2023-08-14 04:12:30
We could expect the worst for the second day of the Cigale event. The weather didn’t seem to want to cooperate. There were big dark clouds in the sky, a few bursts of sunshine and suddenly the sky opened up when the collective Clay and Friends took the stage.
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It was falling, falling and falling. Strong. For about twenty minutes. No storm, no lightning, no thunder, only a heavy “tropical” rain.
“La Cigale, you are rainproof,” said Mike Clay, as it fell in large drops, around 8:30 p.m., during the second and last day of the Cigale event at the Baie de Beauport.
A huge downpour that wet everyone. A huge downpour which, in a way, contributed somewhere to improve the experience. It didn’t seem to bother many people. The pleasure was there. A huge party.
“We chased the rain. That’s a party, ”launched the leader of the Verdun formation, when the rain finally and fortunately stopped.
It happened at the right time, just before the “cigaliens” could move their “thang”, all in unison.
Dominic Courchesne
Dean Lewis
Big star of the evening, Dean Lewis, originally from Australia, had fond memories of his time in 2022 at the Summer Festival, when he arrived on stage.
“My name is Dean Lewis. I love Quebec City,” he said after the double Looks Like Me et Stay Awake.
He tried a totally incomprehensible phrase in French after Hurtlessperformed alone on the piano.
“What I just said makes no sense, he asked, before recovering himself, in English, to say that one day he was to marry a girl from Quebec.”
To hear the reactions, the candidates were, let’s say, very numerous and interested.
Accompanied by a guitarist-keyboardist and a drummer, Dean Lewis wondered what is in the water in Quebec.
“It’s extraordinary here”, he said, before singing Lost Without Youwith, on the shoulders, a Quebec flag from the public.
The 35-year-old singer-guitarist, originally from Sydney, was able to give his performance without the presence of rain.
The public made themselves heard at the top of their voices during Half a Man et How Do I Say Goodbye. At the end of Half a Man, a smile appeared on his face. He obviously enjoyed the mostly female choir. He has also repeated more than once that he liked the French accent of the fans.
With the thrilling performance of Clay and Friends, the bar was high for Dean Lewis, but he had no difficulty in meeting the challenge with a mixture of simplicity, sincerity and emotions delivered in a beautiful way and without artifice. An excellent show.
He ended his show with solid version of Yellow of Coldplay and its hits Be Alright et Waves. We heard thunderous sound effects as an introduction to Wavesas if to remind us that we had a narrow escape.
Start of the day
The day, until this heavy downpour, had gone well. The sky was gray, there was a little wind and the performances of Quebecers Marilyne Léonard and Jay Scott took place without rain. After the electro rhythms on Saturday, the atmosphere was more “chill” and different with folk, indie pop and funk rhythms at times.
Dominic Courchesne
The rain appeared for the first time at the end of Australian Hein Cooper’s performance around 5:15 p.m. We even saw a lightning split the sky in the corner of Beauport. It was very short lived. Nothing major. A fine rain without consequence.
Californian Matt Nathanson, who followed, clarified that the site was an amazing place to put on a show.
“It’s totally crazy (fucking insane),” he said at the start of his performance.
Rain, heavy dark clouds and low-flying gulls followed. It didn’t bode well. Matt Nathanson worked hard to retain the public who thought more about putting on a raincoat.
He succeeded inserting measures of Kiss of Prince, Faith by George Michaels and I Wanna Dance with Somebody of Whitney Houston through her songs.
“It’s the most beautiful shitty temperature I’ve known so far,” he said after making people sing during Sunshine. And the rain finally stopped.
The 50-year-old Californian gave a very good performance, he was solid, he maintained the interest and, for this reason, we stick a big star in his notebook. Totally deserved.
Bahamas
With his warm voice, the Canadian Bahamas added rhythm during his time on the boards. A diversified performance with pop, funk, a bit of country, soul and indie with Lost in the Light. We found atmospheres à la Daniel Lanois. A little more complex music which was very pleasant in the ears.
Hats on, Englishman James Bay then went in a completely different direction. He made a very rock entrance with the electric Best Fake Smile.
“If you know the lyrics, sing it loud. If you don’t know them, sing whatever,” he asked.
Dominic Courchesne
Solid performances, a great atmosphere, an audience that wanted to party and a sudden rain, the Cigale event ended on a high note for its second edition.
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