Véronique Sanson, Clara Luciani, IAM… The Francofolies de La Rochelle unveil their headliners for the 2025 edition

The 40th edition of the Francofolies de La Rochelle will take place from July 10 to 14, 2025.

Lifting the veil on the 40th edition of the Francofolies. With Véronique Sanson, Clara Luciani, IAM and even Air, the La Rochelle festival unveils its headliners for the 2025 edition, which will take place from July 10 to 14, reports franceinfo on Thursday November 28. There will also be the rappers SDM and Hamza, Julien Doré, Hoshi and Barbara Pravi. Matthieu Chedid will present his project “Lamomali” alongside Malian artists.

The first evening, Thursday July 10, will be marked by the concert by Véronique Sanson, six years after her last appearance at the Francofolies and 30 years after “La Fête à Sanson”, a concert by the artist recorded during the festival in 1994, who gave the album As they imagine it. Jean-Louis Aubert will also give a concert during the first evening of the festival.

The next day, Friday July 11, the French variety will be represented by Clara Luciani and Philippe Katerine. The Versailles electronic duo Air will also appear on the Francofolies stage. At the end, a concert by the children's singer Aldebert, renamed “Helldebert” for his latest album Childishness 666.

A tribute to the singer Dani, who died in 2022, is planned. Actor Jean-Paul Rouve will also come and perform his show The appearance of nothinghomage to French song.