Montreux Jazz Festival reinvents format for 2024
Changes are being made to the Swiss event due to construction work on the Montreux Music and Convention Centre Congress Centre
News By James Hanley | 27 November 2023
Montreux Jazz Festival (MJF) has unveiled a reimagined layout for its 58th edition while its traditional main venue undergoes construction work.
Set to be held from 5-20 July 2024, the storied Swiss event is reinventing itself in the town with an extended route along the quay, plus a brand-new 5,000-cap stage to be built on top of Lake Geneva itself.
It will also see a return to the Casino, where the festival started in 1967, along with a large number of free stages as it continues to accommodate its usual 250,000 capacity across the duration of the event. The Casino Stage will have a capacity of 1,300 and a half-seated, half-standing configuration.
The changes have been made due to construction work on the Montreux Music and Convention Centre Congress…
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