Open Air Pop & Rock Festivals in Switzerland 2006

Swiss Open Air Pop & Rock Festivals 2007

updated 2008-05-03

Every summer open-air music festivals attract thousands of people all over Switzerland. You can find a variety of styles, both from a musical as well as from an infrastructural point of view. Classical outdoor events like Gurten or Frauenfeld attract a young audience willing to withstand heat and dust or rain and mud for the sake of being part of it. Rock and Rap/Hip Hop dominate the scene. Other festivals like Locarno and Blueballs take place on paved ground and partly even indoors in the city center.

Festival	Location Date	Artists
Bad Bonn Kilbi	Düdingen May 29 - 31	16 Bitch Pile Up, Black Mountain, Boris, Beach House, Blues Horror Brigade, BulBul, Cat Power, Carla Bozulich/Evangelista, Clark & Flat-E Eyeburps, Colleen, Combineharvester, DJ Elephant Power, DJ Fett, Ephel Duath, Gustav & Band, Justice Yeldham, L'Enfance Rouge, Melt-Banana, Mugison, Peaches, Peter Kernel, Pirol, Soap & Skin, Prinzhorn Dance School, Solange La Frange, The Notwist, Violetta Parisini, The Young Gods, Why?
Festi'neuch	Neuchâtel May 30- June 1	The Verve (UK), The Streets (UK), Feist (CAN), Stephan Eicher (CH), Simian Mobile Disco (UK), Boyz Noize (D), The Licks (CH), Empyr (F), Rokia Traoré (Mali), Goran Bergovic (SRB), Berlin Battery feat. Malente, Shir Khan & DJ Supermarkt (D), Zenzile (F), Izul (CH), Tafta (CH), Robe (CH), I Skarbonari (CH), Elandir (CH), Florence Chitacumbi (CH), La Caution feat. Mouloud & Cuizinier (F), Fantazio (F), Monkey3 (CH), The Watchmaking Metropolis Orchestra (CH)
Caribana Festival	Crans-sur-Nyon June 4 - 8	Alanis Morisette, Mina feat. Mich Gerber, Simongad, Simple Plan, Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Atomic Shelters, The Young Gods, Redwood, Kate Nash, Keziah Jones, Patrice, Infadels, Admiral T, D.O.M., Bconnected, Maroon 5, Mademoiselle K, Boy George, Laure Perret, Sumo, My Federation, Caribakids
Greenfield Festival Rock	Interlaken June, 15 - 17	Die Ärzte, Beatsteaks, Bullet for my Valentine, NOFX, The Offspring, Linkin Park, In Flames, Apocalyptica, In Extremo, Coheed and Cambria, Panteon Rococo, Kettcar, Rise Against, Millencolin, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Funeral for a Friend, Sick of it all, Enter Shikari, Biffy Clyro, The Weakerhands, Blackmail, Zebrahead, Oceansize, The Donnas, Slut, The Bianca Story, Donots, 3 Doors Down, The Blackout, Jaguar Love, Kilians, Zox, Reign of Silence, Schwellheim
Openair Hoch Ybrig Swiss Rock	Hoch Ybrig June, 13 - 15	Sandee, Redox, BLIGG mit Streichmusik Alder, Myron, Gölä, Snout Snails, Flepp, Mothers Pride, S.A.R.Z., Bündnerflaisch, The Passengers, Philipp Fankhauser, Trauffer, Sina, Melonmoon, Züri West, Feuerwerk, Flaming Stars, B-Stoff, Karsumpu, Kids on Stage 2008, Rämlers, Stefanie Heinzmann, Jones, Adrian Stern, 7 Dollar Taxi, Toni Vescoli & Les Sauterelles
Quellrock Openair	Bad Ragaz June 20 - 22	Snort, Adrian Solo, Young Gods, Breitbild feat. Bauers, DJ Bensai & Co (X-Cheibä), D-Verse City, Matter Live, Redwood, Seven, Clawfinger, Pirates of Skalanda, DJ Punkfaders, Lee Everton & The Scrucialists, William White & The Emergency, Open Season
Trucker & Country Festival	Interlaken June, 27 - 29	Western Cowboys (A), CROCK 14 Dance Group (CZ), Tennessee (CH), Linda Jacob & The Road Riders (F), DJ Tom (CH), The Rodeo Girls (F), Coal (CH), Texas Lightning (D), Trucks (A), Possum Pie (CH), Colorado (CH), Kendy Toms & The Red Boots (CH), Dennis Russ & Band (CH), The Vintage (CH), Slam & Howie and the Reserve Men (CH), Copperhead (CH), Simple Union (D), Jimy Hofer Band (CH), Nevada (CH), The Ranchhands (USA), The Bellamy Brothers (USA), Carlene Carter (USA), The Jacky's (CH), Desert Rose (CH), Bluegrass Stuff (I), Zydeco Annie & The Swamp Cats (D), Dusty Boots (CH), Johnny Falstaff & Band (USA), The Fires (CH), Ralphs Rock Blues Band (CH)
