MUSIC FESTIVAL. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Fête de la Musique in Paris, many concerts are organized. Here is our selection.
[Mis à jour le 20 juin 2022 à 17h31] The Music Festival celebrates its fortieth anniversary! An unmissable, popular and free event, the event, created by Jack Lang in 1982, returns in 2022, without sanitary measures. Enough to give color to the party, which is about to make the cities of France and Navarre vibrate, to celebrate the first day of summer and the longest day of the year. And Paris will obviously be no exception to the party, with many events planned or improvised in all the districts of the capital.
From the traditional Fête de la Musique at the Elysée to France Inter at the Olympia, passing through many buildings in the capital, but also its restaurants, bars and concert halls… Music lovers are not likely to bored this Tuesday, June 21. However, it can be difficult to find your way around! Here is our selection of the unmissable concerts of the Fête de la musique 2022:
- Elysee Palace : like every year, the presidential residence opens its doors for a giant concert with, this year, Charlie Winston, Youssou N’Dour, Synapson, and Xenia! 2,000 places are to be filled, from this Monday at 10 a.m. on the Elysée website ;
- Army museum : proposes to discover its collections in music;
- Carnavalet Museum : the Fabulat restaurant, from Top chef Thibaut Spiwack, hosts an evening of DJ Sets and various artists such as the French singer Owlle.
- Small palace : the association Jeunes Talents is offering a series of five classical music mini-concerts;
- Radio France Auditorium : an evening with the Viva l’Orchestra;
- fip : the radio is organizing a concert at the Arènes de Lutèce, notably with Metronomy, Ibeyi, Laurent Bardainne and Bertrand Belin. Reservations open this Friday, June 10 at 10 a.m. on the site of the House of Radio and Music.
- Palais-Royal : the Ministry of Culture organizes an open stage bringing together amateurs and professionals, young talents and experienced musicians, contemporary music, classical music and world music, with Julien Clerc, Anne Paceo, Sopico, DakhaBrakha and Temenik Electric.
- La Villette : from 4 p.m. to midnight, Dour festival and Technopol offer a techno/house evening at the Parc de la Villette.
- Arab World Institute : the IMA puts Algeria in the spotlight with an open stage on its square, where artists and amateurs will sing together the emblematic Algerian repertoire.
- Golden Gate Palace : in the 12th arrondissement, an evening with Afro sounds is organized with a big Voodoo Game concert on the ephemeral terrace. It will be preceded by DJ Jambo and followed by an Afrobreat after party by DJ Ondi Kwa.