‘Ten nights full of magic’: Baloise Session celebrates 40 years
CEO Beatrice Stirnimann celebrates the storied four-decade history of the intimate indoor concert series in Basel, Switzerland
News By James Hanley | 10 November 2025
Boutique indoor music festival Baloise Session used the platform of its 40th anniversary to “fulfil some dreams”, CEO Beatrice Stirnimann tells IQ.
The sold-out concert series ran from 17 October to 6 November, attracting 15,500 attendees across “ten nights full of magic” at the 1,500-cap Event Hall of Messe Basel in Switzerland.
Headliners included international stars Queens of the Stone Age, Duran Duran, Aloe Blacc, Amy Macdonald, Jon Batiste and Dermot Kennedy, alongside German singer-songwriter Johannes Oerding, Austrian producer Parov Stelar and domestic…