Openair St. Gallen	St. Gallen June 27 - 29	Favez (CH), Bad Religion (USA), Manic Street Preachers (UK), Lenny Kravitz (USA), Justice (F), The Wombats (UK), Newton Faulkner (UK), Dada ante portas (CH), Does It Offend You, Yeah? (UK), Miss Platnum (D), The Enemy (UK), Züri West (CH), The Kooks (UK), Beck (USA), The Prodigy (UK), William White & The Emergency (CH), Lightspeed Champion (UK), Ozomatli (USA), Sportfreunde Stiller (D), Deichkind (D), Liricas Anales (CH), Kummerbuben (CH), The Kilians (D), Manuel Stahlberger & Band (CH), Drops (CH), Navel (CH), Greis (CH), Super8 (CH), We Are Scientists (USA), The Fratellis (UK), Flogging Molly (USA), Kings Of Leon (USA), Gentleman (D) Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong (UK), The Gossip (USA), The Parlotones (SA)
Moon & Stars	Locarno July, 9 - 20	Santana, Jovanotti, Alicia Keys, James Blunt, R.E.M., Status Quo, Vasco Rossi, Lenny Kravitz, Juanes, Paul Simon
Live at Sunset	Zurich July, 9 - 20	Diana Ross, Al Jarreau, Seal, Züri West, Crowded House, Kris Kristofferson, Diana Krall, Jan Garbarek Group, Juanes, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals classic Night: Erkan Aki, Ruben Drole, Württembergische Philharmonie
Open Air Frauenfeld Rap/HipHop	Frauenfeld July, 11 - 13	Jay-Z, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang-Clan, Jan Delay & Disko No.1, The Hives, IAM, Patrice, Stephen Marley, Looptroop Rockers, Blumentopf, Ce'cile, Common, Stress, Ice Cube, Dynamite Deluxe, Fettes Brot, Kool Savas, Buju Banton, Sektion Kuchikäschtli, Dog Eat Dog, Culcha Candela, OBK, K.I.Z, Karamelo Santo, Radio 200000 & The Loops
Gurten Festival	Bern July, 17 - 20	Miss Platnum, Culcha Candela, Kaiser Chiefs, The Chemical Brothers, The International Noise Conspiracy, Schandmaul, Pete Philly & Perquisite, Turbonegro, The Corleons, Choo Choo, Tight Finks, Draven, Favez, Carbon/Silicon, Paolo Nutini, H.I.M., Züri West, Greis, Redwood, John Butler Trio, Dynamite Deluxe, Ich und Ich, Bettermondays, Slimboy, Ray Wilko, Kummerbuben, Mina feat. Mich Gerber, Dada ante portas, The Courteeners, Disco Ensemble, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Blind, Klee, Zappa plays Zappa, Amy Macdonald, Galactic, Nils Burri & Band, Slam & Howie, Philipp Fankhauser, Adrian Solo, Aloan, Bagatello, William White & The Emergency, KT Tunstall, Herbert Grönemeyer, Solomon Burke, Jennifer Rostock, The Beautiful Girls, The Bosshoss, Gianni Spano, Marvin, Adrian Stern, Les Trois Suisses
Country Alpine Openair	Klewenalp July, 18 - 20
Paleo Festival	Nyon July, 22 - 27	The Hives, Ben Harper, Deus, Mika, Justice, The Raveonettes, Manu Chao, Massive Attack, Vanessa Paradis, Minor Majority, R.E.M., Vive La Fête
Open Air Lumnezia	Degen July 25 -26	H.I.M., The Locos, Pendulum, Clueso, Greis
Klingen Openair	Stein am Rhein July, 25 - 26	Moos, Plain Zest, Silas Bürgi, Favez, Myron, Elijah & the dubby conquerors, Tre Cani feat. Goldfinger Brothers, Rathole, Crash Systm, Fighters
Brienzersee Rockfestival Swiss Rock	Brienz July, 31 - August, 3	Märk & Bänd, Thomas Kull Band, Trauffer, Aextra, Span, Dada ante portas, Adrian Solo, Pegasus, Jargon, Parkhouse, Anshelle, Modern Day Heroes, Redwood, The Georgia Satellites, Paul Camilleri, Melonmoon, Myron, Gölä, Crazy Lixx
Guiness Irish Festival	Sion August, 7 - 9
Heitere Openair	Zofingen August, 8 - 10	Jan Delay, Züri West, Danko Jones, Grand Avenue, Breitbild, Die Fantastischen Vier, Sportfreunde Stiller, The Locos, Dada ante portas, Open Season, Miss Platnum, 6er-Gascho, Chor auf Bewährung, Stephan Eicher, Wir Sind Helden, Culcha Candela, Kummerbuben
Streetparade	Zurich August, 9	Biggest Techno Street Parade in Europe
Rock Oz'Arènes	Avenches August 13 - 16	Sinead O'Connor, MC Solaar, Stephen Marley, Serj Tankian, Martin Solveig, Fedde Le Grand, The Roots, Sinik, Zucchero, Mattafix, One Republic
Openair Gampel	Gampel August, 14 - 17	Die Fantastischen Vier, The Hives, Mando Diao, Fettes Brot, Nightwish, Stereo MC's, Starsailor, Anti-Flag, Züri West, Oomph!, Flogging Molly, Sunrise Avenue, Kaizers Orchestra, The Hoosiers, The Locos, The Futureheads, Stefanie Heinzmann, Sina, Justin Nozuka, Favez, Coal, Cage The Elephant, Adrian Stern, Breitbild, Sonic Boom Foundation, Deep Trip, Männer am Meer

