Australian alternative icon Nick Cave will join Jack White, Massive Attack and punk pioneer Iggy Pop at the 52nd edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival in July, where the eclectic line-up also includes hip hop and electronic music.
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Pharrell Williams returns to the famed stage with N.E.R.D, while veterans Van Morrison, Gilberto Gil, and Deep Purple are also booked at the prestigious Swiss event from June 29-July 14.
"I've been waiting a long time to have Nick Cave in the Stravinski (Auditorium). His music is so in touch with the acoustics of that hall. His universe is fascinating, with softness, musicality," festival director Mathieu Jaton told Reuters after announcing the line-up.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds perform on July 12.
Snagging Jack White is "very rare", Jaton said. "There's great anticipation since his last album. It's his first time solo in Montreux, he previously came with Dead Weather and The Raconteurs."
"Jack White is the passion of sound. He records everything in analog, still records on vinyl. These music freaks who are so attached to the quality of the music and of the performance."
Montreux programmers, whose annual budget is 28 million Swiss francs ($37m), like to pair up artists for unique shows.
"The goal is to create an experience that puts artists together. That is our passion in the programming," Jaton said.
"Nine Inch Nails has never been to Montreux before. What's great again is this billing with Gary Numan and Nine Inch Nails who have collaborated, they have mutual respect for each other's music."
Van Morrison and Steve Winwood play back-to-back on July 11, while Young Fathers and Massive Attack play on July 2.
Alice Cooper, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and actor Johnny Depp bring their band Hollywood Vampires to the stage on July 5.
Australian Associated Press
