Who to join Iron Maiden ? The team of Eurockéennes de Belfort unveils this Thursday, November 28 the first part of the programming for the 2025 edition of the festival, which will be held from July 3 to 6, 2025 at Malsaucy. More than appetizers: the majority of the headliners are revealed. French stars who shine internationally, hip-hop heavyweights, a reference in French metal… always with something new and eclectic. The promise of a general festival to respond to a varied and curious audience.
The Justice duo at the end
The group at the cross, star of French electro, made up of Parisians Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay will be the last to shine on the big stage, at the end of the festival, on Sunday July 6. The album Hyperdrama of Justice marked the electronic scene this year, and convinced Kem Lalotthe programmer of the Eurockéennes, to leave the decks to the duo to conclude the festival: “They're going to bring out the big guns, electro lovers will be in heaven since their show is still phenomenal. It's a technical feat, everyone will be amazed”he rejoices.
Justice – Neverender (Starring Tame Impala) (Official Video)
In the electro series, the return of DJ Snake. The French artist, a true icon, will come out of his concert at the Stade de France (in May 2025) where all 80,000 seats were sold in just 3 minutes last year. He will perform on the Grande Scène on Friday evening.
Clara Luciani (finally) and Philippe Katerine (the regular)
She is one of the muses of French pop and her concert was canceled in 2022, year of the storm. Clara Luciani will finally perform at the Eurocks, at least solo, because she had already come with her former group The Woman, who will also be there on the same day as her! The singer will occupy the Main Stage on Saturday July 5. “She comes at the perfect time with her new album [NDLR Mon sang, son troisième] REMARK Jean-Paul Rolanddirector of Eurockéennes. A slightly more adventurous album, like Wings, like Paul McCartney. We are proud to be on the pop variety”he admits.
Adventurous is the right word with Philippe Katerine. The singer with his inimitable style comes to Malsaucy for the third time. He was very noticed during his performance at the Paris Olympic Games this summer. Just after, the artist was among the most prospected on music search app Shazam. He will perform on Saturday.
SDM and Damso in Hip-Hop heavyweights
The rapper SDMflagship artist of 2024 with his album To life to death is the second headliner of the day on Saturday. Fan of Charles Aznavour, he is perhaps the most unanimous rapper this year, according to the organizers of the Eurocks. Undeniably a heavyweight in French hip-hop to attract the young audience of Eurockéennes, who will be joined on Sunday by Damsoalready here, in the middle of touring for his latest project “I lied”.
SDM – Hier Encore | A COLORS SHOW
30,000 tickets sold
30,000 tickets have already been sold for the Eurockéenes de Belfort, a quarter of which were on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, in other words days that we did not know about until the programming. “That’s what surprised us,” admits Jean Paul-Roland. “That we sell on Iron Maiden is normal, but that we sell so much on other days without even giving a name… We are touched and honored by the almost blind loyalty of festival-goers. Now they have part of the menu!” The sequel is still in development, it will be revealed in a few months.
Assumed eclecticism
Metal, heavy metal, rock, indie, bouyon, shatta, rap, reggae… Generally everyone is served. A “generalist” spirit, a diversity always present, this is the spirit of the Eurockéennes that the director Jean-Paul Roland defends.
The first 25 names:
- Iron Maiden
- Avatar
- The Raven Age
- Justice
- Clara Luciani
- DJ Snake
- SDM
- Damso
- Philippe Katerine
- The Woman
- Kalash
- Ultra Vomit
- The Last Dinner Party
- Kneecap
- TIF
- Last Train
- Landmvrks
- Lankum
- Royel Otis
- Malik Djoudi
- Mortimer
- HIgh Vis
- Les Serge (from the Comédie Française)
- Holy G
- Totally Spice’s