Main Square Festival (in in French & Dutch) is a three-day festival (4,5,6 July 2008) that takes place at: Grand’Place, Arras, North of France. Radiohead will be headlining the festival on Sunday 6th. You may buy tickets individually for the three days, or buy a three-day pass (not including camping). Camping tickets are available separately. Shuttle buses will run from the camping site to the festival venue. Please use public transport to reach the festival if possible.

Arras train station is only 500 metres away from Grand Place where the festival takes place. See the SNCF website (English version) for train routes inside France, or TER-SNCF for the North of France, and routes from the Region. Approximate journey times: Lille - Arras: from 20 min (TERGV) to 45min (TER), Amiens - Arras: 45min (TER), Rouen - Arras: 2h05 to 2h35 (TER), Paris - Arras: 50min (TGV).

TER are running trains from Lille - Arras and Douai - Arras for the special price of 5 Euro which will take you to the festival site and back again, valid for one day on presentation of your festival ticket. Please see the TER-SNCF website for more details. The last shuttles back after the Radiohead show are at 0:30am and 0:45am.

If you must bring your car, there are several parking areas close to the venue.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMARY

The Main Square Festival is located in the centre of Arras, France. Arras is located 53 km / 33 miles from Lille. The main Arras train station is 500m from the festival and the ticket price includes a special 5€ ticket throughout northern France.

Parking:

Car park spots were limited to off site pay spots in Arras. We setup a bike park, but few people used it.


Energy:

Today was a charge day for our big battery. All stage power and battery charging was run from city's electrical grid.


Recycling:

The backstage area was located off site in a nearby building. We were able to use the building access to the municipal glass, plastic, paper, and aluminium recycling.


Catering:

Caterers provided washable plates, cutlery, and biodegradable cups for all meals. As with almost all of our shows, water coolers were provided for use with our refillable water bottles.


Concessions:

The festival implements a cup return policy where fans can return 20 empty cups for a free drink.


Other green initiatives/issues:

The audience area was a complete mess after the show, trash blowing all over the cobblestones.


Many thanks to Phillipe Legnele and the Main Square Festival.