News! "One off " big rock festival planned above Nyon.

Nyon is extraordinarily lucky to have both Caribana and Paléo, two superb music festivals on it's doorstep. However next Spring, rock fans will get the chance to have yet another as there will be a big "one off" festival in Longirod called Longirock in the hills above Nyon. The festival will take place from 13-15 May and will feature International and Swiss rock bands.

Nelly Pellet, secretary of Longirock explained more about the festival to Living in Nyon. "The village of Longirod is quite small with around four hundred inhabitants, however for the festival, the farmers in the area have come together and agreed that we can use their land for the event. So we will be able to welcome up to 50,000 people in an area of four hectares. There will be around 40 acts played on 3 main stages at the festival site next May. The festival came about when a group of young people in the area mooted the idea of a festival up in this area. Not only to bring great music but to let fans see what a beautiful part of the world this is.The scenery is stunning, and there are some great views of the Alps and the lake. The other aim is to make this a one off and unique event that will stay in everyone’s memories, not only for its size and setting but also for the quality line-up. We arranged a date for the festival and then we discovered it also falls on the Ascension weekend which is purely coincidental but fortunate as music lovers will be in holiday mode too!"

Lots of volunteers needed

Like the other festivals in the area it will be professionally run (the festival organisers have been given a loan of 2 million francs for the event), but we will still need the help of lots of volunteers in all categories to help it go smoothly. The programme will be officially announced in February and we are very excited by it already. As Longirod is not on the train line we are working out a transport system that will bring in festival goers by bus and we will also encourage car sharing. Originally we had planned to have the festival in the open air but as everyone who lives here knows, in May the weather can either be absolutely beautiful or quite rainy and cold so we are preparing for this by providing tents for the acts and for the fanso. Although it's a rock festival and we want rock fans, we also want fans who appreciate their environment and who are willing to bring a spirit of good will to the event. Want to know where Longirod is? It's about 40 km equidistant from Geneva and Lausanne. Nearest villages are St George and Le Vaud. Check it out here on map search Want to be a volunteer at this one off event? Check out the section called "Inscription bénévoles" (the rest of the site is in English apart from this section) Here's a rough translation for you Tu es libre au mois de mai et tu aimes le rock sous toutes ses formes? Alors n'hésite pas à prendre de l'altitude et rejoins-nous!

Are you free in May and you like rock in all forms? Then don't hestitate to come and join us.

Deviens bénévole au Longirock et contribue à faire de ce festival un événement unique et exceptionnel dans une ambiance festive et amicale dont nous nous rappellerons longtemps.

Become a volunteer and make your contribution to this exceptional and unique event in a festive ambience that we will remember forever.

Nous avons besoin de toi, que tu aies des compétences particulières ou non, il te suffit d'être motivé(e). Nos besoins sont très variés et touchent différents secteurs:

We need you whether you have any particular skills or not you just have to be motivated! We need help in different sectors

: Billetterie, bar, accueil, infirmerie, information, backstage, stand merchandising, parking, sécurité, contrôrole des accès, cuisine, etc... durant les 3 jours du festival and infrastucture

Ticketing, bar, welcome, the infirmarie, backstage, merchandising, parking, security etc throughout the three days of the festival.

Infrastructure, montage, démontage, cuisine, nettoyage, etc... 3 semaines avant et après le festival.

Assembly and infrastructure etc, three weeks before and after the festival.

For your help you will get a badge that gives you entry to all the concerts and other advantages. Check out the Longirock website for details.