Fête de l'Humanité

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Fête de l'Humanité

Bénabar live, 2012
Inaugurated September 1930 (1930-09)
Most recent September 2012 (2012-09)
Attendance 600,000
Organised by L'Humanité
Website
humanite.fr/fete_huma
Fête de l'Humanité (French pronunciation: ​[fɛt.də.ly.ma.ni'te] ; English: Festival of Humanity) is an event organised annually by L'Humanité, a French Communist newspaper.

The first fête de l'Humanité took place in September 1930 it was started to raise funds for the newspaper L'Humanité and 1000 people attended it. The 2010 festival attracted 600,000 visitors

Hundreds of stalls are scattered around the venue offering food and drinks with the stall holders coming from all over the world to be part of the event. Political debates are also held in some of the tents.

History

1960s

1960

1961

1962

1964

1966

  • Nino Ferrer
  • Juliette Greco
  • Guy Béart
  • Hugues Auffray

1968

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1988

  • Kassav

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2000s

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2005

Bernard Lavilliers in Concert at Main Stage, 2005

Recent notable acts

The festival features many stages. The main one is the Main Stage which can accommodate about 100,000 spectators. Many artists such as Roger Hodgson, Léo Ferré, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd, The Who, Deep Purple, Jacques Brel, Johnny Hallyday, Renaud, Chuck Berry, Jacques Dutronc, Leonard Cohen, and Joan Baez have performed at this event. Iconic punk rocker-poet Patti Smith is scheduled to appear there in September 2012.

2007

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2010

2011

References

  1. ↑ "PARIGI - LISBONA". Cramps. 

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