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QUEBEC – It took him 72 years but Neil Young finally arrived in Quebec City
The legend of rock, which after the death of Leonard Cohen is perhaps the most emblematic musician of Canada, played Friday night, two hours in front of tens of thousands of people on the vast and historic Abraham Plains Park that extends to the west of Quebec City
Young – who was born just eight hours from Toronto Road – Headed to the English-speaking province for the Quebec City summer festival, the Quebec City Summer Festival, a rare public concert with low-priced tickets and a community vibe [19659002] "It's my first time here, I can not believe it, or I can" remember, "Young exclaimed at the end of his set with his energetic back-up group, Promise of the Real, featuring Lukas, Willie Nelson's rocker
.The Weeknd, in the middle of a heat wave unusually brutal, temperatures fell sharply for Young, wh o took the stage in his Stetson brand hat with a black T-shirt under a thick plaid shirt.
He debuted with his 1982 song "Like an Inca", with 10 minutes of crisp guitars setting the tone for the
He intensified the energy on "Fuckin 'Up", a piece from his album "Ragged Glory", released in 1990, which turned the folk rocker into a godfather of the nascent grunge scene
. ] Young did not wait long before deciphering his probably best-known song, "Rockin 'in the Free World," which the left transplant to the US published in 1989 as the president's criticism. of the time, George HW. Bush
Batting his guitar strings almost to the point of breaking them, the former Buffalo rocker Springfield offered a grand rendition of "Down by the River" before a climax on "Hey Hey, My My". He went back for a reminder in front of the open-air sea of people, playing the exquisite "Harvest Moon" before finishing on "Roll Another Number (For the Road)."
– Historical Battlefield – [19659002] The Quebec City Summer Festival, in its 51st season, attracts a host of major bands including Foo Fighters, Lorde, Future, Beck, Camila Cabello and Dave Matthews Band.
The organizers said that it took work at Amenez Young
"It was hard to convince him, we had to talk to him about the Abraham Plains, our philosophy, our economic model and finally, I succeeded, "said Louis Bellavance, director of programming.
The Plains of Abraham were the scene of the 1759 battle in which Britain defeated France for Canadian dominance. For the festival, the historic site becomes one of the largest scenes in North America, capable of hosting crowds of nearly 100,000.
For a festival with its programming, the tickets are incredibly cheap. A pbad that costs 100 Canadian dollars ($ 76 US) gives access to all 250 shows, big and small, of the city.
– A success "wacky" –
And, unlike Major festivals such as Coachella where security guards rigorously check the pbades to avoid resale, the Quebec festival allows no only fans to share their tickets, but also encourages fans to share their tickets.
as a means of encouraging tourism.
"It's a system that is far-fetched because we eat ourselves alive when it comes to incomes," Bellavance said. "But it works perfectly if we sell 120,000 pbades."
Initially launched as a neighborhood party, the festival grew to attract mega-stars, including the Rolling Stones, The Who and Metallica. But Bellavance acknowledged that the festival is still not well known internationally – or even in western Canada.
"For many, we are clbadified as" the most extraordinary festival you have ever heard of ".
AFP
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