From New York to Ronquières to attend the Phoenix concert: “They had never been to Europe before”

While many take the plane to live the American dream, Americans come to us to live their dreams! This is indeed what the organizers of the Ronquières Festival were able to find out a few days ago, when they received an email directly from New York. “An email was sent to the festival’s general address before it reached my inbox. He then mentioned the dream of two Americans: that of coming to Europe, to Ronquières in particular, to attend the Phoenix concert. A request that I did not expect, especially for Phoenix. Basically, we’re still talking about a French group that obviously appeals to Americans“, confide Bertrand Hamade.

Saturday Ronquières Festival celebrated with 25,000 attendees and… the rain!

A dream that could not have been achieved without the support of the organizers. While in the United States, traveling about forty kilometers could be very small, it is not so much here. Two diametrically opposed facts that the two American friends had not prepared themselves for. “The two friends thought that Ronquières was right next to Brussels. So they planned to land and stay in Brussels before going to the Ronquières Festival. I then had to explain to them that the two cities were not right next to each other. I know Belgium is not very big, but still. So I advised them to end their train journey at Braine-le-Comte station. I also suggested local hotels so they could stay near Ronquières“, raconte Bertrand Hamade.

Valuable advice that allowed the two friends to reach their destination safely. They were then able to enjoy the Phoenix concert and good beer provided by the group. “Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to meet them. I still know they arrived safely since they announced they came to the receptionist in the VIP area. I then asked him to buy them a drink, as I promised them.“, poured Bertrand Hamade.

A beautiful story that surprised everyone. Despite this it is still a beautiful business card for the Ronquières Festival. “They came to Europe for the first time to go to Fèis Ronquières, it’s crazy“, concludes Bertrand Hamade.