Under a heavy sky, spectators and traders had a light heart, Thursday evening, on the eve of an eleven day marathon where they hope for simplified transport and the sun in profusion for the duration of the FEQ.
Umbrella and waterproof were in the spotlight for this launch party even if the risk of thunderstorms seemed to disperse slowly.
A threat of strike hits the summer event in Quebec and from 3.30 p.m., access to Haute-Ville was already very difficult on Dufferin-Montmorency.
Festival -goers will possibly have to resign themselves to using the car while it is good to avoid it. Unless a last minute regulation at the RTC, the puzzle will have a missing room, but nothing to spoil the party.
With joy
“We are going to see Rod!” Happyly launched the Sisters Claudia and Alexandra Tanguay, each dressed in her yellow poncho.
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The friendly porter Denis Poirier, a known figure in the great aisle, was also very happy to review customers in large numbers.
“I started in Mauritius in 2002. I know everyone and it’s a passion. We no longer fight as before. I can take out a guy without touching it! You have to be smarter than the other person. I’m here for eleven days and it’s essential for me, “he said with the accent of the Islands-de-la-Madeleine.
With a very rainy spring 2025 every weekend, the FEQ windfall is eagerly awaited.
“We had rain six weekends in a row. The festival is 25% of our turnover per year. I’m too old to sleep in the trade, but we’re going to be there! ” Added Philippe Desrosiers, stainless steel.
On a terrace, Mélanie Grondin was also preparing for an evening of nostalgia with Rod Stewart. Around 6:30 p.m., the seats were rare.
Memories and nostalgia
“I don’t know what to expect with him at all. For travel, it’s the car. We have a secret parking because we have no traveler either. ”
With her, her partner Marie-France Potvin was promised to go see Slayer, a style quite different from the 80-year-old Briton. “But I organize myself so as not to be where it brews too much!” she said, speaking of the group of thrash metal American.
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“Rod Stewart, for me, it’s Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? In 1979. It was a big title, it is a part of my adolescence. The voice may be arranged, but it will be a beautiful birthday gift for music and memories, ”said Pierre-Carl Hudon, 59, at the top of the plains before the opening of the doors.
The festival -goer chose the bus for this first evening, but the rest remains uncertain.
“We don’t know. There is always a way to organize in Quebec. Even the hotel room! ” Did he summarize with a touch of optimism.
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