Montreux Jazz Festival unveils 2024 lineup
Set for Switzerland from 5-20 July, artists will include Raye, Sting, Massive Attack, Kraftwerk and Janelle Monáe
News By James Hanley | 18 April 2024
Switzerland’s legendary Montreux Jazz Festival has announced a typically eclectic lineup for its 58th edition.
Running from 5-20 July, artists will include Raye, Sting, Massive Attack, Kraftwerk, Janelle Monáe, PJ Harvey, Smashing Pumpkins, Jungle, Duran Duran, Rag’n’Bone Man, Yussef Dayes, André 3000, Alice Cooper and Deep Purple.
The 2024 event will see a number of temporary changes due to construction work on the Montreux Music and Convention Centre Congress Centre (2m2c), which usually hosts the festival’s major shows.
With work scheduled to continue until 2025, this year’s festival will feature a new layout with a new 5,000-cap main stage erected on top of Lake Geneva, and a return to the historic Casino, which will have a capacity of 1,300 and a…