Old Plows Festival (Festival des Vieilles Charrues)
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| Country and Region | France — Bretagne |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Carhaix, Bretagne, France |
| Festival Address Information | Festival des Vieilles Charrues |
| Festival Description | Founded with the goal of presenting and supporting the culture of the Brittany region through the money raised each year, this interestingly-named festival features music, street art, and other festivities in various locations in Carhaix. |
| Festival Dates | July 17 - 20, 2008 |
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Festival Story:
The Vieilles Charrues Festival started 16 years ago, in the middle of Brittany, as a small volunteer-led community project. It has now become one of the largest music events in Europe attracting 180,000 spectators over three days. Every summer, an increasingly enthusiastic crowd comes to enjoy the musical performances of today’s and tomorrow’s stars in the natural amphitheatre of Kerampuilh. The festival has three of the biggest stages in Europe and welcomes over 80 bands. The choice of performers is amazingly diverse and it is that diversity which is at the very heart of the festival’s success. In addition, the success of the festival, a great source of pride for the region, relies on the contribution of more than 5,000 volunteers.
Festival Events:
Program 2008:
- Thursday, July 17
- BB Brunes
- Motörhead
- Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals
- Babyshambles
- Friday, July 18
- ZZ TOP
- CHRISTOPHE MAE
- YAEL NAIM
- AARON
- GOGOL BORDELLO
- CALVIN HARRIS
- BEN’S BROTHER
- PATRICK WATSON
- SENSER
- SHARKO
- CONSTANCE VERLUCA
- MAION & WENN
- HAMON MARTIN
- HEAT WAVE SOUL
- FRANCIS JACKSON PROJECT
- QUALITE STREET
- TONY CLIFTON CIRCUS
- PIED EN SOL
- Saturday, July 19
- GAD ELMALEH
- ETIENNE DAHO
- DUFFY
- GOSSIP
- MATMATAH
- CAMILLE
- YELLE
- ZEBRAMIX
- THE GO! TEAM
- DUB INC
- SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
- BRISA ROCHE
- CRYSTAL CASTLES
- DOES IT OFFEND YOU YEAH
- SEBASTIAN
- EDF
- VINCE
- WIPIDOUP
- BIG STAL
- MAHE LEHART
- LE LOUARN THOMAS
- QUALITE STREET
- LES CHARENTAISES DE LUXE
- TONY CLIFTON CIRCUS
- PIED EN SOL
- LA COMPAGNIE DU DEUXIEME
- Sunday, July 20
- VANESSA PARADIS
- THE HIVES
- MORCHEEBA
- THE KOOKS
- THE DO
- ASA
- THOMAS DUTRONC
- THE WEDDING PRESENT
- PSY 4 DE LA RIME
- WAX TAILOR
- FOREIGN BEGGARS
- GILLES LE BIGOT
- SYLBAT
- CALICO
- LAUREAT TREMPLIN DEVEZH AR BREZHONEG
- QUALITE STREET
- TONY CLIFTON CIRCUS
- LES CHARENTAISES DE LUXE
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