Sion sous les femmes announced this morning its program for 2025. Following the success of last July’s edition, which brought together more than 59,000 festival-goers, they are officially launching the 10th edition of the Sion sous les étoiles festival. They have already revealed 14 artists out of the 20 who will perform at the Plaine de Tourbillon this summer! This year again, the festival will last 5 days, from Tuesday July 15 to Saturday July 19, 2025. New for this edition, 2 subscriptions will be available: the 4-day subscription, valid from Tuesday to Friday, and the usual 5-day subscription, valid for every day of the festival. Tickets will be on sale this Friday, November 22 at 11:00 a.m. on SIONSOUSLESETOILES.CH and TICKETCORNER.
Discover the program below:
TUESDAY JULY 15
THE BEACH BOYS
Founded in 1961 in California, the Beach Boys have become one of the most iconic groups in Music history. They left their mark with their unique harmonies and their songs celebrating love, youth and Californian culture such as “California dreamin’”, “Surfin’ USA”, “Wouldn’t it be nice”, “I get around », “Barbara Ann” and many others! A timeless musical legend, the Beach Boys have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and are honoring us with visiting Sion this summer.
MICHEL POLNAREFF
Living legend of French song, Michel Polnareff returns to the road in 2025 for an unforgettable farewell tour. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to relive his greatest hits such as “Lettre à France”, “Love me, please love me”, “La doll qui fait non”, “Goodbye Marylou”, “On ira tous au paradis” in live, for his last tour!
PEGASUS
Originally from Switzerland, Pegasus is a pop group led by Noah Veraguth who has transformed a passion into real success. Starting from nothing, with the sole ambition of making a living from their music, the group has won hearts with sold-out concerts and numerous awards. Their style, which oscillates between urban pop and electro sounds, is reminiscent of OneRepublic and Welshly Arms. Come (re)discover this group who will open the doors to the first day of the festival!
AN ADDITIONAL ARTIST WILL BE REVEALED SOON.
WEDNESDAY JULY 16
SANTA
Santa, the captivating and powerful voice, touched hearts with his immense “Popcorn Salé” certified diamond with more than 150M streams, and makes us dance with his new title “Recommence-moi”. She’s meeting us in Sion under the stars where she will present the songs from her first album “Recommence-moi” on stage in 2025!
THREE ADDITIONAL ARTISTS WILL BE REVEALED SOON.
THURSDAY JULY 17
JUDAS PRIEST
The legendary heavy metal band arrives in Valais! Few bands have managed to reach the heights that Judas Priest has achieved in more than 50 years of career. Their presence and influence remains unmatched, as evidenced by their career-highest-charting 2018 album Firepower, their Grammy win
Awards 2010 and their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Judas Priest dominated the ’80s as global headliners as they had no equal when it came to pure metal, spawning countless anthems metal songs such as Breaking the Law, Living After Midnight, Heading Out to the Highway and You’ve Got Another Thing Coming.
CORELEONI
Founded in 2018 by Léo Leoni, iconic guitarist and founding member of Gotthard, CORELEONI has become a benchmark for Swiss rock and hard-rock. Their debut album, The Greatest Hits – Part 1, revisited Gotthard classics, rekindling the spirit of that era and sparking enthusiasm among fans. The group releases its third album with 10 new tracks, a cover of the legendary Jumping Jack Flash by the Rolling Stones, and four old forgotten Gotthard songs. Singer Eugent Bushpepa, known for his powerful and emotive voice, joins the group and brings an authentic dimension to their music.
EASTWOOD
In 1995, the best rap metal was from Valais and was called EASTWOOD. After having acclaimed the group on stage, Switzerland, then France and Belgium, received the album “Behind the Wall” with full force that year. The first but also the last: after a hundred memorable concerts, Nico, Pol, François, Frank and Patrick parted amicably. 2025. The friendship is still there, the desire to celebrate the thirty years of their record too. EASTWOOD decided to come together for a final birthday round in Sion under the stars. Don’t miss the concert by the local children, whose brief but resounding trajectory has left a vibrant memory in the history of Valais rock.
