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Paléo Festival 2025 welcomes rock and rap giants

18/03/2025 written by Karo

From 22 to 27 July 2025, the 48th edition of the Paléo Festival will transform Nyon into a temple of live music with a spectacular program. In addition to top-class French-speaking acts, international stars such as Will Smith, Queens of the Stone Age, Sex Pistols and Macklemore will be performing.

"Party in the city where the heat is on, all night on the beach till the break of dawn, Welcome to Miami": when Will Smith sings his hit, the Plaine de l'Asse will undoubtedly have that South Beach feeling. Welcome to Nyon!

With the actor and singer from "Men in Black", the rapper Macklemore, the punk kings Sex Pistols accompanied by Frank Carter and Queens of the Stone Age, the Paléo has once again hit the bull's eye with its program.

A week of rock, pop, rap and electro until the end of the night

A total of 250 concerts will take place on eight stages. The Paléo Festival brings together artists and styles from all over the world and for all generations. You can enjoy pop music from Soprano, Clara Luciani, Zaho de Sagazan, Ben Mazué and Pierre Garnier. Julien Doré and Philippe Katerine promise a fun atmosphere, while Nemo will be flying the Swiss flag high.

As far as the riffs are concerned, there will be a reunion with Texas, Skunk Anansie, the Lambrini Girls and the Scottish new wave band Simple Minds in addition to the icons mentioned above.

French-language rap is also in no way inferior to the international headliners with the extravagant combo of Ninho & Niska, the fast-paced SDM and the swing of Hamza. At their side is the up-and-coming hip-hop sensation Rilès.

The new star of Paléo is electro!

Since its debut in 2022, the Belleville stage has become a firm favorite with the new generation of festival-goers, making electronic music the star of the festival. The 2025 line-up proves this with none other than EDM icon David Guetta and French touch duo Justice. At their side: the Belgian hit machine Lost Frequencies. On the "Belleville" electro stage, there is room for thrills, including three DJ platforms that will be 100 percent female.

Advance tickets for the 48th edition of the Paléo Festival Nyon go on sale on Wednesday, March 26 at 12 noon.

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