The performers of the Cowboys Fringants made all of Quebec and some corners of Europe sing! Of those thousands of shows, here are five that will be remembered for a long time.
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A show with Plume Latraverse at Jarry Park
Chantal Poirier / THE ARCHIVE / LE JOURNAL DE MONTREAL
Masterpiece for Les Cowboys Fringants, which is enjoying rapid popularity thanks to the album Break Syndical! On August 28, 2002, more than 8,000 people attended the group’s Plume Latraverse show at Jarry Park.
First Bell Center
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At the end of their tour for Break Syndical, the band took the Bell Center stage for the first time on December 30, 2003. A very popular end of year party! The evening was also immortalized on the DVD Les Cowboys Fringants, Bell Center – December 30, 2003.
First visit to Europe
In April 2004, the Cowboys Fringants played in Europe for the first time, to a sold-out Élysée Montmartre in Paris. Europe would soon become the meeting point for the group, which would find many fans there.
A politicized Saint-Jean
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Whoever says Cowboys Fringants says commitment. In 2005, controversy arose when the group wanted to offer a more politicized national holiday with Loco Locass, the Zapartists and Mononc’ Serge on the Gilles-Villeneuve route. Some criticized that the tickets were not free. And yet over 25,000 people made this evening a success!
A historic concert at the Quebec Summer Festival
So many emotions on this evening of the Quebec Summer Festival! More than 90,000 people turned out on July 17, 2023 to express their love to Karl Tremblay and help him sing as fatigue from illness took over. One page of history.