Quebec City, Marsh 5th, 2012. The PLANETROX auditions were held for the first time in 2011 and were a big success among musicians and music lovers around the world. The auditions allowed Envol et Macadam to strengthen its ties to the rest of the planet by bringing alternative music bands from 15 different countries to Quebec City for the 2011 edition of the festival. ....
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The PLANETROX project was initiated in collaboration with the City of Quebec and it is an international undertaking. Its mission is to discover the best up-and-coming group in each of the participating countries and to then present them to the festival's audience. The second edition will include Canada, The United States, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, Morocco, Irland, Italy, Czech Republic, Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea. The winning bands will perform on the Festival's stages in Quebec City from September 6th until 8th 2012.....
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Envol et Macadam continues to innovate and develop projects that offer up-and-coming local and international bands the opportunity to participate in an event that annually attracts thousands of music lovers and numerous industry professionals. It's lineup attracts a young and hip crowd: Rise Against, IAM, Bad Religion, Mastodon, Sum41, Pennywise, The Sounds, Metric, Jean Leloup, Raekwon and Bloc Party are but a few of the renowned artists that have participated in the festival and pleased crowds during previous editions. ....


