Since 1992, a constantly growing audience appreciates concerts of a large variety of musical styles such as Rock, Pop, Trip-Hop, World Music, Chanson, Reggae and Electro…..always arranged on a “Theme-night” base.

The roman amphitheatre of Avenches harbours the festival and provides incomparable identity by offering:
• a capacity of 7000 places
• the possibility to enjoy the concerts while seated (5000 places)
• a panoramic view on the main stage
• the particular acoustics of the site
• the intimacy of the limited space

… and an ideal geographic situation just between the German and the French speaking part of Switzerland.

Many world wide recognized artists have thrown themselves in the lion’s pit since the beginning of the festival: Radiohead, The Cure, Marilyn Manson, Jamiroquai, Franz Ferdinand, Texas, Massive Attack, Joe Cocker, Faithless, The Prodigy, Iggy Pop, Morcheeba, Incubus, Muse, Green Day, Patti Smith, Patricia Kaas, Placebo, PJ Harvey , K’s Choice, Heather Nova, Eagle Eye Cherry, Johnny Clegg, NTM, Toure Kunda, Manau, Korn, The Wailers, Neneh Cherry, Jimmy Cliff, The Young Gods, Melanie C, Ice-T, Alpha Blondy, Jimmy Eat World, Stereo MC’s, Asian Dub Foundation, ZZ Top, Nine Inch Nails, Zucchero, Simply Red, Roger Hodgson, The Offspring, David Guetta, Tiësto, Mika, Amy Macdonald, LMFAO, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, Scorpions, Ben Harper, Status Quo