Francos de Montréal | Clara Luciani, Lou-Adriane Cassidy and Salebarbes headlining

With artists like Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Clara Luciani and Salebarbes who will perform on the main outdoor scene, the Francos unveiled on Tuesday a programming that wants to be unifying and popular. We have dissected the main lines with the programming director, Maurin auxéry.

Posted at 6:00 p.m.

Depth

Between the big names like Alain Souchon, Claude Dubois and Clara Luciani, the new generation that sets up, from Lou-Adriane Cassidy to Aliocha via Fredz and Ariane Roy, the 36 programming^es Francos, which will take place from June 13 to 21, has a lot of depth. This is particularly true on the side of free shows presented on exterior scenes. “We have almost two headliners every evening,” Maurin said proudly to theéry, who wanted to “undo the idea that things are happening only on the main scene”. Artists from Isabelle Boulay’s caliber, Safia Nolin, Galaxie, Stéphanie Boulay, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Shreez, Lost, Mike Clay, Thierry Lory and Sara Dufour will perform everywhere, every hour. “There are going to be every street corner. It is a fairly crazy program, in fact. The idea, says the programmer, is to put the good artist on the right stage. “It’s the same exercise at the Jazz Festival. Between half and two thirds of our shows are free. We have a big desire for investment in free. »»

Discovery

Francos will always remain a place conducive to discovery. Maurin auxéry tells us about Charles, a Belgian singer with a pretty voice, Suyeilo, meeting artist who must be “Immerately discover”, JRK19, who will certainly “run young people”, and Théodora, who makes “a huge buzz on Tiktok”, but who was unknown just six months. Without forgetting the scourge DiCaprio, velvet velvet, n nao, yes thank you, Youssef Swatt, Mimi O’Bonsawin and so many others. “The Francos continue to be this platform which allows you to be seen by thousands of people because it is free. Particular attention is also paid to the first parts: Jeanne Côté front Souchon, Béli and Virginie B before Philippe Katerine, Billie du Page front Aliocha. “There will be discovery everywhere. »»

International stars

Several international stars are on the program, such as the Ivorian superstar Tiken Jah Fakoly and the slammer Grand Corps Malade, who will perform on the place of festivals. “Large sick body, we have cheated a little, he lives here right now. But this is the first time he will be on the main scene. Alain Souchon, who is on tour right now in France with his two sons, will be in the Wilfrid-Pelletier room. Unlikely star of the opening show of the Paris Olympic Games last year, Philippe Katerine will make two evenings at Mtelus. “Katerine was inevitable this year. This is one of our big blows, ”says Maurin auxéry, who adds to this short Gims list at the Bell Center and Clara Lucinani. Start of the hour in France, the singer is running in the biggest rooms at the moment, and will jump this side of the Atlantic for a big show on the Place des Festivals. “We make stories with artists, and this is the case with Clara. In his head, it was a compulsory stop. We talked about a show inside, but she was the one who wanted to play outside. It’s heart warm. »»

Events

Inside and outside, Francos give themselves as a mandate to create the event. This will be the case on the 20th anniversary of the 20th anniversary of Decor From Fred Fortin to Club Soda, from the Combo good-natured/How Debord to Mtelus, Montreal return from Louis-Jean Cormier, draws Coyote, Ariane Roy and Marie-Annick Lépine, of the three evenings of Pierre Lapointe at TNM, from the fabulous celebration of the 30th anniversary of the album Two by Céline Dion. Without forgetting Lou-Adriane Cassidy, who will present, oh, his ambitious spectacle Newspaper. “At the beginning, we knew that the file was closed, but we love it when talented people change their mind!” It’s a bit of a gift to put it there. »With Jay Scott and P’tit Belliveau, Lou-Adriane Cassidy is part of a cohort of new headliners that will work on the big scene of the Place des Festivals. “They will experience great emotions, it’s not nothing. But they do their job for that! And the public will see that they did not come to do tourism. “As for Salebarbes, the super group” makes a flower at the festival “by giving the outdoor fence show. “It has become huge, Salebarbes, a phenomenon throughout Eastern Canada. We are talking about these artists who are bigger than a festival: in jazz it will be NAS, in Francos, this year, it will be Salebarbes. »»

The Francos of Montreal will be held from June 13 to 21.Consult the event page