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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 Canada's most iconic musician, played Friday night set time in front of tens of thousands of people on the vast and historic parkland of the Abraham Plains that extends to the west of Quebec City.
Young, born an eight-hour drive from Toronto, headed for the French-speaking province of Quebec City's summer festival, the Quebec City Summer Festival, a rare public concert with low-priced tickets and a community vibe
"It's my first time here, I can not believe it, or I do not remember," exclaims Young at the end of his set with his energetic group of back-up, Promise of the Real, which presents Lukas, the rocker of Willie Nelson.
A day after the opening of the festival with another great Canadian star, The Weeknd, in the middle of a wave unusually brutal heat, temperatures fell sharply for Young, who wears a black T-shirt under a thick checkered shirt.
He debuts with his 1982 song "Like an Inca", with 10 minutes of guitars creations that set the tone for the evening 19659007] It intensified the energy on "Fuckin 'Up", a cha nson from his album "Ragged Glory", released in 1990, which turned the old folk rocker into godfather of the nascent grunge scene.
wait a long time before deciphering his probably best-known song, "Rockin 'in the Free World," which the left-wing graft in the United States published in 1989 as a critic of then-president 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 returned for a reminder in front of the open sea, playing the exquisite "Harvest Moon" before finishing on "Roll Another Number (For the Road)."
– Historical Battlefield –
The Quebec City Summer Festival, in its 51st season, attracts a series of major bands including Foo Fighters, Lorde, Future Beck, Camila Cabello and the Dave Matthews Band .
The organizers say that it took work to bring Young
"It was hard to convince him, we had to talk to him about the plains of Abraham, our philosophy, our business model and, ultimately, I have succeeded, "said Louis Bellavance, director of programming, with a smile. Abraham was 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 pass that costs 100 Canadian dollars ($ 76 US) gives access to 250 shows, large and small, around the city.
– A "wacky" success –
And, unlike the big festivals like Coachella where the security guards rigorously check the passes to avoid resale, the Quebec festival not only allows fans to share their tickets, but also encourages fans to share them
"It's a system that is far-fetched because we eat ourselves alive when it comes to incomes," Bellavance said. "But it works great if we sell 120,000 passes."
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 classified as" the most extraordinary festival you have ever heard of ".
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