MUSIC FESTIVAL. Like every year, in France, the Fête de la Musique 2023 is celebrated on the first day of summer with hundreds of concerts.
[Mis à jour le 19 juin 2023 à 14h24] Like every year, the Fête de la Musique 2022 will take place on June 21, the first day of summer. In 2023, the event will therefore take place on a Wednesday evening. A date that was not chosen at random, since it corresponds to the summer solstice, the first day of the summer season, the end of spring, but also the longest day of the year. It’s a great way to celebrate music, the arrival of good weather and to start the summer evening season!
The Fête de la Musique takes place all over France, with dozens of events in the streets, bars, concert halls or city parks. Free concerts that delight music lovers, whether young or old.
The 2023 Music Festival program
To discover the program of events organized throughout France, here is the interactive map developed by the Ministry of Culture :
The Music Festival in Paris
Like hundreds of cities in France, the capital is preparing to vibrate to the sound of organized or improvised concerts, everywhere in the streets, bars or performance halls. Here are some of the events proposed for the Fête de la Musique in Paris:
- France Inter celebrates music at the Olympia – As every year, the radio settles in the mythical Parisian room with, as programming for this evening presented by Laurent Goumarre and Aline Afanoukoé: Zaho de Sagazan, Jain, Arlo Parks, Lomepal and Dinos.
- Eesah Yasuke and Mentissa at the Palais-Royal – The Ministry of Culture offers a women’s evening in the gardens of the heart of the capital, from 1 p.m.
- Electro open air in the Parc de la Villette – À la Folie offers an evening of DJ sets, from 6 p.m.
- Eclectic evening at the National Assembly – The Hotel de Lassay, seat of the National Assembly, opens its doors on the occasion of the Music Festival with an evening bringing together a jazz band, a brass band and a group of Brazilian music.
- The Elysée celebrates music : like every year, the Elysée Palace opens its doors for an evening, with Yasmine Hadj-Ali, a group of musicians from the New Orleans Jazz Museum joined by the American Jon Baptiste, Grégory Porter and Ibrahim Maalouf, and DJ Linda and DJ T-SIA. On registration.
Where do we celebrate music in Lyon?
Like hundreds of cities in France, Lyon does not escape the festivities of the Fête de la Musique. The city offers nine official stages, one per district, for a wide choice of concerts. Here is a selection of events:
- Courtyard of the town hall : from 6.30 p.m., several concerts, including two performed by the Orchester Symphonique de Lyon.
- The Snatch Bar, place Belcourt : dance party with the Disco House Session X Unknown Records, from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. On the program, Beny the Kid, Naux, Léon, Bryce Wax b2b Grooverneur and Grizzmin.
- DJ Sets at the Grand Hotel Dieu : L’Officine, Le Grand Réfectoire and Ciao Nonna Giulia join forces for an evening on the occasion of the Fête de la Musique, for DJ sets in the open air in the courtyard of the splendid Grand Hôtel Dieu.
- Jazz at the Museum of Fine Arts : on the occasion of the Fête de la Musique 2023, the Musée des Beaux-Arts is giving its exhibition on Robert Guinan, friend of jazzmen and follower of Chicago night clubs to music with several groups invited to the halls and gardens of the museum, until 8 p.m.
- Brass bands on the Saint-Antoine and Célestins quays : from 6 p.m. to midnight, several groups parade on the same stage: Ethnofanfare, Cutting Corners, Fanfare Pustule.
The Music Festival in Toulouse
The pink city does not intend to deprive itself of the Fête de la Musique festivities either, with many concerts planned everywhere in the streets, bars and concert halls. Here is a selection of the events offered in Toulouse:
- DJ sets at the Jardin des Plantes : eight hours of music, three stages and around twenty DJs. Here is the program of the Music Festival on the Alain Savary esplanade.
- Rock on the quays : from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., the Quai de la Daurade will vibrate to the sounds of rock, deep house and even disco house, for an evening organized by the Pyroliz collective and Anma Productions.
- From local to Espace Rouget : from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., four groups from Toulouse and Occitan will perform on the occasion of the Fête de la Musique.
Marseille also celebrates music!
The city of Marseille also has many concerts, planned or improvised, on the occasion of the Fête de la Musique! Here is a selection of events:
- Buzine Castle : an open-air concert is organized from 7 p.m. to midnight, notably with the group Nomade, a pop-rock and reggae atmosphere, and DJ Will.
- DJ sets on Prado beach : Fun Radio celebrates the Fête de la Musique with a free concert on Borély beach, from 7 p.m., with Aluna, Boris Way, Rivo, Sam Feldt, Sigala and Trinix.
- Mandolin and History : from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Museum of Mediterranean Archeology in Marseille is hosting a mandolin concert.
What program in Lille for the Music Festival?
In Lille too, music makes the city vibrate on June 21! In the four corners of the northern capital, dozens of concerts are organized. And there’s something for everyone ! Here is our selection:
- Concerts at Notre-Dame de la Treille : from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., several groups will parade, including Engo Na’a, Wonderful Gospel Singers, Vinz le Mariachi, Collectif CM and Collectif Workship Mission.
- Capanga on the Grand Place : Afro-Brazilian music in the spotlight with the group of percussionists Capanga, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- 90’s atmosphere at Comptoir Hirondelle : get out your most beautiful vintage outfits (cheesy?) from the 90s to dance to all the sounds that made us vibrate, from 7 p.m. with DJ Vince.
Who invented the Fête de la Musique?
It was in 1981 that Jack Lang, then Minister of Culture, initiated the creation of an event putting music in the spotlight. He instructed Maurice Fleuret, director of music and dance, to create this huge popular event, which would be organized every year, on the day of the summer solstice, everywhere in France. The first Fête de la Musique took place on June 21, 1982: it was a success. Thousands of events are springing up all over the country, bringing together music lovers and artists for a gigantic popular celebration.
“We needed an event that would make it possible to measure the place occupied by music in individual and collective life. A spectacular movement of awareness, a spontaneous momentum to alert public opinion and perhaps also… the political class. C This is why the Ministry of Culture had the idea of organizing a Fête de la Musique in 1982. A non-directive party, which brings together all French people for whom music matters. “, underlined in 1983 Maurice Fleuret in Télérama.
Also, very quickly, the Fête de la Musique, which took hold of France and the French, went beyond borders: since 2017, more than 120 countries have celebrated music on the same day.