Montreux, Switzerland
Freddie Mercury, Deep Purple, Miles Davis, Stravinsky… Montreux inspired and hosted the greatest. Explore their landmark locations with our interactive maps.
Statues, studios, plaques and hidden gems: every place is geolocated, with a photo, its story and walking directions from where you stand.
Queen, Bowie, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis… Pick an artist and find all their Montreux places.
2 – 6 September 2026
Place du Marché et divers lieux de Montreux
The free festival in tribute to Freddie Mercury, held each year around 5 September, his birthday. The 2026 edition celebrates his 80th: concerts by tribute bands from all over the world, talks and encounters with people close to the singer, exhibitions and lake cruises. Free entry, no ticket or booking required.
2 September 2026
2M2C — Montreux Music & Convention Centre
A symphonic reworking of the Queen repertoire by Tolga Kashif, performed by about a hundred orchestral musicians and a hundred and seventy choristers, with the band’s and Freddie Mercury’s greatest hits added. Ninety minutes, opening the Freddie Days and marking the singer’s 80th birthday.
Seven Queen albums, Bowie’s Berlin trilogy, “Smoke on the Water”: the list of records cut here, with the place and year of each recording.
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