Louane, Yannick Noah, Imany, Matt Pokora… The replacement of Patrick Bruel in the summer festivals is launched

Patrick Bruel is not irreplaceable. Targeted by at least eight complaints of violence and sexual assault, the singer made the decision to withdraw from the stage this summer. As a result, several festivals and concert halls have had to change their headliners. Like the festival Blue Alpacas, whose festivities take place in Saverne in Alsace, which finally found a luxury replacement in singer Louane. The artist who composed the title Joy of Living will close the festival on Saturday July 18.

Blue Alpacas shared the news in a post on social networks where the interpreter of Maman appears during her performance at half-time of a France-Scotland rugby match at the Stade de France in 2025. She revealed the title she defended at Eurovision the same year. An obvious decision. For Pascal Rieh, the programmer of Alpagas Bleus, the choice of the artist was obvious given the context: “I symbolically chose to present a female artist. Louane is a complete artist, singer and actress. She has a magnificent vocal signature, she is in the news with her Solo Tour. »

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Louane will share the stage with artist Lila May and electronic group House of Brass. For the occasion, the organizers of the event revealed that they are putting 100 3-day passes on sale again on their website.

The festivals High Tides from Jullouville in Manche managed to bounce back and offer a new program with two headliners for the evening. “Let yourself be carried away by smiles, sunshine and good humor to the sound of the best songs from Yannick Noah », enthuse the organizers of the event. Before adding that “the singular, powerful and luminous voice” d’Imany, “an artist who transcends musical boundaries”, will also be present on the Jullouville stage. A program for July 24 which “renews and enriches itself brilliantly” rejoices the festival.

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Artists “fans of total celebration”

An opportunity. The young Belgian festival Bastogne Summer Festival has also chosen a double headliner for the evening, with Yannick Noah and Matt Pokora. Both renowned for “their character as entertainers and fans of the total party”. The Bastogne Summer Festival “thus finds a 2^e souffle »proudly announce the organizers on the event’s social networks.

At the microphone of Belgian radio RTBF, Jean Steffens, administrator of the company Impact Events and general coordinator of the Bastogne festival, recognized that it was a real challenge for them to “unite within 24 hours” new artists for the second edition of the festival and “to be able to confirm them three days later”. This artistic reactivity shows “a fine example of French-speaking cultural solidarity”he stressed.

Even if since the start of the affair, Patrick Bruel has denied the facts with which he is accused, the singer took the initiative to cancel his entire summer tour, i.e. around fifteen dates. His concerts in Canada were also canceled as well as his last five performances at the Théâtre Édouard VII in Paris. The singer of Place of great men has also decided to announce its withdrawal from the upcoming Enfoirés charity shows in 2027.