Sunday, July 21, 2024

2023-2024 Concert Season Recap


It's likely that we've attended our last show until September, or the very end of August at the earliest.. This means that, unfortunately, we won't be around for AC/DC at the Hippodrome de Longchamp, which is kind of a bummer... I'm not sure how many more opportunities to see them will arise. 

Compared to 2022-2023, we've attended less concerts. And this season has also been slightly lighter on legends. We did get to see Eric Clapton twice, and again there may be many more opportunities. But we did get to separatists from almost every genre: rock, soul, blues, folk, country, death metal, funk, progressive rock, electronica, pop, punk... As they say, variety is the spice of life.

As a general trend, we've noticed quite a resurgence of 90's music, with concerts from The Prodigy, Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins, Mr. Big, Ash, L7, Bikini Kill or Seal.

Alongside all those established acts, we've also seen some newcomers like Saint Agnes, Zia Victoria, Mothica or Sanguisugabogg, which is why it's important to show up for the opening act. Unfortunately, we've not always been able to do so, and we've missed out on some great acts.

Speaking of missing out, there were some great concerts that we were unable to attend: The Black Crowes jump to mind. Also concerts by Steve Hackett, Judas Priest, Gary Clark, Jr., Extreme, Ugly Kid Joe, Depeche Mode, Chris Isaak or Toto... You just can't see everything.

Still, we can't complain: we've seen 89 artists (66 of which we had never seen before!) and the upcoming season is looking pretty good already. And we're glad to report that most of the shows we've attended have been great. Two glaring exceptions: Madonna and Thirty Second To Mars, who relied so heavily on backing tapes that not even their spectacular productions could save their "concerts".

Check out all of our photos and reviews of this season's concerts below. Click on the photo or title to access the full gallery.




















































































































































































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