Wet Saturday - Should be dry for Classical Music at 17:00 and the Fireworks on Sunday. It is fair to say it was a wet night at Paléo on Saturday. A very wet night. For the first few hours the temperature was pleasant and dry, the street performers entertained the festival goers, people were able to eat and drink outside and then.. the heaven's opened. There was a big storm and lots of rain, the grounds became very wet and there was lots of squelching in the mud as everyone moved between the tents and stages. Conversely, this meant that performers reached massive crowds, many who were sheltering from the rain and who became captive audiences. Le Winston Band from Canada got the audience dancing to their New-Orleans style zydeco in the Dome, and the tent was full for Charlie Cunningham and his folk music and superb guitar playing. He announced that it had been the best concert he had played at on his tour. Today Sunday 28th, the weather forecast looks better for Paléo. It should remain dry for the classical concert at 17:00 and for the fireworks at 23:30. This year's classical performance will be by the Lausanne chamber orchestra under the baton of artistic director, Joshua Weilerstein. The music will be a surprise repertoire ranging from Mozart to Mendelssohn. Dadju (Rn'B from France) and Rap are also on the line-up tonight. There are still tickets available online for Sunday. If you have never been to Paléo before and want to see what it is all about, tonight is a good opportunity!  Also, if you are from Quebec or you want to relive experiences from there, then this is your year. The Village du Monde area is completely dedicated to Quebec, including the food. The Living in Nyon editor tried out the Poutine!

