As part of Fête de la Musique 2026 and the wider Month of Music celebration, French company bAlllAd will tour India this June with a performance that turns the city itself into a stage.
Fête de la Musique 2026 expands into a Month of Music driven by one central idea: music belongs everywhere. Not confined to concert halls or formal venues, this year’s edition transforms public spaces into sites of encounter, movement, improvisation, and shared emotion. Across cities, audiences will encounter immersive performances, roaming sonic experiences, collective dances, and musical interventions that interrupt the ordinary and invite participation. The city itself becomes part of the performance.
At the heart of bAlllAd is a simple but striking idea: a crowd wearing headphones, moving together through public space, guided by sound. Using wireless headphones, live recordings, songs, spoken text, beat-box, improvisation and audience interaction, bAlllAd creates a roaming performance where spectators slowly become participants. What begins as a walk becomes a shared musical journey, shaped by the people, sounds and atmosphere of each city.
Created by French artist Bertrand Devendeville, bAlllAd brings together music, movement and play. The performance is light, mobile and technically autonomous, adapting to streets, parks, public spaces and indoor environments. No two editions are the same, as each performance is built through encounters with the audience and the city around it.
“My first visit to India sparked a deep curiosity about the country and its incredible diversity. I’m excited to return and discover the unique energy of each city. Public space is where people naturally come together, and with bAlllAd, I hope to create moments where the boundaries between artist, audience, and passer-by disappear.”
— Bertrand Devendeville, creator of bAlllAd
This year, the French Institute in India is bringing three different artists who will tour across 15 cities. Alright Mela channels the collective energy of Mediterranean electro-trance, bAlllAd transforms public space into an immersive participatory performance, and Kelly ou moi offers an intimate musical journey shaped by emotion and storytelling. Together, they reflect the diversity of today’s French music scene and offer audiences across India three unique ways to experience music.
“Since 1982, Fête de la Musique has brought people together through a celebration of music that is both popular and universal. This June, it will resonate across fifteen Indian cities, highlighting the vitality and richness of the French contemporary music scene while creating new connections with audiences and artists across India. Blending eclectic sounds, poetic storytelling and immersive experiences, Alright Mela, Kelly ou Moi and bAlllAd will contribute to celebrating the enduring cultural dialogue between France and India.”
— H.E. Dr Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India
Tour Schedule
• 4 June, 6:30PM — New Delhi
Social, DLF Mall Saket
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