Toulouse will come alive for the 2024 edition of the Fête de la Musique this Friday, June 21. Like every year, many artists will indeed offer free concerts in the bars, streets or even cultural places of the Pink City. And there will be something for everyone. Here is a non-exhaustive selection of the shows scheduled for the Fête de la Musique.
Local rock on Place Saint-Aubin
The neighborhood association “Bien vivre à Saint-Aubin” promises you a “robust and 100% local program” for the Fête de la Musique. So, five Toulouse groups will take turns on Place Saint-Aubin for the pleasure of rock fans. The latter will be able to meet Shoeshiners for a rhythm and blues concert punctuated with rock and roll, then Psycho weasels and its psychedelic rock, the metal group Lyrae, The Last Legacy which dusts off the rock and hard rock of the previous century and finally, Polar Brigades for “post dark punk rock”. All while enjoying, in moderation, the beer brewed by the Autruche bar!
Practical information: Place Saint-Aubin from 6 p.m. to midnight. Free.
An open air in the garden of an unusual house
It’s an event that will definitely please electro fans. A open air is organized in the garden of a Toulouse cultural venue on the occasion of the music festival. And the latter is to say the least original since it is “Chez Babayaga”, a house taken over by artists, who transformed it into a colorful and unusual building before it was destroyed. This Friday, you will be able to visit it and discover its many pieces, but above all dance to electronic music in its 600 m² garden. It is the members of the Plein Phare artist collective and their friends who will provide the DJ sets from 6 p.m. to midnight.
Practical information: Chez Babayaga at 114 rue de Cugnaux from 6 p.m. to midnight. Prices: €10.70. Online booking.
Fanfare, funk and batucada at Breughel the Elder
Like every year, the Music Festival starts with fanfare at Breughel the Elder. Thus, it is Les Fanflures Brass Band who will open the ball to make you dance to jazz, funk and hip-hop. You can continue to shake your hips to “big funk” with the group The Barlonz, before the register completely changes. The Houba group will actually liven up the bar with its batucada punk. Then, DJ No Breakfast will close the evening by offering a “wow mix”. With these artists of varied styles, regulars or not of Breughel the Elder should therefore be able to find what they are looking for this Friday.
Practical information: Breughel the Elder at 24 Rue de la Chaîne from 6 p.m. Free.
Electro on the aisles Jules Guesde
The Kanarlak artists had already taken over the Jules Guesde aisles last year and the previous ones. They are back for the 2024 edition of the Music Festival in Toulouse. But with something new. Indeed, the collective of artists specifies that the spot, installed on the side of the Quai des Savoirs on the Allée Jules Guesde, will be “even larger than in previous years”. You will therefore be able to appreciate even more the sets that the Kanarlak DJs will offer. On the program: houseof the teknonot to be confused with techno, and tribe for free party enthusiasts.
Practical information: Allées Jules Guesde from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Free.
A choir at the Abattoirs museum
For the Music Festival, the Slaughterhouse Museum will open its doors free of charge to welcome the inclusive LGBTQIA+ choir “Les Voix des Fiertés”. The latter, who sings during social and cultural events that concern the community, will perform a cappella songs drawing on the repertoire of French and international songs. The choir will cover songs by Eddy de Pretto, Hoshi, Queen, Pink Martini, Anne Sylvestre, Bronski Beat, but also the musicals Starmania and West Side Story.
Practical information: Musée des Abattoirs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free.
Disco and electro at the Tilleuls bar
Les Tilleuls also celebrate the Music Festival. And not half. Indeed, seven hours of music will be offered by the bar which promises to make you dance to disco, house or even UK garage until nightfall and beyond. An outdoor stage will also be set up to better enable this. In total, nine DJs will take turns. Among them: Peter Palace, Phreak Monica, klustone, VECT and Palmi. If the seven hours of music weren’t enough for you, don’t worry. The Tilleuls bar will indeed offer you an after party in its new club space until 3 a.m.
Practical information: Les Tilleuls at 34 avenue du Cimetière from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. then until 3 a.m. Free.
Traditional music in the Raymond VI garden
For the 2024 Music Festival, the Occitan Center for Traditional Music and Dances (COMDT) is taking over the Raymond VI garden in Toulouse throughout the evening. It will first offer a stroll by the street music group. Thus, the hurdy-gurdy, the accordion, the violin or even percussion, accompanied by songs, will be played in the four corners of the green space to benefit as many people as possible. A ball for COMDT students and teachers will then be held in front of the steps, near the Garonne. It will be followed by another ball, provided by the Clica Dròna group.
Practical information: Raymond VI Garden from 6 p.m. Free.
A pool aperitif at the Bikini
The weather doesn’t look really good for the 2024 Music Festival in Toulouse. However, if you feel like it, you can swim at the Bikini while listening to music. In fact, the concert hall organizes a pool aperitif this Friday. During this, 41 years of music at Bikini will be retraced. You can therefore expect to hear several styles, even if the room does not say more about the evening’s musical programming. On the other hand, she announces that in addition to the swimming pool, you will be able to enjoy entertainment and games. All while you eat and drink cocktails.
Practical information: The Bikini from 6 p.m. to midnight. Free.
From rock to Levrette café
In addition to Place Saint-Aubin, rock fans can meet at Doggy style coffee. The bar, located on the Allées Jean Jaurès in Toulouse, guarantees them “an explosive evening” during the 2024 edition of the Fête de la Musique. For this, he invited the group The Crazy Comets who will cover rock standards from the 1950s and 1960s during the evening. Its members, three in number, will perform the hits of the big names from the golden age of this musical style. They will also play a few pieces drawn from the folk register for those who are a little less rock fans.
Practical information: Levrette café at 65 allées Jean Jaurès from 7 p.m. Free.
Band and DJ set at the Halles de la Cartoucherie
The Halles de la Cartoucherie market square will be transformed into a village festival on the occasion of the Music Festival. The evening will begin with the banda Los Pistoneros who will set the mood before and after the match at Stade Toulousain against La Rochelle. Indeed, this Friday will take place the Music Festival, but also the semi-final of the Top 14. But music lovers can rest assured, a DJ set will end the evening in style from 11 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. You can also have fun with a beer pong or tankard raising competition at the central bar.
Practical information: Les Halles de la Cartoucherie from 7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Free.
