Rock the Pistes stages concerts on the slopes of the Portes du Soleil ski area, between Valais and Haute-Savoie. The 15th edition runs from Sunday 14 to Sunday 21 March 2027.
The story
The festival began in 2011 as the Festival des Concerts Sauvages. BB Brunes and Keziah Jones headlined that first edition. It was renamed Rock the Pistes in 2012.
Shaka Ponk, Babyshambles, Selah Sue, Stephan Eicher and IAM have played its stages. The 2014 edition focused on British acts. After-ski concerts and DJ sets joined the programme in 2019.
The 2020 edition was cancelled. The festival returned in 2022 for its tenth edition, with Gaëtan Roussel and IAM. According to the organisers, 83 artists have performed since 2011.
The 2025 edition drew about 25,000 festivalgoers, with MC Solaar and La Femme. In 2026, about 24,000 people attended seven concerts over one week. The highest stage stands at 1,814 m.
Who organises it
The festival is organised by the Association Internationale des Portes du Soleil, with support from the resorts.
The ski area brings together twelve resorts, including Champéry, Morgins, Torgon and Val-d’Illiez in Valais.
What to find
Skip the Use opens the festival on 14 March at 1.30 pm, at the Pléney chairlift in Morzine. Deluxe plays on 16 March at Les Lindarets, in Montriond. Marlon Magnée and Mosimann perform on 18 March in Châtel.
The last three days take place at the top of the Morgins gondola, in Valais. Passi, Rim’K and DJ Cut Killer play there on 19 March. Pony Pony Run Run and The Molotovs follow on 20 March.
Pianist Beatrice Berrut and singer Skye Edwards close the festival on 21 March in Morgins. More than 30 free after-ski concerts also take place in the resort centres.
Access to the slope concerts is included with a lift pass. There are no paper tickets. One-day, two-day and seven-day passes and a VIP pass are sold online.
Practical information
- Dates, Sunday 14 to Sunday 21 March 2027
- Times, slope concerts in the early afternoon, bars open from noon
- Venue, Portes du Soleil ski area, Morzine, Montriond, Châtel (Haute-Savoie) and Morgins (Valais)
- Tickets, ski and concert passes at pass.rockthepistes.com
We have gathered here all the information published by the organiser to date. Do you have more? Write to us, and the article will be completed.
Links
- Official site, Rock the Pistes
- Tickets, Rock the Pistes passes
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Rock the Pistes, home page, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Rock the Pistes, line-up, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Rock the Pistes, timeline (Flashback), accessed on 14 November 2026
- Rock the Pistes, the festival, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Rock the Pistes, ski and concert pass, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Snow Industry News, Rock the Pistes returns, accessed on 14 November 2026
Let’s share Romandy’s news
We build the news together.
An idea, an opinion, a wish, a detail to add? Tell us!
