Eurockéennes

The Eurockéennes de Belfort is one of France's largest rock music festivals. The Eurockéennes (a wordplay involving the words "rock" and "européennes" (European) festival is based in a nature reserve in Malsaucy. The most recent festival took place the 4th, 5th and 6th of July 2008.

About

History

1989 marked the first time round for the festival, when it went under the name "Le Ballon - Territoire de musiques", named after the nearby Ballon d'Alsace. The festival was organised to take place on the Ballon d'Alsace, but the peninsula on the Malsaucy lake was chosen in the end. It was the brainchild of the Conseil général of the Territoire de Belfort, who wanted to dynamise their "département" with a big cultural event for its youths.

In 1990 the festival was renamed "les Eurockéennes de Belfort".

Statistics:
* 10,000 revellers in 1989
* 70,000 revellers in 1993
* 80,000 revellers in 2002
* 95,000 revellers in 2004
* 100,000 revellers in 2006

Site

Les Eurockéennes takes place on the peninsula of Lake Malsaucy, 10 kilometres from Belfort. A number of different stages are present - la Grande Scène, le Chapiteau, la Loggia and la Plage. Most of the time there are simultaneous concerts on different stages, altogether in 2005 there were about 70.

A campsite, 3 km from the main site, is the free temporary home to 15000 festival-goers, with a free shuttle bus running between the campsite and the entrance to the main area.

Les tremplins

"Tremplins" ("stepping stones") are organised to allow youth groups to get to know one another. These are organised in Alsace, Bourgogne, Franche-Comté (Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort), Lorraine, Germany and Switzerland.

Billing

2007

Friday 29th of June

*Marilyn Manson
*Juliette and the Licks
*Wu-Tang Clan
*Les Rita Mitsouko
*Amy Winehouse
*Kaolin
*Justice
*Gogol Bordello
*Young Gods & Dälek together as
**Griots and Gods
**Clipse
**Converge
**Peter Von Poehl
**Archie Bronson Outfit
**Punish Yourself
**Junior Senior
**Simian Mobile Disco
**Hellbats
**Hollow Corp
**Iltika

Saturday 30th of June

*The Hives
*Queens of the Stone Age
*Phoenix
*JoeyStarr
*Olivia Ruiz et ses invités
*Editors
*Abd Al Malik
*Digitalism
*Maxïmo Park
*Cold War Kids
*Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
*I'm From Barcelona, Bassékou Kouyaté
*Tumi And The Volume
*Stones Throw
*Scanners
*Blanche
*Deerhoof
*Shitdisco
*Heavyweight Dub Champion
*For My Hybrid
*Navel
*Peanut Butter Wolf
*Percee P
*Aloe Blacc, J-Rocc
*Olivia Ruiz
*Tumi and the Volume
*Anthony Joseph
*Midnight Juggernauts

Sunday 1st of July

*Arcade Fire
*Tryo
*Air
*The Good, the Bad and the Queen
*TV on the Radio
*Antony & the Johnsons
*Laurent Garnier
*Bikini Machine
*Sick of It All
*Bitty McLean
*Klaxons
*Hatebreed
*Loney, dear
*Goose
*Pelican
*65daysofstatic
*Stuck in the Sound
*The Audience
*Cocoon
*Stellardrive
*Shy Child

2006

Friday June 30

*Daft Punk
*Deftones
*The Strokes
*Dionysos & la Synfonietta de Belfort
*Gojira
*Anaïs
*Arctic Monkeys
*Damian Marley
*Gossip
*Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80
*Two Gallants
*Venus & orchestra
*Atmosphere
*NonStop
*Polysics
*Poni Hoax
*Malajube
*Dj Aï
*Brother Ali
*Benjie
*Hellbats
*Jack and the Beared
*Fancy
*ZZZ
*Uffie feat DJ Feadz
*Winston McAnuff & Bazbaz Orchestra
*Asher
*Adam Kesher

aturday July 1

*Depeche Mode
*Morrissey
*Coldcut
*Enhancer
*Infadels
*Philippe Katerine
*Camille & The Pascals
*The Sunday Drivers & orchestre
*Hushpuppies
*Spank Rock
*Apsci
*La Caution
*Spleen
*Last Minutes
*I love UFO
*Teitur & orchestra
*Nathan Fake
*Animal Collective
*Fat Freddys Drop
*Sébastien Martel + Spleen & Camille
*Free's B
*Jahcoustix
*Fidel Nadal
*Asher
*A Brand
*Duracell
*The Young Knives

