EURO 2008 INFO

Organized on the sidelines of football games, the poster final concerts is finally unveiled. A program "unpretentious," but perfect for a party, assured the magistrate Mark Muller.

By June, it was full of footballs. Where we do not get out. At the choice, according to the tastes of each.

Unless ... A tower on the plain in order to save a lot of ears, you feel like it? No square for a penny, holding local Euro 2008 has not forgotten to seduce cautious. Well, go to the concert!

Dévolues the football fans, of course, but for once the music lovers, animations on the sidelines of sporting competition are the beautiful music. A poster, 800 artists in 72 concerts and 24 evening DJ! From June 6, one day before the kick-off until June 29, the final evening, three separate locations will open their doors. Gratis.

"Two sausage stands, three bars beer, it would have been very simple," likes to comment Frédéric Hohl, in charge of animations. Fortunately, the director of New Events Production SA, a company contracted by the State of Geneva, is more ambitious. "The question was: what do people expect?"

First answer with the Fan Zone: "90% foot, 10% culture." With matches on giant screens, stands and restaurants. The forum will be installed on the plain of Plainpalais intends to satisfy those who have not reached the stage entrance of the Praille. And who did not want to stay in front of their television. - According to Frederick Hohl, they are numerous. "Who has a ticket?" He asks the cantonade.
Journalists present yesterday during the presentation of the festivities, little arms are raised. C.Q.F.D.

Mainly devoted to football fans, plain Plainpalais still host the concerts heads poster. Yannick Noah opens June 6, then genevoiseries of Beau Lake Basle, followed by Cape Verde mornas of Cesaria Evora, the hard rock of Swiss Gotthard and finally an anthology of opera arias Verdi-signed.

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The bulk of the musical program is also on the banks of the Arve. At the sports centre du Bout du Monde, the Fan Village puts on stage 55 groups, mainly Swiss romands, mainly pop-rock. As the noceurs, they will travel to the rink Vernets, turned into a dance floor, the Fan Club.

"Euro 2008 is more than three football matches in Geneva!" Enthuses the State Councillor Mark Muller, who oversees the hosting of the Euro in Geneva. His opinion on the programme of concerts? "Very varied. There is something for everyone. "Fairly large groups on the plain of Plainpalais? "Yes. Even if, indeed, the past Yannick Noah, Cesaria Evora or Gotthard, there are no big names. But so much the better. There is everything you need to celebrate. And this unpretentious. "

In fact, rather foot or culture, State Councillor Liberal? "Both, of course! Even if, during the Euro, I will be rather foot. However, I welcome the atmosphere Bout du Monde, and the Vernets Fan Club. My favorite song? The Barrio Latino evening with DJ Carlos Campos. "

The total cost of these animations (scenes and stamps artists): one million francs.
Expos and TV are just foot

On the sidelines of the Euro, ethnographers and TV journalists auscultent the phenomenon.

The month of June will be completely "foot" on the TSR. Television romande, indeed, exited the great game to offer the best possible coverage of Euro 2008. In addition to the live broadcast of the 31 meetings, TSR broadcast two daily broadcasts on the Euro: The Diary of Euro 2008, live from the residence of the team of Switzerland in Lugano and Feusisberg and the club 's Euro 2008. The first is scheduled to 20.05 since May 20 and until the end of the trail of the team of Switzerland. The second will begin at 23hdu 7 to June 29. SI

The Euro will also be the subject of two this time with a survey of supporters on May 29 and chronicles the three weeks of this championship in Europe on July 3.

From foot in Geneva, there will be even at the Museum of Ethnography (MEG)… And if Maradona was a god, Sepp Blatter a pope, and Victoria Beckham a courtesan? Through an exhibition that lets us enter a world of rules, and technical virtuosity, there are many facets of this sport show and its social and symbolic interpretations.
Surprise… When you look at football, it illuminates large swathes of our society. Out Thursday, from May 21, Conches.