Rock en Seine
Rock en Seine (French pronunciation: [ʁɔk ɑ̃ sɛːn]) is a three-day rock music festival, held at Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, the Château de Saint-Cloud's park, west of Paris, inside the garden designed by André Le Nôtre.
| Rock en Seine | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Annually, end of August |
| Location(s) | Parc de Saint-Cloud |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Founded by | François Missonnier, Salomon Hazot, Christophe Davy |
| Attendance | 40,000 a day since 2013 |
| Website | rockenseine |
Name
The name is a pun, based on exactly the same pronunciation in French of the words scène meaning stage and Seine (the river separating Saint-Cloud from Central Paris after which the Hauts-de-Seine département is called).
History
- 2003 : Birth of Rock en Seine on 27 August, with two stages and ten bands.
- 2004 : The festival extends over two days. It welcomes new artistic forms with Rockfolio, Rock en Strophes and Rock en Clips.
- 2005 : The festival site gets bigger: the third stage appears, as well as a campsite.
- 2007 : The festival extends over three days.
- 2010 : 105 000 people attending to this edition.
- 2011 : The fourth stage is emerging.
- 2014 : 120 000 people attending to this edition. The new stage named "Ile-de-France" hosts the Avant-Seine's bands.
- 2017 : Sarah Schmitt becomes the new director of the festival. The festival welcomes a "Firestone" stage.
2020 edition and COVID-19 pandemic
On 12 May 2020, it was announced to that the 2020 edition of the festival would be cancelled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Previous years
- 2003 : 1st year, 2 stages, 10 artists, 22,000 spectators
- 2004 : 2nd year, extended to Two days, 22 artists, 48,000 spectators
- 2005 : 3rd year, Three stages, 30 artists, 46,000 spectators
- 2006 : 4th year, Three stages, 30 artists, 57,000 spectators
- 2007 : 5th year, extended to Three days, 45 artists, 68,000 spectators
- 2008 : Three stages, 34 artists, 76,000 spectators
- 2009 : Three stages, 47 artists, 97,000 spectators
- 2010 : Three stages, 47 artists, 105,000 spectators
- 2011 : Four stages, 63 bands, 105,000 spectators
- 2012 : Four stages, 62 artists, 108,000 spectators
- 2013 : Four stages, 56 artists, 110,000 spectators
- 2014 : Five stages, 65 artists, 120,000 spectators
- 2015 : Five stages, 66 artists, 110,000 spectators
- 2016 : Five stages, 65 artists, 110,000 spectators
- 2017 : Six stages, 78 artists, 110,000 spectators
- 2018 : Six stages, 78 artists, 90,000 spectators (to confirm)
The venue
The festival takes place in the down of the Park of "Domaine national de Saint-Cloud", a historical place at the gates of Paris, and five minutes from the nearest subway station, métro Boulogne - Pont de Saint-Cloud.
The park and the garden were designed by Le Nôtre in the 17th century, and it is the first park to be classed as a Monument historique in 1994. It is a 4.6 km2 park, and there are gardens and forest with basins, thickets, cascades, and statues.
Avant-Seine
In 2005, for its third edition, and with the support of Ile-de-France, Rock en Seine inaugurated "Avant-Seine", a selection of bands from Ile-de-France which join the official programming of the festival. Every year, six selected groups are playing on a stage, and one of their tracks is published on a compilation spread for free.
- 2005 : Stuck in the Sound, Flying Pooh, HushPuppies, Herman Düne, Sayag Jazz Machine, Hopper.
- 2006 : Rhesus, Dead Pop Club, Daddy Longlegs, Neïmo, French Paradoxe, Fancy.
- 2007 : Housse de Racket, Hey Hey My My, Nelson, Pravda, Rodeo Massacre, I Love UFO.
- 2008 : Narrow Terence, Brooklyn, The Latitudz, Molecule, Da Brasilians, Fortune.
- 2009 : Lilly Wood & The Prick, Hindi Zahra, Cheveu, Gush, Jil Is Lucky, The Tatianas.
