150 tons of tomatoes for the party : welcome to La Tomatina
A lone dancer who sets a whole hillside moving, a movie star dropping her script for a dance routine, world champions of an invisible instrument: welcome to 'Les Insolites du monde en fête', Festival TV's new series, hosted by Muse.
When the party goes beyond imagination
A lone dancer who sets a whole hillside moving, a movie star dropping her script for a dance routine, world champions of an invisible instrument: festivals deliver moments no programme ever planned. Festival TV launches "Les Insolites du monde en fête" — the series that collects those moments and tells them on air, hosted by Muse. Here are the first six stories.
He dances alone… and the whole crowd follows
At the Sasquatch festival in the United States, one spectator stands up alone on the hill and dances, without a care for the stares. One person joins him, then two, then ten: within minutes, the entire hill is on its feet. Every festival-goer knows that tipping point when a party turns collective — here, it was caught on camera.
Alex, from the Glastonbury crowd to the stage
Glastonbury, 2019. Rapper Dave spots a young fan in the crowd, Alex, who knows his lyrics by heart — and invites him on stage. In front of tens of thousands of people, Alex performs "Thiago Silva" with a professional's confidence. Every festival-goer's dream, come true in a few minutes.
Cate Blanchett leaves cinema for a dance
Also at Glastonbury, Sparks pull off the surprise: Cate Blanchett walks on stage and, deadpan, performs the choreography from the "The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte" video. No red carpet, no speech: a great actress having fun like any festival-goer — and a delighted crowd.
The day the rickroll became a concert
At Summer Sonic, the Foo Fighters invite Rick Astley on stage. Together they turn "Never Gonna Give You Up" — the internet's favourite prank song — into a genuine rock moment, sung at full volume by the crowd. The web's most famous joke, converted into festival communion.
World champions… without a guitar
Off to Oulu, Finland, for the Air Guitar World Championships. Costumes, choreography, wild solos: everything is there except the instrument. Behind the performance sits a philosophy the competitors proudly claim: if everyone played air guitar, nobody would hold a weapon. World peace, one imaginary solo at a time.
Boryeong: the festival you attend to get dirty
In South Korea, the star of Boryeong is mud. Slides, baths and giant mud fights: thousands of festival-goers dive in head first, into mud said to be good for the skin — and excellent for the spirit. You arrive clean, you leave unrecognisable, and that is exactly the point.
The six stories in pictures
On air on Festival TV
These six stories now play on the Festival TV channel, in the "Les Insolites du monde en fête" series hosted by Muse, throughout the schedule. And this is only the beginning: the hunt for unusual moments goes on, from Buñol's tomato battle to Lopburi's monkey banquet. Filmed an unforgettable party moment? Send it to us: the finest finds will join the series.