Half Moon Run at the FEQ: “It's going to be the show of our lives”

Not like a Super Bowl

This concert should have taken place in 2020. Half Moon Run was then scheduled on the Plains, on an equal footing with The National.

A pandemic later, The National is no longer there, and Half Moon Run, armed with the famous carte blanche reserved for Quebec artists who make the Plains, finds itself alone at the front.

Alone? Not quite. The band announced that Daniel Bélanger and Les Soeurs Boulay would be taking part in the party, a fact that Dylan Phillips was careful not to reveal at the time of our interview.

The musician explained, however, that with the Pilou's help in the staging, Half Moon Run wishes to recreate the intimate character that made its reputation in show.

“The difficulty on a big stage is to communicate an energy like that. This is where Pilou helped us find ways to keep the feeling of intimacy, but on a huge stage, so that the people at the back of the crowd of 80,000 people also feel connected to this happening on stage. The idea is not to be like a Super Bowl halftime show. »

Upcoming album

Through it all, Half Moon Run finds time to create. An album is in the works and a release in 2023 is envisaged.

According to Dylan Phillips, a show like the one on Sunday evening will certainly have a positive effect on the group.

“I think it'll put us on the right path, it's a boost of confidence. I hope it will continue in the right direction for the future. »

►Half Moon Run will be in concert Sunday at 9:30 p.m. on the Plains of Abraham, preceded by Walk Off The Earth and Walk The Moon