Some of the hottest and most influential performers of all time have performed at the French punk music festival Carnavalorock. Tiken Jah Fakoly, Dead Kennedys, Deluxe, Pussy Riot, The Exploited, Salut C'est Cool, Ayron Jones, Orchestra Baobab, Les Fatals Picards, and Les Negresses Vertes are just a few of the notable acts who graced the festival's stages.
The Ivorian reggae musician Tiken Jah Fakoly brought to the festival his potent political statements and beautiful beats. The renowned American punk band Dead Kennedys, meantime, played an electrifying show that instantly brought the crowd back to the heyday of punk.
Other notable performances included Pussy Riot, a Russian punk rock band, who brought their politically charged and feminist lyrics to the stage, and Deluxe, a French funk-electro combo whose catchy grooves got festival-goers dancing.
Ayron Jones, the Seattle-based rock musician who wowed the audience with his virtuosic guitar playing; Orchestra Baobab, the Senegalese Afro-Cuban band who brought their unique blend of West African and Latin American rhythms to the festival; Les Fatals Pi; and The Exploited, the Scottish punk band known for their raw energy and anti-establishment lyrics, were also featured at the festival.
Overall, Carnavalorock 2023 was an electrifying presentation of some of the most innovative and forward-thinking punk musicians.