AN ADDITIONAL ARTIST WILL BE REVEALED SOON.
FRIDAY JULY 18
SOPRANO
After lighting up the stages with his “Star Hunter” tour, bringing together 40,000 fans at the Stade de la Pontaise and reaching the summit at the Stade de France, Soprano is back in 2025 with the “Freedom Tour”! An essential artist on the French-speaking music scene, prepare yourself to live a unique experience where each concert becomes a moment of communion, sharing and freedom!
HELPFUL
-M-‘s Malian adventure returns in 2025! The Earth, Africa, Music at the center of everything. France and Mali to express it. For -M-, Lamomali is a symbol of what music can accomplish: unite, move and transport beyond words. Imbued with the exceptional voice of Fatoumata Diawara, the virtuoso playing and notes of Kora by Toumani Diabaté and his son Sidiki, this Malian epic began in 2017 and saw the birth of an album with titles that have become cult such as “Bal de Bamako » or “Manitoumani”. Crowned at the Victoires de la Musique 2018, the Lamolali album was voted “Best Album – World Music Category”. Today, -M- opens a new chapter and returns with a series of exceptional concerts where the emotion will be increased tenfold, reinterpreting emblematic pieces and new songs. A concert bursting with life and love, talent and daring, tradition, innovation and unbridled imagination in Sion under the stars!
HELENA
After the eventful announcement of her first solo concert dates, most of which sold out in just a few minutes, Helena continues her momentum and extends the pleasure with a very first tour in 2025. The one we nickname “the Queen of Belgium” proudly and emotionally invites her audience to come and sing with her! His first songs reflect his image: as touching as they are authentic and always filled with hope and humor. Her first single “Summer body” has become THE melancholic hit of summer 2024. With her soft and powerful voice, her solar energy and her endearing personality, the musical revelation of the Star Academy 2023 will meet her audience at the festival on the 18th. July.
AN ADDITIONAL ARTIST WILL BE REVEALED SOON.
SATURDAY JULY 19
WEDNESDAY
The artist has made a meteoric rise since 2021. Elected “male revelation” at the Flammes 2023, the artist has established himself on the French hip-hop scene and is taking everything in his path. His first album “Carré” unveiled in March 2023 is crowned “most listened to album” in France, with 200,000 sales and is certified double platinum. Performing in substance and form, he already has 7 gold singles, 4 platinum singles, 2 diamond singles, 1 gold disc, 1 double platinum disc, more than 200 million streams on Spotify and nearly 100 million views on Youtube.
TIAKOLA
One of the most listened to artists on Spotify with nearly 7 million monthly listeners, his album “Mélo”, released in 2022, certified triple platinum, is the project that was most listened to on the platform in 2023. A music lover of his generation, a hit maker, who multiplies the featurings and who has a string of certifications, Tiakola has signed his return in 2023 with the project “La Mélo est GangX” certified platinum, in collaboration with Gazo. After winning 3 certifications out of 8 nominations during the first Flames ceremony, Tiakola continues his rise in 2024 and unveiled a surprise EP entitled “X” released in March, a project putting music back at the center and this rap side which does not never left.
THE SNOW
To mark its 20th career, La Fouine is back on stage! Considered one of the greatest talents in French rap, he has left his mark on history and an entire generation with his emblematic songs. From “Right and return” to “Drole de course” via “La Fouine vs Laouni” or even “My benchmarks”, La Fouine will delight its biggest fans with this unmissable event. Who can stop it?
SMART
A true phenomenon on stage, Slimka returns with a new tour (without playback) across France from February 2024.
The Boryngo is ready to captivate the crowds!
AN ADDITIONAL ARTIST WILL BE REVEALED SOON (5 artists in total for the rap day).