Amnesty stall at Paléo since 1977! Defending Human Rights  Every year, Paléo chooses a humanitarian NGO as a partner for the festival, giving it more visibility and support. This year, the chosen charity is Amnesty, whose work defending human rights and campaigning to liberate political prisoners across the world has been going on for decades. Their presence at Paléo goes back to the very beginning, as they have had a stall there since 1977- a year after the festival started! This makes them the oldest stall at the festival, and their good work hasn't faltered since. I (Jonas) took this opportunity to go and talk with the people who run the local Amnesty chapter about their good work and their latest campaign about sexual consent. Based in London, Amnesty International has been defending human rights since the 60s and works in a decentralised fashion. The Amnesty stall in Paléo is run by the local group from la Côte. The different campaigns led by the group are defined by the central Swiss group, but they are free to choose to support the campaigns that they want to. Most of their work used to be focused on political prisoners, and the actions would take the form of letter writing workshops, but they have moved with their times and Amnesty now focuses on a number of rights, grouped under the acronym ESCR - Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This has led to a focus on many issues such as access to water, fighting homophobia, and the topic of their newest campaign, fighting sexual violence. Nyon branch of Amnesty With a dozen active members, the local Amnesty group meets every two months and holds a stall at the market in Nyon four times a year. Anyone is welcome to join, according to their strengths and desires, and the work is shared depending on what people are comfortable with. Whether some are more out-going and can talk easily to strangers, others might be more comfortable writing or translating, and everyone is valuable. If you're interested in joining Amnesty, you can go to their facebook page for more information. They also have a youth programme for people under 26 and are looking at creating a new group at the Gymnase de Nyon next year. They explained that their presence at Paléo was valuable as it made it possible to touch a large crowd and engage with people who were more inclined to stop and learn than when they hold a stall on the marketplace. As part of their work is gathering signatures for petitions and in solidarity with prisoners around the world, having access to 50'000 people a day is important! They did note that depending on who was playing that night, they had more or less people come to their stall! Consent is the key Amnesty's newest campaign focuses on sexual violence, and a petition has been launched to define sexual aggression from the perspective of consent. This campaign stems from Switzerland's signature of the Istanbul convention, which was drafted in 2011 and aims to fight violence towards women and conjugal violence around the world. So far, eight countries have signed this convention in the EU. Whereas rape and sexual violence are defined legally today by constraint, meaning that many victims will not be believed unless they have been beaten up by their aggressor, putting the focus on consent shifts the conversation towards the victim's testimony. As part of this campaign, Amnesty led a wide-spread survey, the first investigation of this scope and precision in Switzerland. The numbers that were published are quite alarming, with over 1 woman in 5 saying they'd been the victim of sexual violence, but only 8% of aggressions being reported to the police. The focus of Amnesty's campaign is, on one hand, to get federal laws to change, but also to educate and inform people about questions of consent. The following short video illustrates the concept in a fun and straightforward manner. Creating a safe and welcoming atmosphere at Paléo  Amnesty's campaign seemed like the perfect occasion to learn more about the measures Paléo has put in place to prevent any kind of assault and unwelcome behaviour, and how they react to such cases. I met up with Mario Fossati Paléo's secretary-general, to talk about how the festival deals with these issues. As Fossati explained, measures concerning sexual aggressions fall first of all under the larger issue of dealing with all types of violence and theft on the grounds. This is done through a variety of measures, and the head of security at Paléo, Pascal Viot, has written his PhD thesis on the festival and is a researcher in urban sociology. The festival employs over 1000 people for security during the week, making for an incredibly dense security network across the grounds - akin to that of a military dictatorship Fossati jokingly compares - with 1 security member per 50 people on the grounds, not counting private security firms and the police who are also present outside the grounds. The first measures include welcoming people before they enter the grounds, making sure they have their tickets before the ticket checks. The idea behind that is that greeting people with a smile and in a hassle-free environment, will make them feel more relaxed and ready for a good time.  A lot of observation takes place on the grounds, to prevent anything from theft to sexual assault, and there is also a visible security presence to encourage people to come and report any problematic behaviour. According to Fossati, this works really well as people seem to trust Paléo's security more than they would the police, making it easier for people to reach out.  The organisation has a checkup meeting every morning during the festival, to make sure everything is going fine, and stay up to date on events.  When it comes to general incivilities, Paléo has seen a decline of fights and theft over the last few years, including this year-so far-, even though there were concerns about the heat leading to more tension. But if you compare figures, Paléo boasts lower rates of crime than a town of the same size! For the festival, this is partly to do with the atmosphere that they strive to create, and the hope that people gathering for a good time are less inclined to be violent. No recorded assault, but the Festival stays vigilant There haven't been any recorded cases of rape at the festival in the last 15 years. As reassuring as this fact is, it must be considered in the light of the numbers that Amnesty have published, and the very low number of women who declare what has happened to them. This is something that Fossati is conscious of, and they are always thinking of new ways to make sure that people are safe on the grounds. This festival season has already seen cases of rape happen, notably at Dour festival in Belgium and at the Hellfest in France. The way that the latter reacted to the woman's claim was concerning, and their initial response read as the textbook example of how not to respond to a rape victim. Paléo is part of a European network of festivals called Euroscenic, and they share on many different topics, including these, so the events that happened at other festivals earlier this summer are very much on their radar, and Fossati said that what happened in France pushed them to reflect on how things are done at Paléo. The briefing given to all the heads of the security teams before the festival covered this specifically, all the security staff are briefed on how to relate to someone who comes to them for any kind of sexual misconduct. They are taught to never put the person's story into question and to transfer the information higher up. The information travels up to the highest levels very fast, as they treat these cases very seriously, and people who are trained to deal with these experiences are sent immediately. The security teams have also been told to look specifically for suspicious behaviour, like men trailing women to closely, etc., and especially for cases like the one at the Hellfest, where a woman was drugged and taken off by her aggressor. If security sees someone leading a semi-responsive person away, they are instructed to go and investigate and take them to the infirmary. Changing attitudes and educating the crowd These measures are reassuring, but it leaves the question of how the festival could go further when it comes to making sure Paléo becomes a safe place for all, notably when it comes to issues like groping in the big crowds during concerts that such promiscuity makes sadly quite frequent. Amnesty's visual campaign does have Fossati and the organisation of the festival thinking of the idea of having signage about such questions, but he did admit that so far, the security concerns have been more focused on issues with the heat or crowd movements. Even if the festival is aware and does act on these issues, there might be a bit of wishful thinking when it comes to the idea that people who come to Paléo won't have those kinds of behaviour, something that they did seem aware of. The answer obviously lies with a general societal shift when it comes to how women are treated today, and Paléo's role is not to solve that question single-handedly, but it does seem like they are thinking about these questions and will keep working towards making the festival a place where everybody can feel comfortable. In the meantime, below are some resources on how to respond if you are witness to harassment - don't stay passive! Changing mentalities and society will also happen with laws that help victims more, so if you can, don't forget to sign Amnesty's petition to center the laws about sexual violence around consent, and if you feel like doing more, don't hesitate to contact Amnesty's local chapter , as this is a great way of doing some good as well as meeting locals in the area. They value everyone's help, however much you're capable or willing to commit! https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/what-to-do-if-you-witness-sexual-harassment-or-assault-at-a-music-festival-37020878.html https://www.care2.com/causes/what-to-do-if-you-witness-sexual-assault-at-a-music-festival.html

