Kick-off for Francos de Montréal: the festival launched its 33rd edition on Friday night with a series of concerts at the Quartier des Spectacles. The celebrations, dedicated to Karim Ouellet, will continue until June 18.
Rapper Koriass was the first to arrive and ignite the crowd on Friday night on the Bell stage, which is installed at the Place des Festivals. A free outdoor show he sees as a celebration of returning to normal after two years of pandemic.
After two years of uncertainty, there it is. Tonight, we’re going to start the shows again in a big wayhe said in an interview with Radio-Canada.
” We missed it so much! “
Koriass, who released his album Makeshift Shelter (for End of the World) this winter, it is believed that the atmosphere of hip-hop shows has suffered from pandemics and health restrictions.
In this type of show, the fun is when things move. When people pile up, when there are mosh pitsfrom bodysurfing… When people let themselves. It doesn’t really lend itself to distance or sitting. Something is missinghis confession.
Marc Dupré puts on his show
The Francos, however, are not completely immune to COVID-19: singer Marc Dupré announced on Thursday that he had contracted the virus.
That’s why the musician postponed his show Where is the worldwhich will have its grand premiere on Saturday at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in the Place des Arts.
Marc Dupré indicated on social networks that a new date will be announced soon. His concert at the Videotron Center in Quebec, scheduled for Saturday, June 18, is being maintained.
Tribute to Karim Ouellet
Francos de Montréal is making a special place for musician Karim Ouellet this year, who passed away this winter.
A group of artists, including her sister Sarahmée, Ariane Moffatt, Valaire, Hubert Lenoir and Alaclair Ensemble, will be taken to the Bell stage on Sunday night to give her the final salute in the form of a big free concert called Bye Bye Bye Karim: the vigilance of friends.
Note that the artist from Saint-Roch, Quebec, gave himself a show on this same stage in 2017.
Different concerts
True to form, Francos de Montréal presents both free outdoor shows and paid concerts indoors
On the four outdoor stages of the Quartier des Spectacles, music fans will see Louis-Jean Cormier, Corneille, Luc de Larochellière, Étienne Coppée and rapper Marie-Gold.
Spectators will also be able to attend indoor concerts by Eddy de Pretto, MC Solaar, Michel Rivard, Pierre Lapointe and Mononc ‘Serge throughout Francos.
Hip-hop trio Loud Lary Adjust, who gave their first ticketed pre-opening show on Thursday, will end the party on the main stage on June 18 with a 75-minute show to mark the album’s 10th anniversary . gullywood.
This text was written from an interview conducted by Catherine Richer, cultural reporter for the show At 15-18. Comments can be edited for clarity and brevity.
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