Osheaga: Polo & Pan welcomes you on board

Saturday’s lineup at the Osheaga festival was probably the weakest of the weekend in terms of big hitters. However, festival-goers got no less for their money, especially during performances inspired by Polo & Pan and Khruangbin.

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“We wish you an excellent trip! »: the French electronic music duo brought up the rear on the Scène de la Vallée. The catchy pieces by Paul Armand-Delille, alias Polocorp, and Alexandre Grynszpan, alias Peter Pan, had the desired effect on the festival-goers.

Even if their reputation is well established on Quebec soil, their skilful marriage of tropical sounds and electro rhythms still surprise by their efficiency.

Benefiting from the most captivating visual effects and play of light, the duo begged the public from the outset not to “forget the little precious moments” before delivering a heartfelt interpretation of feel good.

Thousands of smiling people, a gentle sunset over the river, good weather: all the ingredients were there to make Polo & Pan’s trip one of the most enjoyable of the festival.

A psychedelic flight

Earlier in the evening, the mysterious Texan trio Khruangbin breathed a psychedelic wind into Parc Jean-Drapeau. He himself has hammered home in the past that he does not deign to be associated with a musical genre, and with good reason: his music imbued with funk, soul and rock is accompanied by quite unique sounds.

After launching three fairly groovythe group, not very expressive, finally addressed the public by greeting them in French.

Despite the outlandish looks of guitarist Mark Speer and bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, the trio swear by their music during their performances. It’s also hard to look away from the latter, whose style and poise are matched only by her dynamic bass lines.

The discreet, but honeyed vocal harmonies of Speer and Ochoa melted perfectly into the soundscape, giving way to the guitar flights and the rhythm imposed by Donald Johnson on drums.

A dose of gangster rap

Hip-hop fans were treated to a performance by Freddie Gibbs, an important figure in American gangster rap. Repeatedly recalling his “love” for law enforcement, the rapper lit up a joint on stage and recounted tales of his troubled past.

You won’t see Gibbs singing pretty choruses or altering his voice with autotune software. He presents pieces from his acclaimed discography in a raw way, launching his verses with ease and confidence.

Unfortunately, we’ve already seen a rapper have more chemistry with his DJ on stage, and the sound levels on the Green Stage weren’t quite on point. This sometimes interfered with the intelligibility of Gibbs’ remarks, who nevertheless showed (a little too often) his ability to rap a cappella.

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SUNDAY

Although it was difficult to navigate through the human pond during the first two days, Osheaga was unable to find buyers for all of its daily passes. The organizers estimate the number of festival-goers at 40,000 on Friday, and maintained that there were still several thousand tickets left for the closing on Sunday.

EXORBITANT PRICES

Inflation seems to have made its way to Île Sainte-Hélène, so much so that in addition to having to pay at least $375 to be there all weekend, festival-goers were faced with exorbitant prices at the shops. Big beer at $10.49, tiny hot dog at $6.49, soft ice cream cone at $9.99…many piggy banks were smashed!

A BELL CENTER FOR ARCADE FIRE

In full performance on the Rivière Stage on Friday, Arcade Fire pleased its already jubilant fans by revealing that it was going to visit the Bell Center on December 3rd. The Montreal band have started and will end the tour of their new album, Weto Montreal.

– Félix Desjardins, special collaboration