wasn't very difficult. Have fun

http://parisbytrain.com/billet-ile-de-france-train-ticket/

[fireztorm]

Can anyone shed some light on the times of the shows? When's the last show?

And where can I find a timetable from previous years?

Thanks!

[Yer Maw]

Nah it was a breeze, flew with Jet2, walked from airport arrivals to the train station at the airport (signed well), bought 1 single ticket from the blue vending machines with my debit card. Cost 8ish euros, train to St Michel and then connected to the tube line 10 direct from that station. Coming back, it was just a hole in the wall ticket machine at the tube station nearest to the festival site (bit of a long queue so get there early!) same price back to CDG, no problems at all although can't remember if I needed euros or used my debit card.

Found this site useful and the whole thing wasn't very difficult. Have fun

http://parisbytrain.com/billet-ile-de-france-train-ticket/

[sheroman]

Line up looks pretty good so far! Will there be one more headliner though? Possibly the Strokes (I hope)!

Also, I heard that the acts at Rock en Seine coincide with Reading and Leeeds festival, is this true?

[Boothy380]

Yeah.

[foundacure]

All sounds good to me, again thank you muchly. You going this year yourself?

[Yer Maw]

Probably not Hope you have a ball, will have to read all about it on here

[buzzenseine]

Is there parking at the festival? How much does it cost? Also does anyone know when the next bands are released? Thanks

[buzzenseine]

I'm sure we will, kilts at the ready lol. What times do the bands start and finish during the day and night then? I've never been to Paris before so wouldn't mind the chance to see a wee bit of the city as well. Can you get pass outs from the camping site?

[buzzenseine]

The line up will also include Nas & Damian Marley and french DJ Etienne de Crécy. The Strokes are not playing.

There are plenty of rumours : Broken Bells, Uffie, The Streets, Passion Pit, Boys Noize, Yuksek, Caribou, The Raveonettes, The Coral, Razorlight, The Subways, Peter Bjorn & John, ‎Syd Matters, Datarock, Laurent Garnier, Miles Kane, Funeral Party, PJ Harvey, The Chemical Brothers, Robyn, Fleet Foxes, Pulp, The National...

My Chemical Romance isn't huge in France so they may not headline the sunday night. After Radiohead, Bjork or Arcade Fire to end the festival in the previous years, it's hard to believe they will...

[sheroman]

Cheers for the info buzzenseine! Would love if the national play!! Why not the strokes by the way? They seem to be free to play, bar reading and leeds...Pulp possibly the other headliner then?

[Yer Maw]

The bands start at 3 pm and headliners finish around midnight friday and saturday, sunday it starts earlier (2 pm) and finishes at half past 11, so festival goers can easily take public transports. You can get out of the camping site of course. One thing important : there is no ATM inside the festival.

[george424]

The line up will also include Nas & Damian Marley and french DJ Etienne de Crécy. The Strokes are not playing.

There are plenty of rumours : Broken Bells, Uffie, The Streets, Passion Pit, Boys Noize, Yuksek, Caribou, The Raveonettes, The Coral, Razorlight, The Subways, Peter Bjorn & John, ‎Syd Matters, Datarock, Laurent Garnier, Miles Kane, Funeral Party, PJ Harvey, The Chemical Brothers, Robyn, Fleet Foxes, Pulp, The National...

My Chemical Romance isn't huge in France so they may not headline the sunday night. After Radiohead, Bjork or Arcade Fire to end the festival in the previous years, it's hard to believe they will...

[Boothy380]

Death In Vegas have self confirmed.

[Boothy380]

AW SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIT DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 ARE PLAYING. Kid Cudi, Q-Tip, Herman Dune and Simple Plan too.

[PM2010]

AW SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIT DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 ARE PLAYING. Kid Cudi, Q-Tip, Herman Dune and Simple Plan too.

[Boothy380]

http://www.radiofrance.fr/espace-pro/evenements/rock-en-seine/

[PM2010]

That page it links to doesn't mention any other bands than the originally confirmed ones. I've looked around the site as much as I can (limited/no French) and can't see any mention of those bands?

[Boothy380]

It did earlier today.

[buzzenseine]

Thanks for the information. Are the Arcitic Monkeys big in France, and big enough to headline?

Surely Pulp and chemical brothers would both headline.

Any chance of Moby?

And why not the strokes?

[buzzenseine]

The Lineup so far :

26/8 : Foo Fighters, The Kills, Keren Ann, Death in Vegas...

27/8 : Interpol, Etienne de Crécy, Death From Above 1979...

28/8 : My Chemical Romance, Deftones, BB Brunes...

Day unknown yet : Nas & Damian Marley, Paul Kalkbrenner, Jamaica, Anna Calvi, Cocorosie, Big Audio Dynamite, Arctic Monkeys, Kid Cudi, Herman Dune, Simple Plan, Q-Tip...

[PM2010]

The Lineup so far :

26/8 : Foo Fighters, The Kills, Keren Ann, Death in Vegas...

27/8 : Interpol, Etienne de Crécy, Death From Above 1979...

28/8 : My Chemical Romance, Deftones, BB Brunes...

Day unknown yet : Nas & Damian Marley, Paul Kalkbrenner, Jamaica, Anna Calvi, Cocorosie, Big Audio Dynamite, Arctic Monkeys, Kid Cudi, Herman Dune, Simple Plan, Q-Tip...

[buzzenseine]

Is it likely that Arctic Monkeys will slot in above Interpol? That would make more sense than after My Chemical Romance? But then not entirely sure who would headline above MCR. Are there any other significant rumours of a third headliner?