A wide range of music on Friday, more on Saturday's line-up It was hot and humid early on Friday evening at Paléo and clouds began to gather over the festival grounds. See the wind whipping up the tent ropes of the Dome Tent in the video below. Despite the impending storm, the band inside the tent calmly carried on. When the storm broke, festival goers ran into the tent to shelter from the rain and got to hear the lovely melodic sound of " Bears of Legend" from Quebec. As Jonas wrote in a previous post , the joy of Paléo is that you can often discover new bands just by dipping in and out of the tents and stages to see who is playing. The seven piece "Bears of Legend" were superb with a mixture of folk, rock and classical music, a tight unified sound and superb harmonies. Short video below. Sprinkling sage Shortly afterwards,inside the small intimate L'Escale stage nearby Kwaweyhi, an Amerindian First Nation group sang and performed traditional songs, with guitar playing and electronic keyboards. At the start of the set, sage was sprinkled around the stage in a sage cleansing ritual - a lovely aroma filled the room, a pleasant change from the beer, smoke and sweat of festivals! This group will be playing again at the L'escale on Saturday 27th July at 19:00 The evening was definitely one for eclectic music as by now the area in front of the Grande Scène was packed with families (and lots of young and teenage girls) to see the Pop sensation Angèle from Belgium. With a mixture of pop, rap, electro and dance numbers she wowed her audience, the crowd loved her! There definitely was an eclectic choice of music on offer on Friday night, as if Belgian pop didn't appeal, you could head over to the Club tent and listen and dance to French duo Ko Shin Moon with their "Electro Syncretic Trance". A different vibe indeed... See video below For those heading off to Paléo tonight, expect another wide range of music from the brass and percussion sound of Stephan Eicher, to the soul of Jacob Banks, the funk of Kind and Kinky Zoo, folk of Brit Charlie Cunningham to the mad energy of Shaka Ponk at midnight. There's lots on offer! See the line up here.  Tickets are still available on the website  (at the time this was published 12:20)

Did you know that the App "Too Good to Go" is operating at Paléo? This App helps in the fight against food waste. Users of the App can search for, and buy unsold food at drastically reduced prices (at the end of the day of trading) from shops and restaurants all over the world, including certain stands at the Paléo festival. Some of the stands participating at Paléo are: the Royaume Melazic, Street Gourmet, Thaï Curry's, La Cave à Gougères, La Boucane, La Sourire de l'huître, Le Pays de la Tartflette, Le Canelet, Takoyaki, Phu Quoc, Koh Samet, Parpika, Turkish Gozleme, De l'Or Bokit, Mr Bred Alice even one of the Fish and Chips stands! and many more. Just look on the map for L'Asse (the Paléo grounds) on the App (there is an English version). It is  currently showing that food will be available for around 30 minutes (from some stands) from 01:30 onwards, and from others from 14:00 See article here (in French).

Tucked away in a corner of the Paléo grounds is an area completely dedicated to children aged 6- 12 called Miel-Mélo.  See its location here on the Paléo map. It's open every day until 22:00 and offers a smoke and alcohol free area, away from the bands and music. We published an article  about this area back in 2009. Miel-Mélo is situated behind another area called La Ruche. This space is for kids and big kids alike, and is dedicated to Circus and Street Arts. There are shows and performances from 17:25 until well after midnight. Check out the programme here Here a short video filmed at La Ruche on Thursday night. A little girl enjoying the mist that emerges from the lights on the grounds at the Quartier des Alpes

