FrancoFolies: Opening with a festive atmosphere and a lot of energy
Rap, Elektro, Urbaner Pop: The program of the first day of the FrancoFolies was designed in such a way that it put the festival goers directly into a festive atmosphere and aroused the collective energy of the audience. In addition, the sun seemed to open at the opening, even though the organizers had feared that the uncertain weather would dampen the enthusiasm of the audience this weekend.
But that was not the case at all. Young and old gathered in a good atmosphere in the Gaalgebierg park for this first evening, the Francophone music in all its facets.
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Bigflo and Oli made young and old to dance
The Luxembourg rapper Dori and Tali, the Luxembourg representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, opened the spectacle and heated up the audience’s vocal cords, which was a little less numerous than last year.
While some input an aperitis break and enjoyed the green environment, others used the dwindling sun to treat themselves to a moment of relaxation and well -being in the hot spot, in one of the spas or Finnish baths that had been set up not far from the entrance to the festival site – one of the innovations this year that met with great interest.
Elektro, reggae, pop, … styles and artists changed on stage before the crowd in front of the big stage gathered for one of the most expected concerts of the evening: the concert of the two rappers BigFlo & Oli. The duo from Toulouse, which moved in an impressive stage design, ensured a noticeable increase in temperature.
Ten years after their first album, they thanked the audience and their fans « that they are still there ». Then they asked « the family » on this first appointment of their summer festival tour to dance to their biggest hits.
Marc Rebillet and Timmy Trumpet spark the fire
In a completely different style, the electrical electro by the Franco-American Marc Rebillet, enriched with pop, rock and hip-hop, aroused those who already had heavy eyelids. The difficult to classifiable artist delivered a crazy performance in Esch by going to the audience in boxer shorts or improvising on stage, while an apparently particularly satisfied festival visitor « I love your energy, Guy! » chant.
«All aux francofolies, ce n’est pas uniquement venir Écouter des Concerts»
Even if rain started at the end of the evening, the Gaalgebierg site was not empty when the visitors were with a certain impatience on the appearance of the DJ, producer and live instrumentalist Timmy Trumpet Waited, which is one of the most explosive interpreters of the electronic music scene. He had told Virgule.lu before his appearance that he wanted to make the FrancoFolies « unforgettable » this night – and also managed it by offering the festival visitors a pyrotechnic show that they will remember for a long time.
So the first day, which was to show the whole variety of current Francophone music, could end with a bang.
The program on Saturday and Sunday
On Saturday, June 7th, the focus is on urban music. Soprano and Hamza are the two headliners of the day. Vald, Trinix, Ronisia, Yoa or The Luxembourg rapper Sixo will also be on stage.
Sunday will give way to a quieter day, with calmer rhythms and songs with text. In their respective style, Michel Polnareff and Julien Doré share the headlining post in the evening. In the further program, Ben Mazué, Yodelice, Puggy, Ko Mo or Rori are to be mentioned.
Tickets are still available for the last two days of the festival. You can find all information On the FrancoFolies website.
This article first appeared at virgule.lu. It was translated using AI applications and edited by Tom Rüdell.
