Now in it’s eleventh year, Rock en Seine is an annual French music festival which takes place just outside Paris (in the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud) from Friday, August 23rd until Sunday 25th. Bands like Nine Inch Nails and System Of A Down are joined by Phoenix, Franz Ferdinand, Alt-J, Tame Impala, Kendrick Lamar, and Tomahawk, just to name a few. The festival is a powerful musical mix of pop/rock, metal, electronica, hip-hop, folk, and so many other genres making it a great 3-day festival that brings all sorts of people and tastes together to celebrate good music.
Rock en Seine is not like other festivals found in the UK or in the States. It stands out, albeit mostly because of its location, but also for its atmosphere. The festival has a neat set-up that runs right through the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, a large park built by Louis XIII that is typically decorated with ornate statues, now filled in and crowded with a human river of festival goers.
A festival rarely focuses on the appetites of the attendees. Many simply mill about, pondering the lesser of two evils: the choice between cheap burgers and chips or surviving solely on warm beer sold at inflated prices. In contrast, Rock en Seine offers several bars, Pinot Noir from plastic flutes, and a variety of foods that reflect the diverse French culture. You will find that it is a pleasure to eat at the ReS festival, swapping questionable sandwich meat for Ethiopian-style rice.
With such a beautiful venue, satisfying food, and a soundtrack from chart-toppingly-epic bands, you’ll find yourself floating away–losing yourself in the energy and atmosphere that surrounds you.
