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Depeche Mode. Courtesy of Live Nation

Depeche Mode

6 - 7 Dec 2009

Doom-laden synth-rock gods Depeche Mode are on an extensive tour in support of latest album, Sounds of the Universe. These dates are at Zurich's Hallenstadion.

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Singing Christmas Tree

28 Nov - 13 Dec 2009 (annual)

Old and young delight at Zurich's Singing Christmas Tree on Werdmühleplatz square. Children from local schools stand on a tiered stage, arranged and decorated to look like a Christmas tree…

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New Year's Eve in Geneva

Dec 2009 (annual)

Geneva brings in the New Year with plenty of activities in the vieille ville (old town), including concerts, food markets, children's entertainment and late-night parties in the city's squares.

New Year's Ball

Jan 2010 (annual)

Lucerne welcomes the new year in Viennese style with the grand New Year's Ball at the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum. The Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra performs Strauss melodies, while accomplished…

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Photo Courtesy Gstaad Tourism © Christoph Ogi

High-Fly

Feb 2010 (annual)

High-Fly in Rübeldorf is a must for all skateboarding and snowboarding fans, featuring freeskiing, snowboarding, freestyle motocross, freestyle paragliding, fireworks, live bands and parties.

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Salsa Festival Switzerland

26 - 28 Feb 2010 (annual)

If you thought the only thing hot about Switzerland was chocolate, think again. Adding a sultry twist to Zurich's winter, the Salsa Festival Switzerland struts into the Kongresshaus Zürich.…

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Swiss figure skater Sarah Meier at Art on Ice St Moritz 2008. Photo by Marcel Giger, © 2008 Art on Ice Production AG

Art on Ice

4 - 7 Mar 2010 (annual)

After spinning around on ice rinks all winter, see how it's really done at the Art on Ice winter extravaganza. Top international sequin-clad ice skaters, world-famous pop acts and a dynamic…

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eRikm works on pre-recorded sounds by Luc Ferrari; Photo by Karel Sust courtesy of Archipel Festival.

Archipel Contemporary Music Festival

Mar 2010 (annual)

Geneva's Archipel Contemporary Music Festival explores new musical forms that lie between electronic music, rock and aural installations. Held throughout town, hear the vibrations of seemingly…

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Blues Festival Basel

23 - 28 Mar 2010 (annual)

Music lovers indulge in six days of live blues, rhythm 'n' blues, country, jazz, boogie and soul at Basel venues, including on a boat, during the Blues Festival Basel. The event incorporates…

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AMR Jazz Festival

Apr 2010 (annual)

The AMR (Association for Improvised Music) Jazz festival has now become an annual rendezvous for jazz enthusiasts in Geneva. The concerts take place in the Alhambra.

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Caprices Music Festival

Apr 2010 (annual)

The hot Latino and African rhythms are enough to melt the ice at one of Switzerland's coolest winter music festivals, held in the mountainous resort of Crans Montana.

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Lausanne Carnival

Apr - May 2010 (annual)

The three-day Lausanne carnival offers food stands, street theatre, processions, confetti fights, live music, DJs until late and much more.

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Jazz Festival Basel

Apr - May 2010 (annual)

The cream of the jazz crop perform at the Jazz Festival Basel, held at venues across the city including the Stadt-Casino Basel and Basel Theatre.

Schaffhausen Jazz Festival, Schaffhausen. © Francesca Pfeffer

Schaffhausen Jazz Festival

May 2010 (annual)

Swiss jazz solo artists and big bands come to Schaffhausen, around 30km north of Zurich, for this annual jazz festival. Around ten acts take to the stage to show off their improvisation skills…

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Festival Son Cuba

May 2010 (various dates)

The Festival Son Cuba brings the smooth Cuban vibe to Friedrichshafen's Bahnhof Fischbach, Augsburg's Parktheater and Herdecke's Werner Richard Saal as well as Zug's Theater Casino in Switzerland.

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Ahmad Jamal. Courtesy of Air

Berne International Jazz Festival

Mar - May 2010 (annual)

Top musicians head for the Berne International Jazz Festival, held at Marians Jazzroom and other venues. The event includes late-night concerts and a Chicago Blues Festival with its own…

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Festival Son Cuba

May 2010 (various dates)

The Festival Son Cuba brings the smooth Cuban vibe to Friedrichshafen's Bahnhof Fischbach, Augsburg's Parktheater and Herdecke's Werner Richard Saal as well as Zug's Theater Casino in Switzerland.

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Festival Son Cuba

May 2010 (various dates)

The Festival Son Cuba brings the smooth Cuban vibe to Friedrichshafen's Bahnhof Fischbach, Augsburg's Parktheater and Herdecke's Werner Richard Saal as well as Zug's Theater Casino in Switzerland.

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Concert for Hope

May 2010 (annual)

The Concert for Hope features more than a dozen French and international artists, who perform in Geneva's Stade du Bout du Monde. The event attracts around 50,000 people each year, providing a…

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Festival Son Cuba

May 2010 (various dates)

The Festival Son Cuba brings the smooth Cuban vibe to Friedrichshafen's Bahnhof Fischbach, Augsburg's Parktheater and Herdecke's Werner Richard Saal as well as Zug's Theater Casino in Switzerland.


Highlights

Depeche Mode

Hallenstadion, Zürich

6 - 7 Dec 2009

New Year's Eve in Geneva

Geneva

Dec 2009 (annual)

High-Fly

Rübeldorf

Feb 2010 (annual)