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FRANCOIS STAAL

LA BRÛLURE

THE GRAND CONCERT – THE TRILOGY

Ever since I began writing La Brûlure, the project took shape in three installments. The first is that of awareness. One looks at the world, the fires, global warming, violence, and something finally touches us personally… we begin to envision something else.

With Revolution, it is no longer just a question of watching. The characters resist, revolt, or simply try not to yield. It is a more direct record, yet one where love and tenderness remain essential forces.

The third installment speaks of what comes after. Of what we save, what we rebuild, and what can begin anew after La Brûlure.

On March 21, 2027, I will bring these three parts together for the first time at the Trianon. I want this concert to give the work its full form, which is why there will be ten musicians on stage to play this poetic rock music, with electric guitars, piano, synthesizers, drums, backing vocalists, and percussion, all coming together to create atmospheres of tension, imbalance, and energy that evoke Bashung, Nick Cave, or Radiohead… or clearly, those of the LPs "La Brûlure".

There will be songs, of course, but also images, videos, and light design. My work as a film composer has always been part of my music; this time, I want everything to unite.

This date falls exactly twenty-eight days before the first round of the presidential election. That is no coincidence. I am concerned about the possibility of seeing dark forces take power. I also know how fragile cultural venues, associations, and independent projects are. I neither want to hide this concern nor turn this concert into a political rally.

I want to do what I know how to do: Write. Sing. Bring people together around my songs.

Because we will need to find each other again. To share what this era does to us. And perhaps fill ourselves with courage, longing, joy, energy, beauty, and a resilient, salutary, and lighthearted sense of sharing for the days ahead.

FRANCOIS STAAL

Sunday, March 21, 2027, at 18:00

17:00 – Doors open

18:00 – La Brûlure

concert in 2 acts with intermission, no opening act

Numbered seating

Please respect the time indicated on your ticket to guarantee your seating

Presented by Ass. Chanson Rock & Autres Mots Volants

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