Paléo 2012 came to an end last night having attracted over 230,000 festival-goers over the six day period. There will be more reviews and photos of some of this year’s concerts coming up on this site, in the interim, here are a few facts and figures about the festival itself. Since 1976 there have been […]
Sting at Paléo – worth the wait
When it was announced at the Spring Paléo press conference that Sting would be playing at the festival this year, it was also revealed that the programmers had been waiting many, many years to get him on the line up. Last night, the third night of Paléo, on a hot evening and in front of […]
Getting to Paléo and Food in the Village du Monde area
Photo above – C. Nelson-Pollard. “Warpaint” from Los Angeles, playing in the Chapiteau tent last night There are many ways you can get to Paléo, whether it is by unicycle, or in a supermarket trolley – see pictures below! For those who want to go by more traditional methods, the Paléo website lists all of these […]
Right thoughts, Right words, Right action – Franz Ferdinand at Paléo
“This is the third time we have played here at Paléo and it’s a great place, in fact, it’s just beautiful”, said Alex Kapranos, lead singer of Fran Ferdinand who kicked off the first night of the festival in style. Indeed the lyrics to one of their new songs “Right thoughts, right words, right action” summed […]
Interview with Nyon band – “The Deadline Experience” playing at Paléo on Wednesday
Last week Jonas Parson caught up with Nyon rock band “The Deadline Experience” . He began by chatting to Antoine, one of the founders and bass player in the band who will be playing at the Détour (i.e. the stage dedicated to promoting Swiss bands on the Paléo grounds) with their melancholic, yet feisty rock on […]