After a very icy winter, the whole Montreux Jazz Festival team is hard at work on the 39th edition, which is to take place from July 1-16, 2005, and is proud to announce the upcoming Auditorium Stravinski performances of Laura Pausini, B.B. King, Robert Cray, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Daniela Mercury, Brian Wilson, Alice Cooper, George Benson and Chic with Nile Rodgers.

The Miles Davis Hall will be playing host to Queens Of the Stone Age, The Hives, Audioslave, Zap Mama, Seu Jorge, Kraftwerk, Underworld and LCD Soundsystem, while the Casino Barrière will be opening its doors to Peter Cincotti, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Ritenour, Steps Ahead, Manhattan Transfer, Bobby McFerrin, Gipsy Kings, McCoy Tyner and Ray Barretto.

The complete programme and all the new features of this 39th edition will be announced on April 12. On the same day, at 10am, ticket sales will open on montreuxjazz.com, at all TicketCorner sales points, branches of Manor and FNAC or by phone on 0900-800800 (CHF 1,19/Min.)