- 2010 : Success, King of Conspiracy, I Am Un Chien, Quadricolor, Viva & the Diva, Roken is Dodelijk.
- 2011 : Frànçois and The Atlas Mountains, Concrete Knives, The Feeling of Love, Myra Lee, Beat Mark, Birdy Hunt.
- 2012 : Granville, Owlle, Yeti Lane, The Lanskies, Versus, Hyphen Hyphen.
- 2013 : FAUVE, Team Ghost, FI/SHE/S, J.C. Satàn, St. Lô, Wall Of Death.
- 2014 : ALB, Dorian Pimpernel, Feu! Chatterton, Jessica93, PEGASE, Petit fantôme.
- 2015 : DBFC, VKNG, Forever Pavot, We Are Match, Jeanne Added, Last Train.
- 2016 : KillASon, O, Adrien Soleiman, Kaviar Special, Maestro, Théo Lawrence & The Hearts.
- 2017 : Inuït, Barbagallo, Gracy Hopkins, Lysistrata, Therapie Taxi, Rendez-Vous.
- 2018 : 8 In Bloom, La Veine, Lily, Yanse, The Cage, Moons
Musical Acts
Edition 2003
| Grande Scene | Petite Scene | |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 27 August | - K's Choice - Morcheeba - Beck - PJ Harvey - Massive Attack |
- Uncut - Electric 6 - Tanger - Tom McRae - Eagle Eye Cherry - Keziah Jones |
Edition 2004
| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 27 August | - Yann Destal - Flogging Molly - The Roots - Sonic Youth - The White Stripes - The Chemical Brothers |
- Blanche - Wax Poetic - Electrelane - Daniel Darc - Joss Stone |
| Saturday 28 August | - Nosfell - Hoggboy - Buck65 - Radio 4 (band) - Melissa Auf Der Maur[A] - Muse |
- Kaolin - Colour of Fire - Mr Vegas - Zero 7 - Archive |
- A Replaced Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Edition 2005
| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 25 August | - Michael Franti & Spearhead - Fort Minor - Arcade Fire - Queens of the Stone Age - Pixies |
- The Subways - Athlete - The Sunday Drivers - Hot Hot Heat - Jurassic 5 |
- Stuck in the Sound - Flying Pooh - HushPuppies - Alkaline Trio - Vitalic |
| Saturday 26 August | - La Phaze - Amp Fiddler - Saïan Supa Crew - Foo Fighters - Franz Ferdinand |
- Asyl - Goldfrapp - Baby Shambles - Feist - Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation |
- Hopper - Herman Dune - The Departure - The Film - Sayag Jazz Machine |
Edition 2006
| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 25 August | - Calexico - Nada Surf - Dirty Pretty Things - Patrice - Morrissey |
- Wolfmother - India Aire - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Kasabian [A] - The Raconteurs |
- Dead Pop Club - Neimo - French Paradoxe - TV On The Radio - DJ Shadow |
| Saturday 26 August | - Taking Back Sunday - Phoenix - The Dead 60's - Beck - Radiohead |
- Broken Social Scene - Xavier Rudd - Skin - The Rakes - Editors |
- Fancy - Daddy Longlegs - Rhesus - Grand Corps Malade - Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra |
- A Replaced Richard Ashcroft
Edition 2007
| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 24 August | - Dizzee Rascal - Mogwai - The Shins - The Hives - Arcade Fire |
- Rock and Roll - Dinosaur Jr - M.I.A. - Emilie Simon - 2 Many DJ's |
- Rodeo Massacre - Hey Hey My My - Biffy Clyro - The Noisettes - Unkle |
| Saturday 25 August | - The Fratellis - Cold War Kids[A] - Jarvis Cocker - The Jesus and Mary Chain - Tool |
- Puppetmastaz - Hellogoodbye - Erik Truffaz - C.S.S. - Les Rita Mitsouko |
- I Love UFO - Pravada - Calvin Harris - Terry Poison - Alpha |
| Sunday 26 August | - Daby Toure[B] - Mark Ronson - Kings of Leon - Faithless - Björk |
- Bat for Lashes - Devotchka - Kelis - Just Jack - Craig Armstrong |
