{"id":15055,"date":"2013-09-23T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=15055"},"modified":"2013-10-24T02:34:02","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T00:34:02","slug":"ultimate-guide-to-pitchfork-2013-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/ultimate-guide-to-pitchfork-2013-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate Guide to Pitchfork 2013 Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were part of the crazy shenanigans last year<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– also here<\/a>, here<\/a> and there<\/a><\/em> –\u00a0and can’t think of missing such a densely filled music weekend, party, and generally good vibes. Trust me, whatever you might hear around you, it’s well organized, you won’t wait between two acts as the two stages operate alternatively with little distance to walk from one end of the venue to the other. One of the highlights in terms festival goes here in Paris, at that time of the year. Followed closely by Les Inrocks Festival… It’s jam-packed with interesting, upcoming artists and bands, that will be HUGENESS in the following weeks. Set in my “Arrondissement” (the 19th district of Paris) for the past three years, the venue is just a destination in itself. One of the most rundown parts of town only ten years ago. You wouldn’ve thought walking down the romantic canal walk in fear of getting harassed, mugged or pushed in the canal… Things have changed A LOT, since. They’ve rightfully and thankfully gentrified the place. More street-lights, less rundown, more gig venues and a lot more cosmopolitan than I was used to. The 19th district is pretty proud to host Pitchfork 2013 for the third year in a row at La Grande Halle de la Villette, here’s some Wikipedia background below, you’ll find the complete details about the history of the building here<\/a> :<\/p>\n

\"Pitchfork<\/a>Designed by\u00a0Jules de M\u00e9rindol\u00a0and Louis-Adolphe Janvier (1818\u20131878),\u00a0construction of the Grande Halle took place during the period of 1865\u20131867.\u00a0While the La Villette complex opened in the 1860s with a total of three market halls, only the Grande Halle aux Boeufs, preserved for its architectural value, survives.\u00a0La Villette took on a nickname\u00a0la Cit\u00e9 du Sang\u00a0(“city of blood”) by butchers, or\u00a0La Villetouse\u00a0in slang.
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In 1970, the City of Paris ceded Villette’s land and its management to the national government, and four years later, Villette’s slaughterhouses ceased operations. In 1979, l’Etablissement Public du Parc de la Villette (EPPV) was created to restore and manage Villette’s 55 hectare site;\u00a0and the slaughterhouse\/market became a\u00a0Monument historique.\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand’s 1982 announcement of\u00a0Les Grands Projets’\u00a0included Parc de la Villette, and in that year, Bernard Reichen and Philippe Robert were selected for the Grande Halle’s restoration.\u00a0After renovation completion, Mitterrand opened the restored Grande Halle in January 1985.\u00a0In 1993, by government decree No. 93-96, the EPPV was renamed\u00a0L\u2019Etablissement public du Parc et de la grande halle de la Villette\u00a0(“The Public Establishment of the Park and the Great Hall de la Villette”; EPPGHV).\u00a0Another Grande Halle renovation occurred in 2005\u20132007.\u00a0The production designer\u00a0Guy-Claude Fran\u00e7ois\u00a0collaborated with architects in the conception of the hall’s performance stage.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[title subtitle=””]Last Updates & Practical Information[\/title]<\/h2>\n

Tweets by @pitchforkparis<\/a>
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