Rock en Seine (French pronunciation: [ʁɔk ɑ̃ sɛn]) is a multiple-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.
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| Dates | Annually, end of August |
| Location(s) | Parc de Saint-Cloud |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Attendance | 40,000 a day since 2013 |
| Website | rockenseine |
Name
editThe 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
edit- 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.
COVID-19 pandemic: 2020 and 2021 editions
editOn 12 May 2020, it was announced that the 2020 edition of the festival would be cancelled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The 2021 edition was also cancelled due to the same reason.[2]
Previous years
edit- 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)
- 2019: Five stages, 62 artists, 100,000 spectators
- 2022: Five stages, 58 artists, 150,000 spectators
The venue
editThe 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
editIn 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
editEdition 2003
edit| Grande Scene | Petite Scene | |
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| 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
edit| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | |
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| 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 - Melissa Auf Der Maur[A] - Muse |
- Kaolin - Colour of Fire - Mr Vegas - Zero 7 - Archive |
- A Replaced Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Edition 2005
edit| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
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| 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
edit| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
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| 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
edit| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
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| 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
edit| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
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| 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 - 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 |
- A Were meant to play on the Scene de l'Industrie but were added to the Grande Scene when Amy Winehouse cancelled at the last minute for unknown reasons. She never arrived to the festival site, despite her support musicians being there.[3][4]
Edition 2009
edit| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
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| 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 |
- A Madness, who played earlier, replaced headliners Oasis, after a fight between the Gallagher brothers backstage which lead to the band's disbandment.
- B Replaced Esser
Edition 2010
edit| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | |
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| 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 - Wayne Beckford - Fat Freddy's Drop - Roxy Music |
- Succes - I Am Un Chien!! - Rox - Wave Machine - Crystal Castles |
Edition 2011
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editEdition 2013
edit| Grande Scene | Scene de la Cascade | Scene de l'Industrie | Scene Pression Live | |
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| 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
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editEdition 2022
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edit| Day | Grande Scene | Scene Cascade | Scene du Bosquet | Scene Firestone | Scene de L'île de France |
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References
edit- ^ "Le festival Rock en Seine annulé à son tour". Libération. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Rock en Seine 2021 annulé : «L'édition 2022 sera la plus grande de l'histoire du festival», annoncent les organisateurs". leparisien.fr (in French). 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "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
edit- Official website (in French)
- Official blog (in French)