In a forum, the festivals say they are determined to be held in 2021 (on the photo that of the Vieilles Charrues in 2016).

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  • In a forum, the festivals say they are ready to adapt to the health context so as not to relive the white season of 2020 in France.

  • "This forum is a reaction to the inexorable list of cancellations of festivals in 2020, we are showing our conviction for spring-summer 2021, since two thirds of the events take place there, and beyond", explains Jean -Paul Roland, director of Eurockéennes.

  • Le Prodiss, national union of musical and variety shows in the private sector, is working on a "retro-planning" to determine the contours of a "festival season"

Festivals stick together.

Nearly 120 of them “determined to bring [their] events to life in 2021”, signed the “Why we believe!

»Published on social networks this Friday, in anticipation of spring-summer 2021. They say they are ready to adapt to the health context so as not to relive the white season of 2020 in France.

The Eurockéennes festival is at the initiative, alongside the Vieilles Charrues, Europavox and Musilac.

There are star events there - Francofolies, Rock en Seine, Hellfest, etc.

- and others less well known like the Motocultor Festival in Morbihan, specializing in metal.

"Nothing prevents us from believing it"

"This forum is a reaction to the inexorable list of cancellations of festivals in 2020, we are showing our conviction for spring-summer 2021, since two thirds of the events take place there, and beyond," explained to AFP Jean-Paul Roland, director of Eurockéennes.

“In terms of responsibility, we are working with the State services on the contours of events which will be adapted in their formats to the health context.

The challenge that awaits us for the next few months is considerable, but it is surmountable and we are ready ”, we can read in this text.

"Nothing prevents us from believing in it, we begin to have an agenda drawn up by the government and then there are technological and medical advances, such as tests and vaccines which allow us to project ourselves", continues Jean-Paul Roland.

"There is also a reflection with our European colleagues, a task force, which looks at applications that link antigenic tests and tickets, for example", further details the head of Eurockéennes.

"We are well aware that we will still be in an alternative year"

Aurélie Hannedouche, of the Syndicate of current music (Sma), also sees encouraging signals: "The second part of the Estates General of festivals will take place on the dates of the Printemps de Bourges and the Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot is very keen to see a season festivals in 2021. Even if we are well aware that we will still be in an alternative year.

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The Prodiss, national union of musical and variety shows in the private sector, is working on a “back-planning” to determine the contours of a “festival season”, presents its leader Malika Seguineau.

On his desk, there is, among other things, a “life-size concert-test” project, to identify the protocols to be set up and the recovery scenarios in a sector where standing concerts and large gauges are still banned for time.

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