Main Square Festival

Main Square Festival
Aerial view of the festival site (c.2012)
GenreRock, indie rock, alternative rock, electronic, pop
Dates1st weekend in July
Location(s)Arras, France
Years active2004–present
FoundersFrance Leduc Productions
Organised byLive Nation
WebsiteFestival Website

The Main Square Festival is an annual international music festival organized by Live Nation which takes place in the first week-end of July in Arras, France.

Created in 2004 by France Leduc Productions, the festival rose to one of the major music events of the country, attracting worldwide famous bands and stars like Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Placebo, Muse, Indochine, and Pearl Jam.

2004

The first edition of the Main Square Festival took place on 3 July 2004 on the Grand-Place d'Arras. Gomm performed during the opening act and the headliner was Placebo.[1] 15,000 spectators were present.[2]

2005

In 2005, Kyo & Sum 41 were the headliners on 3 July. This edition gathered 9,000 spectators.[2]

2006

The 2006 edition gathered around 45,000 people for a two-day festival on the Grand-Place d'Arras. Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, Muse, The Kooks & Second Sex were present. During their live show, Muse broadcast live Thierry Henry's goal for France against Brazil in the 2006 World Cup quarter-finals.[2]

2007

The 2007 edition took place on 30 June and 1 July. The line-up was mainly composed of French artists, including headliners Indochine and Tryo, but also Ayọ, The Sunshiners, Air & Peter von Poehl.

2008

The 2008 edition marked the beginning of the partnership with Live Nation and a three-day-format. The festival was organized from 4 to 6 July. The line-up was denser and more prestigious than the previous years. The 2008 edition gathered more than 60,000 people on the Grand-Place d'Arras. The Chemical Brothers, Underworld and Justice headlined the first day of the festival alongside Boys Noize and 2 Many DJ's. On the second day, Mika, The Kooks and BB Brunes were the headliners and The Hoosiers, Digitalism and Panic! at the Disco also performed. The final day was headlined by Radiohead while Sigur Rós, The Dø, Vampire Weekend, and The Wombats also performed.[2]

On 7 July, a concert of Quebec star Celine Dion was organized on the Grand-Place d'Arras by Live Nation. Arras, Paris and Nice were the only three French cities on her "Taking Chances World Tour".[3]

On 14 August, Live Nation organized another concert on the Grand-Place d'Arras. The entertainment company brought American heavy metal band Metallica for a show that lasted over two hours.[4]

2009

In 2009, the festival took place from 2 to 5 July. The four-day-festival was headlined by Coldplay, Kanye West, Placebo and Lenny Kravitz. Despite the prestigious line-up, the tickets were tough to sell. The 4-day pass cost 175€. A few days before the festival, the organizers decided to apply a 40% discount on the tickets.[2]

Other performers included The Ting Tings, Amy Macdonald, M. Ward, Lily Allen, Phoenix, Birdy Nam Nam, Yuksek, Boys Noize, Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, Gossip, Ghinzu, Expatriate, Crookers, Moby, Franz Ferdinand, Duffy, Katy Perry, Justin Nozuka & Michael Franti.

2010

The 2010 edition is the first that was held at the Citadelle d'Arras, a UNESCO listed site. The capacity of the new venue is doubled and a new stage is added.

Main Square Festival

110,000 tickets were sold for the 2010 edition. The headline acts were The Black Eyed Peas, Pearl Jam, Rammstein, and Pink. Many other artists performed, including David Guetta, Jamiroquai, Pony Pony Run Run, La Roux, Vitalic, The Bloody Beetroots, Curry & Coco, Something A La mode, Ben Harper, M, Phoenix, Coheed and Cambria, Julian Casablancas, Gomez, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, TV Glory, Gush, Angus & Julia Stone, Hawkins, Art Point M, Gossip, Stereophonics, Florence and the Machine, Yeasayer, Skip The Use, The Bewitched hands, Patrick Watson & Delphic.

