Les Copines D'abord - Le Rideau Rouge De Lyon

Les Copines d'Abord at Le Rideau Rouge: our stage, your evening

At Le Rideau Rouge, we love nights that feel like a celebration, and that is exactly why we are thrilled to welcome Les Copines d'Abord. From our vantage point backstage to the glow of the footlights, we see how the room warms as soon as the curtain rises: voices interlace, punchlines sparkle, and the audience settles into that rare mood where music and humor trade places with ease. Our intimate Lyonnais stage was designed for proximity—the kind that lets every harmony ripple clearly and every aside land with a wink—so the show’s camaraderie shines in full color. Expect a convivial, high-spirited performance where storytelling, close-knit vocals, and playful banter revolve around friendship, with arrangements that feel contemporary yet warmly familiar. We shape the lighting to cradle the harmonies, and our sound team sculpts a live mix that keeps the voices front and center, while leaving space for rhythmic surprises, handclaps, and the audience’s laughter to become part of the score. From the first welcome at the door to the last applause, Le Rideau Rouge sets the tempo for a joyous, unpretentious evening that feels tailor-made for Lyon’s love of chanson and cabaret flair.

Current artistic momentum and what you’ll hear and feel this season

From our perspective as hosts, Les Copines d'Abord arrive this season with fresh energy: new transitions, renewed medleys, and a set that slips effortlessly between pop anthems and tender confidences. The program nods to the present day with spirited references and gleeful quotations—those moments when the room recognizes a refrain and collectively leans in. On any given night, you may catch bright flashes of recent favorites such as Evidemment, Le dernier jour du disco, Bruxelles je t'aime, Baby, or The Fool woven into their narrative—hooks that audiences hum on the way in and belt on the way out. We’ve noticed how the show leans into crisp vocal blends and tight rhythmic pivots, but also makes space for hushes and pauses, the kind that turn a lyric into a shared secret. The artists’ current momentum shows in their pacing: punchy intros, nimble key changes, quick comedic sketches between numbers, and a tenderness that never feels staged. As the season unfolds, the troupe keeps adding timely touches—topical asides, playful mashups, and harmonies that respond to the moment—so each visit to Le Rideau Rouge brings something newly minted. For us, it’s a joy to hear the audience recognize a contour from a radio hit and then discover it has been turned into a theatrical wink.

What makes the experience singular at Le Rideau Rouge is how we frame it: the closeness of the room encourages call-and-response, the sightlines keep the performers in intimate dialogue with every seat, and the acoustics carry unamplified warmth even when the rhythm lifts. Les Copines d'Abord thrive in that setting. We see it in the way a whispered bridge can hush the entire house before exploding into a clap-along chorus, and in the laughter that follows a sly line delivered stage left. Their artistic news this year centers on refinement: tighter arrangements, bolder harmonies, and an evolving arc that spotlights each voice without breaking the group’s collective pulse. Between numbers, the performers invite the crowd into their world—brief comic snapshots about life, backstage rituals, and the everyday ties that bind friends. Our team shapes the evening to magnify those textures: a spotlight that lingers a second longer on a key line, a mix that lets the low harmony bloom, a finale that lands with the satisfying lift of a curtain call designed for encores. If you love the immediacy of live music that speaks to now—those choruses everyone knows, those fresh flourishes you didn’t see coming—Les Copines d'Abord at Le Rideau Rouge is the night out that feels current, crafted, and irresistibly communal.