Baloise Session

Baloise Session (previously known as the Rheinknie Session and AVO SESSION Basel) is an indoor music festival, which takes place every October/November in Basel, Switzerland. The festival features international as well as national artists of diverse music genres in an intimate club setting. In 2010 the festival celebrated its 25th jubilee, and in 2013 acquired sponsorship from a Swiss insurance company called Bâloise, changing the name of the event to Baloise Session. Beatrice Stirnimann has been associated with the Baloise Session for thirty years. In 2004, she became Managing Director. Today, she serves as CEO and owner. Over the past two decades, the festival's budget has doubled to approximately 8 million Swiss francs.