Main Square Special

On 9 July 2010, Live Nation produced a show which featured Prince, Larry Graham et Mint Condition. 22 000 tickets were sold for the show.[5]

2011

The second edition at the Citadelle d'Arras is known as one of the best pop rock lineup of the festival. The three-day festival gathered around 100 000 spectators during the three days.[2]

Headline acts performed on the Main Stage and included The Chemical Brothers, Linkin Park, Queens Of The Stone Age, Limp Bizkit, Shaka Ponk, The Gaslight Anthem, The Pretty Reckless, Moby, Arcade Fire, The National, Kaiser Chiefs, White Lies, Yodelice, Triggerfinger, Coldplay, Portishead, PJ Harvey, Elbow, Bruno Mars, Charles Bradley, Rival Sons.

Other artists performed on a smaller stage called Greenroom: Martin Solveig, Beady Eye, Eels, Selah Sue, Tame Impala, Jenny & Johnny, Warpaint, Welling Walrus, The Shoes, Kasabian, Two Door Cinema Club, Jimmy Eat World, Fleet Foxes, Aloe Blacc, Everything Everything, Mai, Underworld, Magnetic Man, Cold War Kids, Julian Perretta, Puggy, I Blame Coco, Evaline, Manceau.

2012

The 2012 edition took place from 29 June to 1 July 2012. This edition gathered 25% less spectators than the previous one (75,000). The line-up was criticized for being too "pop".[2]

Friday 29 June Saturday 30 June Sunday 1 July
Main Stage United Kingdom The Maccabees
United Kingdom The Subways
United Kingdom Simple Minds
United Kingdom Garbage
United Kingdom Kasabian
United Kingdom The xx
France Justice 		United States X
France Skip the Use
Netherlands Within Temptation
United Kingdom The Kooks
United Kingdom Florence + The Machine
United States Pearl Jam
France Birdy Nam Nam
United States The All-American Rejects
United Kingdom Gaz Coombes
United States Wiz Khalifa
United States Incubus
France Shaka Ponk
United States Blink-182
France Etienne de Crécy
Greenroom France Lolito
France Greenshape
France Stuck In The Sound
United States Electric Geust
France Brigitte
United Kingdom Editors
United Kingdom Metronomy
United Kingdom Chase & Status
France La Moustache de Martin PinPin
United States Kreayshawn
United Kingdom Velvet Revolver,
United Kingdom Miles Kane
Japan Miyavi
France Izia
United States The Rapture
United Kingdom The Zombie Kids
France Girl's Toys
United Kingdom Michael Kiwanuka
United States Beat Assailant
United Kingdom Noah and the Whale
United Kingdom Ben Howard
United States The Mars Volta
France M83
Israel The Young Professionals

2013

In 2013, the Main Square Festival took place from 5 to 7 July. The line-up included Green Day, The Hives, Biffy Clyro, The Prodigy, Bloc Party, Sting, Indochine, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Modestep, Netsky, Mike + The Mechanics, Alt-J, Damien Saez, Of Monsters and Men, Madeon, Stereophonics, Lou Doillon, Modest Mouse.[6]

2014

The Main Square Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2014. For this occasion, the festival announced an attractive line-up on four days. [7] The first day was dedicated to heavy metal with Iron Maiden as headline act alongside Alice in Chains, Mastodon, and Ghost.[8] Other days included performances from The Black Keys, Franz Ferdinand, Imagine Dragons, Stromae, Paul Kalkbrenner, David Guetta, James Arthur and many more.