Festival

Location
Date

Artists

Bad Bonn Kilbi

Düdingen
May
29 - 31

16 Bitch Pile Up, Black Mountain, Boris, Beach House, Blues Horror Brigade, BulBul, Cat Power, Carla Bozulich/Evangelista, Clark & Flat-E Eyeburps, Colleen, Combineharvester, DJ Elephant Power, DJ Fett, Ephel Duath, Gustav & Band, Justice Yeldham, L'Enfance Rouge, Melt-Banana, Mugison, Peaches, Peter Kernel, Pirol, Soap & Skin, Prinzhorn Dance School, Solange La Frange, The Notwist, Violetta Parisini, The Young Gods, Why?

Festi'neuch

Neuchâtel
May 30-
June 1

The Verve (UK), The Streets (UK), Feist (CAN), Stephan Eicher (CH), Simian Mobile Disco (UK), Boyz Noize (D), The Licks (CH), Empyr (F), Rokia Traoré (Mali), Goran Bergovic (SRB), Berlin Battery feat. Malente, Shir Khan & DJ Supermarkt (D), Zenzile (F), Izul (CH), Tafta (CH), Robe (CH), I Skarbonari (CH), Elandir (CH), Florence Chitacumbi (CH), La Caution feat. Mouloud & Cuizinier (F), Fantazio (F), Monkey3 (CH), The Watchmaking Metropolis Orchestra (CH)

Caribana Festival

Crans-sur-Nyon
June
4 - 8

Alanis Morisette, Mina feat. Mich Gerber, Simongad, Simple Plan, Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Atomic Shelters, The Young Gods, Redwood, Kate Nash, Keziah Jones, Patrice, Infadels, Admiral T, D.O.M., Bconnected, Maroon 5, Mademoiselle K, Boy George, Laure Perret, Sumo, My Federation, Caribakids