Local band attracting a following, playing at Paléo on Saturday 27th July at 16:30 "Kind and Kinky Zoo" are a local band (one member Oliver is from Nyon, he studied at the Conservatoire de Nyon ), the others are from the surrounding region and in the past few years, they have garnered quite a following. Ten years ago, the band were picked up by Australian label "Straight up Recordings", and one of their tracks went on to be used by the TV series "The Offspring". Craig Charles from BBC 6 Music has also raved about their music. Photo above  CNP - Kind and Kinky Zoo in a small showcase for the press on Monday. This funk, rock, groove, instrumental band first met many years ago as students (in law, medicine, chemistry) and after an impromptu, successful jam session in a "caveau" at Cully Jazz festival in 2005 they knew they were onto something special. Living in Nyon spoke to drummer Sylvain from the band and asked how they managed to get picked up by an Australian label. "After that gig in Cully we went on play at a few other places - these went well, so we then released two digital 7" recordings. We emailed everyone and sent these recordings everywhere! We were happy when "Straight up Recordings" were the ones that replied and took us on.  We produced an album and went on to play in Germany, France, Italy and England but so far have never played a big venue in Switzerland. Until now! It is hard to break into the market here, however we have finally cracked it and are absolutely delighted to be playing in the Club Tent. It's a big deal.  We are all local and we have been coming to Paléo since we were kids, it means a lot to us. It's an early slot but we hope our funked up, groove music can get the crowd fired up and dancing at the start of the evening". As to the name "Kind and Kinky Zoo"? "Well, when you are four guys spending hours and hours rehearsing and playing in a tiny place, you can get hot and sweaty. We were trying to work out a name for the band and we said we didn't really feel like we were an orchestra, a band or a group, we just felt like animals -  hence the Zoo! As to Kind and Kinky, that was Olivier's suggestion, we liked it, so we just added the words together and voila!" Check their video out below - Hurricane train (Soulbrigada Remix) Kind and Kinky Zoo will play at the Club Tent at 16:30 Tickets for Saturday on Sunday at Paléo are still available

You can probably define three main types of festival-goers at Paléo. The old faithful, who have been coming to the festival for eons, and care more about drinking wine with their friends somewhere just out of sight of on the stages, for who the festival is a social event during which you get to soak up on the atmosphere, and enjoy a variety of delicious food and drinks. This group will probably end up seeing one or two concerts over the week or evening they spend on the grounds, and don't really mind. The second group of people you can find on the plaine de l'Asse are the die-hard fans, those who bought their ticket solely to see their favourite band/singer, who are probably wearing the matching branded t-shirt and who start camping out in front of the stage up to an hour before the concert starts. You could see a lot of these fans waiting for the Lana Del Rey concert last night, with a surprising amount of fan drawings of her in the crowd - the American pop star didn't come on stage for at least ten (very long) minutes after the MC had announced the concert, so the cameras filming the concert settled on shooting a rather artsy black and white portrait of the crowd, from some beautiful close-ups to shots of the big crowd gathered on the slope opposite the main stage. In my opinion, observing the reactions of people as they realised they were suddenly on the massive 70 or so square meter screens was much more interesting than the rather bland and uninspiring concert that followed. From shy smiles to delighted squeals, these portraits included a lot of face glitter and some drawings that ranged from pretty good to outright nightmarish (I'm notably bad at drawing, but I'm apparently not the only one!) I consider myself part of the third type of festival-goers. One of those who know that a hefty chunk of the lineup is made of bands who have never played at the Festival (the numbers are somewhere around 80% of new bands) and who delights in the exciting encounters on the smaller stages such as the Détour and the Club Tent. If I do occasionally go and see a concert on the Main Stage, more often than not I'm dancing to a band I'd probably never heard of before the line-up was released in April. Wednesday night was no different, and the best concert of the Festival (this is an absolute claim- not the best so far, the outright best of the festival, the claim might seem bold but so was the concert) took place under the Dôme, at 20:00. Hubert Lenoir: glamourous and explosive Hubert Lenoir is a young pop prodigy, an explosive cocktail of glamour and rage, and his music and identity are both big fuck yous to the normativity of music genres and gender roles. His concert was somewhat akin to an unholy communion of excessive energy, an unconditional gift of his presence to the crowd who reacted accordingly to it (give or take a few people who fled the concert to mutterings of how mad this bloke on stage was). His album, Darlene, which came out a few months ago, is a striking portrait of our generation, and a manifesto for self-love outside the boundaries of gender normativity. His music shifts from glam-rock to pop with some incredibly smooth saxophone phrases which come as welcome counterpoints to his riotous music. Starting off in a bright yellow t-shirt inscribed with a message about consent ("obtain my consent first, please"), he quickly ended up bare-chested, sweating under the heat without faltering. He ended up half-way up one of the pillars on the side of the stage, hanging on to the metal structure five meters above a delirious crowd. Oriental and groovy rock Two other bands stood out for the quality of their music and their performance. Dutch band The Mauskovic Dance band, delivered a punchy and oh-so-danceable blend of rock and tropical sonorities. Superbly psychedelic and catchy, their music played with more experimental sounds alongside typical cumbia rhythms, much to the delight of the crowd. It is rare to see an absolutely still crowd at Paléo, and most fast-paced concerts will have some kind of moshpit form at some point (independently of if the music is adapted to moshing, but that's another question), but an entire tent of people all dancing gleefully, whether simply moving their hips or doing full out dance-offs, is quite a unique sight. It felt as if the band had captured the spirit of the crowd perfectly, and there was something beautiful in this shared moment of music and unchecked physicality. Later on in the Club Tent, Gaye Su Akyol kept the psychedelic rock vein going, with her exquisite middle-eastern vibes. You might know of the incredible Turkish psychedelic rock culture through Altin Gün, who have popularised the genre across Europe these past few years - and who played last year at Paléo. But whereas Altin Gün are based in Amsterdam, Gaye Su Akyol is the real Istanbulite deal. The lead singer shimmered and shone in a beautiful iridescent mini-skirt and long silver heeled boots, with the magical finishing touch of a dragonfly-esque cape that swirled behind her when she sang and danced. The musicians brought a darker counterpoint to the explosion of light and glitter with a matching costume consisting of a black robe and zorro mask. Watch out for this musical gem that is already on Iggy Pop's radar! Who run the world?  Although the proportion of female artists on the lineup sadly still hasn't reached parity - some festivals have started implementing policies of absolute parity in their lineup!- the number of amazing women artists at the festival is astounding. If they do not make up the majority of acts at the festival, they surely are a majority in the list of the best concerts of the festival. The evening came to a close (well, for me at least) with the explosive performance of Pongo under the Détour (you might see a trend here when it comes to the stages I spend my time at). Pongo is the new project of Buraka Som Sistema's frontwoman. Buraka were a pioneering band in the kuduro genre, the fast-paced mix of edm and Angolan music that was born somewhere between Portugal and Angola. Pongo is slightly more pop at times, and features more melodic singing than the trance-inducing chanting of Buraka, but the singer's energy is just as crazy, dancing and jumping around the stage, high-kicking with incredible flexibility and strength. Wearing a full-on glitter suit, she led the crowd on a frenzied trip to higher realms of reality, where the only thing that counts is dancing and happiness.

