Summer Festivals

Had the pleasure of attending the Montreux Jazz Festival again last night and danced to the hypnotic tunes of Underworld. In it's 32nd year, the Festival was made famous by Deep Purple's song, 'Smoke on the Water' which described the evening the Casino in Montreux burnt down during a Frank Zappa concert, forcing Frank to finish his concert in the parking lot, with a burning Casino as a back drop (listen to the lyrics). The Festival is now recognized as one of the finest Festivals, musically, in the world and has played host to many of the world's greats. We are lucky in Switzerland, being such a small country, to have so many Music Festivals (outdoor and indoor) during the summer period. Next week sees the outdoor Paleo Festival in Nyon. Another chance to re-live my Woodstock dreams !