While Instagram feeds filled with rain-soaked crowds at Primavera that same weekend, I was heading in a different direction on the Eurostar: Paris’ We Love Green. Founded in 2011 and now a fixture of the city’s summer calendar, the eco-conscious festival once again returned to the Bois de Vincennes with a line-up spanning Addison Rae and Yousuke Yukimatsu to Mac DeMarco and Dijon. Here’s what went down.

HOME-GROWN TALENT WAS A HUGE HIT

Some of the weekend’s most packed-out sets belonged to homegrown French stars Oklou and Theodora (who moved to France in 2009), with both pulling crowds of Parisian teens excited to see their “mothers” at home. Oklou played the tent stage, leaning into all her signatures: the scanning flashlight, that damn red recorder, and of course the humbling swaying dance which has come to be known as “The Obvious”. Meanwhile, Theodora’s set on the main stage brought its own energy to close out the first day, with the crowd swallowing up most of the festival's ground.

THERE WAS AN INTELLECTUAL SIDE

If you could fit it into your schedule, the festival made sure there was time to think. The modestly sized Think Tank stage hosted panel talks and discussions from groups like Riposte Drag and Amnesty International. By the evening, the space transformed into a live stage, even hosting one of the standout sets of the weekend as EDM-wizard Ninajirachi closed it out.

THE LINEUP HAD SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

The headliners pulled in entirely different crowds across the three days. Friday saw dads in faded band tees queuing up for Gorillaz, kitting out their kids in ear defenders while keeping them entertained with the band's famously surreal visuals. On Saturday, everyone with a screen time north of six hours a day (and elite taste) flocked to Addison Rae. By Sunday, the festival’s demographic was easily split in two: one half tweens digging out cowboy boots and double denim for Role Model's heart-on-sleeve indie-pop, the other arriving in Realtree camo and black-out tattoos for a haunting sermon of a set by Ethel Cain.

THE FESTIVAL LIVED UP TO ITS NAME

Keeping it green, the festival made full use of the grassy Paris parkland, with 100% vegetarian catering and a reusable cup deposit system (provided you’re brushed up on your French recycling vocab). It’s easy to see why it’s celebrated as one of the most environmentally conscious festivals in the world.