days. From 2008 onwards, the lineup is unveiled one week prior to the sale, giving people plenty of time to make up their mind and thus rushing them online to get their tickets one week later. In 2009, all 280,000 tickets and passes were sold in a record one-and-a-half hours. Transportation There are a lot of ways to access the festival, whether by special trains and buses, by car, by bike, or walking. Yearly summary 1997 Invited artists: Al Jarreau Eddy Mitchell IAM Isaac Hayes Jamiroquai Jane Birkin Johnny Clegg & Savuka Khaled Morcheeba Noa Noir Désir Pascal Obispo Placebo Shaggy Simple Minds Sinéad O'Connor Suzanne Vega Texas For a full list see the 1997 history. 1998 Invited artists: Charles Trenet Claude Nougaro Dolly Eagle-Eye Cherry Faudel Herbie Hancock IAM Jean-Louis Aubert Joe Cocker K's Choice Linton Kwesi Johnson Louise Attaque -M- MC Solaar Patricia Kaas Portishead The Prodigy The Wailers Run-D.M.C. Stereophonics Yann Tiersen For a full list see the 1998 history. 1999 Invited artists: Alliance Ethnik Ben Harper Celia Cruz Charles Aznavour Cheb Mami Fun Lovin' Criminals Garbage Gotthard Iggy Pop Stephan Eicher For a full list see the 1999 history. 2000 Invited artists: Beck Bloodhound Gang Buena Vista Social Club Compay Segundo Rita Mitsouko Louise Attaque Massilia Sound System Mickey 3D Morcheeba Muse Noir Désir Oasis Patrick Bruel Pink Martini Renaud Saian Supa Crew For a full list see the 2000 history. 2001 Invited artists: Ben Harper Kool & the Gang Lynda Lemay Manu Chao Natalia M. King Placebo Red Snapper St. Germain Texas The Young Gods Tom McRae Vanessa Paradis For a full list see the 2001 history. 2002 Invited artists: Zucchero Yann Tiersen The Cure Supertramp Pet Shop Boys MC Solaar Jovanotti Noir Désir Indochine James Brown For a full list see the 2002 history. 2003 Invited artists: Asian Dub Foundation R.E.M. Alanis Morissette Ibrahim Ferrer Jimmy Cliff Massive Attack Nada Surf Renaud Ska-P The Cardigans For a full list see the 2003 history. This year saw the first Village du Monde. Africa was invited with Cameroon, Nigeria and other countries from that continent. 2004 Invited artists: Eros Ramazzotti Jamel Debbouze (a French comedian in the festival's only non-musical show scheduled on the main scene) Pascal Obispo Peter Gabriel Stephan Eicher Starsailor Texas Muse Myslovitz (From Poland) Latin America was invited at the Village du Monde. Specifically Venezuela, Colombia, Equator, Peru and Mexico among others.