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Paris is one of the most culturally active cities in the world and with the arrival of summer, outdoor festivals become major players in the entertainment scene in the city.
This time of year, thousands of tourists from all around the world come to visit the French capital to explore its charming streets, visit its unique museums and sample the exquisite French cuisine. However, other type of tourists, the summer festivals hunters, will meet from the 23rd to the 25th of August at Saint-Cloud park in Paris to attend the world famous Rock en Seine, which is, by the way, the largest open-air musical festival in France.
The 2013 edition of Rock en Seine marks the tenth anniversary of the festival, which will feature renowned artists of various musical styles such as Rock (of course), power pop electronica, Indie and Folk, among others. This year Paul Kalkbrenner, Phoenix and System of a Down will be the leading bands of the festival.
Paul Kalkbrenner will be in charge of kicking off the first day of the festival. This electronic musician from Germany will play his greatest hits to spice up the mood of the festival. Kalkbrenner will be followed by the performances of great artists such as the Scots Belle and Sebastian who will play “The Boy with the Arab Strap” while making the audience sing their greatest hit in one voice. Daughter, a young British band, will carry us along the paths of folk Indie with Elena Torna’s angelic voice. Skaters, Team Ghost, Alex Hepburn, Kendrick Lamar and Johnny Marr among many others will be part of the first day line-up.
Saturday’s performances will be lead by the 2009 Grammy Award winners, Phoenix. This French band will perform songs from their latest album Bankrupt! while liven up the atmosphere of the festival. Phoenix will be followed by the American groups: Nine Inch Nails, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Valerie June and Wavves, who will try to impress their European fans with their greatest hits. The Germans Fritz Kalkbrenner and Patrice will be in charge of making the audience dance. Vitalic VTLZR, Fauve and La Femme will be most acclaimed French bands during a second day of rock that is meant to blow your mind.
Rock, Rap, Dance Punk, Electro House, Trip Hop, Electro Funk, Reggae fusion, Lo-fi, Hip Hop, Funk, Soul, Indietronica, Electropop, and Punk are just some of the rhythms that you’ll hear during the third and last day of the event. The special performances by bands like System of a Down, Is Tropical and Chvrches will lead the public to a great ecstasy, while closing the 2013 edition of the festival.
Tickets for the three days of the event can be purchased for 109 Euros. If you attend only one or two of the three days, the ticket will cost 49 Euros per day and if you want to camp in the park, you´ll pay 60 Euros for a tent for two people for 3 days.
Getting to the festival´s venue is very easy, you can come by metro line 10 – stop: Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud. By tram line 12 – stop: Parc de St-Cloud or by Bus Lines: 52, 72 and 126
You will get the most out of Rock en Seine if you rent at Only apartments Paris.
