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Edition 2025 — Festival du Monastier
36th edition of the Festival du Monastier. After five years on the Place du Couvent, the festival makes its grand return to the Cour du Château abbatial to celebrate the 500th anniversary of this emblematic building. Five evenings of concerts blending Renaissance music, prohibition swing, jazz, Anglo-American rock'n'soul, and musical journeys from London to Paris, accompanied by daily free OFF concerts on the Place du Vallat and nightly jam sessions at Le RéBémol.
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36th edition: the return to the Château
For its 36th edition, from August 5 to 9, 2025, the Festival du Monastier marked a turning point by making its grand return to the Cour du Château abbatial, the festival's original venue. This return to its roots coincided with the celebration of the Château's 500th anniversary, offering an exceptional historical setting for the concert evenings.
The 2025 edition, condensed into five days but just as musically intense, offered an ambitious program blending Italian Renaissance sacred music, 1920s prohibition swing, jazz explorations, Anglo-American rock'n'soul, and musical journeys between London and Paris. The free OFF concerts animated the Place du Vallat daily with bands such as New Orléans Syndicate, Tzila Brass, Touzdec, Picardy Stompers, and Pierres et Fils.
The festival opening was marked by an exceptional event at the Abbatiale Saint-Chaffre: a creation inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper," bringing together the ensemble Consort Musica Vera, the Maîtrise de la Cathédrale du Puy-en-Velay, and the Trompettes des Plaisirs around the historic 1518 organ, conducted by Jean-Baptiste Nicolas.
Programme
Program of the 36th Festival du Monastier 2025
Free OFF Concerts — Place du Vallat (Festival Village)
Daily at 11 AM and 6 PM: New Orléans Syndicate, Tzila Brass, Touzdec, Picardy Stompers, Pierres et Fils, Big Band Jazz, Balkan Gypsy Brass Band.
Tuesday, August 5 — Opening at the Abbatiale Saint-Chaffre
- "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci: Creation inspired by the Italian Renaissance. Consort Musica Vera, Maîtrise de la Cathédrale du Puy-en-Velay, Trompettes des Plaisirs, Benjamin Steens (organ), conducted by Jean-Baptiste Nicolas. Sacred and secular music from the Italian 16th century.
Wednesday, August 6 — Cour du Château abbatial, 9 PM
- Wednesday Ball: Tarmac Rodéo — Swing and prohibition atmosphere, dancing ball.
Thursday, August 7 — Cour du Château abbatial, 9 PM
- Jazz Explorations: La Pieuvre Irréfutable and Mÿa — Seated concert, eclectic sound exploration.
Friday, August 8 — Cour du Château abbatial, 9 PM
- Anglo-American Rock'n'Soul: Rum Buffalo, Bad Fat, and Napoleon Maddox.
Saturday, August 9 — Cour du Château abbatial, 9 PM
- Night Journey from London to Paris: Les Fils de Teuhpu and Fülü — Closing evening.
Jam Sessions — Le RéBémol, from 11:30 PM
Each evening after the concerts, open jam sessions for musicians and the public in the intimate atmosphere of the Brass Room.
Highlights
- Return of the festival to the Cour du Château abbatial after 5 years on the Place du Couvent
- Celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Château abbatial
- Exceptional opening concert "The Last Supper" at the Abbatiale Saint-Chaffre with Consort Musica Vera
- 20 concerts including 15 free on the Place du Vallat
- Music workshops: romantic brass band, baroque, Afro-American jazz, Balkan music
- Approximately 10,000 festival-goers and 150 volunteers mobilized
- Late-night jam sessions at Le RéBémol (Brass Room)
Prices
From 10.00€ — 20.00€
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Where does it take place — Festival du Monastier
Cour du Château abbatial et Place du Vallat
Place du Vallat, 43150 Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille