Paleo Festival 2013

Paleo Festival is an annual rock festival held in Nyon, Switzerland, between Geneva and Lausanne, with the Jura mountains as a backdrop. The 38th Paléo Festival Nyon will be held from Tuesday 23rd to Sunday 28th July 2013.

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: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Phoenix, Sophie Hunger, Alt-J, Lou Doillon, Two Gallants, Gesaffelstein, Reptile Youth, Mama Rosin, Palma Violets, Mermonte, Heymoonshaker, Bit-Tuner, The Lonesome Southern, Comfort Company, Mokoomba, Jagwa Music, Shangaan Electro.

Wednesday: Arctic Monkeys, The Smashing Pumpkins, Asaf Avidan, Beach House, Danko Jones, Bloody Beetroots, Mass Hysteria, Lescop, School Is Cool, Jonathan Wilson, Beware Of Darkness, Brns, Merz, Bombers, Mokoomba, Jagwa Music, Shangaan Electro.

Thursday: Santana, Sigur Rós, Crystal Fighters, Brandt Brauer Frick, Buraka Som Sistema, Kadebostany, Alvin Zealot, Tryo, Dub Inc., Stupeflip, Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band, Protoje & The Indiggnation, The Skints, Chief Feat. Deheb, Skip&Die, Mulatu Astatke, Régis Gizavo.

Friday: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, -M-, Étienne De Crécy present Beats'n'cubes, Dubioza Kolektiv, Retro Stefson, Fai Baba, Nick Porsche, Loccomotion feat MC Stone, Dizzee Rascal, Youssoupha, Keny Arkana, Virus Syndicate, Gaël Faye, The Labrats Bugband, Lindigo, Christine Salem, Bo Houss.

Saturday: Blur, Saez, BB Brunes, Breakbot, Juveniles, La Femme, Navel, Théodore, Paul & Gabriel, The Animen, Hathors, Dirtymadsound feat Oxsa, Benjamin Biolay, Oxmo Puccino, Marc Aymon, Les Tambours Du, Burundi, Nathalie Natiembé, Just A Band.

Sunday: Patrick Bruel, Raphael, Bastian Baker, Barcella, Mai Lan, Pony Del Sol, Michael Gregorio, Rokia Traoré, Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar, Boulevard Des Airs, Licia Chery, Zoufris Maracas, Paul Meyer (Clarinette), & Le Concert Européen Deba, Menwar, Mounawar, Feu D'Artifice.

Tickets

Tickets are priced at 325CHF (approx £230). To buy tickets, click here.

Facilities

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

Camping

The campsite is open from midday on Monday 22nd until midday on Monday 29th. 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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