This year’s Montreux Jazz Festival will be going ahead. Relaxation of the rules means a down sized event will be possible.
The 55th edition is called ‘Small is Beautiful’ and will kick off on July 2nd and go on to the 17th.
They’ll be four stages – two of them will be hosting free concerts. One stage will be build on the lakeside.
In total around 2,000 will be able to attend every day.
Headline acts will include, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, Arlo Parks and Woodkid.
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