QUEBEC CITY SUMMER FESTIVAL

PHOTOS - THANH TUNG

The Festival d'été, or Summer Festival (Full French name Festival d'été de Québec, full English name Quebec City Summer Festival) has been taking place annually since 1968. It is organised by groups of businesspersons and artists of Quebec City in order to show the artistic, economic, and touristic potential of the region. The Festival lasts 11 days and takes place over the first week of July.

Total attendance for the 2007 edition is estimated at over one million festival-goers, making it Canada's largest outdoor performance.

The Festival presents hundreds of musical shows in various indoor and outdoor venues throughout the city. During the 1970s and 1980s, the festival specialised in musicians from the Francophonie and world music. Since 2000, the Festival has included artists from genres across the board, including rock music, punk, hip-hop, classical music, francophone music, and world music.

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With its heady mix of name performers and rising stars, the 42nd Quebec City Summer Festival lineup will have festivalgoers wishing they could be everywhere at once. The festival will feature representatives (450 artists) from over 22 countries and Canadian provinces and programming more noted than ever for its flavor, daring, and originality. Now in its 42nd year, the Quebec City Summer Festival continues to turn heads, bring the crowds to their feet, and attract music lovers from far and wide. The party will kick off and wrap up "en français" with two of Quebec's hottest acts, The Lost Fingers and Pierre Lapointe. In the days between, four international sensations - NTM, Kiss, Plácido Domingo, and Sting - will bring their talent and energy to the Plains of Abraham!

At other venues around the city, Jeff Beck, Beirut, Sergent Garcia, and Girl Talk are sure to wow audiences with their musical prowess.

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