Top music names heading to Switzerland

Switzerland's Caprices Festival is attracting some big names form the world of pop and rock music.

Wyclef Jean, formerly from the Fugees will be topping the bill at the fifth festival to run in the town of Caprices. It will see music with a strong Jamaican influence in a snowy setting, high in the Swiss mountains, attracting a wide spectrum of music and ski lovers. Other acts scheduled to appear include Eagle-Eye Cherry, Keziah Hones, Mattafix and Stephen Eicher.

The winner of the OrangeMusic on the Top contest will also perform to crowds.

The event will be held on March 29th 2008 on an open air stage, with more than 8,000 people in the audience.

And all of this will be taking place almost 2,000 metres above sea level. The location is surrounded by ski-tracks, making it a spectacular sight to behold, building an atmosphere like no other music venue can.