Fête de l'Humanité

Fête de l'Humanité
File:Bénabar @ Fête de lHumanité 2012 (8276289533).jpg Bénabar live, 2012
Inaugurated	September 1930 (1930-09)
Most recent	September 2015 (2015-09)
Attendance	600,000
Organised by	L'Humanité
Website
humanite.fr/fete_huma

Fête de l'Humanité (French pronunciation: ​[fɛt də lymaniˈte]; English: Festival of Humanity) is an event organised annually by L'Humanité, a French Communist newspaper.

The first fête de l'Humanité took place in September 1930 it was started to raise funds for the newspaper L'Humanité and 1000 people attended it. The 2010 festival attracted 600,000 visitors

Hundreds of stalls are scattered around the venue offering food and drinks with the stall holders coming from all over the world to be part of the event. Political debates are also held in some of the tents.

History

1960s

1960

• Paul Robeson
• Jacques Brel

1961

• Léo Ferré
• Robert Lamoureux
• Catherine Sauvage

1962

• Jean Ferrat
• Léo Ferré
• Georges Brassens

1964

• Eddy Mitchell
• Charles Trenet
• Annie Cordy
• Nana Mouskouri

1966

• Nino Ferrer
• Juliette Greco
• Guy Béart
• Hugues Auffray

1968

• Mireille Mathieu

1969

• Jacques Dutronc

1970s

1970

• Pink Floyd

1971

• Claude Nougaro
• Joan Baez

1972

• The Who
• Mireille Mathieu
• Country Joe and the Fish
• Golden Earring

1973

• Chuck Berry
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Alan Stivell
• Catherine Ribeiro

1974

• Leonard Cohen
• The Kinks
• Mikis Theodorakis

1975

• Jacques Higelin

1976

• Area
• Guy Bedos
• Maurice Béjart
• Julien Clerc
• Louise Forestier
• Bernard Lavilliers
• Maxime Le Forestier
• Bernard Lubat
• Claude Nougaro
• Quilapayún
• Archie Shepp
• Mikis Theodorakis
• Brenda Wootton

1977

• Deep Purple
• Alan Stivell
• Joan Pau Verdier

1978

• Genesis

1979

• Charles Trenet
• Catherine Ribeiro
• Gilles Vigneault

1980s

1981

• Ray Charles

1982

• Magma

1983

• Julien Clerc
• Robert Charlebois

1984

• The Communards
• Nina Hagen
• Renaud

1985

• Johnny Hallyday

1986

• Jacques Higelin
• Eddy Mitchell
• Sappho

1987

• Demis Roussos

1988

• Kassav

1990s

1990

• Johnny Clegg
• Manu Dibango
• Dee Dee Bridgewater
• Paul Personne
• Colin James

1991

• Johnny Logan

1992

• MC Solaar
• The Kinks
• Calvin Russell
• Bernard Lavilliers (guest: Léo Ferré)

1993

• Princess Erika
• Michel Fugain

1994

• Midnight Oil
• No One Is Innocent

1995

• Jacques Higelin

1996

• Maxime Le Forestier
• Jimmy Cliff

1997

• Robert Charlebois
• Cesária Évora

1998

• Sinsemilla
• Cheb Mami
• Raggasonic

2000s

2000

• Eddy Mitchell

2001

• Manu Chao
• Ska-P

2004

• Youssou N'Dour
• The Rasmus
• Dub Incorporation

2005

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Bernard Lavilliers in Concert at Main Stage, 2005

• Asian Dub Foundation
• Bernard Lavilliers
• The Offspring

Recent notable acts

The festival features many stages. The main one is the Main Stage which can accommodate about 100,000 spectators. Many artists such as Roger Hodgson, Léo Ferré, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd, The Who, Deep Purple, Jacques Brel, Johnny Hallyday, Renaud, Chuck Berry, Jacques Dutronc, Leonard Cohen, and Joan Baez have performed at this event. Iconic punk rocker-poet Patti Smith is scheduled to appear there in September 2012.

2007

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• The Stooges
• Razorlight

2008

• Roger Hodgson
• Babyshambles
• NERD

2009

• Deep Purple
• The Kooks

2010

• Raggasonic
• The Prodigy
• Madness
• Simple Minds

2011

• Joan Baez
• Avril Lavigne

External links

• Official site in French
  • lls se sont produits à la Fête de l’Humanité... (incomplete list of the participants)