Gaëtan Roussel @ Monaco

I was quite happy to find out Mathilde surprised me with some concert tickets this particular Friday night. A kind of French rocker legend - Gaëtan Roussel  - was playing at Monaco.

Before the concert, we decided to have a stroll around nearby Port de Fontvieille, near the football stadium, to find a nice restaurant. We ended up in Amici Miei, a relatively authentic Italian restaurant. Apart from the Monegasque prices (= expensive, in case you didn't guess...), the place was  rather nice, with tasty enough food and good service.

The concert itself was pretty cool. Gaëtan Roussel was the front man of the rock group Louise Attaque, which had its heyday during the 90's (their debut album is the best-selling Rock album ever in France, and the fifth most sold album ever in France).

The fact that I recognize some of their songs is for sure the ultimate proof for their continuing popularity (Louise Attaque tends to get played during moments of nostalgia at French parties and weddings by people around my age... ;). Gaëtan put up quite an energetic show, mixing up old classics but also stuff from his latest album, which I can even recall hearing on the radio - again the ultimate proof that he still has a following. (put it like this - I am absolutely useless at answering music questions at pub quizzes).

All in all, a fantastic Friday night out in Monaco. Merci ma cherie pour le surprise! ;-)