There are various tents and stages across the grounds at Paléo, one of them, is the Le Detour tent, (see map here) and on Tuesday night at just 16:45, this tent was already rocking to the Pierce Brothers from Australia. Above - One of the Pierce Brothers using the barriers as a drum. Despite the heat they ran onto the stage and kicked off the first night with a bang. With their pop/folk/rock music, enthusiasm and friendly barefoot Ozzie style, (one of the brothers even tried out a bit of passable French) they got the audience dancing and singing. They explained they were touring with fellow Australian Tash Sultana who was performing at Les Arches later on. Also barefoot that night, Sultana, this very talented artist wowed the crowd singing and playing a variety of instruments from sax to guitar with a mixture of reggae and rock. Over on the main stage at 21:30, Christine and the Queens  bounded on to the stage with supreme confidence and a brilliant intro, with dancers around her and perfect timing, the crowd adored her and roared their appreciation of the superb set. As did the crowd for 21 Pilots who appeared at the end of the evening with a spectacular light show, a burning car and more. A great start to Paléo 2019. Note: Living in Nyon posted videos from the concerts on its Facebook page on Tuesday night. Here is a selection below. Above - The Pierce Brothers Above - Tash Sultana Above - Christine and the Queens Above - 21 Pilots Head banner photo - waiting for Christine

Jonas Parson has done a great job of summing up the first night on Paléo in the previous article . Check out his recommendation of where to find some craft beer to drink at the festival. Jonas has been covering Paléo for many years, see photo at the end of this post. Last night certainly was a hot start to the festival. For those heading to Paléo tonight, be assured there is plenty of water on hand to keep cool in the canicule (heatwave). The water in the bathrooms is (potable) drinkable and there are two taps with cold water near the entrance at the "Palé'eau" area to fill up your own water bottles. There's also a fun wall that sprays out a cold mist, a most welcome relief in the heat. And of course there are the famous fountains at the entry point, quite a few people were dipping into this last night. Keep hydrated, wear a hat and enjoy the music. Last night, once the sun started to set there were some lovely skies and of course, once it turns dark, the grounds look magnificent. See photos below from Tuesday night - All photos C. Nelson-Pollard Photo below - Jonas Parson wearing vintage Paléo. The Paléo T-Shirt is from 1993, the year he was born.

