who will share the bill with Burning Heads at the Rock en Chênes de Cournon festival?

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Who will open the 5th edition of the Rock en Chêne festival the Saturday July 12, 2025 ? The answer will be given during springboard scheduled on Saturday February 8 at the socio-cultural hall of Cournon, near La Gacilly, by the organizing association Riff R’Aff. The candidate groups have until Saturday December 21, 2024 pour submit their applicationfor the springboard.

“We have already received 62 applications more than the 59 last year,” appreciates Yannick Diguet, president of Riff R’Aff. Open since October, applications “are arriving from everywhere: from Brest to Amiens via Montpellier “. Groups must “send us audio files and videos to show what they give “live””. The training courses representing all genres of rock can apply.

Four groups will be selectedfor the springboard from Saturday February 8in the socio-cultural room. “The preselection will be carried out by a mixed jury of five members of the association, including two musicians and a sound engineer. »

A real stage experience

They will evaluate several criteria: the quality of thewriting the musical quality the creativity and originality in the realization. The quality of the recording will not be taken into account.

“We offer a real stage experience to groups. Last year, one of the musicians from the winning group Grand Rapidehad never been on stage. The Rennes quartet made the difference with its raw rock, metal fusion, with lyrics in French. »

Other groups scheduled for the springboard “are doing well, like Recoveryor Dirty Old Storywinner of the first springboard, who plays in lots of festivals.”

The Rock en Chêne 2025 poster

The winner of the springboard will add his name to those already on the bill for the 5th edition of the Rock en Chêne festival on Saturday July 12. “We return to a more rock programming than last yearwho flirted with electro. Our headliner is the band Burning Headsto rock “melodic skate punk “with American influences”, describes Yannick Diguet. “Their slightly reggae music like the Clash was heard several times at the Au Pont du Rock festival in Malestroit. »

Also showing Sticky Boysa Parisian trio of “hard rock, which moves quite a bit, very rhythmic, with blues influences, with singing in English”. And the punk band Mad Marx“including the singer Vincent, who was the voice of the group Heyoka, has very committed lyrics”.

Applications should be sent by email to [email protected] until Saturday December 21, 2024.

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