Les Hivernales is an annual winter rock’ n’ beat festival that began last night Thursday the 26th Feb and continues on Friday 27th, Saturday 28th, Sunday 1st March in Nyon. From the “beach” area down by the lake, to the Salle Communale to the Quai 23 restaurant and more, there is plenty of music on offer in ten different venues across the town. Entrance to some venues are […]
Rock, Rain and Rainbows at first night of Caribana
Caribana night one – From “Polar Circles” to “Ska-P” to “The Pixies” The first few hours of the first night of Caribana began clear and dry and then the heavens opened on to the festival grounds. Despite the heavy downpour, it didn’t dampen the spirits for many music lovers. The enthusiastic energy of Spanish ska […]
Drummer from Blur to play at winter rock festival in Nyon
Dave Rowntree, the drummer from the legendary UK band Blur is on the line up to play at Les Hivernales, the winter rock and beat festival which begins in Nyon on the 27th February. Every year this four day festival goes from strength to strength. The festival itself is spread across various indoor venues in […]
Festival dates for 2014, Roadworks in Nyon centre for 5 months, plus other news.
Here is a handy list of dates of the five main festivals taking place in the Nyon area in 2014. The season kicks off with the winter mini rock festival Les Hivernales, followed in April by the documentary film festival Visions du Réel. Caribana, the first of the summer festivals takes place in June, (note: […]
Les Hivernales begins, Open day at Lake Léman School on Saturday, “Up with People” looking for host families
A reminder that “Les Hivernales”, the rock and beat festival has begun and continues over the weekend in Nyon -see previous post here for more details and listen to an interview about the festival here Saturday March 2nd – Open Day at Lake Leman International School in Morges Open Day from 11:00 to 15:00 […]
