{"id":140156,"date":"2025-06-19T14:43:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/gig_review\/franco-laura-rock-dariane-roy\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T14:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T18:56:46","slug":"franco-laura-rock-dariane-roy","status":"publish","type":"gig_review","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/gig_review\/franco-laura-rock-dariane-roy\/","title":{"rendered":"Francos | Ariane Roy’s Rock Aura"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From the very first notes of the homonymous song from the Dogue<\/em> album, the launch concert, the crowd erupted in cheers, welcoming the long-awaited arrival of the singer-songwriter. An electric atmosphere immediately set in, and one thing was already clear: Dogue’s<\/em> Ariane Roy marks a break with medium plaisir<\/em>. More rock, more unleashed, she gives herself body and soul on stage, in a visceral, self-assured performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday evening, Ariane Roy presented the material from her second studio album on Montreal soil for the very first time, to a packed Club Soda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The explosive intro was followed by a perfectly controlled sequence of new songs and crowd favourites: \u00c2mes s\u0153urs, Quand je serai grande, Si je rampe<\/em> and Kunda<\/em>, each song finding its place in a coherent whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a fast-paced first half, Ariane takes a breather with Coule<\/em>. “I wanted to write a song about fatigue. I have the impression that today, you always have to give more to be satisfied – and I don’t feel like going into that,” she confided, between breaths. A gentle moment, performed with disarming sensitivity and that unmistakable vocal accuracy. To close this more introspective segment, she dedicates Une cigarette sur le balcon<\/em> to her mother, present in the auditorium. Chills guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the highlights: after a musical interlude at the end of Mordre<\/em>, Ariane returns to the stage in a new costume, accompanied by two dancers. Together, they deliver an impeccably interpreted dance version of Tous mes hommages, <\/em>a demonstration of power and mastery. Here’s another: for I.W.Y.B., the dancers don stuffed dog heads, a nod to Dogue’s<\/em> music videos. Ariane then invites the audience to crouch down\u2026 before exploding into a Charli XCX-style synth-pop finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the concert couldn’t end without Ce n’est pas de la chance<\/em>, much to the delight of the audience, who knew all the words. But it was during the encore that the crowd went wild, when Lou-Adriane unexpectedly came out from backstage to perform Fille \u00e0 porter<\/em> with her soul mate. Big week for this duo of best friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Dogue<\/em>, Ariane Roy reveals herself freer and more electrifying than ever. A show to see again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Victor Diaz Lamich<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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