ORIGIN : Paris, France
GENRE : Alternative
HEAVEN STAGE : Sunday June 16, 13h30
Biarritz, June 16, 2024 marks the return of LILLY WOOD AND THE PRICK as the closing act at Wheels and Waves 13th edition!
After a 3-year break, Nili and Benjamin’s famous French folk duo autor of « Prayer in C », « Down the drain » and « le Mas » are back on stage! Always inspired by their idols, from Fleetwood Mac to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, an exclusive opportunity to see them live on Sunday June 16, at 1.30 at the Cité de l’Océan. Don’t miss out!
ORIGIN : Bunbury, Australie
GENRE : Indie Rock
HEAVEN STAGE : Thursday June 13, 20H30
It’s been a steady and relentless rise for Great Gable – Alex Whiteman (vocals), Matt Preen (guitar), Madi Hanley (drums) and Christopher Bye (bass) – who began jamming together after meeting at uni in Perth. They quickly started making waves with their dynamic sound and energetic live show, honed by consistent touring across Australia and New Zealand.
With a blend of early 2000s NYC rock and UK-influenced indie, Great Gable have crafted a sound that is uniquely their own. Their music is characterized by catchy hooks, heartfelt lyrics, and an overall sense of warmth and positivity.
ORIGIN : Toronto, Canada
GENRE : Rock
HEAVEN STAGE : Wednesday June 12, 21H30
Inspired by the big shiny tunes flooding FM radio airwaves in the 1990s, Toronto trio Motorists go full throttle on their sophomore album. Now propelled by powerhouse drummer Nick Mckinlay, guitarist Craig Fahner and bassist Matt Learoyd channel stadium-sized power-pop through the gauzy fuzz of ‘90s alt rock, like Big Star swerving into Hotline TNT.
ORIGIN : Pasadena, California
GENRE : Electro Pop
HEAVEN STAGE : Saturday June 15, 18H
System Exclusive are Ari Blaisdell and Matt Jones – a Pasadena, California duo bearing an armful of mini synths and a pocketful of Tarantino-dusted riffs who make heart-throbbing, capital P pop punch with more than a hint of post-punk. They rented their home out, packed their bags and for the last two years have been relentlessly touring across the world, building a loyal fanbase in the true-grit, rock and roll fashion, delivering their visceral and fun, high-octane dazzling show, night after night.
ORIGIN : France
GENRE : Electro Pop / House Rock
HEAVEN STAGE : Thursday June 13, 22H
Chien Méchant are a brand new French electronic music duo. More and more active on social media, they’ve introduced themselves with their #DansLaNiche series – a collection of one minute short live videos filmed and recorded in their own studio.
These two high school friends give out a unique energy through their performances, melting together psychedelic rock and jazz over electronic productions.
ORIGIN : France
GENRE : Garage Rock / Pop / Surf music
HEAVEN STAGE : Wednesday June 12, 20H
Lavomatic is a shy, sincere garage rock band with a 90s sound, goofy melodies and a crazy surf vibe that gets you dancing!
ORIGIN : France
GENRE : Indie Folk
HEAVEN STAGE : Wednesday June 12, 18H30
Originally from Corbeil-Essonnes, Charlotte and Benjamin Bedhouche began performing independently at the age of 20. Over the years, the siblings have built up their own identity, weaving a delicate, intimate universe with the subtle resonance of their voices. Their folk is both cozy and electric, with instrumental arrangements that emphasize the harmonies of their reverberant voices.
ORIGIN : Vancouver, Canada
GENRE : Pop Folk
ARTRIDE : Thursday June 13, 17H30
Vox Rea supplies a soundtrack to the confusion and euphoria of coming of age in a postmodern world. Fascinated by the contradictions inherent in the human experience, their music is a celebration of free will and an ode to the paralyzing nature of choice. It is both the intoxicating night roaming and the guilty morning after, a revelry in excess and an exercise in solemn self-reflection. Hell bent on creating a meaningful life amidst the siren songs of consumerism and efficiency, Vox Rea wonders what it really means to be free.
Vox Rea was written for you; this is not a product.
ORIGIN : Buenos Aires, Argentine
GENRE : Rock / Indie / Punk
HEAVEN STAGE : Friday June 14, 21H30
This Basque-Argentinian trio has been a seismic force in the rock world for over two decades. Their sound, rooted in the influences of the 60s and the indomitable sounds of the 70s, blended with Punk, Garage, Heavy Psych, Post-Punk and Surf Rock, has earned them praise from industry giants such as producers John Agnello (Sonic Youth) and Tony Visconti (David Bowie), who have collaborated on their projects in the USA.
ORIGIN : France
GENRE : Pop Rock / Indie-Surf
HEAVEN STAGE : Saturday June 15, 19H30
Pop rock & indie-surf quartet from the Bassin d’Arcachon, 4THESUN are slowly making their mark on the Aquitaine scene with the characteristic phlegm of an emerging local surf counter-culture. With their progressive style and boundless energy, the four friends unleash their UV pop-surf influences on stage, tinged with good intentions and swaying grooves.
ORIGIN : France
GENRE : Rock
HEAVEN STAGE : Saturday June 15, 22H30
Johnnie Carwash was born in a garage near Lyon, between sheet metal and cinder block, but it was in the sun that the trio took its first colors. Two years on the road and around 150 concerts, playing and replaying rock. With catchy refrains for undisciplined humans, frank smiles and raw energy, the cool kids are back with their second album, No Friends No Pain. Ten tracks that celebrate friendship, love and break-ups, without ever losing their fun and lightness.
