Rock en Seine

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The Hives at Rock en Seine 2007
The Hives at Rock en Seine 2007

The Rock en Seine festival is a two or three-day festival, held at the Saint-Cloud's park ( Domaine National de Saint-Cloud) just outside Paris, inside the garden design by Le Nôtre.

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[edit] Previous years

  • 2003 : First year of Rock en Seine, 2 stages, 10 bands. It was a very warm year for the festival this year. It only took place over the one day, August 27th.
  • 2004 : For the second year, Rock en Seine This year it became a two day festival, which meant more bands and better weather than 2003.
  • 2005 : Third year, three stages and a campsite inside the festival, 46 000 spectators.
  • 2006 : Fourth year, larger campsite, one more mini scene, many side events, 57 000 spectators.
  • 2007 : Fifth year, extension to three days, even more bands.

[edit] The Venue

The festival take place in the down of the Park of "Domaine national de Saint-Cloud", it's a magic and historic place at the gates of Paris, and 5 minutes from the nearest subway station métro Boulogne - Pont de Saint-Cloud.

The park and the garden, was design by Le Nôtre in the 17th century, and it's the first park to be class as Monument historique in 1994. It is a 4.6 km² park, gardens and forest with basins, thickets, cascades and statues.

[edit] Edition 2005

25/08 : Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age, Arcade Fire, Jurassic 5, Hot Hot Heat, Fort Minor, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Sunday Drivers, Athlete, The Subways, Vitalic, Alkaline Trio, Hushpuppies, Flying Pooh, Stuck In The Sound

26/08 : Franz Ferdinand, Foo Fighters, Robert Plant, Saian Supa Crew, Amp Fiddler, Feist, Herman Düne, La Phaze, Babyshambles, Goldfrapp, Hopper, Asyl, The Departure, The Film, Sayag Jazz Machine

[edit] Edition 2006

25/08 : Morrissey, Kasabian, The Raconteurs, DJ Shadow, Patrice, Dirty Pretty Things, Nada Surf, Calexico, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, TV on the Radio, Wolfmother, India.Arie, Neimo, Dead Pop Club, French Paradoxe

26/08 : Radiohead, Beck, Broken Social Scene + guests, The Rakes, Skin, Rhesus, The Dead 60's, Phoenix, Grand Corps Malade, Editors, Xavier Rudd, Taking Back Sunday, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Fancy, Daddy Longlegs

[edit] Edition 2007

24/08 : Arcade Fire, The Hives, Émilie Simon, 2 Many DJ's, The Shins, Dinosaur Jr

25/08 : Tool, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Les Rita Mitsouko, Jarvis Cocker, Cold War Kids, CSS, Eric Truffaz, The Fratellis, Hellogoodbye, Puppetmastaz, I Love UFO, Pravda, Calvin Harris, Terry Poison, Alpha

26/08 : Björk, Craig Armstrong, Just Jack, Kelis, Faithless

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