The international rock festival the Eurockeennes has been taking place on the peninsula of Malsaucy near Belfort / France since 1989.

Eurockeennes is one of the best known festivals in France having built up a reputation in it's 20 years of existence for its diverse range of artists and for showcasing International talent with three open stages, one marquee and a sound system alongside home-grown French artists. The festival appeals to music fans of any genre.

The setting for the festival is beautiful, surrounded by lakes and hills with one of the stages on the beach. The food and drink stalls are numerous and filled with a wide variety of different things to tempt your taste-buds a far cry from the overpriced standard fare found at some of UK festivals.

The campsite is located a short walk along a disused rail line from the festival site although shuttles run regularly for those who don’t fancy the scenic stroll. The campsite is really well organized and there are plenty of facilities to keep you occupied including food / drink stalls, entertainment and dancing.

Read Joe Gamp report 08 (for clash Magazine) : "Belfort, the French Glasto"

 

 

Belfort is located in the East of France, close to Swiss border : Find out on the google map. The Basel / Mulhouse Euroairport, is only 70 kms far from the festival and very easily reachable by highway. EasyJet provides cheap flights from London (LDN / STN), Liverpool, Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam and 15 other European cities. Belfort is also easily reachable by train (www.voyages-sncf.com).
From Belfort station, you may take the free shuttles especially provided to reach the festival site and the camping spot.

Infoline (Tourist Board) : 00 33 384 55 90 90

Tickets, Food and clothes stands, luggage-leaving-area (one spot on the campsite and another one at the entrance of the venue), phone boxes, cash dispensers (ATM)…

Forbidden items on the site
• Bottles of alcohol and glass-bottles.
• Weapons and other dangerous items (cutting, explosive, flammable, pyrotechnic stuff or any item that could be used as a missile)
• Political, religious, advertising and/or ideological signs or banners of any size
• Cameras, camrecorders, and any audiorecorders (except for accredited people)
• Animals/Pets are not allowed either on the site or on the campsite.
• For any flyer distribution on the site an agreement of the organization must be given before.

 

Children
The festival is open to everyone, no need to be 18 years old to take part. But in view of the limited capacity of the venue, there is no special reduction for children.

Structure for disabled people
By car, you will be parked in the allocated parking area in front of the festival if you display your "disabled person" sticker. Please contact us to receive this sticker ( Cette adresse email est protégée contre les robots des spammeurs, vous devez activer Javascript pour la voir. ). Special access for disabled people is there to make your festival easy and enjoyable. Two viewing platforms are also available near the main stage and the Marquee.

Prevention
Abiding the french legislation and especially the law n°2004-68 of 16th January 2004, the festival is no longer allowed to sell cigarettes (nor tobacco) inside the venue. Ear-protections and condoms will be available for free on the venue thanks to AIDS association, Social Security and le Conseil général du Territoire du Belfort. The Red Cross is also on the venue in case of emergency, or for any medical assistance.

Leaving the venue during the festival
BE CAREFUL ! Once you have left the venue, you won’t be able to enter it again till the day after, even with your ticket.