On Tuesday the Rotondes anounced the fist names on the line up of this year's Congés Annulés festival. Marc Hauser from Rotondes joined tom on The Breakfast Show this morning to talk us through the line up and let us know what people can expect from this year's edition.
Since 2008 Congés Annulés has been held in Luxembourg by the team behind the Rotondes music venue in Luxembourg City. Taking advantage of the quieter month of August in Luxembourg's cultural calendar, the festival sees concerts being held nearly every night over the course of four weeks.
Past editions have seen acts like Parquet Courts, Bo Ningen, Molly Nilson, The KVB, Los Bitchos, Moon Duo and Angel Olsen play to intimate crowds on warm summer evenings. As Marc points out the festival aims to touch many different sounds so that there is something for everyone over the course of the month.
This year highlights include Math Rock giants, Battles, Warp Records signees Squid, Ugandan electronic outfit Nihiloxica, Australian boogie-pop maestro Donny Benet and British indie-dance duo PVA.
Festival passes have already sold out but tickets for all of the concerts and more info can be found at: Les Congés Annulés | Rotondes - Explorations culturelles