Reduced gauge: in Toulouse, only the Zenith will be really affected in January
By limiting the number of spectators seated to 2000, the government ruins the beginning of the year of the Zenith where only gospel will remain on display. But, with the exception of the Bikini, the other rooms do not deprogram anything.
The restriction of the gauges to 2000 spectators in the rooms and the ban on standing concerts in fact only affects two places in Toulouse: the Zénith and the Bikini. where you never are, where you never are, is on the fringes the DJ nights were already there and that we were only supposed to hear three concerts between January 23. This is not the case with the Zenith, whose first month of the year was exceptionally busy following several postponements, whether it was the “Harry Potter” film-concert on January 6, Eddy de Pretto on 14, PLK on the 16th, Inès Reg on the 21st or “One Night of Queen” on the 22. So many appointments which, despite the repeated date changes, had retained a good number of fans, from 3000 to 5000 , depending on the concerts. Fans who, yesterday, did not stop contacting the organizers of shows to find out more. “We are overwhelmed by phone calls and emails, admit Sophie Valensi, one of the managers of Bleu Citron. To everyone we answer that we are doing everything to find new dates that we will announce in the days to come. “
The only show at the Zénith, “Gospel for 100 voices” will take place on Saturday January 8th. But it is not the only proposal until January 23 because the majority of rooms have less than 2000 seats. This is how the Halle aux Grains (2,000 seats at most) will host Imany on January 9, three concerts by the Capitole orchestra on 7, 16 and 22 and the Great Interpreters Evgueni Kissin on the 18th and Hélène Grimaud on the 21st. As for the Barrière casino (1,200 seats), it has not changed anything in its programming, which notably includes Florent Peyre on January 6, “Sleeping Beauty” by the Moscow Ballet on the 12th and Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine on the 20 Ditto other places such as the Nougaro room, the Bijou or the various theaters of Toulouse and the agglomeration. Do not panic: the cultural life will be very rich to start the year well. Despite all the headwinds.