The Armada is fast approaching and the program is being revealed little by little, today we reveal the names of the headliners! And it promises to be festive!
The Armada, even more spectacular than previous years
The President of the Armada Rouen, Jean-Paul Rivière, confides to us that this event must be exemplary in terms of plastic, waste and mobility. This will be a difficult task to accomplish, but it is essential to the success of the event.
“This year, we are working hard to become one of the biggest festivals in Rouen” Jean-Paul Rivière made it clear that they want to do even better than in 2019, where the event broke new records .
The Region announces the international headliners!
A colorful program is announced with numerous activities! Eight free concerts are offered with international headliners and local musical revelations. Fireworks are also scheduled every evening for the enjoyment of young and old!
PROGRAMMING OF REGIONAL CONCERTS 2023:
FRIDAY JUNE 9:
ANNABELLA HAWK – 18:30 p.m. (55')
Soul Electro
Annabella Hawk offers a resolutely hybrid Future Soul: a sampling culture, a Soul voice, a Hip Hop flow and electronic and Trip Hop accents.
CHE SUDAKA – 20:05 p.m. (1h10’)
Latin Alternative Rock
Founded in Barcelona in 2002, the Colombian-Argentinian group Che Sudaka has become essential. Optimistic and rebellious lyrics, an infinitely positive attitude and strong energy on stage. Their Latin American folk vibe mixed with ska, reggae, punk and many electronic elements make Che Sudaka one of the most appreciated groups of the Latin alternative scene.
DELUXE – 21:55 p.m. (1h30’)
Electro pop
Freely inspired by the great masters of hip hop, jazz and funk, Deluxe creates its own musical recipe, unique in its kind and in which only one constant remains: groove! Armed with double bass, vintage piano, MPC, guitar and saxophone, the group offers the public an explosive mix with devastating and contagious energy, totally exhilarating for the body and the ears!
SATURDAY JUNE 10:
ADELYS – 17:30 p.m. (45')
Electro pop
Always dressed in yellow, Adélys, “noble light in Norwegian” contrasts with the gray of the city. In Brussels, Montreal or Normandy where she is from, she walks, writes, composes and produces electro songs which are encounters with the urban, water and the body. From the cleaning lady to the spider, the stories in her refrains give voice to the feminine and are a call for respect for the living in a drifting world.
Song
In the ocean of French song, “somewhere between Brassens and NTM”, are sailing Captain Sparks and his Royal Company! Original songs on a soundtrack combining urban and Latin music, tinged with electro and brass, Sparks tells life in poetry. Between song and hip-hop, he takes a nostalgic and hopeful look at love, childhood, friendship and life.
Announcement to come…
LITTLE BISCUIT – 22:10 p.m. (1h20’)
Electro
Little Biscuit is back! After a break following his album “Parachute” in 2020, the Rouen producer seems to be preparing for a new cycle of releases and concerts for 2023. With several international tours, Petit Biscuit knows how to ignite the scene during his shows mixing electronic music, world music and pop. In 2023, he will offer his audience a new facet of his project in his crazy energy concerts.
SUNDAY JUNE 11:
Just Alone offers, with its guitar and its voice, to slow down the tempo, to remember tender things and above all, to get rid of this second skin full of melancholy, which often sticks to our body and soul. From Alela Diane to Tamino, her songs are intense nursery rhymes, moments of life that she transcribes into musical poetry.
EARTH COLOR – 18:45 p.m. (45')
Afro-Latino song
A mixed trio, 3 musical colors, 3 vocal identities, a creation common to the reflections of each for a jubilant fusion. Venezuela, Benin, Normandy, 3 musicians connected to their roots. Shimmering and fertile, their music takes its source from the 3 continents where they were born. They weave melodies, rhythms born from the Earth, bathed in the vitality of the elements. The result is an intense mix, a jubilant fusion where song, mambo, chachacha, rumba, cumbia, condombe, sound and African trance mix and have fun.
KETANOU STREET – 20:15 p.m. (1h10’)
Song
RUE KETANOU is a French song and street music group, mixing gypsy music, folk, reggae and pop since 1998. Joyfully mixed bits of identity, converging lines of flight, supple rhyme, fiery breaks. A group recognized and respected for its aesthetics and integrity. Freedom of tone. Freedom of inspiration. These four Zebras, launched at full gallop, generously distribute both humor and poetry. The raw, almost punk shape goes straight to our hearts.
