An excited crowd for the Great National Day Show

A particularly enthusiastic crowd awaited the artists performing at the Grand Fête nationale show on Monday evening in Montreal, at Maisonneuve Park.

Fleurdelyse in hand, the spectators, who occasionally chanted General de Gaulle’s famous phrase “Long live free Quebec!”, demonstrated a formidable energy, worthy of the Stanley Cup final.

Titled A chance we havethe high mass hosted once again by Pierre-Yves Lord obviously paid tribute to the Quebec monument Jean-Pierre Ferland, who died on April 27, who would have celebrated his 90^e birthday Monday.

“It seems like the little king never really aged. […] His voice was like a hug placed on his chords,” underlined the host of the evening before giving way to the performers Judi Richards, who opened this portion of the show with No two songs are the samePatsy Gallant (The little king), Kanen (I’m coming back home) and Le Vent du Nord which accompanied Éléonore Lagacé (Swing your company).

As for the honor of performing the title song of the evening, it went to ex-academician Queenie, who had the crowd waltzing arm in arm to this iconic romantic ballad.

A block reserved for 80’s and disco in French, reviving dance hits Sugar Daddy, Danser Danser, Funkystation et Aimer d’amour, for their part, made the spectators dance as the sun set over Maisonneuve Park, near the Olympic Stadium.

“Hi Karl”

A brief segment reserved for the late leader of the Cowboys Fringants was kept at the end of the program. The audience, of course, screamed and danced with joy from the first notes of merchant navy.

“We will hear your echo for a long time to come,” punctuated Pierre-Yves Lord, who also pushed the note on I’ll go wherever you will go with Éléonore Lagacé after the television recording, driving the energy of the crowd to its peak.

This second part of the concert, broadcast on the web, was the most energizing of the evening.

FouKi performed his songs there Butterfly And iPhonebut also Hawaiian, of the Three Accords, with Éléonore Lagacé.

Roxane Bruneau, who was discreet during the television recording, for her part made the crowd shout with her must-haves Little pieces of you And Everywhere. The crowd also sang loudly with Kanen, who accompanied himself on his ukulele, on his track Your veins in a canoe.

The Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale also featured Claude Dubois and Daniel Lavoie, who respectively performed numerous hits from their repertoires, including Like a million people And I would like to see New York.

The spokesperson for the Fête nationale du Québec, Benoît McGinnis, who delivered the patriotic speech Sunday evening on the Plains of Abraham, made a brief appearance Monday evening for the interpretation of the piece The heart of my life.