- Housse de Racket - Nelson - Albert Hammond Jr. - Bromheads Jacket - Enter Shikari |
Edition 2008
| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20 August | - Blood Red Shoes - Lostprophets - Mix Master Mike - Rage Against the Machine |
- N/A | - N/A |
| Thursday 28 August | - Apocalyptica - Hot Chip - Serj Tankian - Kaiser Chiefs - R.E.M. |
- Infadels - These New Puritans - The Do - Dirty Pretty Things - Tricky |
- The Latitudz - Da Brasilians - Narrow Terence - Plain White T's - Wax Tailor |
| Friday 29 August | - Louis XIV (band) - Scars on Broadway - The Roots - The Raconteurs - The Streets |
- dbClifford - Jamie Lidell - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Kate Nash - Justice |
- Molecule - Fortune - Brooklyn - Black Kids |
Edition 2009
| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 28 August | - Just Jack - Asher Roth - Amy Macdonald - Vampire Weekend - Madness[A] |
- James Hunter - Keane - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Madness - Bloc Party - Vitalic |
- The Tatianas - Gush - Passion Pit - Bill Callahan - Oceana |
| Saturday 29 August | - Noisettes - Ebony Bones - Billy Talent - The Offspring - Faith No More |
- Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Dananananaykroyd - The Horrors - Calvin Harris - Birdy Nam Nam |
- Cheveu - Jil Is Lucky - Zone Libre[B] - Yann Tiersen - School of Seven Bells |
| Sunday 30 August | - Baaba Maal - Macy Gray - Eagles of Death Metal - MGMT - The Prodigy |
- Metric - Robin McKelle - Sliimy - Le Petit Pois - Klaxons |
- Lilly Wood and the Prick - Hindi Zahra - Sammy Decoster - Veto - Patrick Wolf |
Edition 2010
| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 27 August | - All Time Low - Kele - Skunk Anansie - Cypress Hill - Blink-182 |
- Minus The Bear - Band Of Horses - Foals -The Kooks - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Underworld |
- Roken is Dodelijk - Kings of Conspiracy - Beast - French Cowboys - Deadmau5 |
| Saturday 28 August | - K'naan - Stereophonics - Paolo Nutini - Queens of the Stone Age - Massive Attack |
- Chew Lips - Plan B - Two Door Cinema Club - Jonsi - LCD Soundsystem - 2 Many DJ's |
- Viva and the Diva - Quadricolor - Martina Topley Bird - Naive New Beaters - Jello Biafra |
| Sunday 29 August | - The Temper Trap - Eels - Beirut - The Ting Tings - Arcade Fire |
- Wallis Bird - Black Angels - Wanye Beckford - Fat Freddy's Drop - Roxy Music |
- Succes - I Am Un Chien!! - Rox - Wave Machine - Crystal Castles |
Edition 2011
Edition 2012
Edition 2013
| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | Scene Pression Live | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 23 August | - Chance the Rapper - Belle and Sebastian - Tame Impala - Franz Ferdinand - Paul Kalkbrenner |
- Savages - Tomahawk - Alt-J - Kendrick Lamar |
- Big Black Delta - Team Ghost - Johnny Marr - The Pastels - Hanni El Khatib |
- Skaters - Daughter - DIIV - Alex Hepburn - !!! |
| Saturday 24 August | - Eugene McGuinness - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Nine Inch Nails - Phoenix |
- Hola a Todo el Mundo - La Femme - Patrice - Vitalic VTLZR |
- Fi/She/Is - J.C Satan - Kid Noize - Jackson and His Computerband - Fritz Kalbrenner |
- In The Valley Below - Laura Mvula - Wavves - Valerie June - Fauve |
| Sunday 25 August | - Temples - The Computers - Eels - The Bloody Beetroots - System of A Down |
- Surfer Blood - Mac Miller - Skip the Use - Major Lazer |
- St.Lô - Wall of Death - Is Tropical - Lianne La Havas - V.V. Brown |
