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Returning to the shores of Lake Geneva this July, the Swiss festival marks its 60th edition.
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There was a little place in a pretty row Where we mostly did not go And next to that place was a field of trees Were stones were stacked on stones were stacked on stones for ten centuries Near that place in the middle of the night An old god shambled beneath the sodium light And the whole town gathered at the fence With looks on their faces worse than grief itself Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh And across the street a girl with long dark hair She knelt among the stones and the mystical flare And the old god drew her into him like a flame I never seen you so beautiful as that again Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Touched by the spirit, touched by the flame Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Touched by the spirit, touched by the flame I never ever saw you so beautiful as that again You're beautiful (touched by spirit), you're beautiful, you're beautiful (touched by the flame) I never ever saw you so beautiful as that again You're beautiful (touched by spirit), you're beautiful, you're beautiful (touched by the flame) You're beautiful, you're beautiful, again You're beautiful, you're beautiful (touched by spirit) You're beautiful, you're beautiful (touched by the flame) You're beautiful, you're beautiful, you're beautiful, you're beautiful You're beautiful, you're beautiful (touched by the flame) I was touched by the flame I never ever seen you so beautiful as that again You're beautiful (touched by spirit), you're beautiful, I was touched by the flame You're beautiful, you're beautiful, you're beautiful, you're beautiful (touched by the flame) You're beautiful, you're beautiful (touched by the flame), you're beautiful Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (touched by the flame) Stop You're beautiful, you're beautiful You're beautiful, you're beautiful (touched by spirit) You're beautiful, you're beautiful (touched by the flame) You're beautiful, you're beautiful You're beautiful, you're beautiful (touched by spirit) You're beautifu, you're beautiful (touched by the flame) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (touched by spirit) Stop (touched by the flame) Stop Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (stop) Stop (touched by spirit) Stop (touched by the flame) Stop You're beautiful, you're beautiful Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop
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Returning to the shores of Lake Geneva this July, the Swiss festival marks its 60th edition.

Fan presale begins 25th September, with general tickets available the next day.
