Fête de la Musique in Haute-Loire

2024 Edition - Friday, June 21st

For the 2024 edition, the Fête de la Musique took over the entire historic center of Le Puy-en-Velay on Friday, June 21st. The City of Le Puy-en-Velay, in partnership with the Communauté d'Agglomération and the Conservatoire Les Ateliers des Arts, offered an eclectic program mixing rock, French chanson, pop-folk, tango, gospel, country, choirs, and variety music.

The main stage at Place du Breuil hosted the headliners with Gravity Fails, a rock-new wave-indie quartet from Le Puy-en-Velay, and the band Forever. Opening the show, the Parisian trio O'C'est Nous presented their pop-folk universe. On Place du Plot, artists Thierry Rothier & Cyrille Guy, the singing school, and the country band Welcome Santiag animated the afternoon and evening.

The Notre-Dame Cathedral offered an exceptional program with the ensembles Exagroove (gospel), Ars Musica, the Choeur Cathédrale-Collège, the Maîtrise de la Cathédrale du Puy, the Choeur du Centre de musique sacrée, and the Ensemble Sine Nomine. Place Cadelade hosted Tres Golpes (flamenco) and a milonga by Tango Volcanique du Velay, while Place Guy François echoed with the voices of the choirs Taulha'Quoi and A Coeur Joie.

2024 Program

Place du Breuil

• 8:15 PM: O'C'est Nous (pop-folk)
• 9:30 PM: Gravity Fails (rock-new wave-indie)
• 10:00 PM: Forever

Place du Plot

• 5:15 PM: Thierry Rothier & Cyrille Guy (French chanson)
• 6:15 PM: Thierry Rothier Singing School
• 8:00 PM: Welcome Santiag (country)
• 9:00 PM: Les T'Cool et sans nom (variety)

Notre-Dame Cathedral

• From 6:00 PM: Exagroove (gospel), Ars Musica, Choeur Cathédrale-Collège, Maîtrise de la Cathédrale, Choeur du Centre de musique sacrée, Ensemble Sine Nomine

Place Cadelade

• 7:00 PM: Tres Golpes (flamenco)
• 8:00 PM: Milonga Tango Volcanique du Velay (Argentine tango)

Place Guy François

• 7:00 PM: Chorale Taulha'Quoi
• 8:30 PM: Chorale A Coeur Joie

Bars

• L'Imprévu: Les Supersonic's (8 PM - midnight)
• The Black Pearl: Khalypso (pirate folk-metal, 9:30 PM)

Highlights of the 2024 edition

• Gravity Fails and Forever as headliners on Place du Breuil
• Gospel and sacred music concerts in the Notre-Dame du Puy Cathedral
• Open-air Milonga with Tango Volcanique du Velay on Place Cadelade
• Eclectic program: rock, pop-folk, French chanson, country, flamenco, gospel, and choirs
• Showcasing local artists from Haute-Loire