Singer Pitbull, Mr. Worldwide in person, was on the Plaines stage of the Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ) on Friday evening, in front of the biggest crowd of the summer.
The compact crowd of festival-goers, mostly very young adults, gathered on the Plains of Abraham so early that the site was crowded long before Pitbull’s arrival. Nearly 10 minutes before the start of the main show, the FEQ organization announced the closing of the doors, the concert being officially sold out. About 100,000 people gathered on site and outside Friday night for Pitbull.
From inside the site, it was fully felt, the dense crowd barely leaving the possibility of circulating.
Outside the site, thousands of people had to resign themselves to sitting behind the stage to listen to the spectacle, if not to see it.
After the bad weather and the cancellations of concerts the day before, the good weather resumed its rights and music lovers took full advantage of it. Many festival-goers had dressed up as Mr. Worldwide, mustaches and goatee drawn on their faces, bathing caps on their heads to simulate a shaved head like that of the original.
“Dale! »… but with caution
This Pitbull concert was the perfect opportunity to make up for the wasted evening of Thursday, to the sound of those hits that everyone knows and which never fail to make you want to dance.
The Cuban singer from Miami is best known for songs he sings in collaboration with other artists, including Usher, Beyoncé, Marc Anthony, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez or Justin Timberlake. To translate this on stage as he performs solo, pre-recorded tracks from collaborating artists accompanied the singer throughout the evening.
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Pitbull and his dancers on stage, Friday
Surrounded by talented dancers (whose mandate has a little too often been to perform lascivious dances on the singer), musicians behind him, he served many of his most popular songs, starting the evening with Don’t Stop the Party.
Among the hits that had the crowd singing along to the choruses: hey baby, International Love, Hotel Room Service, Rain Over Me, On the fFoor, I Know You Want Me, Time of Our Lives Or Give Me Everything (for the final).
At the time of its megasuccess fire ball, he interrupted himself and apologized to his musicians, his dancers, his public and the production. He then pointed to a group in the crowd and asked that everyone be able to enjoy the evening without hurting others. “I see your energy, but I don’t want anyone to get hurt. I want everyone to have a good time. He then repeated the song from the beginning, which the festival-goers seemed to appreciate very much.
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The nostalgic crowd seemed overwhelmed by the presence of Pitbull.
From the first parts to the antipodes
Honduran-born Montrealer Isabella Lovestory did very little to prepare the FEQ audience for the arrival of the star of the evening.
Koffee, on the other hand, rose to the challenge in a good way and took advantage of the platform offered to her: tens of thousands of people in front of her, ready to party.
Grammy winner for best reggae album for her EP Rapture, when she was only 19 years old, the Jamaican artist is as convincing on recording as on stage. She was our favorite of the day, a talent to discover if you haven’t already.
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Koffee at the Festival d’été de Québec, Friday
Accompanied by musicians and dancers, Koffee worked with ease on stage to bring the ideal festive atmosphere for this mild summer evening on the Plains, reserved for festive music and dancing.
The FEQ must contend this year with very inclement weather, which forces cancellations. This Friday evening was a pleasant break, during which the temperature rose on stage and in the crowd, for the pleasure of all.