The concerts of the We Love Green Ile-de-France festival were canceled this Saturday evening due to bad weather. Spectators were evacuated from the site.
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The concerts of the We Love Green festival were canceled on Saturday evening June 4, noted the franceinfo journalist present on the spot. This decision was taken because of the storms that hit Ile-de-France this Saturday.
Due to heavy rain and thunderstorms, we have to cancel the festival tonight. Calmly walk towards the exit.
We meet tomorrow pic.twitter.com/HZiV9cbVln
— WE LOVE GREEN – DAY 2 (@WeLoveGreen) June 4, 2022
Spectators were evacuated around 7 p.m. “The conditions are not pleasant either for the public or for the artists. We’re sorry“, spectators could hear through the speakers.”Tickets for this Saturday evening will be refunded“, specifies the festival on its Instagram account. The two and three day passes remain valid for the day of Sunday.
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After two years of absence due to the health crisis, the We love green festival made its big comeback Thursday at the Bois de Vincennes, near Paris. 40,000 spectators were expected on Saturday evening. Big headliners like Clara Luciani, Phoenix, Selah Sue, were scheduled to perform.
65 departments are on orange alert for severe thunderstorms, until 6 a.m. Sunday.
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