Greenfield Festival
Rock

Interlaken
June,
15 - 17

Die Ärzte, Beatsteaks, Bullet for my Valentine, NOFX, The Offspring, Linkin Park, In Flames, Apocalyptica, In Extremo, Coheed and Cambria, Panteon Rococo, Kettcar, Rise Against, Millencolin, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Funeral for a Friend, Sick of it all, Enter Shikari, Biffy Clyro, The Weakerhands, Blackmail, Zebrahead, Oceansize, The Donnas, Slut, The Bianca Story, Donots, 3 Doors Down, The Blackout, Jaguar Love, Kilians, Zox, Reign of Silence, Schwellheim

Openair Hoch Ybrig
Swiss Rock

Hoch Ybrig
June,
13 - 15

Sandee, Redox, BLIGG mit Streichmusik Alder, Myron, Gölä, Snout Snails, Flepp, Mothers Pride, S.A.R.Z., Bündnerflaisch, The Passengers, Philipp Fankhauser, Trauffer, Sina, Melonmoon, Züri West, Feuerwerk, Flaming Stars, B-Stoff, Karsumpu, Kids on Stage 2008, Rämlers, Stefanie Heinzmann, Jones, Adrian Stern, 7 Dollar Taxi, Toni Vescoli & Les Sauterelles

Quellrock Openair

Bad Ragaz
June
20 - 22

Snort, Adrian Solo, Young Gods, Breitbild feat. Bauers, DJ Bensai & Co (X-Cheibä), D-Verse City, Matter Live, Redwood, Seven, Clawfinger, Pirates of Skalanda, DJ Punkfaders, Lee Everton & The Scrucialists, William White & The Emergency, Open Season

Trucker & Country Festival

Interlaken
June,
27 - 29

Western Cowboys (A), CROCK 14 Dance Group (CZ), Tennessee (CH), Linda Jacob & The Road Riders (F), DJ Tom (CH), The Rodeo Girls (F), Coal (CH), Texas Lightning (D), Trucks (A), Possum Pie (CH), Colorado (CH), Kendy Toms & The Red Boots (CH), Dennis Russ & Band (CH), The Vintage (CH), Slam & Howie and the Reserve Men (CH), Copperhead (CH), Simple Union (D), Jimy Hofer Band (CH), Nevada (CH), The Ranchhands (USA), The Bellamy Brothers (USA), Carlene Carter (USA), The Jacky's (CH), Desert Rose (CH), Bluegrass Stuff (I), Zydeco Annie & The Swamp Cats (D), Dusty Boots (CH), Johnny Falstaff & Band (USA), The Fires (CH), Ralphs Rock Blues Band (CH)

Openair St. Gallen

St. Gallen
June
27 - 29

Favez (CH), Bad Religion (USA), Manic Street Preachers (UK), Lenny Kravitz (USA), Justice (F), The Wombats (UK), Newton Faulkner (UK), Dada ante portas (CH), Does It Offend You, Yeah? (UK), Miss Platnum (D), The Enemy (UK), Züri West (CH), The Kooks (UK), Beck (USA), The Prodigy (UK), William White & The Emergency (CH), Lightspeed Champion (UK), Ozomatli (USA), Sportfreunde Stiller (D), Deichkind (D), Liricas Anales (CH), Kummerbuben (CH), The Kilians (D), Manuel Stahlberger & Band (CH), Drops (CH), Navel (CH), Greis (CH), Super8 (CH), We Are Scientists (USA), The Fratellis (UK), Flogging Molly (USA), Kings Of Leon (USA), Gentleman (D) Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong (UK), The Gossip (USA), The Parlotones (SA)

Moon & Stars

Locarno
July,
9 - 20

Santana, Jovanotti, Alicia Keys, James Blunt, R.E.M., Status Quo, Vasco Rossi, Lenny Kravitz, Juanes, Paul Simon

Live at Sunset

Zurich
July,
9 - 20

Diana Ross, Al Jarreau, Seal, Züri West, Crowded House, Kris Kristofferson, Diana Krall, Jan Garbarek Group, Juanes, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
classic Night: Erkan Aki, Ruben Drole, Württembergische Philharmonie