unday July 2

*Muse
*Sigur Rós
*Archive
*Blackalicious
*Mogwai
*Dominique A
*Art Brut
*Cult of Luna
*Islands
*Les Georges Leningrad
*We Are Wolves
*Ghislain Poirier
*Omnikrom
*Duchess Says
*Aberfeldy
*Giant Drag
*Bo Weavil
*Las Ondas Marteles
*Dahlia
*My Baby Wants To Eat Your Pussy
*Aloan
*Le Crapo du Marais
*DJ Mehdi
*John Lord Fonda
*Asher

2005

EBands present:

Friday

*Bloc Party
*Blumen
*Bright Eyes
*Les Chroniques Bumcello 1.1
*The Chemical Brothers
*CocoRosie
*Eagles of Death Metal
*Electrelane
*Émilie Simon
*The Go! Team
*Gomm
*Interpol
*Jamie Lidell
*Jean Grae
*Kaizers Orchestra
*Ken Boothe
*Konono n°1
*La Phaze
*Little Barrie
*Nine Inch Nails
*Queens of the Stone Age
*Saul Williams
*Taf
*T. Raumschmiere
*Twaii

aturday

*Amadou & Mariam
*Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
*Les Chroniques Bumcello 1.2
*Cake
*Cali
*Common
*Dälek
*Elkee
*Eths
*Garbage
*Ghinzu
*Kas Product
*Mastodon
*Moodymann
*Morgan Heritage
*The National
*Nosfell & Ez3kiel
*Tom Vek
*Raw-T
*Raphael Saadiq
*Torm
*Vitalic

unday

*Andrew Bird
*Amon Tobin
*Balkan Beat Box
*The Bravery
*Les Chroniques Bumcello 1.3
*Isis
*The Killers
*Kraftwerk
*Le Tigre
*Louise Attaque
*Marcelo D2
*Mass Hysteria
*Monsieur Z
*Nosfell
*Plant Life
*Röyksopp
*Slum Village
*Sonic Youth
*Tom Vek
*Tom Ze
*Toxic Kiss
*TTC
*Turbo trio

2004

Friday

*Luke
*Membrane
*No One Is Innocent
*Two Tone Club
*An Pierle & Synfonietta de Belfort
*Jr Ewing
*IAM
*Broken Social Scene
*Franz Ferdinand
*Avril
*Matthieu Chedid
*Zero7
*Ben Kweller
*!!!
*Placebo
*Lyrics Born
*Lifesavas
*Capleton
*TV on the Radio
*Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band
*Mono
*Jamaican Soundsystem

aturday

*Drey
*Elista [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elista_%28groupe%29]
*A.S Dragon
*Tim Patience Watch
*Herman Düne & Invites
*Girls In Hawaï
*Daniel Darc
*Seeed
*Buck 65 and Band
*Shrink Orchestra
*PJ Harvey
*Youngblood Brass Band
*Alain Bashung
*Grandbuffet
*Automato
*RJD2
*The Perceptionists
*Pixies
*An Albatross
*Scissor Sisters
*Agoria
*Sludgefeast

unday

*An Albatross
*Serotonine
*Blonde Redhead
*Doctor L
*Svinkels
*X-Vision
*The Cat Empire
*Lust
*Amp Fiddler
*Le Peuple de L'Herbe
*Belle and Sebastian
*Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
*Slipknot
*The Rapture
*Groove Armada
*The Dillinger Escape Plan
*Shetou
*KoЯn
*Wang Lei
*High Tone

