Festival Hub: Main Square Festival

The Scene: The first weekend of July is full of French festivals and one of those standouts is Main Square. Situated at the stunning Citadelle Vauban, this mainstream dose of rock/pop/electronic boasts an impressive alumni list like Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Placebo, Muse, and Metallica.

Main Square Festival 2024: July 4-7, 2024
Main Square Festival 2023: June 29-July 2, 2023
  • Alvin Chris
  • Anna Calvi
  • Apashe
  • Aya Nakamura
  • bbno$
  • Calum Scott
  • City and Colour
  • Cloud
  • Damso
  • David Guetta
  • Dear Deer
  • Feu Minéral
  • FEVER 333
  • Gang Clouds
  • Grand Cru
  • Hamza
  • Hot Milk
  • Izïa
  • Joé Dwèt Filé
  • John Butler
  • Junebug
  • KO KO MO
  • Konga
  • Kungs
  • Lost Frequencies
  • Lydsten
  • Macklemore
  • Maroon 5
  • Nova Twins
  • Orange Dream
  • Orelsan
  • Queen(Ares)
  • Ravage Club
  • Rethno
  • Royal Republic
  • Sir Chloe
  • Spoon
  • Suzane
  • The Rose
  • Tiakola
  • Vitalic
  • YMNK
Main Square Festival 2022: July 1-3, 2022
  • Alan Walker
  • Almost Lovers
  • Angèle
  • Baasta!
  • Bekar
  • Betical
  • Black Eyed Peas
  • Brass Against
  • Caballero Vs Jeanjass
  • Christone Ingram
  • Declan Mckenna
  • Dedhomiz
  • DJ Snake
  • Eesah Yasuke
  • Feu! Chatterton
  • Gambi
  • George Ezra
  • Giant Rooks
  • Henri Pfr
  • Iris Gold
  • Junon
  • Kas:st
  • Kennyhoopla
  • La Femme
  • Larkin Poe
  • Last Night We Killed Pineapple
  • Last Train
  • Le Juiice
  • Lena Deluxe
  • Louane
  • LP
  • M
  • Maastø
  • Madeon
  • Marcel Et Son Orchestre
  • Midos Ladowz
  • Ninon
  • Okala
  • P.R2B
  • Pastel Coast
  • Pixies
  • Purple Disco Machine
  • Richard Allen
  • Sch
  • Skip The Use
  • Space Alligators
  • Sting
  • Sum 41
  • The Breakfast Club
  • The Lathums
  • Tones And I
  • Turnstile
  • Twenty One Pilots
  • Vald
  • Yn
  • You Me At Six
  • Yungblud
Main Square Festival 2019: July 5-7, 2019
Main Square Festival 2018: July 6-8, 2018
Main Square Festival 2017: June 30-July 2, 2017
  • System of a Down
  • Radiohead
  • Major Lazer
  • Die Antwoord
  • La Femme
  • Biffy Clyro
  • Jain
  • Savages
  • Soulwax
  • Rag’N’Bone Man
  • Thylacine
  • Machine Gun Kelly
  • Kungs
  • The Lemon Twigs
  • Above & Beyond
  • Kaleo
  • Naive New Beaters
  • Frank Carter And The Rattle Snakes
  • Vald
  • Seasick Steve
  • Don Broco
  • Cage The Elephant
  • Mark Lanegan Band
  • The Inspector Cluzo
  • Xavier Rudd
  • Spoon
  • The Noface
  • Dirtyphonics
  • Kensington
  • Talisco
  • Highly Suspect
  • Walking On Cars
Main Square Festival 2016: July 1-3, 2016
  • A-Vox
  • BAND OF HORSES
  • Bear’s Den
  • BIRDY NAM NAM
  • BOYS NOIZE
  • Cardri
  • Cayman Kings
  • DISCLOSURE
  • EDITORS
  • ELLIE GOULDING
  • EVRST
  • Flavien Berger
  • FLUME
  • GHINZU
  • IGGY POP
  • Jake Bugg
  • JEANNE ADDED
  • L.E.J
  • LAST TRAIN
  • LES INSUS
  • Lonely the Brave
  • LOUISE ATTAQUE
  • MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS
  • MARINA KAYE
  • MASS HYSTERIA
  • NEKFEU
  • ODESZA
  • SALUT C’EST COOL
  • THE LONDON SOULS
  • THE OFFSPRING
  • THE STRUTS
  • TIGGS DA AUTHOR
  • WALK OFF THE EARTH
  • X Ambassadors
  • YEARS & YEARS
  • YELAWOLF
Main Square Festival 2014: July 3-6, 2014
  • ALICE IN CHAINS
  • ARSENAL
  • Bakermat
  • David Guetta
  • DÉTROIT
  • Disclosure
  • FOALS
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • Gesaffelstein
  • Ghost
  • GIRLS IN HAWAII
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Iron Maiden
  • JACK JOHNSON
  • JAMES ARTHUR
  • JOHN BUTLER TRIO
  • LONDON GRAMMAR
  • -M-
  • Mastodon
  • MGMT
  • PAUL KALKBRENNER
  • RODRIGO Y GABRIELA
  • Skrillex
  • Stromae
  • The Black Keys
  • Triggerfinger
  • WOODKID
  • YODELICE
Main Square Festival 2013: July 5-7, 2013
  • GREEN DAY
  • THE PRODIGY
  • 30 SECONDS TO MARS
  • BLOC PARTY
  • STING
  • THE HIVES
  • C2C
  • SAEZ
  • ALT-J
  • DEUS
  • ASAF AVIDAN
  • OF MONSTERS AND MEN
  • MIKE & THE MECHANICS
  • INDOCHINE
  • WAX TAILOR & THE DUSTY RAINBOW EXPERIENCE
  • VOLBEAT
Main Square Festival 2012: June 29-July 1, 2012
  • Beat Assailant
  • Ben Howard
  • Birdy Nam Nam
  • Blink-182
  • Brigitte
  • Chase and Status
  • Editors
  • Electric Guest
  • Etienne de Crécy presents Beats’N’Cubes
  • Florence + The Machine
  • Garbage
  • Gaz Coombes
  • Girl’s Toys
  • Greenshape
  • Incubus
  • Izia
  • Justice
  • Kasabian
  • Kreayshawn
  • La Moustache de Martin PinPin
  • Lolito
  • M83
  • Metronomy
  • Michael Kiwanuka
  • Miles Kane
  • Miyavi
  • Noah and The Whale
  • Pearl Jam
  • Revolver
  • Shaka Ponk
  • Simple Minds
  • Skip The Use
  • Stuck In The Sound
  • The All-American Rejects
  • The Kooks
  • The Maccabees
  • The Mars Volta
  • The Rapture
  • The Subways
  • The xx
  • The Young Professionals
  • The Zombie Kids
  • Within Temptation
  • Wiz Khalifa
  • X
Main Square Festival 2011: July 1-3, 2011
  • 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
  • MARTIN SOLVEIG
  • BEADY EYE
  • EELS
  • SELAH SUE
  • TAME IMPALA
  • WARPAINT
  • KASABIAN
  • TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
  • JIMMY EAT WORLD
  • FLEET FOXES
  • ALOE BLACC
  • EVERYTHING EVERYTHING
  • UNDERWORLD
  • MAGNETIC MAN
  • COLD WAR KIDS
  • JULIAN PERRETTA
  • PUGGY
  • I BLAME COCO
  • EVALINE