Marc Dupré At L'Étoile Banque Nationale

It has been 20 months since I have last been able to photograph a show.  20 long months.  With restrictions caused by 'The Plague' beginning to let up, one of the things that have finally returned are concerts.  I had been holding off applying for any shows because I am still a little bit skittish about the situation, but I told myself that enough was enough and it was time to get back on the horse.  With that in mind, I checked out the internet and saw that one of the biggest names in Québec music was going to be playing close by at L'Étoile Banque Nationale.  Marc Dupré broke out here in the early 2000s and rocketed to the top of local charts rather quickly.  The fact that he has remained in that rarefied air for almost 20 years is testament to the fact that not only does the man know how to write a good song, but he is a terrific live performer as well.  'Marc! Marc! Marc!' was the cry from the crowd the first time I photographed him back in 2017 and the crowd was just as anxious to hear him again tonight.  His most recent album was 2019's 'Rien ne se perd', but he has released two singles this year.  One of which, 'Où sera le monde' is nominated for a 2021 ADISQ Award for Song of the Year.  I was only there for three songs, but he sounded great and seemed just as happy to be in front of a crowd as the crowd was to have him there.  The first photograph was taken at f/2.8, 1/500sec, ISO 16000 at 200mm and the second photograph was taken at f/2.8, 1/1000sec, ISO 16000 at 200mm.  Here are a few more photographs that I was able to take during the show.

f/2.8, 1/640sec, ISO 16000 a 70mm

f/2.8, 1/320sec, ISO 16000 at 130mm

f/2.8, 1/400sec, ISO 16000 at 145mm

f/2.8, 1/400sec, ISO 16000 at 70mm

f/2.8, 1/320sec, ISO 16000 at 70mm

f/2.8, 1/640sec, ISO 16000 at 105mm

f/2.8, 1/320sec, ISO 16000 at 88mm

f/2.8, 1/640sec, ISO 16000 at 200mm

Much thanks to Francis Delage and Laurie Paquette at Unitalent Management for getting me a pass to photograph the show.  If you'd like to find out more about Marc Dupré and his music, you can do so by following this link.  I can't tell you how great it felt to be standing next to a stage again.  Hopefully there won't be another 20 month wait until the next time.