In addition to the paid indoor shows already announced, the Francos will offer a host of free concerts from June 10 to 18 in Montreal.
These shows will be presented on various outdoor stages in the Quartier des Spectacles, some small and others gigantic, depending on the atmosphere sought by music lovers. The two main stages will be the Loto-Québec stage, on the Parterre of the Quartier des Spectacles, and the Bell stage, on the Place des Festivals.
What we do on the Bell stage are first and foremost parties, and what we do on the Loto-Québec stage is most of the time aimed at a slightly older audience, who will be able to sit on the Parterre symphonique, one of the only places where there is grass
explains Laurent Saulnier, director of programming for the Francos.
Friends and friends of Karim Ouellet pay tribute to him
One of the first headliners to hit the Bell stage will be Koriass, who will come to present his latest album. Makeshift Shelter (for End of the World) Friday, June 10 from 9 p.m. The atmosphere will have been warmed up beforehand by the show of Miro, selected at ADISQ in 2020 in the Revelation of the Year category.
On Sunday June 12, on the same stage, the rapper Sarahmée will be accompanied by several guests, from 9 p.m., for the show Bye Bye Bye Karim: the vigil of friends, in tribute to Karim Ouellet. The public will be able to see on stage artists who have worked with him, such as Ariane Moffatt, Klô Pelgag, Valaire, Hubert Lenoir, Alaclair Ensemble, Claude Bégin, Fanny Bloom and La Bronze.
Karim was really a friend of the Francos, so [le spectacle] was essential, but on one condition: the will of Sarahmée, his sister. Without that, we wouldn’t have done it, explains Laurent Saulnier. It was important to do this show with real respect.
Loud Lary Ajust closing the festival
The Bell stage will welcome a ton of other artists, from Caracol to Louis-Jean Cormier via Hubert Lenoir, La Zarra and Corneille, who will be accompanied by the singer Les Louanges. Note also the arrival of artists from France: the electropop group The Pirouettes and Juliette Armanet, very popular on the other side of the Atlantic.
Good news also for Quebec rap fans: Loud Lary Ajust will give a 75-minute performance there at the end of the festival, to mark the 10th anniversary of the album. gullywood.
Remember that the trio will perform in pre-opening of the festival on June 9 at Club Soda, an evening that was sold out shortly after its announcement.
We said to ourselves that satisfying only 800 spectators for a return like that of Loud Lary Ajust was a bit unfair, so we present the trio on the big stage of the Francos to end this 33and editing
summarizes Laurent Saulnier.
From the rare visit of Luce Dufault and Edith Butler
The Loto-Québec scene, more intimate, will also see several artists who have seduced Quebecers for several years, such as Luc de Larochellière, France d’Amour, Laurence Jalbert and Diane Tell.
We also have rare visitors, says Laurent Saulnier. Luce Dufault, it’s been years since she sang at the Francos. Edith Butler hasn’t come to sing at the Francos since 1999. So we put all these people back in the spotlight
. Luce Dufault will be in concert on June 14, at 8 p.m., and Edith Butler on June 15, at the same time.
Scott-Pien Picard, Marie-Annick Lépine, Léa Jarry and Étienne Coppée will also perform on this stage during Les Francos.
The series of concerts on the Loto-Québec stage will conclude on June 18, at 8 p.m., with a triple program entitled The king, the rose and the lou[p]bringing together on stage Ariane Roy, Thierry Larose and Lou-Adriane Cassidy who will perform their own songs.
Also to be watched throughout the festival: the Nuits urbaines Desjardins programming block. Every evening at 11 p.m., rap or hip-hop artists – Connaisseur Ticaso, Taktika, Marie Gold, 20Some and many others – will take over the Desjardins stage, on Sainte-Catherine Street at the corner of Jeanne-Mance.
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