Rock en Seine: ‘We’re rethinking the festival model’
AEG Presents France's chief Arnaud Meersseman reveals how the festival is revising its booking strategy and taking risks on new headliners
News By Lisa Henderson | 26 August 2025
AEG Presents France’s president has revealed how Rock en Seine is rethinking its booking strategy to contend with the explosion of headline tours.
The French festival returned to Domaine National de Saint-Cloud in Paris between 20–24 August with acts including Chappell Roan, Kid Cudi, Anyma, Justice, Queens of the Stone Age, Fontaines D.C. and Vampire Weekend.
Ticket sales for the 2025 edition were a “little under” what they were last year, totalling 150,000 festivalgoers across five days. However, Arnaud…