Open Air Frauenfeld
Rap/HipHop

Frauenfeld
July,
11 - 13

Jay-Z, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang-Clan, Jan Delay & Disko No.1, The Hives, IAM, Patrice, Stephen Marley, Looptroop Rockers, Blumentopf, Ce'cile, Common, Stress, Ice Cube, Dynamite Deluxe, Fettes Brot, Kool Savas, Buju Banton, Sektion Kuchikäschtli, Dog Eat Dog, Culcha Candela, OBK, K.I.Z, Karamelo Santo, Radio 200000 & The Loops

Gurten Festival

Bern
July,
17 - 20

Miss Platnum, Culcha Candela, Kaiser Chiefs, The Chemical Brothers, The International Noise Conspiracy, Schandmaul, Pete Philly & Perquisite, Turbonegro, The Corleons, Choo Choo, Tight Finks, Draven,
Favez, Carbon/Silicon, Paolo Nutini, H.I.M., Züri West, Greis, Redwood, John Butler Trio, Dynamite Deluxe, Ich und Ich, Bettermondays, Slimboy, Ray Wilko, Kummerbuben, Mina feat. Mich Gerber,
Dada ante portas, The Courteeners, Disco Ensemble, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Blind, Klee, Zappa plays Zappa, Amy Macdonald, Galactic, Nils Burri & Band, Slam & Howie, Philipp Fankhauser, Adrian Solo, Aloan,
Bagatello, William White & The Emergency, KT Tunstall, Herbert Grönemeyer, Solomon Burke, Jennifer Rostock, The Beautiful Girls, The Bosshoss, Gianni Spano, Marvin, Adrian Stern, Les Trois Suisses

Country Alpine Openair

Klewenalp
July,
18 - 20

Paleo Festival

Nyon
July,
22 - 27

The Hives, Ben Harper, Deus, Mika, Justice, The Raveonettes, Manu Chao, Massive Attack, Vanessa Paradis, Minor Majority, R.E.M., Vive La Fête

Open Air Lumnezia

Degen
July
25 -26

H.I.M., The Locos, Pendulum, Clueso, Greis

Klingen Openair

Stein am Rhein
July,
25 - 26

Moos, Plain Zest, Silas Bürgi, Favez, Myron, Elijah & the dubby conquerors, Tre Cani feat. Goldfinger Brothers, Rathole, Crash Systm, Fighters

Brienzersee Rockfestival
Swiss Rock

Brienz
July, 31 -
August, 3

Märk & Bänd, Thomas Kull Band, Trauffer, Aextra, Span, Dada ante portas, Adrian Solo, Pegasus, Jargon, Parkhouse, Anshelle, Modern Day Heroes, Redwood, The Georgia Satellites, Paul Camilleri, Melonmoon, Myron, Gölä, Crazy Lixx

Guiness Irish Festival

Sion
August,
7 - 9

Heitere Openair

Zofingen
August,
8 - 10

Jan Delay, Züri West, Danko Jones, Grand Avenue, Breitbild, Die Fantastischen Vier, Sportfreunde Stiller, The Locos, Dada ante portas, Open Season, Miss Platnum, 6er-Gascho, Chor auf Bewährung, Stephan Eicher, Wir Sind Helden, Culcha Candela, Kummerbuben

Streetparade

Zurich
August,
9

Biggest Techno Street Parade in Europe

Rock Oz'Arènes

Avenches
August
13 - 16

Sinead O'Connor, MC Solaar, Stephen Marley, Serj Tankian, Martin Solveig, Fedde Le Grand, The Roots, Sinik, Zucchero, Mattafix, One Republic

Openair Gampel

Gampel
August,
14 - 17

Die Fantastischen Vier, The Hives, Mando Diao, Fettes Brot, Nightwish, Stereo MC's, Starsailor, Anti-Flag, Züri West, Oomph!, Flogging Molly, Sunrise Avenue, Kaizers Orchestra, The Hoosiers, The Locos, The Futureheads, Stefanie Heinzmann, Sina, Justin Nozuka, Favez, Coal, Cage The Elephant, Adrian Stern, Breitbild, Sonic Boom Foundation, Deep Trip, Männer am Meer

A couple of smaller festivals have been forced out of business:

Bex Rock Festival
Rockfest (will be back in 2009)
Openair Ebikon

Others have moved mostly indoors:

For an extensive list of all Swiss bands playing rock music see Mundart-Rock (website in German language only).

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