For more than twenty years, Rock en Seine has been delivering joy to us at the start of each season! This year, the must-see Île-de-France music festival returns to its usual home in Hauts-de-Seine, namely the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud.
Rock en Seine invites festival-goers to come alive once again for five consecutive days. So mark your calendars for these Wednesday 26, Thursday 27, Friday 28, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August 2026 to soak up live music alongside major national and international artists.
The Cure, Deftones, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Mogwai, Tyler, The Creator, Lorde, Turnstile, Franz Ferdinand, Amyl and the Sniffers, Interpol, AFI, Kompromat, Peaches or Sparks are set to heat up the crowd, promising five days of fearless dancing. But what time does the site open? Which acts are must-sees? How do you get to the Domaine de Saint-Cloud by public transit? What items are banned or allowed on site? Here’s everything you need to know before you head to Rock en Seine, edition 2026!
On the programming side, Rock en Seine is delivering a heavyweight lineup this summer, with big-name acts confirmed like Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Cure, Deftones, Lorde, and Tyler, The Creator. These bands and artists should have festival-goers dancing with ease.
Rock en Seine 2026: here is the full lineup by day and the concert times
Rock en Seine is back this week at the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud! The Île-de-France festival invites you to five days of concerts and festivities to be enjoyed on Wednesday 26, Thursday 27, Friday 28, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August 2026. On the menu? The Cure, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Tyler, The Creator, but also Deftones, Turnstile, Franz Ferdinand, and Sparks, Kompromat, Clipse, Mogwai, Wolf Alice, Peaches and Lykke Li... A new edition that promises to be especially thrilling! Here is the full daily lineup as well as the concert times! [Read more]
Rock en Seine gets a new edition! The famed festival returns to the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud from Wednesday, August 26 to Sunday, August 30, 2026, bringing a wave of highly anticipated shows. On the lineup? The Cure, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Amyl and the Sniffers, plus AFI and Ecca Vandal... Here is our pick of 10 artists and bands you won’t want to miss this summer at Rock en Seine. [Read more]
The Domaine national de Saint-Cloud, which is to host the Rock en Seine festival, is very well served by public transport. Metro, bus or streetcar, the choice is yours! Alternatively, take your bike or scooter.
New Paris edition for Rock en Seine! The Cure, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Deftones, Lorde, and Tyler, The Creator are set to perform at the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud on Wednesday 26, Thursday 27, Friday 28, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August 2026. If you’ve got your prized pass to this edition, here’s everything you need to know before you head to the festival site to make your visit run smoothly! [Read more]
If you’re planning to kick things off on Wednesday, note that the festival is scheduled to open its doors on August 26 at 4:00 p.m. As for the rest, doors will open at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2:30 p.m. on Friday 28 and Saturday 29, and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday 30.
Please note that concerts end before the subway and tramway close, i.e. around 12:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
As with all festivals, certain items are prohibited on site (even at the locker).
However, other objects are allowed on the festival site:
This year again, Rock en Seine pulls out all the stops with the return of the Food Band. "This new culinary venture spotlights camaraderie and, above all, the talent of renowned chefs who, together, will reinvent the festival’s gastronomic experience" Rock en Seine explained on its website two years ago.
For the occasion, Rock en Seine is inviting at the end of August Christ Bikouedi, Priscilla Trâm, Juan Pablo Rojas Pineda, and Carlos Moreno. Each will present a chef’s menu specially crafted for this 2026 edition of Rock en Seine.
This year, Rock en Seine brings four new chefs to tantalize festival-goers’ taste buds from Wednesday, August 26 to Sunday, August 30, 2026. United under the culinary project dubbed “Food Band,” these food lovers will each present a menu specially conceived and crafted for the occasion. [Read more]
Rain or shine? Heatwave or cool spell? Here are Météo-France's forecasts for Hauts-de-Seine for August 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, 2026.
The Cure, Lorde, Tyler, the Creator, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Deftones... all these artists are set to light up Rock en Seine’s 2026 edition in the days ahead. But then, what weather can festival-goers expect? Will rain be part of the picture or will the sun manage to peek above the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud this week and at the weekend? Here are the Météo France forecasts issued in Hauts-de-Seine on Wednesday 26, Thursday 27, Friday 28, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August 2026. [Read more]
Now that you’re up to speed, we wish you a fantastic 2026 edition of Rock en Seine!
Dates and Opening Time
From August 26, 2026 to August 30, 2026
Location
Domaine national de Saint-Cloud
1 Avenue de la Grille d'Honneur
92210 Saint Cloud
Route planner
Access
Metro: Line 10 terminus Boulogne-Pont de St-Cloud, By streetcar: T2 [Pont de Bezons-Porte de Versailles], stop Parc de St-Cloud By bus: Lines 52, 72, 126, 175, 460, 467, stop Parc de St-Cloud Line 160 terminus Pont de St-Cloud-Albert Kahn Line 260 stop Rhin et Danube-Musée Albert Kahn
Official website
www.rockenseine.com
Rock en Seine 2026: here is the full lineup by day and the concert times
Rock en Seine 2026: 10 acts you won’t want to miss
Rock en Seine 2026: How to get to the festival? What you need to know before you arrive.
Rock en Seine 2026: here are the menus devised by the four chefs of the Food Band
Rock en Seine 2026: what weather can festival-goers expect?
