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Mylène Farmer begins her big tour "Nevermore Tour 2023" at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, near Lille, on Saturday night. For more than a week, some hardcore fans of the singer have been camping on the forecourt of the stadium to be sure to be in the front row when the doors open.

Would you be willing to camp in front of a theater to be in the front row on the night of a concert and see your idol up close? For more than a week, some hardcore fans of Mylène Farmer have been camping on the forecourt of the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, near Lille, to be sure to be in the front row when the doors open. The singer begins Saturday night her big tour "Nevermore Tour 2023".

Tents, blankets and picnic... These aficionados stop at nothing for this moment of communion with a star who exerts on his fans a special fascination. Marie, from Dijon, has been sleeping for a week in her tent on the forecourt of the stadium, to be sure to be in the front row. A whole organization that she explains at the microphone of Europe 1: "We start by identifying the places, see what is around, as shops, as toilets. And then in function, we take what we need, tents, small pillows, duvets."

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"There is an osmosis that is created"

Because here, it is a kind of family that meets before the kick-off of Mylène Farmer's great tour. "There is an osmosis that is created with the whole public and all the fans, you see the pleasure we have to meet, we did not even call each other to see each other again," says this fan.

"She knows how to remain discreet and maintain her mysteries. That's what also pleases because I think the fans are also a bit like that, a little like her, "says a family of fans, captivated by this star both close and distant.

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"It's a great inspiration for me"

A singer who changed the life of Yola, a Polish woman who follows her all over Europe. "I started learning French thanks to Mylène, I started translating her songs. I understood that there was a universe in his songs. It's a great inspiration for me," she says. After a journey of 1,500 kilometers from Warsaw, Yola hopes to finally meet the eyes of her idol. 45,000 spectators are expected for this concert in this great Pierre Mauroy stadium.