ORIGIN : France / USA
GENRE : Pysché
OCEAN STAGE : Friday June 14, 16h30
A deleterious psychedelic-noisy rock band from Paris called Deep in Uranus, formed by Edouard Plongeon (Guitar, Vocals), Andreas Carrere (Guitar, Vocals), Stevan Parisian (Bass, Vocals) and Ben McConnell (Drums). The band strives to bring music back to its roots, a mix of improvisation and electric experimentation.
ORIGIN : Toulouse, France
GENRE : Indie Electronica
OCEAN STAGE : Friday June 14, 16H30
LOA FRIDA is a Toulouse-based baroquelectronica band led by singer-songwriter Anka Ujma. Anka’s singular writing navigates between sophisticated pop and explosive electro, complex forms and synthetic bricolages, abrupt rhythms and refined sounds.
ORIGIN : Valence, France
GENRE : Psych Surf Music
HEAVEN STAGE : Friday June 14, 18H30
The quartet creates its own style of garage rock with an instinct for melody and pop nonchalance. Formed in 2019, TV Sundaze quickly took to the road of clubs and festivals juggling the ephemerality of live performance with the composition of records they want to be timeless. Coming from a punk background, they remain very attached to their DIY nature and make their own recordings, artworks, merch and everything else that revolves around the band.
ORIGIN : France
GENRE : Indie Rock
HEAVEN STAGE : Friday June 14, 20H
Revealed at the 36th Rencontres Trans Musicales de Rennes, I Me Mine have continued to cultivate their sound with brilliant EPs and albums in an indie rock heritage close to Foals, Balthazar or Arcade Fire.
With their catchy rhythms and pop sounds, their sixties influences and their electro and pop-rock harmonies, the trio reveal a rare audacity and talent, with Rolling Stone magazine describing them as “one of the most promising French bands”.
ORIGIN : France
GENRE : Garage psych
OCEAN STAGE : Friday June 14, 18H
Gushing like a wild force from the jungle’s depths, Paddang knows how to make itself heard in this deaf world. A powerful roar that rises up and transforms the tumult of everyday life into a spellbinding epic of sound. Navigating between ethereal echoes, visceral fuzz and hypnotic grooves, the power trio satirically tackles the urgency of living and acting in a world on the brink of collapse. Intense, frenetic tension, blending psychedelia with the raw energy of Californian garage-punk.
ORIGIN : France
GENRE : Indie Rock
HEAVEN STAGE : Saturday June 15, 21H
The Saffron Eyes sound doesn’t come from nowhere, it’s the result of years of musical and artistic activism (Raymonde Howard, Le Parti, Thomas.W).
Inspired by indie rock and its roots (blues, post-punk), their first Ep Pursue A Less Miserable Life (We Are Unique records 2020) is a pure indie-rock sound, perfectly in tune with the times.
ORIGINE : France
GENRE : Pop-Folk
OCEAN STAGE : Thursday June 13, 18H
Nina Versyp is just 23 years old, and already her music – dreamy, venomous pop-folk – is an escape from the ordinary.
Her clear tone imposes her physical presence. Her phantasmagorical outbursts intrigue. Sometimes worrying, so much you can feel incandescent pain rising up inside her. But she always attracts, drawing her listeners into the irresistible whirlpool of urgent, violent, burning feelings.
VILLAGE W&W (Cité de l’Océan, Biarritz)
June 12 to 16, 2024
Focus on the musical program for the 13th edition of Wheels and Waves Biarritz.
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 12
Nunda Collectif
DJ Set
Ocean Stage
Neptune Grass
Live Concert
17H
Ocean Stage
Belle Vedhere
Live Concert
18H30
Heaven Stage
Lavomatic
Live Concert
20H
Heaven Stage
MOTORISTS
Live Concert
21H30
Heaven Stage
Gringo Da Parata
DJ Set
Heaven Stage
THURSDAY
JUNE 13
Nunda Collectif
DJ Set
Ocean Stage
Loa Frida
Live Concert
16H30
Ocean Stage
Vox Réa
Live Concert
17H30 Artride
Skatepark Biarritz
NINA VERSYP
Live Concert
18H
Ocean Stage
Great Gable
Live Concert
20H30
Heaven Stage
Chien Méchant
Live Concert
22H
Heaven Stage
Straight In Collectif
DJ Set
Heaven Stage
FRIDAY
JUNE 14TH
Nunda Collectif
DJ Set
Ocean Stage
Deep In Uranus
Live Concert
16H30
Ocean Stage
Paddang
Live Concert
18H
Ocean Stage
TV Sundaze
Live Concert
18H30
Heaven Stage
I Me Mine
Live Concert
20H
Heaven Stage
Capsula
Live Concert
21H30
Heaven Stage
MAF
DJ Set
Heaven Stage
SATURDAY
JUNE 15
Nunda Collectif
DJ Set
Ocean Stage
Rudiger & Vincent Bestaven
Live Concert
16H30
Ocean Stage
System Exclusive
Live Concert
18H
Ocean Stage
4THESUN
Live Concert
19H30
Heaven Stage
Saffron Eyes
Live Concert
21H
Heaven Stage
Johnnie Carwash
Live Concert
22H30
Heaven Stage
KIERKEGAARDFUNKEL
DJ Set
Heaven Stage
SUNDAY
JUNE 16
Lilly Wood And The Prick
Live Concert
13H30
Heaven Stage
MAF
DJ Set
Heaven Stage
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