Festival d’été de Québec Unveils Lineup Topped By Rage Against The Machine, Halsey and Rod Stewart

Rob Grabowski / Invision / AP – Halsey
Halsey performs during 103.5 KISS Jingle Ball at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., Dec. 13.

The 11-day Festival d’été de Québec extravaganza will be back this summer with a lineup boasting Rage Against The Machine, Halsey, Rod Stewart, Marshmello, G-Eazy, Alanis Morissette, Jack Johnson, Imagine Dragons, Les Trois Accords and more.

The festival takes place July 9-19 at nearly a dozen venues throughout Quebec City’s historic district with a mix of rock, folk, hip hop, EDM, jazz, world music and more.

Passes are on sale now, starting at $110.

Pollstar was on site last year to see great shows and speak with program director Louis Bellavance about the 2019 festival and business in general.

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“You have to love music, of course, but it’s so not enough,” Bellavance commented about what it takes to book bands for a festival of Festival d’été’s caliber.

“I think our industry is still packed with a mix of business men and music lovers, and failed musicians, like I am. I think the reason my I’ve been booking festivals for 20 years and my phone always kept ringing is because I’m a businessman, who happens to know a lot about music.”

Each year, FEQ sells more than 120,000 11-day passes, plus around 7,000 VIP tickets offering better views from various areas on site. The number of concerts grew from 250 to 300 over the past two years.

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