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Heavy Weekend – June 6 to 8
For its second edition, the Nancy festival extends its programming by mixing generations of metal, with Slipknot, Powerwolf And Dream Theater among its headliners, supported by Europe, Saxon And Mass Hysteria. A promising start to the bill for an avalanche of riffs and decibels!
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Jazz in Vienna – from June 26 to July 11
The first names announced promise a 44th edition rich in sensations. Find the trio formation of the famous multi-instrumentalist Avishai Cohen, without forgetting Thomas Dutronc, who recently released the album Il n'est rien trop tard. Let's not forget the British charm of Jamie Cullum either.
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South of France Guitar Break – July 1st to 5th
The Albigensian festival continues its opening by mixing styles and generations. Thus, legends such as Sting rub shoulders with rock figures such as Franz Ferdinand And The Kills. The French scene is also represented in a broad spectrum, with the Marseille rapper SCHthe skillful mix between rock and French song of Fire! Chattertonwithout forgetting the pop of Santawho made her name with Hyphen Hyphen.
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Erdre Night – July 3 to 6
Sting is also coming to Nord-sur-Erdre as the first headliner of the next edition of the festival. His trio finds itself next to the famous American duo The Black Keyswithout forgetting the international pop figure Mika. As for French artists, the rapper from Aulnay-sous-Bois Vald will come to chain the phases, while pop will also be defended by the delicate compositions of Julien Doré and the universe barred from Philippe Katerine.
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Carcassonne Festival – July 4 to 29
The Citadel of Carcassonne is ready to vibrate to the rhythm of artists who can please a wide audience. Find the project Lamomali led by Matthieu Chedid. Jean-Louis Aubertwhose album Pafini stood out in the charts, will also be there, without forgetting the French metal prodigies Gojira. The international scene is not left out, with the Canadian icon Alanis Morissetteveterans of British heavy metal Judas Priestor even the essential Robert Plant.
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Guitar on Stage – July 16 to 29
In two announcements, the Alpine festival was able to stand out from the crowd by paying tribute to the guitar in all its forms, with the hero guitars Satch/Vaithe new wave of Simple Mindsthe prog metal of Dream Theaterthe Latin and blues influences of Carlos Santanawithout forgetting the hypnotic bass of Nick West.
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Motocultor – August 14 to 17
The Breton metal festival continues to do wonders in its programming, with the legends of Machine Head headlining, the thrash icon Kerry King (Slayer), the veterans of German heavy metal Blind Guardian, without forgetting extreme metal with Dimmu Borgir or Ihsahn. The French scene is still there with LANDMVRKS and Carpenter Brut, as well as UFOs such as Aldebert and Magma.
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