Avenches (VD)
Major renovations to the Roman amphitheater will take place in two years, forcing the two festivals playing there to give up their 2022 editions.
During Rock Oz ‘, the arenas can hold 8000 people.
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No music will leave the venerable arenas in 2020, the fault of the virus. And you will have to take full advantage of the two festivals that will take place in 2021 since then the monument will be closed for renovation. “Today, this work is done because there is a need. That’s it or having to close the arenas, “explained to “24 hours” Nicole Minder, head of the cultural affairs department of the canton of Vaud.
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“This announcement has at least the merit of clarifying things. Rock Oz ‘can celebrate its 30e anniversary in the arenas in 2021 ”, reacted Charlotte Carrel, founder of the festival. Options to maintain the festival, including outside the arenas, are being explored: “We wish to maintain a cultural activity in the region and Rock Oz ‘will continue in another form and in another context”. On the Avenches Tattoo side, it is clear that the event will take place, but elsewhere. “There are no other arenas of this type in French-speaking Switzerland, but there are certainly other places that could host the only French-speaking military music festival. We do not exclude any track in Romandie, but the aim would be to stay in the canton of Vaud ”, summarizes the production manager.
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Note also that the work will take into account the issues of festivals, which are played out in a historic monument. “We asked that the analyzes include a better flow for the events. One can imagine that the works facilitate the installation of bleachers or temporary structures, “added the chief of service of the canton.
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