RunToTheHill Outlaw Festival

During the day, a playground and playground with crazy side events. At night, international live acts and DJs with the guarantee of escalation. A weekend of unreasonableness and exuberant joie de vivre. Sounds like nonsense? It is. Who needs sense when you have Juan Paso?

Cult and still hard to grasp, let alone tame. Originally created in 2008 as a US car meeting, RunToTheHill became a kind of late-pubescent youth movement in the Simmental and at times a threat to the establishment that was not to be taken entirely seriously. A mixture of MadMax, Bergdorfet and the Titty Twister from Tarantino's from Dusk till Dawn. It's no coincidence that this high-spirited spectacle on the Jaun Pass only takes place every two years. A festival along the Röstigraben, where there hardly seem to be any rules. And yet there are no arguments here. On the contrary. United in nonsense, RunToTheHill is bursting with mutual consideration and tolerance. In Juan Paso, life is celebrated together and in all its excesses. In addition to a sold-out moped poker run, destructive car demolition and wild trench-ramming races, one thing counts above all: the music. In the border region, similar to El Paso in Texas, musical bridges are built to the outlaw country movement of the 70s. Influenced by artists such as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, the organizers make sure to include a recognizable portion of American roots music when selecting their artists. Or not. After all, an outlaw doesn't need to adhere to any conventions. Whatever is fun is allowed. 2023 will be crowned by Marc Storace (Krokus) and newgrass pioneers Steve'n'Seagulls (FIN). The festival will be opened by bluesman Marc Amacher and Simmental sleaze rockers Junkie Rose, paying tribute to local musicians. The wild days will conclude with Slash'n'Roses from Holland and, on Saturday, the most vicious of all cover bands - the Tequila Boys from the Swiss capital. A rendezvous of the unpretentious in an environment that is almost too stunning to party in. But be careful, it could get loud. Welcome to the Valley of Thunder! LT