Post Malone at the Quebec Summer Festival: the new hero of the Plains of Abraham

The Plains of Abraham have a new hero since Friday night: the intense, energetic and charismatic Post Malone.

What a night! The most anticipated headliner of the 2024 Summer Festival, Post Malone set the Plains of Abraham on fire, stormed by 100,000 euphoric fans who met an endearing stage beast in an explosive atmosphere.

An hour before the concert began, the site was closed for the first time during the festival.

There was electricity in the air and the karaoke session before the 29-year-old American arrived, to the tune of Sweet Carolineonly increased the level of excitement.

The wait was worth it.

In the memory of festival-goers, rarely has a show taken off in such a spectacular way.

After a musical introduction served by a trio of strings, Post Malone showed up and immediately launched into a relentless Better Nowwhose chorus he shouted with a ferocity that only further energized the audience.

Meanwhile, and as would be the case in almost every title, pyrotechnics and fireworks flooded the Plains.

Rock fury

More than half of the menu was devoted to titles from his first two albums, Beerbongs & Bentleys And Stoneyfrom his hip-hop era, but they were delivered with mind-blowing rock fury thanks to his excellent backing band.

It’s hard to identify any particular moments that stand out more than others, but the metallic Take What You Want which blends into Rockstarit was fine. Finish the main course on Congratulations and return to the reminder with Broken Whiskey Glass also delighted the Plains.

Still, Post Malone, who went shirtless along the way, put an intensity into it that was beautiful to see.

Obviously, the Circles And White Iverson brought out their cell phones, as did the dynamic duo who closed the party: I Had Some Helphis recent collaboration with Morgan Wallen which made his conversion to country official, and Chemicalssung in another pyrotechnic orgy.

Loving, grateful and thirsty

If Post Malone the artist was exemplary, Post Malone the human was as endearing as he was grateful. Between each song, he took the time to thank the crowd (and empty a beer), a broad smile lighting up his face.

He also showed a good sense of self-deprecation. “Who’s drunk tonight, ladies and gentlemen? You better be because I’m about to play guitar,” he joked before singing Goodbyes.

Later, for the interpretation of Stayhe invited a man named Felix to come up on stage to play guitar with him. The young man, who lived the moment to the fullest, admirably acquitted himself of a task that was not so simple, given the size of the crowd.

Felix will remember this for the rest of his life.

“I love you”

By the end, Post Malone didn’t want to leave. “I love you more than I can ever say,” he said, clutching the microphone with both hands.

“Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do. Drive safely. Drink responsibly, but drink a lot. I love you.”

Then he went down to greet admirers in the stalls for a few minutes before leaving for good, having won the hearts of 100,000 spectators.

Jessie Murph: Queen of Broken Hearts

“My name is Jessie Murph and you are by far the biggest crowd I have ever performed for.”

American artist Jessie Murph couldn’t have been more right. It was while she was singing her hit Pray that the Summer Festival announced the closure of the site.

This allowed more viewers to discover this singer with the beautifully raspy voice whose songs mainly talk about breakups, heartbreak and shitty love lives.

In short, this mix of Amy Winehouse and Jessie Reyez, with her magnetic stage presence, is the queen of broken hearts.

Plus, she’s not short of air. “Who’s here to see Post Malone?” she asked the audience, immediately specifying that the next song is called Son of a Bitchwhich she performed with a baseball bat in her hands.

You don’t mess around with Jessie, do you?

Valley: in front of a sea of ​​people

The members of Canadian band Valley must have been pinching themselves when they took to the stage at 7 p.m.

At their feet, a human tide. The spectators were not there for them, but it must even increase the heart rate a little.

Valley’s rather festive pop-rock fit well with the musical atmosphere of an evening dominated by Post Malone and the band put their all into it. Singer Rob Laska, a jolly fellow who likes to finish his songs lying on the floor, managed to get the people in the audience moving a few times, which was no small feat considering that they are relatively unknown in our country.

Like Loud Luxury at the Electro FEQ, they also gave us the Nordiques sweater trick, a wink that is becoming more and more of a cliché.