The managers of the I.Boat, who had designed this poster, therefore threw in the towel, but not completely. The ten artists will be divided between different places where they program. An economic necessity, insofar as part of the stamps have already been paid and that a dead cancellation would imply a dead loss, but also an artistic choice: “We did not want to abstain from projects like Sworn Virgins, explains Thibault Laporte, responsible for electronic reservations. Their hybrid formula between live and dee-jaying is quite unique. »

This English duo should eventually meet in the hold of the boat-place of music – “it is still under discussion” – but, in the immediate future, it is Jennifer Cardini and Daniel Avery who are expected there from this Saturday 21 May for sets longer than average: three and two hours. And starting at midnight.

The other highlight is the arrival, on June 2, of Boombass, producer of the first titles of MC Solaar and half of the house duo Cassius. That will be for the inauguration of the outdoor summer program, on the slab that separates the two wet docks. “We will have a musical rendezvous every Thursday evening from sunset until midnight. »

Also to follow, the second edition of the Rêve de jour festival. After the forecourt of the Archives of Bordeaux Métropole in 2021, it is on that of the Meca that it will offer a program from July 13 to 16. We should see live electro from Nantes Véronique Samsung, in addition to big names like Gerd Janson, in house, or John Talabot, in electro.