Since its beginnings in Sète (South of France) in 2006, Worldwide Festival has had one simple goal: to create a different festival, offering a unique artistic selection inspired by twenty years of Gilles Peterson’s legendary radio show ‘Worldwide’.
The festival has grown into a seven day expression of culture that brings together thousands of festival goers every year from far flung corners of the globe and fuses together acoustic performances, beach parties and open air club sets for one unforgettable experience.
Giles Peterson – ‘My main aim with this festival was to invite my friends to play to the finest crowd on the finest sound system…’’
This year’s event is no exception; from 30th June til 6th July, Gilles and the Worldwide Festival team will once again be invading Sète (dubbed the île singulière by Paul Valery) and its unique venues. Following an opening party at the Paul Valery Museum (Monday) and a Street Party on the cobbled quayside just in front of the CRAC (Regional Modern Art Museum), for the first three days (Monday thru Wednesday) the Théâtre de la Mer will be transformed into an open air clubbing paradise, while the St Christ venue (clubbing area) will once again be covered head to toe in lights from Thursday to Sunday.
During the day, the classic Sète beach parties provide a congregation point for all Worldwide Festival goers.
The decision to choose Sète as the festival’s home was a natural one. Eschewing the usual concept of cramming young festival goers by their thousands into soulless arenas, the Worldwide Festival team strived to find the perfect combination of artistic quality and stunning settings. The île singulière meets all these criteria; not just because of its unique peninsular location, but also because of its heritage and community of resident artists.
Confirmed artists on the bill for 2014: FOUR TET, FLOATING POINTS, MICHAEL KIWANUKA, ANDREW ASHONG, OSUNLADE, SHIGETO, SADAR BAHAR, JONWAYNE, WERKHA, JOHN WIZARDS and many more to come…
We can’t wait!