Les Sapins Barbus

ℹ️ Festival discontinued. Les Sapins Barbus held its last edition on August 21, 2021. The organizing association Saltimbanque announced the definitive cessation of the festival, believing it had «given all it had to give». This page is kept for archival purposes: no new edition is planned.

A 100% Vosges rock festival (2014-2021)

From 2014 to 2021, Les Sapins Barbus kept the rock, punk, and metal scene alive in the Vosges. The festival was held on the intercommunal grounds of La Bruche, route de Xonvillers, in Dommartin-lès-Remiremont. Its formula was based on two days of open-air concerts, free camping, 100% local food (homemade tofailles, tarts, Vosges cheeses), and the essential «Sapin Barbue» craft beer, brewed by the Marie-Thérèse brewery in Remiremont.

The entire spirit of the festival lay in its local roots: the infrastructures were built with wood from Dommartin-lès-Remiremont and the surrounding area, and the products offered on site came from Vosges businesses. Over the editions, the lineup welcomed bands like Tagada Jones, Overdrivers, The Rumjacks, and Maid of Ace, making Les Sapins Barbus a recognized event for amplified music enthusiasts in the Grand Est region.

The end of an adventure

After a sixth edition in 2019 («Le réveil de l'écorce» - «The awakening of the bark»), the festival experienced an interruption due to the health context. The association finally organized a final edition on August 21, 2021, reduced to a single evening and dedicated to the memory of Nicolas, a founding member and technical manager of the event, who passed away in early 2021. This seventh edition marked the end of the festival. The official website is no longer active, and no edition has been organized since.