Les Musicales de Bastia
Independent pop, electronic music and new voices at L'Alb'Oru — Bastia, Haute-Corse
About Les Musicales de Bastia
Les Musicales de Bastia is the oldest island festival in Corsica, created in 1987, initially as a biennial event, then becoming an annual event from 1989. Organized by the eponymous association in Bastia (Haute-Corse), it highlights the French and Corsican scene by blending independent pop, electronic music, jazz, and new voices, within the intimate setting of L'Alb'Oru.
Les Musicales de Bastia, Corsica's oldest festival
Les Musicales de Bastia was founded in 1987 as a biennial event, before becoming an annual festival in 1989. As the oldest festival on the island, it is now firmly established in the cultural landscape of Bastia and Haute-Corse, supported by the association of the same name and a team of volunteers mobilized year-round.
A program balancing island scene and French emerging artists
The festival claims an «ambitious, popular, inclusive, and committed» approach. It fosters dialogue between Corsican creation and broader proposals from the French scene: independent pop, electronic music, soul, electro-rock, emerging voices. National headliners, talents spotted at the K'Scolta Music Awards, and new names come together over a few concentrated evenings.
L'Alb'Oru, the festival's setting
For several editions, the heart of the festival has beaten at the Centre Culturel Alb'Oru, rue Saint-Exupéry in Bastia. The «concerts + festival village» format brings together bars, food trucks, and meeting spaces every evening in an intimate setting designed to facilitate connection between artists and the public.
Les Vagues Sonores: an off-site component
The festival extends its main program with Les Vagues Sonores (Sound Waves), a free series of meetings, conferences, and off-site activities (retirement homes, community restaurants, partner venues). Topics covered include music, live performance, gender-based and sexual violence in festive environments, and event ecology.
An established event in Bastia's cultural life
Supported by the Collectivité de Corse, the Ville de Bastia (Bastia Cità di Cultura), and the Office de Tourisme Intercommunal de Bastia, Les Musicales de Bastia remains one of the highlights of the cultural spring in Haute-Corse.
Les Musicales de Bastia — edition 2026
38th edition of Les Musicales de Bastia, from Thursday, June 4 to Sunday, June 7, 2026 at the Centre Culturel Alb'Oru. Four evenings featuring independent pop, electronic music, and new voices from the French and Corsican scene, with Flore Benguigui, Jess, Yan Wagner, SH404, Solann, Carla Paoli and the K'Scolta × Le RéZo stage, plus the free Vagues Sonores cycle.
Les Musicales de Bastia — 38th edition
From Thursday, June 4 to Sunday, June 7, 2026, Les Musicales de Bastia celebrate their 38th edition at the Centre Culturel Alb'Oru. Four evenings in Bastia, Haute-Corse, bringing together independent pop, electronic music, and new voices from the French and Corsican scene.
An «ambitious, popular, inclusive, and committed» approach
According to the organizing association, the 2026 edition boasts a program that highlights island creation and artistic emergence, without foregoing national headliners. The festival unfolds its project in two complementary parts: the concerts at Alb'Oru and the Vagues Sonores, a free cycle of meetings and conferences on music, live performance, gender-based and sexual violence in festive environments, and event ecology.
Festival village
Each evening, the festival village opens before the concerts with bars, food trucks, and meeting areas. The village opens from 5 PM on weekdays and 3 PM on Saturday.
Programme Les Musicales de Bastia 2026
Thursday, June 4, 2026 — Opening Night
Village opens at 5:00 PM · Concerts start at 8:00 PM
- JESS — Opening act. Self-taught artist with Franco-Sicilian-Romanian influences, blending funk, house, and Mediterranean electronic music.
- FLORE BENGUIGUI (DJ set) — Headliner. Former voice of L'Impératrice, she offers a set between house, disco, and soul, «sensitive, elegant, and deeply embodied».
Friday, June 5, 2026
Village opens at 5:00 PM · Concerts start at 6:30 PM
- K'SCOLTA × LE RÉZO — Opening act. Highlighting emerging Corsican musicians, selected via the K'Scolta Music Awards and the Le RéZo network.
- SH404 — Multi-instrumentalist, between electro-rock and EBM, live bass and machines.
- YAN WAGNER — Headliner. On the borders of rock and electronic music, he presents his new album Æther with jungle, drum'n'bass, and trip-hop accents.
Saturday, June 6, 2026 — Concert Closing Night
Village opens at 3:00 PM · Concerts start at 8:30 PM
- CARLA PAOLI — Opening act. Young Corsican Balanine artist, winner of the K'Scolta Music Awards, soft and melancholic pop with analog synths.
- SOLANN — Headliner. Winner of the Female Revelation award at the Victoires de la Musique, theatrical pop exploring human paradoxes.
- LEM K, WORKERZ, PASQUA PANCRAZI — Complementary sets at the festival village.
Sunday, June 7, 2026 — Festive Closing
From 5:00 PM — open-air closing with DJ Stintu and DJ set, in a festive and public-friendly mode.
Vagues Sonores (in parallel, free)
Free cycle of concert-meetings and thematic conferences in various partner venues (retirement homes, associative restaurants, off-site spaces). Topics covered: music and creation, live performance, combating gender-based and sexual violence in festive environments, event ecology.
Highlights Les Musicales de Bastia 2026
- 38th edition of Corsica's oldest island festival
- Flore Benguigui (ex-L'Impératrice) headlining on Thursday
- Solann, female revelation at the Victoires de la Musique, on Saturday
- Yan Wagner and his new album Æther on Friday
- Free K'Scolta × Le RéZo evening dedicated to the emerging Corsican scene
- Vagues Sonores cycle: free access meetings and conferences
- Festival pass at 40 € for the 3 main evenings
Prices Les Musicales de Bastia 2026
Practical information — Les Musicales de Bastia
Practical Information
Main Venue
Centre Culturel Alb'Oru, 13 rue Saint-Exupéry, 20600 Bastia (Haute-Corse).
Access
Bastia is served by Bastia-Poretta airport, Bastia port (maritime links with the mainland), and the CFC train station. L'Alb'Oru is located in the Lupinu district, accessible by car and urban bus lines. Parking available near the cultural center.
Format
Concert evenings at L'Alb'Oru, festival village opens before the program (bars, food trucks). Complementary program «Vagues Sonores» at other locations in the city.
Ticketing and prices
Online ticketing on musicalesdebastia.com/billetterie via Weezevent. Reduced rate (10-25 years old, social welfare recipients) upon presentation of proof. CSE and association rates on request.
Contact
Association Les Musicales de Bastia — contact form on musicalesdebastia.com/contact.
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Where does it take place — Les Musicales de Bastia
Centre Culturel Alb'Oru
13 rue Saint-Exupéry, 20600 Bastia, 20200 Bastia