Amongst the bikes, boots and black leather jackets of a Gland motor cycle shop, Longirock, the "one off " rock festival revealed the full line up last Wednesday for its three day festival in May.
Big names feature on the programme such as The Scorpions, Skunk Anansie, Gogol Bordello and Juliette Lewis, to other bands such as Katatonia from Sweden and Ensiferum from Holland. Thursday is a night mainly for heavy metal fans with bands such as Arch Enemy and Down from the U.S.A both performing.
There will be three stages for the festival, a main stage, a smaller one, and a stage just for Swiss artists such as Estaverde from Vevey and Josef of the Fountain from Nyon and area. Ticket sales are going well and there is still a special guest to be announced for the opening night.
Longirod is a tiny village of just 400 inhabitants high up in the Jura above Nyon, so public transport has been arranged to the venue and car sharing is being encouraged. There will be two hectares of land for camping on site.
The festival organisers are conscious of the natural beauty of the area around Longirod, and are working with the local farmers and residents to ensure that the nature is left as it was found.
Living in Nyon spoke to the mayor of Longirod Monsieur Eric Chesaux who said he was delighted with this new venture. He knows that a lot of work has gone into it by the organisers and he just hopes the weather stays fine for the three days of rocking!
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