Rock en Seine

Name

The name is a pun, based on exactly the same pronunciation in French of the words "scène" meaning stage and Seine (the river separating Saint-Cloud from Central Paris after which the Hauts-de-Seine département is called).

Previous years

2003 : 1st year, 2 stages, 10 artists, 22,000 spectators

2004 : 2nd year, extended to Two days, 22 artists, 48,000 spectators

2005 : 3rd year, Three stages, 30 artists, 46,000 spectators

2006 : 4th year, Three stages, 30 artists, 57,000 spectators

2007 : 5th year, extended to Three days,45 artists, 68,000 spectators

2008 : Three stages, 34 artists, 76,000 spectators

2009 : Three stages, 47 artists, 97,000 spectators

2010 : Three stages, 47 artists, 105,000 spectators

2011 : Four stages, 63 bands, 105,000 spectators

2012 : Four stages, 62 artists, 108,000 spectators

2013 : Four stages, 56 artists, 110,000 spectators

2014 : Five stages, 65 artists, 120,000 spectators

2015 : Five stages, 66 artists

The venue

The festival takes place in the down of the Park of "Domaine national de Saint-Cloud", a historical place at the gates of Paris, and 5 minutes from the nearest subway station métro Boulogne - Pont de Saint-Cloud.

The park and the garden, was designed by Le Nôtre in the 17th century, and it's the first park to be classed as a Monument historique in 1994. It is a 4.6 km² park, and there are gardens and forest with basins, thickets, cascades and statues.

Edition 2004

^A Replaced Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Edition 2006

^A Replaced Richard Ashcroft

Edition 2007

^A Replaced Amy Winehouse ^B Replaced The Horrors

Edition 2008

^A Were meant to play on the Scene de l'Industrie but were added to the Grande Scene when Amy Winehouse cancelled at the last minute for unknown reasons. She never arrived to the festival site, despite her support musicians being there.

Edition 2009

^A Madness, who played earlier, replaced headliners Oasis, cancelled after a fight between the Gallagher brothers backstage. ^B Replaced Esser

Edition 2011

^A Replaced Young the Giant ^B Replaced Q Tip