Johnny Symphonique Tour

“The real Johnny Hallyday is on stage.” — Yvan Cassar

This intimate conviction was formed by Yvan Cassar over more than fifteen years during which he accompanied Johnny as musical director. It marks the starting point of a singular project entrusted to him: to restore all the power and emotion of Johnny Hallyday’s voice as it resonated in concert, while giving it the sonic cradle that studio recordings allow.

From this ambition arose two albums: in 2019, Johnny, and in 2021, Act II. Both are based on an unprecedented principle: preserving Johnny Hallyday’s live vocal takes and magnifying them with new arrangements, sometimes orchestral, sometimes deliberately pared back. A faithful homage to the artist, with the intensity that only the stage could reveal.

In May 2022, Johnny Symphonique hit the road for a first tour of twenty dates. Under Yvan Cassar’s direction, more than one hundred musicians, a choir and a visual creation accompany Johnny’s voice, rendered on three giant screens. Classics regain their breath: Diego, libre dans sa tête; L’Envie; Allumer le feu; Que je t’aime; but also Marie, Sang pour sang, or Je te promets. A new series of concerts is planned for spring 2024, enriched with new titles including Gabrielle, Noir c’est noir, and the rhythm and blues medley imagined by Johnny in the sixties. In total, these two tours bring together more than 100,000 spectators.

In 2027, as the public prepares to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Johnny Hallyday’s passing, Johnny Symphonique opens a new chapter.

From November 10, 2027, the show resumes for 23 dates across France through March 2028, notably at the Dôme in Marseille. Still under Yvan Cassar’s direction, it continues to make this voice heard, carried by a symphony orchestra and a crafted staging.

This new tour offers new musical tableaux, an enriched repertoire and several exceptional guests who come to share this celebration.