Les Traver'Cé Musicales

Les Traver'Cé Musicales 2026 — 21st Anniversary Edition

The festival returns on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4, 2026 with a renewed format. To celebrate its 21st anniversary, the stage is repositioned near the football field to highlight the Château des Ponts-de-Cé and the bridge arches in the background. The program is expanded to include four groups per day, complemented by a daily wandering brass band. The Friday opening also coincides with the start of summer holidays and the family “Bal bambins” (kids' dance).

Friday, July 3 — Festive Opening (18h-1h)

The evening opens with the Bal bambins by Toma Sidibé, a Franco-Malian musician whose mixed music blends Malian rhythms, reggae, and songs in Bambara. The program continues with Alright Mela (electronic beats mixed with oud and guembri), the Compagnie Capharnaüm (Brazilian percussion ensemble), the brass band Big Joanna (Caribbean / ethio-jazz / rock universe), and the headliner Electro Deluxe, a French soul-funk group celebrating 25 years on stage.

Saturday, July 4 — Female Voices and Tropical Rhythms (16h-1h)

The day highlights female voices and world rhythms. Les Amazones d'Afrique, a pan-African collective advocating for women's rights, opens the evening. They are followed by Cumbia Boom Box (cumbia and electronic fusion), Passion Coco (Colombian rhythms tinged with psychedelic rock), La Tchoutchouka (electric cumbia), and DJ Wonderbraz with his electro-exotic sets. A wandering brass band also animates the surroundings of the site.

An Eco-Committed and Family-Friendly Festival

Labeled an eco-committed event by the REEVE label and awarded by the Trophées Angers Loire Éco-événement 2025, the festival implements a concrete environmental approach: ecocups, dry toilets, zero single-use plastic, free recyclable earplugs, local and organic catering, waste sorting, free shuttle from Angers, and encouragement of soft mobility. The event is free and open to all audiences, with activities for families.