2003

Friday

*Z-Tribe
*Toots and the Maytals
*The Datsuns
*Mxd
*Mickey 3D
*La Vieille Ecole
*Zenzile
*The Rapture
*The Roots
*Sleeppers
*Stone Sour
*Console
*Radiohead
*Nostromo
*The Streets
*Arto Lindsay
*Peaches
*Les Wampas
*Ellen Allien
*Mike Ladd
*Hexstatic

aturday

*Second Rate
*AqME
*Leopold Kraus Wellenkapelle
*Hell Is for Heroes
*Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
*Electric Six
*Noise Surgery
*La Rumeur
*Dionysos
*Tom McRae
*Themselves - Sage Francis - Sole
*Tricky
*LCD Soundsystem
*Death in Vegas
*Suicide
*Goldfrapp
*Slayer
*2 Many Djs
*I Monster
*Fat Truckers

unday

*Eiffel
*The Polyphonic Spree
*Kerplunk
*Zebda
*Tony Allen
*Nada Surf
*Marrakech Emballages Ensemble
*Dave Gahan (in Depeche Mode)
*Jaga Jazzist
*Watcha
*Blackalicious
*Asian Dub Foundation
*Tomahawk
*Underworld
*Stupeflip
*Massive Attack
*The Melvins

2002

Friday

*Flying Donuts
*Buju Banton
*Pleymo
*Les Joueurs de Biques
*Bulle
*The (International) Noise Conspiracy
*Sinclair
*MClusky
*New Bomb Turks
*Saïan Supa Crew
*The Bellrays
*Noir Désir
*Bilal
*Archive
*Antipop Consortium
*Soulfly
*The Herbalise
*Meï Teï Sho
*High Tone
*Alec Empire

aturday

*Planeausters
*Rival Schools
*Liquid Laughter Lounge Quartet
*A
*Aston Villa
*Guem & Bouto Experience
*Tarmac
*Frederic Galliano & African Divas
*Ska-P
*Watcha
*Gomez
*Opus Akoben
*Lofofora + invités
*N*E*R*D
*Air
*Miro
*The Chemical Brothers
*Heroes Of Kingston
*Burning Heads
*Vitalic & Miss Kittin with The Hacker together as French Gigolos

unday

*Tournelune
*Hawksley Workman
*Un Air Deux Familles
*Whysome
*The Notwist
*Wormachine
*Travis
*Dj Logic
*Reverend Beat-Man
*Michael Franti & Spearhead
*Muse
*Trio Mocoto
*Sizzla
*Sainkho Namtchylak
*Rammstein
*Gotan Project

2001

On Friday, bad weather halted action, and consequently My Vitriol, Alec Empire, Roni Size et Deftones (among others) had to cancel.

Incomplete list:

Friday

*La Ruda Salska
*Skull
*Incubus
*Matmatah
*Yann Tiersen
*Tété

aturday

*Têtes Raides
*Enhancer
*K's Choice
*Disiz la Peste
*Burning Spear
*Young Gods
*Tricky
*La Brigade
*Anthony B
*Joseph Arthur
*Rae et Christian
*Freestylers
*Ben Harper
*Nashville Pussy
*Innocent Criminals

Dimanche

*Dies Coroles
*Marcel et son orchestre
*Amadou et Mariam
*Mass Hysteria
*K2R Riddim
*Sergent Garcia
*Le peuple de l'herbe
*Badmarsh et Shri
*Fantômas
*Iggy Pop

2000

Incomplete list

Friday 7

*Oomph
*Slayer
*Fu Manchu
*Muse
*Coldplay
*Nine Inch Nails

hayneday 8

*Tryo
*Skirt
*Mister Gang
*Dionysos
*-M-
*The Cranberries

unday 9

*Massilia Sound System
*Femi Kuti
*A Perfect Circle
*Oasis
*St Germain
*Mukta
*Moby

1999

Performers by stage:

Grande scène

*Al Green
*Blondie
*Eagle-Eye Cherry
*Lenny Kravitz
*Marilyn Manson
*Matmatah
*Metallica
*Monster Magnet
*Placebo
*Skunk Anansie
*Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine

Chapiteau

*Angra
*The Black Crowes
*The Cardigans
*Cheb Mami
*Gus Gus
*Lofofora
*LTNO
*Mass Hysteria
*Mercury Rev
*P18
*Pierpoljak
*Stereophonics
*Tricky

cène Territoire de musiques

*Bloodhound Gang
*Calexico
*Cree Summer
*Creed
*Everlast
*Faf La Rage
*Jail
*JMPZ
*Masnada
*Mercyful Fate
*Miskeen
*NOI
*Polar
*Popa Chubby
*Rinocérose
*Shovel Virago

