The organizers of the biennial event, which will end late on Sunday, September 18, 2022 in Lausanne, are satisfied: 75,000 people have surveyed the ten free places. Artists and festival-goers were won over by the view of the lake offered by the new main stage. “A success. It was risky to move the heart of the festival from Place Centrale (note: closed for work) to Montbenon. We were no longer in the city center,” notes Nadège Hauser. The director of Label Suisse is also pleased to have heard Swiss-German and Italian in the crowd, which proves the influence of the raout.
Label Suisse also makes it a point of honor to invite music pros, whether Swiss or foreign. “There were great exchanges. It’s important to create a link and a meeting point around Swiss music,” says the manager. Its highlights will remain the women’s rap set at the Docks with Tashan, Danitsa and Chilla, the “superb” concert by Flèche Love at the Saint-François church or Mark Kelly’s new group, The Peaceful Warriors.
In 2024, Label Suisse could return to Montbenon. The event would also like to launch an edition in odd years to retain the public and partners. It could take place elsewhere in Switzerland. “Nothing is defined. There, I am just a director happy to have shared the Swiss musical proliferation”, concludes Nadège Hauser.