Reggae song
Tryo's reputation on stage is well established, the group has been setting the French and international stages on fire for over 25 years. After celebrating this anniversary on the Bercy stage last May and then extending the pleasure of meeting their audience in confidential venues with the “All Intimate Tour”, they will be on the bill at a handful of festivals this summer before consider a long, well-deserved break.
TUESDAY JUNE 13:
Jazz pop
Sparkling, tangy, a bit spicy, MEG is a singer with an atypical voice and a doll-like physique. But behind her big blue eyes hides a colorful character who means to say what she thinks! A lover of French Song, her texts approach everyday worries with gentleness, love and humor. Accompanied on stage by her multi-instrumentalist guitarist, she takes you on a journey into a colorful, offbeat and sometimes theatrical universe.
HOT ROD 56 – 20:15 p.m. (60')
Rock
Behind this American-sounding surname hide two old Norman Rock'n'Roll veterans, Gilles (guitar & vocals) former Hillbilly Cats from Caen; and Mickey (double bass & vocals) former Blue Moon Boys from Granville. Supported by the steely rhythm of their drummer Alex, these lovers of the 50's and beautiful cars came together out of passion. Go back in time aboard their racing car with its engine pumped up by some timeless covers and by compositions that have no reason to be ashamed of their elders.
D-DAY LADIES – 22 p.m. (1h30’)
Jazz
The D-Day Ladies (Glwadys Ann Lemarchand, Anita Covelli and Véronique Bossa) bring you back to life the great hits of the legendary vocal trio the Andrews Sisters. Like them, the D-Day Ladies are close to the public, offer interaction in French and English and convey to the public the desire to dance and party!
WEDNESDAY JUNE 14:
Pop Funk
Oceng means sun in Acholi, a Ugandan ethnic group! A sun that mixes with the Norman rains of his childhood to give the exceptional musicality of pop with funky sounds. He learns, convinces and finds his groove with solar accents, which he wears as a singer, songwriter, and which he expresses with all his strength on stage.
ISSARA – 20:20 p.m. (60′)
Soul
Issara, which means “freedom” in Thai, has an extraordinary way of liberating herself and her audience through her soulful, jazzy voice and infectious energy. His music is inspired by old retro classics, from the Motown era with a touch of blues, pop, rock and fun. It's upbeat, it's fresh and it's authentic. His sincerity, his energy and his soulful voice will penetrate your hearts. She found her wings through music and wants to do the same for her listeners and fans through her own songs.
EARTH WIND & FIRE Experience by Al McKay – 22 p.m. (1h30’)
Disco Soul
Veteran, Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist Al McKay has a long history of creating songs that are good for the body and soul. The former Earth, Wind & Fire guitarist teamed up with band founder Maurice White to write the band's signature hits “September” and “Sing A Song” and honed his skills playing with Ike & Tina Turner and Sammy Davis Jr.
THURSDAY 15 JUNE
BAD BAD BIRD – 18:45 p.m. (60')
Rock
After extensive stage experience with Toybloid, Madeleine Loiseau unveils her solo project Bad Bad Bird. An alliance of pop melody and punk rock energy, all sung in French. Inspired by difficult personal moments, Madeleine authenticates and transforms moments of life into sunny and positive pieces. A new adventure is launched consisting of 3 singles “Ni Peine Ni Peur”, “Voudras-tu m’adorer” and “Un Trou Dans Mon Coeur”.
WE HATE YOU PLEASE DIE – 20:20 p.m. (60')
Rock
After defending its first album for more than two years, We Hate You Please Die returns to take a look at its reality. If the explosion of anger and the desire to exist were the beginning of all this, it is a still furious but more melancholy look that leads to this new album: “Can't Wait To Be Fine”. However, the Hope is now there: the freaks and the oppressed have taken up arms, some prefer to fight rather than take photos of their faces, the voiceless are screaming, the time has come for deconstruction. This social and societal emulsion is linked to music, a hybrid music that frees itself from genre, grooving from punk to pop, via garage and many other things.
