Angèle, Juliette Armanet, SCH, J Balvin… The beautiful poster for the 25th anniversary of Solidays

Kick off today of the 25th edition of Solidays. The charity festival, which raises funds for the fight against AIDS, opens Friday at the Longchamp racecourse. Here is the daily program of Solidays.

On the pop side, on Friday we will find the singer Jain after four years away from the spotlight, but also Juliette Armanet and Adé, singer of the ex-group Thérapie Taxi. On the rap side, the Marseilles SCH, who was on the jury of the Netflix New School rap contest, will rub shoulders with the emerging rapper Tiakola. The rap duo Djadja and Dinaz, which has accumulated more than a billion plays on streaming platforms, will come to the Solidays stage to defend their sixth album Alpha, released in March 2023. Festival-goers will also be able to enjoy the catchy melodies of Sofiane Pamart, "the pianist of rap", who after sixteen years of conservatory now collaborates with very prominent rappers such as Médine, Grand Corps Malade, Vald or SCH.

Among the international artists invited this year is the Colombian reggaeton star, J Balvin, who already came to Solidays in 2019. On Saturday evening he will sing his best hits such as Loco Contigo, released in 2019 in collaboration with DJ Snake and the American rapper Tyga , Mi Gente featuring Willy William or even I like it with Cardi B and Bad Bunny. BigFlo and Oli, who have already been through the festival in 2018, will also be there to defend their latest album Les autres c'est nous. Rapper Jok'Air, who sold nearly 10,000 copies in one week when his latest album Melvin de Paris was released last May according to France 3, is also eagerly awaited by festival-goers. On the DJ side, we can appreciate the mixes of Vladimir Cauchemar, DJ Sab as well as Kungs.

For the last day of this 25th edition, Belgium will be honored with rapper Hamza, who has collaborated with SCH, Aya Nakamura and Redcar. He released his third album Sincerely in February, which he will come to defend on the Solidays stage. The Belgian singer Angèle, who has already been through the festival in 2019, will also perform this Sunday, as will Pierre de Maere, who made a name for himself with his title Un jour je marierai un ange and was crowned male revelation at the Victoires de la Music 2023.

Shaka Ponk will make a stop at Solidays as part of his farewell tour. The rock band announced last October during the release of their album that they would separate at the end of this final tour to devote themselves to the ecological cause. Festival-goers will also have the opportunity to enjoy the Afrobeats tunes of 23-year-old Nigerian singer Rema, known in France for his hit Calm Down alongside Selena Gomez. The prince of afrobeats broke all records when he released the "deluxe" version of his debut album Raves last May.

As every year, talks are organized during the festival to open the debate around homosexuality, sexuality, disability or even HIV. The "solidarity village", present during the three days, highlights more than 80 associations dealing with ecology as well as health or human rights. Finally, Solidays will also offer fun activities in addition to the concerts. On the program: a carousel, bungee jumping, a silent disco (silent evening where each participant listens to music through headphones) and the famous Solidays "color party" scheduled for Sunday, where all festival-goers throw sachets of colored powders at the same time. The 25th edition of Solidays promises to make people happy.