Vieilles Charrues Festival

The Vieilles Charrues Festival (French: Festival des Vieilles Charrues, pronounced [fɛstival de vjɛj ʃaʁy]; Breton: Gouel an Erer Kozh, pronounced [ˈɡweːl ãn ˈeˑrɛr ˈkoːs]; literally: Old Ploughs Festival) is held every year in mid-July in the city of Carhaix, western Brittany, France.
The first edition takes place in 1992.
The festival welcomes a new president, Paul Hély, Christian Troadec having been elected mayor of Carhaix. The festival welcomes 200,000 people over three days.
In 2023, the festival attracts 346,000 festival-goers.
The festival welcomes 10,000 festivalgoers in 1995, 40,000 in 1997, 100,000 in 1998, 200,000 in 2001, 268,000 festivalgoers for the 20 years in 2011.
The festival promotes the Breton language. Part of the association’s work is devoted to the development of the associative and cultural fabric of Central Brittany, in a process of development of the Breton language.
It was announced on 13 April 2020 that the 2020 edition would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, even if Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, announced on 13 April that only festivals before mid-July had to be cancelled. Celine Dion was to sing on July 16 as part of her Courage World Tour for her only festival date in France (the 55,000 seats had been purchased in less than nine minutes).
In New York City (Central Park)
In Carhaix
July 15–18
July 22,23 and 24
July 23,24 and 25
July 14,18,19 and 20
July 14,19,20 and 21
July 14,20,21 and 22
July 14,21,22 and 23
July 13–18
July 17,18 and 19
July 4,5,6
July 5,6 and 7
Miossec, Bernard Lavilliers, Zebda, Les Innocents, Maxime Le Forestier, Frank Black, Ouf La Puce ..., Marcel et Son Orchestre, Red Cardell, Tayfa, Boulequies et Sonotones, Ar re Yaouank, Gwenc'hlan, Oxyde de Cuivre, The Guilt.
July 7–9, First Edition in Carhaix
Blues Brothers, The Silencers, Red Cardell, Ar Re Yaounak, Spook & the Guay, Soul Cactus, Taraf de Haïdouks Junior, Carré Manchot, A Bout de Souffle, Ongi Etorri, Mike Hutchison, Namas Pamos.
Held at Landeleau (July 5)
Les Satellites, Dolly, Oy Ventilo, Les Raouls j’te Pousse, Scotch Snap, La Folyre.
Landeleau (Saturday 10)
Les Pires, Oy Ventilo, La Folyre, Soft Touch Band, Students Brass Band and B12
Creation of fête des Vieilles Charrues as a small village event in Landeleau. No concert poster nor list available.
Glenmor stage is the biggest stage of the festival. It is named after Emile Le Scanff, also known as Glenmor. With a total surface area of 1,000 m², Glenmor stage is one of the largest French stages.
As every other stage of the festival, Glenmor stage is set up before each occasion of the festival, and taken down after the end of the concerts.
Kerouac stage is the second stage of the festival. It is named after Jack Kerouac, whose ancestors were from Brittany.
Grall stage is the third stage of the festival and is named after Xavier Grall. Hip-hop and electronic music artists often play on this stage.
The smallest stage of the festival, Gwernig, is located under a circus tent. It is named after the Breton-American poet Youenn Gwernig. Concerts on Gwernig stage are traditionally held by Breton music and world music bands.
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