Ooh La La Festival

First of all, I wish that the set times for Lescop and the other 3 bands were available early because I was slightly disappointed I missed them. Second, great performance by Citizens! and Housse de Racket. The band in between them, Tomorrow's World, did not jive with the energy of the two bands. I believe that Houssse de Racket would have had a bigger and more energetic audience for their fantastic performance, had the band prior to them not been so mellow and depressing. To go from Citizens! which energizes the spectators to move their feet and even fist pum, then you put Tomorrow's World on and it just kills the mood and the energy that Citizens! built up and a good half of the audience left.

Entering was really simple, but most importantly -M- was PHENOMENAL. Supporting an act like this and bringing him to the United States is great. The band that played before him was also enjoyable and go the crowd in the mood. Thank you for doing this and letting me see one of my favorite artists!!

...He didn't show two hours after announced time. Not only the opening act wasn't announced but showed up at 9PM while show start was supposed to be at 8PM. So, Mathieu Chedid aka "M" only started playing after 10PM! If you are like me and have to hire a sitter to go see a show (and don't see that many because of how much it all ends up costing) , that ends up being a good 2 hours you could have spared the sitter, your wallet, and your feet. By the time M appeared, my buzz was killed. Thankfully, he is such a charismatic, fun, loving performer, that his performance in itself saved it all. Thanks for saving your show "M". A great musician, a great composer, a great artist! Bad grade to the organizers of "Ooh La La Festival"...

Annual event of great european groups/artists. Four groups played Thursday night, standouts were 2-man band, Housse de Racket (FR) - drums & guitar! Other standouts were Citizen! from London and Lescop (FR),

Extraordinary, fabulous, magical.........................

M is a serious musician and superb entertainer. The energy was at its MAX. He's an inspired and top-notch guitarist too! I had a memorable great evening. He gave everything he had, and he has plenty! Don't ever miss an opportunity to go to one of his shows if he's in your town. You won't regret it, whether or not you know this artist. It's all pleasure from the time he steps on stage...