EUROCKEENNES OF BELFORT. After a violent storm, the organizers announce the cancellation of Friday. The Eurockéennes de Belfort festival will resume on Saturday.
[Mis à jour le 1er juillet 2022 à 09h50] The storm got the better of the first two evenings of the Eurockéennes de Belfort. After a violent storm, which had already resulted in the cancellation of the concerts scheduled for Thursday evening, including Stromae, the organizers announced in a press release the cancellation of the second evening of the Eurockéennes, this Friday. “The damage caused by the rain and the violent winds require, from this night, a time of meticulous verification of the installations and structures, essential for the safety of all”, can we read in the press release, released this night.
“Our goal is to continue the Eurockéennes festival from Saturday July 2 at 4:00 p.m. by ensuring the safety of the teams and festival-goers,” it added. The organizers then ensure that they commit “to the reimbursement of day tickets” for Thursday and Friday July 1. “All the terms of reimbursement will be specified soon”, it is added.
The territory of Belfort had been placed in orange vigilance for risk of thunderstorms by Météo France, during the day on Thursday. According France 3, “seven festival-goers were injured during the event” and are “in relative emergency”. Violent rains, squalls and even hailstorms caused trees to fall and damaged sets and installations. After two blank years and cascading cancellations for festivals French due to the health crisis, the sors persist: at the beginning of June, the We Love Green festival, at the gates of Paris, had to cancel its Saturday evening for the same reasons.
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Due to the violent storm that affected the entire department, the Eurockéennes concerts this evening are canceled in order to ensure the safety of festival-goers.
Follow the instructions, be safe on the road, and stay informed about https://t.co/M67aXdbewt pic.twitter.com/cZjpc7KX30– Prefect of the Territory of Belfort (@Prefect_90) June 30, 2022
After confirming the rescheduling of Muse, the organizers of the Eurockéennes de Belfort festival have unveiled the list of artists who will perform on the four stages of the event. Here is the programming of the Eurocks 2022, day by day:
- Thursday, June 30 : CANCELED. Stromae, Bob Sinclar B2B Pedro Winter, HER, Kaaris & Kalash Criminal, Fire! Chatterton, Suicidal Tendencies, Biga*Ranx, Big Thief, Arka’n Asrafokor, Guy2bezbar, Joy Crookes, Otoboke Beaver, Perturbator, Pogo, Squid and Ziak.
- Friday July 1 : Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Diplo, Clara Luciani, SCH, Black Pumas, Bicep, Girl in Red, Amyl & the Sniffers, Elow’n, Emilie Zoé, Fever 333, Geese, Larkin Poe, Mokoomba and Wet Leg.
- Saturday July 2 : Simple Minds, Foals, Paul Kalkbrenner, Oboy, Last Train, APM001, Ascendant Vierge, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Frustration, La Fève, Lilly Palmer, Paloma Colombe, Paula Temple, Sherelle, Star Feminine Band, Tiakola, urtrax and Wu -Read.
- Sunday July 3 : Muse and Declan McKenna.
After the cancellation of the 2020 edition, then of 2021, the Eurockéennes de Belfort will be back in the summer of 2022. The festival will begin on Thursday June 30, and end on Sunday July 3, 2022. Four days of celebration for the festival-goers, who will not shy away from their pleasure of returning to the festival after two blank years!
For these four days of festival, the weather is (almost) essential to the party. Thursday, a violent storm caused the cancellation of the concerts of the evening. On Friday, the sun will be present in Belfort, just like Saturday and Sunday, when temperatures will rise to 28 degrees. Bring a hat and sunscreen!
The Eurockéennes 2022 festival ticket office opens on Friday 11 February. Tickets for the four days of festivities are on sale at the event website. Note that for the Muse concert on Sunday, tickets purchased in 2021 are valid. However, all tickets for the 2021 and 2020 editions have been refunded (except for Muse tickets for those who want to keep them). It will no longer be possible to enter the Eurockéennes enclosure with a 2021 or 2020 ticket.
Like many festivals, the Eurockéennes have set up a cashless system for payments on the site. The only means of payment at the festival, this bracelet or recharge card will allow you to pay for your drinks at all the stands and refreshment bars of the event. To save time, you can create your account and recharge your bracelet or your card this way.
The Eurockéennes festival takes place 7km from Belfort, on the Malsaucy peninsula. There are several ways to get to the site:
- By car: parking near the campsite is available to festival-goers at the Chaux aerodrome. Then take the shuttles that connect the car park and the festival site. think about carpooling !
- By train: by TER, to Belfort station. Then, free shuttles are made available to festival-goers.
- By bike: a bike park has been set up at the entrance to the site, with the presence of the Unis Vers Selle association, which offers services (particularly repairs) and entertainment.