1998

By stage:

Grande scène

*Cornershop
*Faudel
*Heather Nova
*Iggy Pop
*Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
*Louise Attaque
*NTM
*Portishead
*Pulp
*Rammstein
*Sean Lennon
*Suicidal Tendencies
*Texas

Chapiteau

*Asian Dub Foundation
*Cubanismo
*Divine Comedy
*Hotei
*Jean-Louis Aubert
*Morcheeba
*Passi
*Pigalle
*Pills
*The Prodigy
*Underworld

cène Territoire de musiques

*Automatics
*Awake
*CSI
*Djoloff
*Fonky Family
*Hare
*Jeremy
*Jim White
*K's Choice
*Marc Em
*Tabula Rasa
*Tortoise
*Useless

1997

Performers by day:

Friday

*Mad Pop’X
*Addict
*Channel Zero
*Biohazard
*Mass Hysteria
*Live
*Radiohead
*Spicy Box
*Supergrass
*Smashing Pumpkins
*Chemical Brothers

aturday

*Oobik and the Pucks
*Stereophonics
*Melville
*Baby Bird
*No One Is Innocent
*Nada Surf
*Marcel et son orchestre
*FFF
*Noir Désir

unday

*Sloy
*16 Horsepower
*Silverchair
*Rollins Band
*Placebo
*Paul Personne
*Suede

1996

Performers by stage:

Grande scène

*Beck
*David Bowie
*Foo Fighters
*Lou Reed
*Nick Cave
*Red Hot Chili Peppers
*Sepultura
*Skunk Anansie
*Presidents of the United States of America

Chapiteau

*Ash
*The Bluetones
*Dog Eat Dog
*Frank Black
*Fun Lovin' Criminals
*Me'Shell N'Dege Ocello
*Ministry
*Miossec
*NTM
*Patti Smith
*Raggasonic
*Silmarils

cène Territoire de musiques

*Aston Villa
*The Bates
*Dominique A
*Fugucheri
*Ginkgo
*Little Rabbits
*Loudblast
*Oneyed Jack
*Red Cardell
*Skwatt
*Théo Hakola
*Thrashcan Juice
*Ultra Orange

1995

cène A

*Blur
*The Cure
*Jamiroquai
*Page & Plant
*Public Enemy
*Renaud
*Sheryl Crow
*Terence Trent D'Arby

cène B

*Ange
*Arno
*Ben Harper
*Body Count
*Dave Matthews Band
*dEUS
*Dreadzone
*Earthling
*Edwyn Collins
*Jeff Buckley
*Oasis
*Paradise Lost
*Paul Weller
*The Roots
*Rosco Martinez
*Senser
*Spearhead

cène C

*18th Dye
*Aleister
*Alliance Ethnik
*Burning Heads
*Dag
*Gérald De Palmas
*Dodge Veg-O-Matic
*Juliabirds
*Marauder's
*Oil-Len
*Phobimaniacs
*Silverchair
*Supergrass
*Ultimatum
*Tortoise

1994

cène A

*Björk
*Khaled
*The Pretenders
*Rage Against the Machine
*Rita Mitsouko
*Stéphane Eicher
*ZZ Top

cène B

*Blind Fish
*Burma Shave
*Chakademus & Pliers
*F.F.F.
*Gary Clail
*Grant Lee Buffalo
*I Am
*Les Thugs
*Morphine
*Spin Doctors
*Swell
*The Posies
*Therapy?

cène C

*Fabulous Trobadors
*Fly And The Tox
*Helmet
*Human Spirit
*No One Is Innocent
*Nyah Fearties
*Rachid Taha
*Sons Of The Desert
*Well Spotted

1993

cène A

*Black Crowes
*Jean-Louis Aubert
*Lenny Kravitz
*Living Colour
*Midnight Oil
*Noir Désir
*Willy Deville

cène B

*Calvin Russell
*Chris Isaak
*Disposible Heroes of Hiphoprisy
*Faith No More
*Galliano
*Jesus Jones
*Lemonheads
*Little Bob
*MC Solaar
*Sonic Youth
*The Frank and Walters
*Ziggy Marley

cène C

*Ca Plait Aux Filles
*Democrate D.
*French Lovers
*Gene Clarcksville
*Sages Poètes de la Rue
*Massilia Sound System
*Mau Mau
*Menelik Et La Tribu
*Mr Kuriakin
*Rattlesnakes
*Roadrunners
*Soon EMC
*Tom Fools

