110,000 attend Rock en Seine 2016

It was an impressive showing for the 14th Rock en Seine as the Paris event mirrored the strong ticket sales seen at other French festivals this summer

Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre at Rock en Seine 2016

The 14th edition of Rock en Seine, the last major event on the French festival calendar, closed on Sunday with an attendance over three days of 110,000.

The figure – 10,000 fewer than last year, when the Paris event sold out – can be nevertheless counted as a win for newly Live Nation-owned promoter Nous Productions in a year when many predicted major drop-offs in attendance for live events amid fears of further terror attacks.

Additionally, a spokesman for the festival tells IQ that…

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