Hey, some information about the coming Montreux Jazz Festival 2005!

39th edition of the Festival : some names

After a very icy winter, the whole Festival team is hard at work on the 39th edition, which is to take place from July 1-16, 2005, and is proud to announce the upcoming Auditorium Stravinski performances of Laura Pausini, B.B. King, Robert Cray, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Daniela Mercury, Brian Wilson, Alice Cooper, George Benson and Chic avec Nile Rodgers. The Miles Davis Hall will be playing host to Queens Of the Stone Age, The Hives, Audioslave, Zap Mama, Seu Jorge, Kraftwerk, Underworld and LCD Soundsystem, while the Casino Barrière will be opening its doors to Peter Cincotti, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Ritenour, Steps Ahead, Manhattan Transfer, Bobby McFerrin, Gipsy Kings, McCoy Tyner and Ray Barretto.