Direct. Festival Beauregard Day 4: Orelsan is on stage
By Gregory Maucorps
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updated on 10 Jul 22 at 0:40
During the five days that the Beauregard festival in Hérouville Saint-Clair, near Caen (Calvados), the editorial staff of Freedom-Actu.fr mobilize to make you live as close as possible to the event. Photos, anecdotes, concert reports… The journalists are mobilized until the end of the night.
This Saturday July 9, 2022, the fourth day of Beauregard, Orelsan, Metronomy, vital, Skunk Anansia and Juliet Armanet are notably on the program.
00:00. Dring, it’s time to drop out for us, but don’t worry, we’ll keep you posted on the rest of the Orelsan concert in a future article… as well as the concerts that follow with Gusgus and Vitalic. Have a nice evening.
11:55 p.m. “Can you make a piano melody that makes you want to hang out on rue Ecuyère, in Caen, at 2 a.m. on a Thursday? Orelsan asks Skread.
11:48 p.m. Festival-goers dance to the album’s best-known titles Civilization from Orelsan… The quest, Clean, The smell of gasoline…
11:40 p.m. “Caen, how are you? It’s been 4-5 years since we came to play here, it was way too long! It’s crazy ! Orelsan has the spotlights turned on to see the audience. “There are my cousins, my parents, my wife who are there, it’s a real family celebration! “, raves the rapper.
11:30 p.m. Orelsan arrives on stage… on Civilization. “Beauregard, are you there? Ready to fuck up the mess?! “The Norman rapper continues on Clean.
11:28 p.m. The crowd is delirious for the end of the concert of Metronomy, which announces the beginning of that of Orelsan…
10:58 p.m. The audience wants to be closer to the stage.
10:55 p.m. “Now we’re going to leave the stage like Liam Gallagher”, jokes the singer of Metronomy before moving on to his next song.
10:50 p.m. An ankle gets ready during the Metronomy concert. “It’s amazing to finally be here with you,” exclaims the British group.
10:45 p.m. On the Beauregard stage, already a crazy world in front of the stage for Orelsan. While the concert is only in an hour…
10:25 p.m. Metronomy, the British group enters the scene. One of the singers, Joseph Mount shares his electronic music.
10:10 p.m. While waiting for Orelsan to enter in 1h30, Stade Malherbe Caen jerseys are blooming everywhere in the public. For example, Philippe, 57, and Dragan, 20, are coming as a family to Beauregard for the first time. Originally from a town near Livarot, in Calvados, this father and son came to see the star rapper from Caen. “I don’t like rap, I’m rock, outside of Orelsan,” says Philippe. “He doesn’t wear jewelry, there are no naked women in his music videos and these texts are beautiful. It appeals to both young people and grandparents, to the whole family. I think there will be atmosphere. It’s my baptism of fire here, it keeps me young! »
9:54 p.m. In reference to the Supreme Court in the United States, Skin harangues the girls and women in the audience, and shouts “My body, my choice”, regularly approaching the public on the same advance that Muse had on Wednesday evening.
9:47 p.m. Meanwhile, Skin’s exact opposite, Liam Gallagher apologizes for his sorry defection yesterday:
9:36 p.m. After a thunderous entrance in a Mephistophelian costume, Skin, the generous singer of Skunk Anansie unfolds a heavy and effective set.
9:23 p.m. Orelsan’s favorite kebab, Magic Beau Gosse, still arouses as much enthusiasm. The biggest queue in front of the Festival restaurants.
9:12 p.m. Grand finale for a great show: Juliette Armanet convinced in a lamé suit, and gave herself a lot afterwards The last days of disco. The singer came out on I like you… Caen.
8:55 p.m. Among the spectators, in front of the John stage, the former Miss France Amandine Petit will have been able to shout on The last days of disco. That she “adores”.
She is present for three days in Beauregard, with friends, between Friday and Sunday. “I have been coming to Beaurgeard almost every year since Stromae (2014). I like this festival with a family atmosphere and it’s at home. Juliette Armanet, Ninho, Mathieu Chedid and of course Orelsan are among the concerts she wanted to see. “It’s the first time I’m going to see Orelsan, I can’t wait. »
8:41 p.m. The emulator of Véronique Sanson does not forget the photographers. Two reporters from Freedom can testify.
8:38 p.m. Juliette Armanet deploys a beautiful energy, between Celine Dion for the presence and Prince for the background music.
8:24 p.m. Arms raised, the public resumes in chorus “You’re like an ecstasy”, from the song vertigo.
8:19 p.m. From the 2e song, Juliette Armanet abandons the piano for the front stage, and harangues the crowd to dance with her on The Thorn.
8:15 p.m. Juliette Armanet begins her concert on the Beauregard stage, under the sun, wearing a rhinestone jacket.
8:02 p.m. Hunger is starting to be felt at the Beauregard festival… The queue is getting longer in front of the restaurants, including the Magic Beau Gosse! The sign puts its suitcases in Beauregard for the first time. And one evening of a concert in Orelsan, it’s bound to be crazy…
7:51 p.m. While rapper Josman finishes his set on the Beauregard stage, Juliette Armanet fans settle down near the John stage for her concert which begins at 8:15 p.m.
7:43 p.m. She didn’t know Sleaford Mods, the belching, dancing post-punk duo from Nottingham, but that didn’t stop them dancing through the set. At 56, Ghislaine is in her 5e edition of the Beauregard festival. With her husband, Vincent, 59, these rock fans scour several festivals in Normandy, and smoke their places “blindly”. For the pleasure of discovering bands they don’t know. And with Franck Carter and The Rattlesnackes yesterday, and Sleaford Mods today, they were served.
Blonde mane, dark glasses, Ghislaine swayed without stopping. “Me, I feel the music through my body…” It’s been seen. She just regretted “not speaking English to understand the lyrics”, the flood of words debited in less than an hour by Jason Williamson. In a few days, from July 21 to 24, Vincent and she will not miss the Moz’Aïque festival, at home, in Le Havre.
7:31 p.m. Platinum disc, the rapper from Vierzon Josman has raised the temperature a notch, especially with the younger generation.
7:08 p.m. Figurehead of the new French rap scene, Josman launches his concert hour on the Beauregard stage. “Beauregard, are you okay or not? “, he asks entry.
7:01 p.m. Are the legs tingling? No worries, the Studio is for you. Want to dance between two concerts, this is the perfect place.
6:47 p.m. Minimal rock duo with maximum effect: I named Sleaford Mods. A feeling shared by our journalist present in front of the stage. History to reconcile the public of Beauregard with England after the chaotic and surrealist concert of Liam Gallagher, Friday evening.
6:15 p.m. Sleaford Mods takes over the John stage for already the 4th concert of the day. Singer Jason Williamson does the show.
5:14 p.m. Think of sunscreen on this sunny day…
A free sunscreen dispenser is present on the Beauregard site: read our article here.
3:20 p.m.. Let’s go for Day 4 of the festival! The doors opened at 3 p.m. and Cannibale got the ball rolling at 3:20 p.m. on the Beauregard stage. On the program of the day: Goat Girl, Fishbach, Sleaford Mods, Josman, Juliette Armanet, Skunk Anansie, Metronomy, Orelsan, Gusgus and Vitalic to conclude.
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