Baloise Session 2027

approx. mid-October to early November (2027 not yet confirmed) Basel, Switzerland · Messe Basel (event hall with club tables)

Concert series Line-up not announced yet. Pop / Soul / Rock (Mainstream) approx. 1,550 per evening (2025)

Big names in an intimate club atmosphere at candlelit tables – Switzerland's best-known autumn concert series.

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Updated 18 October 2026

Photo: Dominik Plüss · CC BY 3.0

Full line-up 2027

The 2027 line-up has not been announced yet.

Line-up 2026 – for orientation

These acts played in 2026. They are not confirmed for 2027.

Nile Rodgers & CHICErykah BaduMark ForsterRick AstleyStephan EicherPicture ThisJames ArthurNatasha Bedingfield

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Fit for your compass. Weights in small print.

Plan the trip

Typical weather

16°daytime high

7°night low

days with rain: 3.4/10. Pack: a warm layer for the night, a poncho, just in case

Average 2001–2025 for the festival days · ERA5-Land (Copernicus)

Getting there

Messe Basel is reachable by tram from Basel SBB, Basel SNCF and Basel Badischer Bahnhof, with the «Messeplatz» stop close to the Event Hall. From EuroAirport, a bus runs to Basel SBB, where tram line 2 continues to the venue; a multi-storey car park at Messe Basel is available for a fee.

BSL6.0 km
ZRH73 km
STR175 km

Station close by: Basel SBB (1.2 km), Basel St. Johann (1.8 km)

Distance as the crow flies from the festival site · airports: Wikidata, stations: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source: baloisesession.ch

Travel & stay

Public transport to Basel SBBGoogle Maps
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Hotels in Basel for the festival daysBooking.com

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On site

✗No camping
✗no_family
✓Accessible

Stages: 1 (Event Hall Messe Basel)

Tickets

Advance sales for 2027 not yet started (2026: from 26 August); prices not found.

Advance sales started on 26 August in 2026; many evenings were quickly available only via waiting list. Subscribe to the newsletter for the 2027 start.

Official website

Map

At a glance

Why: Concerts deliberately held «in the smallest capacity» at club tables, as in historic New York clubs.
Line-up announcement: first acts announced: 19 August 2026

Sources: Offizielle Website · JDS (Programm 2026) · moneycab

Researched automatically from these sources; facts are checked against the official website wherever possible.

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