The first day of the Paléo Festival was a scorcher, with temperatures set to rise these next few days. This didn't seem to bother the artists nor the crowd, and the first few concerts of the festival were just as explosive and joyful as usual, turning the heat up (which didn't really seem possible). This year's Village du Monde celebrates Quebec, and the lineup showcases the incredible vitality of their music scene, from traditional music to cutting-edge pop and hip-hop (don't miss Hubert Lenoir tomorrow night!). Tasked with opening the festivities under the Dôme, Bodhaktan delivered their brand of punk, rock and traditional music (with a good amount of Celtic tunes) to a packed out tent. Playing that early during the day is always tricky, as most people tend to come up later, or start off by having a drink and something to eat in some of the many food stalls across the grounds. But Bodhaktan's energy and good vibes made people flock to the stage to dance and sing.  The band started playing in 2011, and the seven musicians on stage offer an array of instruments, from bagpipes to guitars, a fiddle, and an accordion. To any of our readers planning on heading up tomorrow, you'll have the chance to watch them play again, twice! Their main concert will take place under the Dôme at 17:30, but they will be playing a more intimate set in the Escale at 21:00 , one of the main bars in the Village du Monde, set this year in a "cabane à sucre" (sugar shack). L'Escale is the host to a series of small sets by the artists playing under the Dôme, and usually a perfect way of getting closer to some of the bands you really enjoyed on stage. You can find the whole programme for the Escale here.  Craft beer-finally at Paleo! On a much more serious note, if you're tired of drinking the same old industrial lager at Paleo, and wish to support a smaller, local(ish) craft brewery, you can find some of La Nebuleuse's beer on the grounds! Founded in 2013 in Lausanne, they now operate a brewery in Renens and produce a series of exciting beers. The Festival de la Cité in Lausanne decided to use them as their beer producer for the festival, taking a stand for local businesses and better beer, and it was a huge success! We're probably far from the day where we will see only craft beer at Paleo, but the fact that some craft beer has made onto the grounds is encouraging. If you want to swap your cardinal for some nicer beer, head to the Bar du Jura. (you can find all the useful information for an enjoyable time at the festival on Paleo's app, including a map of the grounds and all the bars and food stalls! )

Ever year the students of HES-SO create a themed structure for the Paléo festival. This year the structure is called Utopia 2050. Festival goers can climb its metal towers covered with plants.  As they move up the towers, HES-SO students will invite the public to try out an original plant based food, to find out about issues set by new agriculture, to discuss the challenges of health care, work performed by robots and more. Once you get to the top you get a great view of the festival grounds. When it's lit up at night, it's even more spectacular! HES-SO have created some amazing projects on the Paléo grounds since 2005, you can see some of them in this video here (in French). HES-SO is the University of Applied Science and Arts in Western Switzerland Photo below - students of HES-SO in their Paléo T-Shirts

The Grande Scène (main stage) at Paléo is bigger this year! The stage is now built and ready to welcome the artists and bands who will perform at the festival which begins tomorrow, the 23rd July. Check out the view the performers get from the front of the stage in the photo below (without the crowds!) Note - there are still tickets available every day on the Paléo website from 09:00. This new stage has been seven months in development and comes with some interesting statistics. To run the stage it takes: 1 venue manager 3 stage managers I head of planning 1 MC (Master of Ceremonies) 48 stagehands 8 truck crew Plus, the capacity to welcome 4 articulated lorries behind the scene and on site. The reason for the increased capacity is not only to improve on the technical quality for the musicians and for the public, but also to help with the logistics. In 2004 there were around 4 articulated lorries at the festival. In 2018, 42 arrived, so a better turning circle and facilities have been created for these big trucks. The stage itself is 58 metres long, 22 metres high and 23 metres in depth with giant screens of 8.4 m X 8.4m. More of what's new at Paléo coming up. Below - Smoke gets in your eyes.... the smoke machine.