au pied du Matmut avec les fans d’Indochine
On the spot, we discover then, between the wise waiting files for the merchandising and the refreshment bars, a peaceful public, partly family, of all ages although the 40-60 years dominating, at a glance. Everyone, old and new from Indochina, came to commune, often as a family, around the now emblematic group which is said to have brought together at least three generations. What we confirm firsthand.
Sandrine and Mickael, young forties, came from Périgueux with their daughters Lucie, 20, and Agathe, 9. All are fans of Indochina? “Yes, and it’s my fault”, confesses Sandrine, who has already seen the group “at least five times”. Céline, Sonia and Amandine, living Limousines in Bordeaux, had been there for 2 p.m. “We preferred to play it safe. Suddenly, we heard the scales. The girls, in their thirties, have been Indo fans since they were teenagers. To the point of listening to it every day? “Yes. No. Finally, we come for the show. »
We later meet a bunch of confirmed fans. Sandy, from Gradignan, has just found Alex, Roxanne, Laetitia and Coralie, all from the great South West. Some had not seen each other for four years and the “13 Tour”. Like many people here, they’ve had tickets since September 2020. “We’re really the Indochina family,” says Sandy, a fan for thirty-six years. Alex, he is “more Mylène Farmer” which did not prevent him from attending the Parisian concert of Indo two weeks ago. “On a Whatsapp group, we connect to the official Indo site, we are a network of fans. We are a big family. Today, we are a good thirty in all”, says Sandy, who loves the old glories of the 80s (U2, Depeche Mode) and loves the texts of Nicola Sirkis, the group’s leader, who talks “about social issues “.
A little further, on crosses Sylvie, who is almost the age of Nicola (63 years old). She came with Jean-Marie, from Talence and is wearing today’s “Central Tour” black T-shirt. “It was my daughter who gave it to me, with the book (the official biography of Rafaelle Hirsh-Doran, 512 pages, editor’s note)”, says this unwavering fan of the group since “L’Aventurier”.
regulars
Of the same age, Christian and Philippe, Cht’tis living in Auvergne, present themselves as diligent. These retirees have seen the group dozens of times. They were in Saint-Denis two weeks ago and will be in Marseille and Lille, completing the entire tour. And all this for what ? ” By love. Nicola gives us the joy of living”, says Philippe, a former soldier, who decides: “He is humble, human and sincere. What more can be said ? “. They paid 85 euros without regrets for the concert, but deplore the local accommodation: “Hotels are too expensive in Bordeaux. There is abuse, write it down! »