Generation Festival | Back in time for mixmaniacs

The count started for fans of Mixmania. Furthermore, On Thursday. Therefore, six of the eight members of any regret and urban defense will go back on stage for a show at the generation festival, in Nicolet. For example, The press Attended their last rehearsal on Monday.

In the small room of the ministry. For example, in Montreal, the musicians have barely played the first agreements of Touch the sky That we already feel like you are going back 23 years. Furthermore, At the time. For example, the first edition of Mixmaniareality TV show aimed at training two groups of singers aged 13 generation festival | back time to 17, was very successful on the waves of the deceased chain Vrak.tv. Furthermore, We admit, we were one of those young people who lacked any episode.

While Julie St-Pierre. Meanwhile, Ariane Laniel, Annabelle Oliva-Denis, Frank Hudon, Pier-Luc Blais and Emmanuel McEwan sing the show of the show that led them to the summit, memories come back to us instantly. However, We bet that many fans. Nevertheless, mostly thirties for the most part, will live this same return in time Thursday at the generation festival, in Nicolet.

The members of no regrets and urban defense promise a spectacle of nostalgia. Furthermore, Of You go away has I love you. Therefore, that’s itpassing by Guy party et The five fingers of the handall the successes of the two groups will revive on stage. In addition, “People will be there to hear these songs, so we will give them that,” sums up Julie St-Pierre.

In fact, almost all of the album Mixmania: and concertreleased in 2003, will be interpreted there. Nevertheless, Frank Hudon and Ariane Laniel, who both have a solo career, will not sing pieces from their repertoire. “We just have 50 minutes. We focus this on 100 % MixMania, ”says Frank Hudon. generation festival | back time “But we invite people to go and discover our songs on the Internet,” adds, laughing, Ariane Laniel.

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If. in recent years, we have seen some of the participants of Mixmania 1 In different events or on television, Thursday’s concert will be the first to bring together so many members of any regret and urban defense since 2003. “There are two people from the original group, Benjamin and Caroline, who have chosen not to be there. It is a choice that we respect 100 %, but the public will not feel it, ”believes Julie St-Pierre.

Who had the idea of this reunion show? “It is the generation festival that approached us,” replies the one who is a host in Rouge FM. “The festival director [Mikaël St-Cyr] was looking for a very nostalgic event to add to its programming. Additionally, »»

Packed by the project, no regrets and urban defense quickly accepted the offer. It must be said that the desire to go on stage together was present since they had gathered generation festival | back time for. the shooting of the documentary Mixmania: 20 years laterreleased in 2022.

Craze on social networks

The announcement of the return to. the stage of Mixmania was welcomed with great enthusiasm on social networks. If some members were surprised by the extent of this buzzAnnabelle Oliva-Denis admits that she was not surprised by. this beautiful reception from the mixmaniacs.

Emmanuel McEwan adds: “If Mixmania is a success, it is because they chose us at the start. Furthermore, They followed us. They even made choices for us… ”Because yes. it must be remembered, the young audience had his say on many elements in the show: names of groups, words of songs, clothing styles …

With the fans, “it’s electric,” says Annabelle Oliva-Denis. “We love them and that’s it,” adds Emmanuel McEwan. “To life, to death,” adds Pier-Luc Blais. Like what the words of the songs of Mixmania are not only earworms. but also make good answers in an interview.

Only one evening?

Urban defense and no regrets repeat since May in anticipation of Thursday’s show. They notably learned new choreographies with Alex Francœur, a dancer that generation festival | back time the public was able to see Revolution. “The choreographies have been simplified. […] This is the 40-year-old version, ”jokes Annabelle Oliva-Denis. Moreover, “At 39, we no longer dance like at 16,” insists Julie St-Pierre.

When asked if other spectacle dates will be added, she responds elsewhere, in the tone of joke: “I have not learned all these choreographies for nothing! »»

“We laugh, but it is sure that it would be fun,” she continues, immediately supported by her friends.