FRIDAY 16 JUNE
TRUST – 22 p.m. (1h30’)
Rock
Formed in 1977, the French hard rock group Trust remains one of the best known by fans of the genre. Trust is renowned throughout the world for its wild, rock 'n roll music and its committed and rebellious lyrics, since the immense popular success of the album "Répression", released in 1980, and containing the generational anthem "Antisocial". , emblematic for the group.
Trust returned in 2016 with the charismatic Bernie Bonvoisin (vocals) and Norbert “Nono” Krief (electric guitar) at the helm. The legendary French group still makes a hell of a racket and offers more than ever supercharged stage performances.
SATURDAY 17 JUNE
THE SONGWRITERS – 18:15 p.m. (30')
Pop
THE SONGWRITERS is above all a passionate and motivated pop duo. Max and Loïcia are 22 years old. They met in high school and learned to compose and play together for 3 years, between the Normandy countryside and the capital where they studied music.
Their songs combine acoustics (vocals, piano, guitar, bass) and modernity (computer, pad, electronic drums) in the service of captivating and catchy melodies, tinged with folk and rock sounds. Influenced by artists such as Birdy, Billie Eilish, John Mayer, Kate Bush and Harry Styles, their music is a mixture of strength and softness, often compared to the universe of the group London Grammar.
AMIR – 19:15 p.m. (1h15′)
Pop
A true stage artist, Amir is today one of the major figures in the French musical landscape. After his first Zénith tour in France, find him at the most prestigious festivals in 2023! His latest album “Ressources” is now platinum!
Collector of awards (NRJ Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards), hero of FM with hits and true king of the stage, this artist never ceases to surprise us.
LOTTI – 21 p.m. (30')
Rap Hip Hop
Anti-bling and often tinged with r'n'b, Lotti's hip-hop is intimate, sensitive, in love with melancholy. Betting that nothing beats sincerity, the singer and rapper from Le Havre, seen in the first part of Chilla, does not hesitate to confide her doubts and her flaws to the microphone, guided by an innate sense of storytelling. Everything is there, the thrills included.
BLACK M – 22:05 p.m. (1h25’)
Rap
After revolutionizing the French rap landscape, BLACK M is now established as a renowned artist, followed and listened to all over the world. BLACK M stands out with its musical style between popular hits, technical, nostalgic and avant-garde tracks. With the rage to triumph, he maintains unfailing energy and makes a point of sharing as much as possible with his audience. “I never lose, I either win or I learn” said Nelson Mandela. Black M seems to have made this phrase a motto over a career full of victories and learning. For more than a decade, the Big Black has been collecting trophies, accumulating awards and conquering concert halls, first as a group, then as a solo act.
SUNDAY 18 JUNE
FIVE – 17:30 p.m. (50')
Rap Slam
FIVE, whose real name is Frédéric Guérin, is a 29-year-old rapper and singer from Normandy. A former motocross champion, he became paraplegic following an accident during a competition in the Netherlands. It is in music that he finds his refuge. Passionate about music in general, writing becomes his oxygen. He releases self-produced projects which meet with some success in streaming. It was through social networks following this success that he was discovered by Hoshi during the first confinement in 2020.
MEDINA – 18:50 p.m. (60')
Rap
A rocky timbre to highlight the finesse of his lyrics, an overflowing musicality that would make the most elitists pale: this has been the artistic signature of the Le Havre rapper Médine for seven albums now. Easily navigating between incisive punchlines, storytelling and intimate messages, the Le Havre rapper no longer hesitates to use his music to open up and reveal his flaws. Underlying everything he has offered over more than 15 years of career, Médine tells stories of eternal struggles that play out in the heart of every human being: between instinct and reason, principles and impulses, logic and emotion. His texts are intended to be original and impactful so as not to leave any listener indifferent.
SURPRISE – 20:15 p.m. (1h10’)
THE AVENER – 21:55 p.m. (1h10’)
Electro
The French Pop Electro producer and DJ with several collaborations, The Avener unveiled “Fade Out Lines” in 2013, a hit which earned him recognition in France but also in Germany. Reconciling electro with emotion, the producer amazes with his complex, multifaceted music.
Source: Normandy region website