An astutely-programmed part-outdoors electronic and rock music festival!

photo : ciaba., used under cc licence

The Villette Sonique festival takes places in several venue at La Villette in the north-east of Paris. It’s the first of the season and always has the top names in punk-funk, retro rock and high-end electronic music.  Can’t say I know all the names, but here are a few that I’ve listened and heard of:

– Boy 8-Bit

– Jesse Rose

– Diplo

– DJ Hell

– Richie Hawtin

– Liars

– Dan The Automator (with Russel Simmins, under the charming name of Men Without Pants)

– and – of course – headliners Liquid Liquid (although funnily enough I don’t have any of their records)

The festival also has its own record fair the ‘Labels Village’ for 30-odd independant labels, a glass cube with DJs playing in it from 3 – 8pm at the weekend and workshops for kids. Something for everyone!

The full programme can be seen on the official site here (not yet translated at time of going to press), and the map of La Villette showing what’s happening where is just below.
And keep up with the festival’s latest news via their  Myspace and Facebook groups or Twitter feed.

Find Villette on Google Maps