Kidu’Fest frames punk and alternative music as support for Breton-language networks. The program brings bands such as Nous, Fioul Bazar, Prince Ringard, Voltairine, René Binamé and Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs beside Arti-Breizh makers, tattoo artists and a Bérurier Noir-themed exhibition. Diwan and Div Yezh give the festival its cultural purpose, connecting loud guitars with language transmission.
Tag: live-music
Fest Noz at La Ferme des Goublayes
La Ferme des Goublayes hosts a fest-noz organised with Goublayons ferme, placing Breton social dance in a rural setting. Les P’tits Potes, Jai and Krenadenn provide the named live music for the gathering. Collective dancing shapes the evening, linking local association life, shared steps and the communal rhythm that defines the fest-noz tradition.
Radio Tutti and Kodac at La Mutante
Radio Tutti reshapes southern Italian tarantellas and Galician traditional music with trance-driven arrangements and lyrics drawing on Mediterranean lingua franca. The ensemble keeps dance at the centre, treating inherited songs and rhythms as living popular music. Breton DJ Kodac follows with an eclectic mix of techno, pop and electro, giving the La Mutante program a deliberate passage from acoustic roots to electronic club energy.
Cali Revoltes et Amour fou
Cali brings Révoltes et Amour fou to Quimperlé with Catalan guitarist Pierre-Andre de Vera, revisiting his own repertoire and songs tied to revolt, solidarity and hope. Voice, guitar and text give the evening its intimate scale. La Loco provides a close setting for a leading figure in contemporary French chanson.
Sur des Chardons Ardents
Sur des Chardons Ardents returns to Lianver with a programme that honours its fest-noz roots while opening toward electric and alternative sounds. The anniversary of the dance night gives the festival a clear Breton anchor, even as the line-up crosses styles. Fest-noz memory, cider-country conviviality and adventurous stage culture remain in productive tension throughout the programme.
Les Estivales in Le Guilvinec
Les Estivales brings Le Guilvinec’s open-air gatherings together around Breton dance music and food shared beside the fishing port. Bal Floc’h and Ollu Tad a Mab shape the concert with a repertoire made for communal listening and movement. Fish soup, mussels, sardines, kouigns and other association-served dishes place the evening firmly in the working seafood culture of the Pays Bigouden.
La Saison du Kiosque
The Harmonie des enfants de la Joyeuse performs in Romans-sur-Isère as part of La Saison du Kiosque, within the Les Escales Estivales programme. The concert raises funds for Agir Contre le Cancer, known as ACC26. The association is based in Romans-sur-Isère and supports people affected by cancer and their families.
Fiuminale Corsican Duo
Maxime Merlandi and Jean-Philippe Guissani perform as Fiuminale in Tence. The two singers previously founded the Corsican vocal quartet Barbara Furtuna. Their duo places two voices in conversation, rising separately, answering and joining in polyphonic harmony, with singing that combines power and intimacy.
Grand Bazar Musical
Vinyl, instruments, posters and musical oddities fill Grand Bazar Musical in Romans-sur-Isère. La Phonie Furieuse pairs electric guitar with a Persian daf, while Stegonaute builds a musical siesta from games consoles and effects pedals. Backstage tours accompany the performances and second-hand stalls at this free event organised by La Cordo and the Conservatoire de Valence Romans Agglo.
Brick a Drak at Roi de l’Oiseau
Brick a Drak opens the Roi de l’Oiseau festivities with music that combines traditional repertoire and rock. La Bande du Drac first developed its playing at folk dances in Midi-Pyrénées before taking this combination onto concert stages. The musicians later won a Tremplin competition as their music moved beyond the dance circuit.