- Polica - Ms Mr - Parquet Courts - Chvrches - Tricky |
Edition 2014
Edition 2015
Edition 2016
Edition 2017
| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | Scene Pression Live | Scene de L'île de France | Scene Firestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 25 August | - Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - The Pretty Reckless - At The Drive In - Franz Ferdinand - Flume |
- Cabbage - The Pharcyde Live Band - The Jesus & Mary Chain - MØ |
- Inüit - Barbagallo - FKJ - Hercules & Love Affaire - The Shins |
- Caballero & Jeanjass - Beach Fossils - Grouplove - Allah-Las - Black Lips |
- Gunwood - No Money Kids - Josman |
- Témé Tan - Cannibale - MNNQNS |
| Saturday 26 August | - Ibibio Sound Machine - Band Of Horses - Jain - The Kills - PJ Harvey |
- DBFC - Girls In Hawaii - Little Dragon - Lee Fields & The Expressions - Fakear |
- Therapie Taxie - Lysistrata - Timber Timbre - Vince Staples - Frustration |
- Ulrika Spacek - Peter Peter - Her - Columbine - Sleaford Mods |
- Lastyjack - Dragon's Daughters - The Lizard's Epitaph - Bryan's Magic Tears - Karoline Rose |
- Elements 4 - The Jacques - Fuzzy Vox |
| Sunday 27 August | - King Khan & The Shrines - Deluxe - Mac Demarco - Cypress Hill - The XX |
- Car Seat Headrest - Ty Segall - George Ezra - Rone |
- Gracy Hopkins - Rendez-Vous - Denzel Curry - The Lemon Twigs - Formule / The Shoes |
- Amber Run - Romeo Elvis x Le Motel - Rejjie Snow - Slowdive - Panda Dub |
- Djmawi Africa - Clara Luciani - Villejuif Underground |
- Brodka - Douchka - Arnaud Rebotini |
Edition 2018
| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | Scene du Bosquet | Scene de L'île de France | Scene Firestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 24 August | - Attaque 77 - First Aid Kit - Mike Shinoda - Die Antwoord - PNL |
- Josman - Dirty Projectors - Nick Murphy - Parcels |
- Terrenoire - MNNQNS - Stefflon Don - The Limiñanas - Carpenter Brut |
- Noname - Yellow Days - George FitzGerald Live - SOPHIE - Yelle |
- DJAM - Fang the Great - Gothkine |
- West Thebarton - The Orielles - Deaf Havana |
| Saturday 25 August | - Theo Lawrence & The Hearts - Cigarettes After Sex - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Liam Gallagher - Thirty Seconds to Mars |
- Sg Lewis - Anna Calvi - Black Star - Charlotte Gainsbourg |
- The Psychotic Monks - Malik Djoudi - Octavian - PLK - Casual Gabberz |
- Onyx Collective - Tamino - Insecure Men - Fat White Family - Yota Youth of the Apocalypse |
- 8 in Bloom - La Veine - LILY - Moussa - Quai Stephane |
- Waste - Welshly Arms - Royaume |
| Sunday 26 August | - Ady Suleiman - Confidence Man - Wolf Alice - Macklemore - Justice |
- The Regrettes - Mashrou' Leila - IDLES - Post Malone |
- Lord Esperanza - Halo Maud - Otzeki - Jessica93 - Bonobo |
- Haute - Ezra Furman - Bicep - The Black Angels |
- Yanse - The Cage - Moons - Sein - Form |
- Johan Papaconstantino - Belako - Mourn |
References
- "Le festival Rock en Seine annulé à son tour". Libération. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- "Amy Winehouse is recovering at home in London after pulling out of a Paris concert where she was due to be one of the headline acts". news.sky.com. 2008-08-30. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- "Amy Winehouse poursuivie par Rock en Seine". Le Figaro. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Official blog (in French)
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