In France this summer, the Solidays music festival fighting AIDS celebrates its 10th year
April 17, 2008
July 4, 5, and 6 at the Hippodrome in Longchamp, Paris will mark the tenth anniversary of Solidays, the French anti-AIDS concert and fund-raising event.
Three days of music, celebration and poignancy will descend upon Paris July 4-6 2008 when the anti-AIDS concert festival hits Paris for the 10th year. The festival will be held at the Hippodrome at Paris’ famed Longchamp racetrack. The name Solidays, an amalgam of “Solidarite” and “Holidays” is meant to convey a sense of standing with AIDS victims while celebrating life and having fun.
Music of various styles from rap to reggae will be represented. Starting at midnight, electronic music shows are planned complete with fireworks that will light up the Paris sky.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Solidays will offer a three-day pass for 30 euros to the first 15,000 to sign up starting April 18. This is a bargain for three days of music, especially since a one day pass is still 25 Euros.
Among the 200 performers who have already committed to appear at Solidays are: Yael Naim, The Gossip, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Patrice, Césaria Evora, Thomas Dutronc, Asa, Moriarty, Foals, Asian Dub Foundation, Girls in Hawaii, The Hoosiers, The ubways, Alpha Blondy, IAM, Aaron, Toots and the Maytals, Bumcello, Nneka, Kery James, les Têtes Raides, Deportivo, Rhesus, Yelle, Rose, Psy 4 de la Rime, Vitalic, Laurent Garnier, Grand Corps Malade, Orchestre National de Barbès, Beat Assailant, Hocus Pocus, Les Cowboys Fringants and Dub Pistols.
The 2007 Solidays festival in France last year brought in nearly 115,000 spectators and raised more than 900,000 Euros for AIDS prevention and research.
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