All the artists appearing at Fête de la Musique 2024

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It’s Fête de la Musique’s big 3-0, and to celebrate this now-global music event, Fête de la Musique Philippines is putting together a vibrant, month-long festival on several stages across the country. 

This free(!) music event brings together musicians and enthusiasts of every background and genre for a jam-packed (pun intended) month that truly fosters a sense of community. 

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“We started in 1994 and this event was just a solo venue with about 40 participants and three bands. And in the next 30 years, a lot has happened for Fête. The community has grown,” says Fête de la Musique Philippines project manager Sana Schiefferer.

Scene from Fete de la Musique 2019
Scene from Fete de la Musique 2019

Science class recap: June 21 is the longest day of the year, aka the summer solstice. And fun fact, Fête de la Musique has been held on this day since its very first edition in France. Truly no better way to spend the longest day of the year than have it filled with music, art, and community.

Fête de la Musique this year is set to expand its reach across the country. Across 21 locations, Fête and its partner producers will be hosting 40 pocket stages and 70 destination stages, making this possibly the largest scale of the event in its local history.

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The pre-Fête event, to be held on June 16, highlights Fête de la Musique’s advocacy on the healing power of sound and music. Set to take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the sunset gathering hosted by Lee Grane Musiq at the Ayala Triangle Gardens will feature a medicine music circle, ecstatic dance, and sound bath—all geared towards promoting music not just as something fun and entertaining, but as a tool that nourishes the mind, heart, body, and soul.

The main stage of this year’s Fête will take place at the Greenbelt 3 Park on June 21, featuring Shanni, Jason Dhakal and Lustbass, Sinosikat and Jose Miguel, Dwata, the Jewelmer Jazz Band, Any Name’s Okay, Morobeats, Autotelic, and Dilaw.

And because Fête is also an avenue for French-Filipino friendship and cultural exchange, this year’s Fête will also feature award-winning French DJ duo, Pfel & Greem of C2C. Pfel & Greem C2C will be performing at Mistral in Raffles Makati on June 20, and at the Greenbelt Main Stage on June 21.

FetePH30 event schedule

On June 22, Sonik Philippines will host an educational conference on the business, art, and trends in the music industry. This year, the conference is themed “Sonik Soiree,” happening at Astbury, Makati. The conference will feature a keynote by Gwen Sharp of The Green Room France, an organization that has been pushing for and supporting efforts in environmental and societal improvements in the cultural sector. Some interesting discussions in the conference will delve into the role of music festivals in driving environmental change(!) and—this is for the influencer aspirants—how to become a sustainable role model in the music industry. (Honestly, sign us up.)

Dynamic and exciting pocket stages will take place a week later, on June 28, at different venues all over Poblacion, Makati City. There are around 40 pocket stages happening simultaneously, featuring a wide range of genres and moods:

Blue Soul Funk Stage at H&J Sports Bar & Restaurant

Indie Stage at SariSari

Smoke Signal Stage at Boogie MNL

Latin Stage at A’Toda Madre

P°LANET Stage at Nokal

Dojo Stage at Kampai (2nd floor)

Disco Stage at Kampai (Ground floor)

Fete PH 2016

Punk Stage at 123 Block, Mandaluyong

Bandang X Stage (Bandang 90s) at Ebro Street

New Wave Stage at Bourbon New Orleans PH

Continuum Bass Stage: Underground Sound at Hoesik

The Rabbit Hole Stage at Ugly Duck

Emo Stage at SaGuijo Cafe + Bar

Rock Stage at Alibi Music Lounge

The Spirits Library presents “Années Folles” at The Spirit Library

Dream Pop Shoegaze Stage at Mang Rudy’s Tuna Grill & Papaitan

Acoustic Stage at Coda Wet Bar, Coro Hotel Roofdeck

Big House Stage at Big House PH

Ska Stage at Kashmir Live

Gothic Experiment Stage at Vice & Other Habits

Final Round Promotions x Offshore Music Stage at The Mansion

Funk & Disco Stage at Z Hostel

Vinyl Stage at MONO

Extra Funky Stage at Annex House

Family Room:

Garden:

The Good Sh*t Stage at GoodSh*t Craft

Stripey Stage at OTO

Grunge & Alternative Stage at Roadhouse Manila Bay

Reggae Stage at Handle Bar

Progressive & Crossover Rock Stage at Cuento Bar Poblacion, Secreto Rooftop

World Music Stage at White Banana

Busking Stage

Blacksheep Manila Stage at Social House

R&B Stage and K-pop Stage at Dear Adam Sweet Lucy

Disco Stage at Stardust

Kirtan Stage at Gnostic

Spark Stage at 121 Bar Makati

Medicine Music Stage at Ecstatic Cacao Nights

CAPO MNL Stage at WYP

Hiphop Stage at Justin Alonte Studio

House & Techno Stage at Cova MNL

Dr. House Stage at Dr. Wine Rooftop

But Fête doesn’t end there—Baguio, Siargao, Palawan, Siquijor, and more provinces will also play host to several destination stages, so get ready to book those trips and pack your bags. 

Scene from Fete de la Musique 2019

Luzon Destination Stages

El Nido, Palawan

La Plage Stage (June 21)

Beach Shack Stage (June 22)

Lio Stage (June 29)

Pangolin x Gusto Stage (June 29)

Naga City

Baguio Stage at the Convention Center

Pampanga Stage at Jungle Base Grounds

Baler Stage at Rushie’s Point

Los Baños Hip Hop Stage at Jacques’

Los Baños Party Stage at BARWASH at Kilometer 63

Los Baños Electronic Stage at Burgarage

Los Baños Indie Stage at One Bonito Place

Albay Stage at Pang-S Restobar and Grill

Zambales Mainstage at Sand Dunes

Zambales Pocket Stages at Surf Theori, Ruca, Bangan Bar, Taco Joint, Kuwento Dagat Limliwa

Laguna Pagsanjan Stage at Dasiks Wash & Chill International Food Plaza

Laguna Calamba Stage at Cafe Kalsada

Marikina Stage at Pit88 Bar

Cavite Metal Stage at Flip & Beyond Bar & Resto

Bacoor Stage at Pirates Grill Bacoor

Scene from Fete de la Musique 2022

Visayas Destination Stages

Cebu Stage at La Parisienne Cebu (June 21)

Cebu Stage at Ayala Center Cebu (June 29)

Siquijor Main Stage at InSense Mountain Resort

Siquijor Skate & Create Stage at Jungle Kingdomes

Siquijor Latin Stage

Siquijor Beach House Lounge Party

Masbate Stage at Rizal Park

Kate Torralba’s opening performance at the media launch of FetePH30, with Zsaris

Mindanao Destination Stages

Siargao Stage in Barangay Union, Dapa (June 21)

South Cotabato Stage at Tiny Box, Koronadal City (June 21)

Davao Destination Stage, June 21 to 29

Cagayan de Oro Jazz/Ska/Reggae/Funk Stage at Viajero Cafe

Cagayan de Oro Indie Stage at Karumata

Cagayan de Oro Hardcore/Punk/Metal Stage at Space Munchies

Cagayan de Oro Electronic Stage at Virtue Luxury Lounge

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