Rock En Seine

[pryce]

you say Green Day are past their prime ... then you mention RHCP who are probably even further past their prime

never mind that they are one of the worst festival headliners i have ever seen....

if i wasnt already seeing Sigur Ros ... i would go just for them

[blueballslagoon]

Stuck between a few festivals including Eurockeennes and Rock En Seine. Someone tell me what to do; I'm begging you.

[Operator]

guess your right with rhcp as well...question of taste in the end.

sigur ros is def a good reason to go though

never been to eurockeenes, sorry there. but you cannot go wrong going to rock en seine.

[deadst4r]

Hey guys, was wondering if anyone could offer any advice about what accomodation to book in the area near the festival. I've never been in Paris before so I don't have a clue.

I don't think I want to be in Saint-Cloud neccessarily, I was actually considering Boulogne-Billancout because it's between the festival and the main parts of the city.

I just any advice at all really. I was thinking a hostel or studio apartment, but as cheap as possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

PS. camping isn't an option I'm afraid

[Operator]

the girlfried doesn't camp ?

geographically seen: go anywhere, metro runs the whole day and the connections are great in paris, you'll know as you've been.

I've been in hostels and budget hotels in Paris a couple of times, they're all crap and too small, but what do you expect, it's paris. main thing is that you've got a cumfy bed.

and come on, a room and bed, best even en-quite, is still a lot better than a tent...

just search under www.hostels.com or some similar site.

[deadst4r]

the girlfried doesn't camp ?

That was...impressive. Well done

I got recommended a cheap hotel near Bonne Nouvelle but I figured if you go that far Northeast it's going to take a lot longer by metro and we will be travelling out twice a day for 3 days so surely it's better to be close to the festival?

Edited March 16, 2012 by deadst4r

[Operator]

hahahaha...guess that's the main/only reason why guys don't camp isn't it

yes ok, the further east you stay, the longer it will take to get there and back, correct. and jep, search for sth closer if possible.

I normally go for www.bookings.com or www.hostelworld.com, hope it helps!

and for all the others here: camping tickets will go on sale beginning of April, they are always sold seperately (not too expensive) as camping spots are limited...you also get escorted to your little square by a nice French girl when you arrive, especially as a foreigner

[PM2010]

I did the same as you last year, went to the festival with my girlfriend and used the mornings to do some sightseeing. We stayed in an ETAP hotel, think it was in Kremlin Bicetre and called Paris Porte d'Italie, or something similar.

It was about 50 euros a night, which was probably the right price for the room. It takes around an hour to get from the hotel to the festival but we didn't have any problems with getting the tube. More often than not we got the tube from the middle of Paris to the festival after sightseeing so took considerably less time!

Hope this is useful if you are still considering/haven't booked any accomodation yet.

On a different note, buzzenseine has placed listed Bloc Party and Little Dragon as day TBC on its website. Interesting news.

[Operator]

new bands tomorrow

[mblackhouse]

New bands confirmed:

http://www.rockenseine.com/en/lineup/

I'm a tad dissapointed to be honest, not sure if that's pretty much it now in terms of headliners?

[Operator]

I agree, me too. It's not the worst festival and there are some nice new bands in there (dandies e.g.), the black keys headlining sounds cool as well.

but green day and placebo (who are subbing rhcp here in germany) are too weak for me personally,

[dublinminx]

Yeah I'm dissapointed. The line up is very weak compared to previous years. Think it might be back to the drawing board for me

[D-Low]

Hey

I'm considering going for the day just to see Sigur Ros. Was wondering whats the festival like as a whole. Good food, Good crowd? Never been before. Just wondering what to expect really as I'll probably be going on my own (friends are let downs or have no money ha)

Thanks

[Operator]

all infos are in this thread or search for the other rock en seine thread, I described quite a lot in it last year.

but generally: it's great.

[deadst4r]

Deus, Beach House, Get Well Soon, Childish Gambino, Maximo Park, Passion Pit, Dope D.O.D,Grimes, Soirée Bromance: Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Club Cheval, The Black Seeds, Speech Debelle, Ed Sheeran, Little Roy, Beth Jeans Houghton, The Bots, Yeti Lane, Owlle, Granville, Hyphen Hyphen, Versus, The Lanskies, Crane Angels, les Avants Seine All Star...

http://www.rockenseine.com/en/lineup/

Far more impressed with the line-up now, Deus, Beach House, Get Well Soon, Bombay Bicycle Club...

Cannot complain!

[AC2012]

Hi,

I realise that this is a very long shot, but I'm looking for anyone who has camping tickets that they are wanting to sell on for this year's festival. I'm going with two friends who have already booked and have the 3 day camping tickets but unfortunately the camping is now sold out and, having never been to Paris before, I'm not keen on the idea of finding seperate accomodation. If anybody has a spare ticket or knows of a website where second hand tickets are advertised please get in touch.

Thank you!

[t-bone]

I'm also looking for a camping ticket! Send me a private message if you have one to sell, cheers.

[BillieJoeLover]

First time for us this year :-)

Hoping one of you helpful people who have been before can help with a question - is the only entrance via Pont de St Cloud? Any idea if there's an entrance the other side of the park near Sevres?

I have emailed the organisers to ask and they've been really helpful, bless em, but the language barrier seems to be causing a problem :-)

Thanks in advance....!

[Operator]

I only used the one at Pont de St. Cloud to get in and out except for once -> there is one exit (don't know if it's also an entry) to the left of the main stage leading to a metro station.

But don't worry, I never had to wait long to get in and out and metros were never extremely full. don't imagine an english festival in paris, with 1000s of people trying to cram into one metro and then over the bridge to the entry, it's very different and well organised.

have fun. one of my favourites, and would always recommend it.

[Eva123]

hello, anyone selling CAMPING TICKETS? need one..if you do drop me a message please...

[sheroman]

Probably not the right place for this, but any chance someone has a Rock en Seine tshirt from 2011 to sell ? thanks in advance

[Smit93]

Just wondering how much a pint is as I know Paris is expensive!?

[ilovelanegan]

Stage times now up- thankfully not too many clashes for me!

http://www.rockenseine.com/en/lineup/

Anyone able to do a clashfinder? I got no skills

[deadst4r]

Anyone able to do a clashfinder? I got no skills

http:///s/rockenseine2012/?user=00jmfv.qh&

Didn't make this myself, never even knew these things existed but there you go.

So excited!

[#les#]

I have 2 Rock en Seine 3 day tickets and camping pass for sale.

Unfortunately I cant make it, so if anyone wants to make me a reasonable offer for the tickets send me a message.

They are e tickets, so can email pictures for authenticity.