1992

cène A

*Bob Dylan
*Bryan Adams
*James Brown
*Lou Reed
*Moe Tucker
*Morrissey
*Ned's Atomic Dustbin
*Rufus Thomas
*Wedding Present

cène B

*Alpha Blondy
*Black Maria
*Charlélie Couture
*Dis Petits Indiens
*Dominic Sonic
*Fishbone
*Fools
*Jade
*Les Négresses Vertes
*Little Nemo
*Love Bizarre
*Manic Street Preachers
*Mike Rimbaud
*Milena
*Sapho
*Sunset
*Urban Dance Squad
*Welcome To Julian
*Wilko Johnson

cène C

*Anechoïc Chamber
*Betty Boop
*Francis Décamps
*Happy Drivers
*Kafkha
*La Nuit Venue
*Les Freluquets
*Les Infidèles
*Planète Zen
*Résistance

1991

cène A

*The House of Love
*INXS
*Joe Jackson
*Mano Negra
*The Pixies
*Raoul Petite

cène B

*Axel Bauer
*Cecil' No
*El Ultimo
*Elmer Food Beat
*James
*John Cale
*Kromozom
*Lefdup
*Pigalle
*Red Rain Coat
*The Charlatans
*The Wailers
*V.V.
*Les V.R.P.

cène C

*Au P'tit Bonheur
*Garaz
*Jivaros Quartet
*Kheops
*La Strada
*Les Tétines Noires
*Lionel D.
*One Million Bulgarians
*Shredded Ermines
*Wromble Experience

1990

*Alain Bashung
*Arno
*Au P'tit Bonheur
*Auktision
*Cheb Kader
*Jean-Louis Aubert
*Kheops
*Kunsertu
*Miss B. Haven
*Nuit d'Octobre
*Okeztra Luna
*Park Café
*Rictus
*Roe
*Santana
*Texas
*The Essence
*Top Model
*Trio Bulgarka
*Trovante
*Trypes

Due to a storm, many performances had to be cut out, including Davy Spillane Band - Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine - Les Garçons Bouchers - P.V.O. - Stephan Eicher - Stéphane Riva).

1989

The first time round for the festival

cène Savoureuse

*Catherine Lara
*Charlélie Couture
*Elvis Costello
*Jacques Higelin, Maurane

cène Malsaucy

*Ange
*Les Garçons Bouchers
*Litfiba
*Nina Hagen
*Noir Désir

cène Evette

*Animal Grotesque
*Chihuahua
*E 127
*Enigmatic Légume
*Gamine
*Girls Without Curls
*Jade
*Jean-Louis Mahjun
*Les Cyclistes
*Les Infidèles
*Les Kidnappés De La Pleine Lune
*Les Raviolets
*Les Zamants
*The Blech
*The Renegades
*Untel Untel

cène Salbert

*Anna Prucnal
*Christian Blondel
*Colette Magny
*Elmer Food Beat
*Emma Zita
*Fabienne Pralon
*Les Lolitas
*Mama Bea Tiekelski
*Pascal Mathieu
*Ravel Chapuis
*Véronique Gain
*Zaniboni

External links

English

* [http://www.eurockeennes.fr/fr/information/Information in english on the official site]

French

* [http://www.eurockeennes.fr/ Site officiel des Eurockéennes de Belfort]
* [http://www.eurockeennes.fr/tremplin/ Le Tremplin des Eurockéennes]
* [http://www.w-fenec.org/festivals/eurockeennes.html Critiques sur le site W-Fenec.org]
* [http://www.eurockeennes.fr/dn_history/ Historique des Eurockéennes de 1989 à 2005]
* [http://musique.krinein.com/Eurockeennes-2005-2662.html Critique de l'édition 2005 sur krinein musique]
* [http://www.mumdjinphoto.com/component/option,com_expose/Itemid,26/album,72 The 2008 edition by one of the official photographers]

References

Translated from [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurock%C3%A9ennes#.C3.89dition_2006 French Wikipedia version of the page]