Festival of Poupet

The Festival of Poupet is a rural festival, born in the Vendée on the commune of Saint-Malô-of-Wood, close to the Puy of Insane the.

1987-1993 Any share of the club of basket making where the wicker is braided…

The history of the Festival of Poupet starts with the realization of a mill braided in straw. This mill of more than six meters in height was an order of the organizers of the Festival of the records of Aubigny. The following years, the topic retained for Poupet were the bread in 1988, water in 1989, glass in 1990, wood in 1991, the wheel in 1992, the balloon in 1993… Each year, the festival accommodates more spectacles in any kind.

1994-1997 Poupet… to become `Arts in the Countryside'

From 1994, the music is in the middle of animations with the participation of the Drums of Bronx.

Since 1995, the festival of Poupet becomes “ Arts in the continuous Countryside ” but to proceed on the green site of Poupet, at a rate of eight Sundays per annum.

1998-2001 the festival develops

In 1998, one will see the creation of a " theater of verdure" , built into hard. In 1999, the festival accommodates its first really famous guest: Pierre Bachelet .

2001-2003 Poupet is not a long quiet river…

The heads of poster follow one another, the number of the spectators crosses the bar of the 20.000, but the complaint of a neighbor inconvenienced by the noise will cause a reaction of the Minister for the Culture and a first decision of the magistrates' court of the Rock on Yon will order in November 2001 that the festival must stop. After a respite obtained on call for the summer 2002, organizing association is condemned in September 2002 to cease any noise pollution.

More than 5.000 people signed a petition of support with the festival, but it should well be admitted that this business highlighted a legal deficiency which worries the greatest festivals of France: The Old Plow in Brittany, the Festival of the end of the world in Finistere or the Francofolies with La Rochelle… to leave the dead end, association decides then, at the beginning of 2003, to buy the house of the neighbor at the origin of the complaint.

2004… Festival impossible to circumvent

Except these adventures, the programming contributes to the development of the festival. Inter alia artists, Yannick Noah occurs with the festival and beats the record of the number of concerts (it made six of them) and of the duration in its concerts (4h37). The programming makes the good share with rising stars of the French song (Benabar, Delerm, Tryo, Cali, Fersen, inter alia). Eastern Europe is also present, with Goran Bregovic or Emir Kusturica, which occurs at the sides of other great names of the international variety such as Souad Massi and Lhasa, without forgetting Joe Cocker.

From now on, and being distinguished from a usual festival of three or four days, Poupet animates all the summer season with ten dates distributed over July. The seasons of Poupet accommodate each year the artists who make the topicality, and its importance in the musical medium is illustrated by the partnership concluded with the Victoires from the Music.

2006 , twenty years already

To celebrate its 20 years, the Festival invited in 2006 Johnny Hallyday for an exceptional concert in front of 32.000 spectators. The other days of the season as for them accommodated heads of poster like Texas, Dwight Yoakam, Cali, Bertignac, Cowboys Fringants, Raphael, Dionysos, Tracy Chapman, Hugues Aufray, merry urban the (first part of Nicolas Canteloup).

The Festival accommodates also humorists: 2006 - Nicolas Canteloup 2007 - Gad Elmaleh

Programmings of the various festivals

2007 with Lord off the Dance (July 5th and 6th); Sandi Thom and Ayọ (July 9th); Gad Elmaleh and Thomas VDB (July 12th); Philippe Katerine, Elmer Food Happy and Miss K (July 14th); Sanseverino, Da Silva and Syrano (July 15th); Yannick Noah (July 16th and 17th); Joan Baez and El Club (July 21st); Lynda Lemay and Renan Luce (July 22nd); Picardy Fatal , Aldebert and Dobocaracol (July 27th); Patrick Bruel and Emily Loizeau (July 29th), Michel Polnareff (July 31st).

2006 with Texas and Peter von Poehl (July 5th); Raphael and Da Silva (July 7th); Cowboys Fringants, Anaïs and Yves Jamait (July 13rd); Louis Bertignac and Cali (July 14th); Hugues Aufray and Mr Pyl (July 16th); Johnny Hallyday, Anggun and Anthony Chaplain (July 22nd); Tracy Chapman and Tits Nassels (July 25th); I Muvrini and Drums of Bronx (July 27th); Dwight Hoakam and Los Gallos (July 28th); Dionysos and Joseph Of Antwerp (July 29th).

2005 with Calogero (July 8th); Patricia Kaas (July 10th); Mickey 3D, Ridan and Romance Serda (July 13rd); Emir Kusturica (July 14th); Juliette and Ogres of Barback (July 16th); the Chorus-singers (July 17th); Rokia Traoré and Tinder & Mariam (July 21st); Jennifer (July 25th); Louise Attaque (July 28th); Joe Cocker spaniel (August 24th).

2004 with daN Ar Braz, Carlos Núñez and Gaïa Group (July 3rd); Yannick Noah and Tinder & Sarayama (July 9th); - m and 26 Pinel (July 13rd); Jamel Debbouze and Foamed (July 14th); Cali and Thomas Fersen (July 17th); Eddy Mitchell and Laurent Madiot (July 21st); Lhasa and Souad Massi (July 24th); Goran Bregović and Ogres of Barback (July 25th); Tryo, Meï Teï Shô and Aïzell (July 31st); Jane Birkin and the Large Sophie (August 7th); Wampas, Sergeant Garcia, Ruda and Orange Blossom (August 14th).

External bond

Site of the festival

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