The 2014 edition gathered a record-number of 135,000 spectators.[9]

July 3
July 4
July 5
July 6

2015

For the 2015 edition, the festival went back to its three-day format. Headline acts included Muse, Lenny Kravitz and Pharrell Williams.[9]

July 3
July 4
July 5

2016

The 2016 edition took place from 1 to 3 July. The festival was headlined by Iggy Pop, Disclosure, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Les Insus.[10]

1 July 2 July 3 July
Main Stage Disclosure
Iggy Pop
Louise Attaque
Ellie Goulding
Jake Bugg 		Birdy Nam Nam
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
The Offspring
Walk off the Earth
Mass Hysteria
Lonely the Brave 		Les Insus
Editors
Ghinzu
Band of Horses
Last Train
The Struts
Greenroom Boys Noize
Flume
Jeanne Added
Yelawolf
The London Souls
Cayman Kings 		Salut C'est Cool
Nekfeu
X Ambassadors
Marina Kaye
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Bear's Den
Cardri 		Odesza
Years & Years
L.E.J
A-Vox
Tiggs Da Author
Evrest

2017

The 2017 edition gathered 36 artists for a three-day festival. Radiohead was the main act and performed during a 2h30 show on the last day.[11]

30 June
1 July
2 July

2018

36 artists were present for the 2018 edition. Headline acts were Queens of the Stone Age, Depeche Mode and Orelsan.[12]

6 July
7 July
8 July

2019

The 2019 edition took place in La Citadelle d'Arras from 5 July to 7 July 2019. It was the 15th edition. On 5 July, the line-up included various artists including DJ Snake, Christine & the Queens, Damso, Cypress Hill, Angèle, Lizzo, Miles Kane. On 6 July, Martin Garrix, Skip The Use, Masego among others performed. On 7 July, the line-up included John Butler Trio, Bigflo & Oli, Editors, Jain, Ben Harper and others.[13]

2020 & 2021

2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

2022

The 2022 edition took place from 30 June to 3 July 2022, with four days of festival. The headline acts were DJ Snake, Sting, Black Eyed Peas, and Twenty One Pilots.[15] The Pixies were originally scheduled to play on 2 July but they cancelled due to a Covid-19 infection in the group. They were replaced by French band Inspecteur Cluzo.[16]

2023

The 2023 edition took place from 30 June to July 2 2023, going back to a three-day-format. The organisation increased the prices of the tickets, three-day passes went from 129€ in 2022 to 155€ in 2023.[17] The line-up included artists such as Aya Nakamura, David Guetta, Macklemore, Maroon 5, John Butler, Kungs, Tiakola.[18]

2024

In 2024, the Main Square Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary. However, the 2024 edition will not be the 20th as two editions were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Le Main Square Festival a bien grandi depuis 2004". dunkerque.maville.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Main Square Festival : 10 ans dans le rétro en vidéos et photos". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. ^ "Céline Dion en concert en juillet sur la grand'place d'Arras". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  4. ^ "Metallica a retourné Arras". leparisien.fr (in French). 16 August 2008. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  5. ^ "Les mille et une surprises de Prince, roi funky d'Arras". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. ^ "Main Square Festival 2013 : la programmation". Madmoizelle (in French). 14 March 2013. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  7. ^ "Main Square Festival 2014 : 40 artistes / 40 portraits". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  8. ^ "Avec Iron Maiden, le Main Square Festival d'Arras met le heavy metal à l'honneur". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  9. ^ a b "Main Square Festival 2015 avec Muse, Lenny Kravitz et Pharrell Williams". Franceinfo (in French). 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  10. ^ "Le Main Square Festival 2016". Rolling Stone (in French). 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  11. ^ "Main Square Festival : les horaires et la durée des concerts de l'édition 2017". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  12. ^ "Arras. Main Square Festival 2018 à partir de ce vendredi 6 juillet : programme, artistes, horaires". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  13. ^ "Main Square Festival 2019 : dates, programmation, billetterie… Tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la 15ème édition !". myCANAL (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  14. ^ "Programmation, transports, sécurité... Tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur le Main Square Festival". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  15. ^ "Le Main Square 2022, une édition de tous les records !". Hands Up (in French). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  16. ^ "Main Square Festival : les Pixies, renoncent à leur concert pour cause de covid-19, remplacés par The Inspector Cluzo". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  17. ^ "Main Square Festival à Arras. Les tarifs en forte hausse pour 2023". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  18. ^ "Arras : le Main Square Festival 2023 - Wéo". www.weo.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-14.

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