The Story of Rock en Seine Festival in Fifty Photographs

30 August 2017, 17:01

Words by Best Fit

Original Photography by Chris Almeida

(The xx) (Black Lips) (The Kills) (Car Seat Headrest) (Mac DeMarco) (The Lemon Twigs) (Ty Segall) (Little Dragon) (Jesus and Mary Chain) (PJ Harvey)

We take you just west of Paris to Domaine National de Saint-Cloud for a veritable feast of artists across three days captured in fifty stunning photographs. Featuring PJ Harvey, The Kills, The xx, Jain, HER, Car Seat Headrest, Mac DeMarco, The Lemon Twigs, The Pharcyde, Little Dragon, Ty Segall, Slowdive, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Band of Horses, Black Lips, Franz Ferdinand, Girls in Hawaii. Photos by Chris Almeida.

Rock en Seine Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida

PJ Harvey Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey 2 Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — PJ Harvey

Frans Ferdinand crowd Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida

The XX Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — The xx

The XX 2 Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — The xx

Jai la flemme Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida

The Kills Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — The Kills

The Kills 2 Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — The Kills

Mac De Marco Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — Mac DeMarco

Mac De Marcos bar on the stage family fans Car Seat Headrest Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — Mac DeMarco's on stage fans

Mac De Marco 2 Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — Mac DeMarco

Summering Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida Ty Segall Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida

Little Dragon Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — Little Dragon

Saying hello to Ty Segall Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida

Black Lips Rock en Seine Paris 25 08 17 Chris Almeida — Black Lips

Jain Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — Jain

Oh hi Jain Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — Jain fans

Jain 1 Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — Jain

Dad and son Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida

Car Seat Headrest 1 Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida jpg — Car Seat Headrest

The Jesus and Mary Chain Rock en Seine Paris 25 08 17 Chris Almeida — The Jesus and Mary Chain

Scott Von Ryper The Black Ryder and JMC Rock en Seine Paris 25 08 17 Chris Almeida — Scott Von Ryper (The Black Ryder and JMC)

34 degrees banana Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida

Band of Horses Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — Band of Horses

Having a laugh Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida

Barbagallo Rock en Seine Paris 25 08 17 Chris Almeida — Barbagallo

Pre Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida

Slowdive 2a Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — Slowdive

Festival location Metro tile map Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida Ty Segall Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida

Pre gig Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida

The Lemon Twigs Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — The Lemon Twigs

Mac De Marcos crowd Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — Mac DeMarco crowd

The Pharcyde live band 2 Rock en Seine Paris 25 08 17 Chris Almeida — The Pharcyde

Girls in Hawaii Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — Girls in Hawaii

Moshpit Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida

HER Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — HER

Pounding pints of rock Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida

Franz Ferdinand and the Moon Rock en Seine Paris 25 08 17 Chris Almeida — Franz Ferdinand

Quick break Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida

At The Drive In Rock en Seine Paris 25 08 17 Chris Almeida — At The Drive In

King Khan The Shrines Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida Ty Segall Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — King Khan & The Shrines

Rendez Vous Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — Rendez-Vous

Waiting to start Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida

Ty Segall Rock en Seine Paris 27 08 17 Chris Almeida — Ty Segall

Ulrika Spacek Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida — Ulrika Spacek

Frank Carter Rock en Seine Paris 25 08 17 Chris Almeida

Teme Tan Rock en Seine Paris 25 08 17 Chris Almeida — Teme Tan

Purple light rain Rock en Seine Paris 26 08 17 Chris Almeida

Best spot Rock en Seine Paris 25 08 17 Chris Almeida

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