By Jose Oliveira & Rosine Alleva – Rock At Night EU Editors
Basel is definitely the city in the spotlight in the last half of 2024.
It has been chosen to host the 2025 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, (following the Swiss Nemo victory)
and will be living to the sound of musical feats at the 2024 edition of the renowned Baloise Session.
One of the most important indoor music festivals which takes place every October/November. This year, from 17 October to 8 November, in a hushed, intimate atmosphere, the 20 concerts on the programme will offer privileged spectators a musical eclecticism that has always been one of the Festival’s hallmarks.
The 2024 line-up is very attractive and, in our opinion, one of the best of recent years. From TAKE THAT to JACOB COLLIER, via SEAL (two nights of concerts), GARY CLARK JR, ROBERT PLANT, MIKA … Once again magic will brighten the Baloise nights.
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I was born in Portugal and lived the Sixties exploring the great UK Rock magazines: "The New Musical Express" and "Melody Maker". Ray Charles and Pat Boone were my father’s fav. I became “The Great Pretender”. Cliff Richard was our Elvis Presley. As a beach boy, with my first guitar, I met a beautiful French girl on the beach! It was the Summer of 69!! We got married and rock music was our dowry. In France, I became a Wine Genetic Research Scientist. One of my works contributed to the decoding of the genome of the vine! As a rock journalist, I’ve worked twenty years for the Portuguese and Brazilian Rock Press. I ‘ve interviewed so many great artists. Then, one day I met FRANK ZAPPA! I got into trouble for introducing my wife to "Uncle Meat"!
