After two days of heatwave, the whole festival was anticipating the spell of cooler and wetter weather forecast for Wednesday. In true Paléo spirit, people geared up with wellies and raincoats, never letting anything as insignificant as a storm or a sea of mud getting in the way of the concerts. The clouds had been […]
Exploring the Village du Monde; Noodles, Zen Gardens and Karaoke
The Village du Monde, situated in the upper left corner of the grounds, is the area dedicated each year to world music. The concept is to invite a different area of the world to each festival, this year’s guest of honour being the Far-East. The Dôme hosts concerts by bands exploring the traditions of their […]
A very hot start to a smoking hot 40th Paléo
There is always a particular flavour to the moment the gates open on the first day of the festival. The fact that this year marks the 40th edition of Paléo made it an even more important moment, and the people milling behind the gates, waiting for them to open felt like they were part of […]
More music, more sun, more rain – Caribana day 4
Caribana’s reputation for it’s fine weather was once again confirmed for part of the evening, as the festival opened its gates under the shining sun. The evening started with Swiss band Carrousel, made of Franco-Swiss couple Leonard Gogniat and Sophie Burande who met while busking in France. Their enthusiasm and great tunes, engaging lyrics rapidly […]
Party for Paléo in centre of Nyon plus a mixture of old and new music at festival
Party for Paléo plus oldies and newies scheduled to play – by Jonas Parson The line-up for the 40th edition of Paléo Festival was revealed in Nyon today by both Daniel Rossellat, the boss of Paléo and Jacques Monnier, head of programming. As Daniel Rossellat reflected, the 40th anniversary of a music festival is always a very special […]