The French-speaking song festival begins on January 17, its off starts on Wednesday January 8.
For its fourth edition, the Givrées eco-festival sees things a little bigger. In addition to its programming, already announced in December, the collective in charge of this festival has an equally rich calendar apart from the 14 concerts. Starting with the Off version. It begins this Wednesday, January 8, in the bars and restaurants of Millau which have agreed to host concerts. “We proposed a list of artists to the bars and restaurants and they chose,” presents Stéphane Chatellard, director of the theater and head of the collective. Alias B. will therefore play at Léonie this Wednesday January 8 (6:30 p.m.), Matinée d’Ivresse at the Ninja bar (8 p.m.) Friday January 10, Tristan on January 15 at the Brasserie du Mandarous (8 p.m.), Wessno at Okfé on January 16 (6:30 p.m.), Grégory Bernard on January 18 at Cake Thé (3 p.m.) and the Duo Caméléon at Rouge de Causse on January 22 (7 p.m.).
Songs delivered to your home
During the festival, events return, with even greater scale. For example, for Uber Hits, home delivery of songs, 90 slots were opened. “We see very different emotions in people who receive a song,” sells the theater director. This operation allows you to offer a musical moment to a loved one, at home. On a desired slot, the group settles into the living room of the person to whom this moment has been offered and plays. Reservations can be made online or at the theater, on market days, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Some figures
150 the number of people associated with the event (volunteers, partners, etc.)
70 000 € : the part of the budget of the theater of the people’s house dedicated to the festival.
-25 : the number of people in the collective who thought up this edition of the festival
12 : In hours, this is the duration of the playlist which will be broadcast in the city center of Millau, chosen by the people associated with the festival
6 : the number of off evenings organized until January 22
An even stronger ecological commitment
If Les Givrées also bears the label “eco-festival”, it is also because its collective is committed. Here too, it takes on a little more scope and aims for level 3 of the Elémen’terre label, the highest. An ambitious classification since in 2024, the Les Givrées festival was at level 1, like 21 other festivals in Occitanie. Only two in the region have had level 3 in 2024 (the Festival de Thau and Watt the Funk). “We have 166 points to respect and that goes a long way,” notes Stéphane Chatellard. Particularly in the event promotion tools. This year, seamstresses were commissioned to make Tote bags, using recycled materials. The 2025 edition is therefore well underway.
