"Jaw droppingly awesome" – The Prodigy

"Jaw droppingly awesome" is how a visiting Edinburgh university student, Carolyn Mckenna summed up the Prodigy concert last night, read her reviews of the first two nights at Paléo below. More reviews coming up of other bands, from your Living in Nyon correspondent. Carolyn - Tuesday night Another year and another great beginning. Wowed by the enormity of both the lead singer and the general performance of the American electro-pop group Gossip, the crowd, which was gathered in front of the main stage at Paléo were not be left in any doubt regarding the enormity of any of the headlining bands this year.

Gossip - A "big" start to the week.

The Kaiser Chiefs brought an indie vibe to the evening swinging tambourines and clambouring up scaffolding playing much loved hits such as "Ruby" and "I Predict a Riot".

Take a step away from the main stage and you found yourself being drawn in by wafts of spices from the "Village du Monde" which this year recreates the sights, smells and sounds of India.

I find myself forever impressed by such diversity and spirit at the Paléo, every experience is unique and special which is such a selling factor for an already very popular festival.

I am holding my breath in anticipation for The Prodigy this evening, reputed as a group that you just have to see live. They are sure to be quite a spectacle and will not fail to leave a lasting impression on any witness to their concert.

Wednesday night

It was everything you could ask for in a final night at Paléo, (at least my final night at Paléo): the music was "superbe" the atmosphere buzzing and the company excellent. Something that I appreciate about the layout of the Paleo festival is that if you choose not to see a particular band there are plenty of places you can step away from the music and chill out. And perhaps this is necessary considering the electrifying performances which never fail to impress. First up were Franz Ferdinand, hailing from my homeland with toe tapping tunes and crowd pleasing enthusiasm. Stand aside all other worthy candidates however and make way for The Prodigy because there can be no doubt that only a list of adjectives strung together can begin to describe the elation created by such a group: terrifying, aggressive, hard hitting, exciting, passionate, unbelievably catchy, jaw droppingly awesome... I heard one fan mention that they had never felt bass so strongly and for anyone jostling around haphazardly infront of the main stage (and even further back at the back of the standing crowd) the bass certainly was penetrating. Undeniably memorable and a top three Paléo performance for me.