The Balelec Festival is the largest musical event organized by students in Europe.[1][2] It is usually the first open-air music festival happening in Switzerland each year during Spring. It is organised by volunteers on the campus of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne[3] near lake Geneva in Lausanne, Switzerland around the beginning of May.
Originally the ball of the school's electronics faculty, the festival is known to happen on a rainy day. It has been held at EPFL since 1981.[4] Each year on a Friday night the school welcomes 15'000 people (since 2003) and 30 live concerts. [5][6] Concerns about excessive consumption of alcohol at the festival are denied by the organizers.[7]
In 2015 and again in 2016, the festival once again attracted a sold out crowd of about 15,000 spectators.[8] The budget for the 2016 festival was 650,000 swiss francs.[9]
Les Wampas at Balélec 2011. Clockwise from top left: Jean-Mi Lejoux (bass), Didier Wampas (lead vocals), Niko Wampas (drums), Tony Truant (guitar), Philippe Almosnino (guitar)
Balélec ("bal"-"élec") was originally the yearly-held ball of the electrical and electronic engineering students at EPFL. It was first organized by professors of the school of engineering, and was progressively adopted by students, who transformed it into a festival.
A part of the funds to mount the festival comes from sponsorships and the other part comes from the tickets sold for the event. The student association has an overall budget of 800'000 Swiss francs. All the money earned during the event is used to fund the next edition.
The orgalization is composed of a main committee of 50 volunteers, mostly EPFL and UNIL students, who are divided into four teams: Animation, logistics, promotion and internal resources.
In addition, more than 300 volunteers and professional staff help with the setup on campus during the setup week and after the festival. On site, there are seven musical indoor and outdoor stages and about 30 live concerts each the year.
Outdoor stagesedit
The main live stages of the festival are outdoors. These 2 stages are called the Grande Scene (the main stage) and the Scene Azimuts.[10] The main stage has an eclectic musical line-up while the other one is more rock/metal oriented. In 2012, the volume on these outdoor stages led to complaints from neighbouring residents, leading to a reduction in the volume of the bass frequencies in 2013.[11]
Indoor stagesedit
Indoor, the festival owns 4 scenes.
The Satellite Scene is a live stage put in place in a collaboration with Satellite, a bar on the EPFL campus. Its line-up is oriented towards French and Balkan music.
The festival has also two electronic music stages called the Coupole and the SoundGate, the last one taking place in the Faculty of Architecture's hall.
The last indoor scene is called The Dome with a nightclub ambiance.[12]
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The Balelec Festival is the largest musical event organized by students in Europe 1 2 It is usually the first open air music festival happening in Switzerland each year during Spring It is organised by volunteers on the campus of Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne 3 near lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland around the beginning of May Festival BalelecGenrepopindie poprapfrench rapDatesYearly in MayLocation s Lausanne SwitzerlandCoordinates46 31 6 41 N 6 33 59 05 E 46 5184472 N 6 5664028 E 46 5184472 6 5664028Years active1981 presentFounded bystudents at EPFLAttendance16 000 peopleWebsitehttps balelec ch en Originally the ball of the school s electronics faculty the festival is known to happen on a rainy day It has been held at EPFL since 1981 4 Each year on a Friday night the school welcomes 15 000 people since 2003 and 30 live concerts 5 6 Concerns about excessive consumption of alcohol at the festival are denied by the organizers 7 In 2015 and again in 2016 the festival once again attracted a sold out crowd of about 15 000 spectators 8 The budget for the 2016 festival was 650 000 swiss francs 9 Contents 1 History 2 The organization 3 Outdoor stages 4 Indoor stages 5 References 5 1 External links 6 See alsoHistory edit nbsp Les Wampas at Balelec 2011 Clockwise from top left Jean Mi Lejoux bass Didier Wampas lead vocals Niko Wampas drums Tony Truant guitar Philippe Almosnino guitar Balelec bal elec was originally the yearly held ball of the electrical and electronic engineering students at EPFL It was first organized by professors of the school of engineering and was progressively adopted by students who transformed it into a festival The organization editThe Balelec Festival is planned and managed by a student club recognized by EPFL and listed as a non profit organization A part of the funds to mount the festival comes from sponsorships and the other part comes from the tickets sold for the event The student association has an overall budget of 800 000 Swiss francs All the money earned during the event is used to fund the next edition The orgalization is composed of a main committee of 50 volunteers mostly EPFL and UNIL students who are divided into four teams Animation logistics promotion and internal resources In addition more than 300 volunteers and professional staff help with the setup on campus during the setup week and after the festival On site there are seven musical indoor and outdoor stages and about 30 live concerts each the year Outdoor stages editThe main live stages of the festival are outdoors These 2 stages are called the Grande Scene the main stage and the Scene Azimuts 10 The main stage has an eclectic musical line up while the other one is more rock metal oriented In 2012 the volume on these outdoor stages led to complaints from neighbouring residents leading to a reduction in the volume of the bass frequencies in 2013 11 Indoor stages editIndoor the festival owns 4 scenes The Satellite Scene is a live stage put in place in a collaboration with Satellite a bar on the EPFL campus Its line up is oriented towards French and Balkan music The festival has also two electronic music stages called the Coupole and the SoundGate the last one taking place in the Faculty of Architecture s hall The last indoor scene is called The Dome with a nightclub ambiance 12 References edit 13 14 15 Le festival Balelec seduit malgre la pluie 24 Heures Chers festivaliers c est le printemps 24 Heures Le festival Balelec vu du ciel Tribune de Geneve Xurxo Adrian Entenza 22 05 2012 Festival Balelec People Magazine Sacha Voeffray 20 minutes Balelec frappe tres fort et dans tous les styles Nightfever 20 Minutes Festival Balelec 2011 a Lausanne programme et clips francomix com A Balelec l alcool n est pas un souci 20 Minutes May 9 2014 Balelec repart pour un tour 24 heures 27 October 2015 La bonne humeur a ete au rendez vous a Balelec 20 Minutes May 14 2016 Festival Balelec EPFL Campus Lausanne 08 05 2015 Indie Nation May 13 2015 20 minutes Balelec joue les pionniers pour calmer ses voisins Vaud 20 Minutes Festival Balelec EPFL Campus Lausanne 08 05 2015 Indie Nation May 13 2015 Balelec 2013 Un festival par les etudiants pour les etudiants LeMurDuSon ch Sanj 5 October 2013 Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Review www exploreviews com 20 minutes Balelec la fete aux belles decouvertes Festivals 20 Minutes External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Festival Balelec 1 EPFL s internal newspaper s article about the historic of the festival from 2000 to 2005 in french the Balelec Festival is a member of the Swiss association Petzi EPFL s websiteSee also editEPFL Satellite 46 31 10 N 6 33 57 E 46 5194 N 6 5659 E 46 5194 6 5659 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balelec Festival amp oldid 1222226259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
