Type | Music Festival |
Dates | Mid-June to early July |
Venue | Montreux, Switzerland |
Genres | Jazz • Blues • Soul • Rock • Pop |
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Creators | F[]{.underline} []={.underline}[édération Internationale des Sociétés de Musique] • Claude Nobs |
Attendance | 250,000+ persons per year |
Founding year | 1893 (as society ball in Venice), 1913 (in Montreux), 1967 (as modern music festival) |
Famous performers | Miles Davis • Ella Fitzgerald • B.B. King • Bob Dylan • Prince • Queen • Deep Purple |