The Montreux Jazz Festival is held over two weeks every summer in Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Created in 1967 by Claude Nobs, the Montreux Jazz Festival has come to be over the years an important event, producing fantastic stories and famous performances.
Nearly 250,000 spectators come to the Festival every year, enjoying a wonderful setting, concerts with well-known acoustics and many free stages.
While jazz and blues are at the heart of the event, other styles of music rapidly found their place there. More recently, Muse, Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Adele, Lady Gaga, Tyler The Creator and Rita Ora have played in Montreux and honored the legends that preceded them.
In sum, it is musical festival that bridge the ties between continents and generation of musicians.
To get a more accurate and detailed picture of the event, take a look at the event website we’ve listed for you.
Coronavirus is causing a number of event cancellations; we provide event website links on each page for you to check the latest updates.
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