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Dave Gahan, singer of Depeche Mode, is as expressive as ever on stage. The group, which has more than four decades of activity, performed twice at the Bell Center in this year marked by the return of many veterans to Montreal.
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One of the events of the Riopelle year was the presentation of the concert Symphonic Riopelle at Place des Arts as part of Montreal Highlights. Adam Johnson conducted the Montreal Symphony Orchestra as well as the Petits Chanteurs de Laval and the Temps Fort choir, for a total of nearly 140 musicians on stage.
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With his legendary swing, Robert Charlebois closed the Montreal Francos on the Place des Festivals with his large-scale show Robert in CharleboisScope.
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The Salebarbes group greets the public during its visit to Abitibi, where The Press accompanied him backstage during his current tour.
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The singer of Cowboys Fringants, Karl Tremblay, greets the audience at the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu International Hot Air Balloon Festival. This will be one of the last shows that the group will give before the artist’s death at the age of 47.
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Fred Pellerin has dates until the end of 2024 for his tour The descent into business. However, he has moderated the number of annual performances of this show, in order to take advantage of the time given to it.
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A harpist from the Orchester Métropolitain during a concert at the Desjardins theater, in the borough of LaSalle
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After a postponement then a cancellation during the pandemic, Californian singer Billie Eilish was finally able to reconnect with the Montreal public during the Osheaga festival. The young pop star spared no effort to meet audience expectations.
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Another popular festival of the summer, Métro Métro was presented once again on the Esplanade of the Olympic Park, a place which also hosted Fuego Fuergo, Fierté Montréal and the OSM Classical Spree. Pictured is rapper Killy.
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More than 40 years after the first major funfair of the Baie-Saint-Paul Stilt Riders – at the origin of Cirque du Soleil – the Charlevoix region reconnected with the circus last summer. We were indeed able to see the show under the big top Shardscreated by Les 7 Doigts.
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Who else but Yvon Deschamps to put the end (for now, at least) to the great tradition of the Just for Laughs galas? The father of humor was the star of an Ultimate All-Star Gala during the most recent festival.