The Queyrock festival continues its growth, with a successful third edition this weekend in Dordogne

Late Sunday afternoon, before the closing ceremony, the organizers were able to congratulate themselves on a smooth and uneventful edition. Will there be a fourth edition in 2026? It's too early to say.

I n a post-apocalyptic setting à la "Mad Max", where the earth dried by an omnipresent sun turns to dust under the platform soles of festival-goers, the Queyrock Open Air Festival unfolds for the third and final day, Sunday, August 3. We are in the place called Queyroux, in Ginestet, a small town in the south of the Dordogne, near Bergerac.

On this 6-hectare meadow, the festival site dedicated to rock in all its forms continues to expand and increasingly takes on the appearance of a mini-Hellfest. All things considered, of course. While its big brother in Loire-Atlantique happily exceeds 250,000 visitors, Queyrock would easily reach 3,000 this year.

After having given up on the 2024 edition to better prepare for the 2025 one , Queyrock is betting big, with a budget of 200,000 euros, 27 groups on stage, more than a hundred volunteers and new partners... So it has to be a big crowd. On Sunday, at the end of the afternoon, before a grand finale with fireworks, we put the question to the co-founder and president, Rémy Cousty .

"Rockers and metalheads are teddy bears, the spirit is very good-natured."

"We should have 2,600 entries, there will be more coming for the evening, so we should be close to the target of 3,000," predicts the president, who recalls the progress since 2022: "The first edition, we had 600 entries and the second more than 2,000." Will this be enough to already consider the next one? Will it be in 2026 or 2027?

"It's too early to say, in a context that is too uncertain," says Rémi Cousty. "With the news, the reduction in subsidies, the economic situation... we're leaving all possibilities open and we want to be sure of ourselves before announcing anything."

So, before looking ahead to the next one, we might as well enjoy a cloudless edition - the rain had somewhat disrupted the first two - and without any false notes, as these lines are being written.

"Everything is perfect," rejoices Rémi Cousty. "There were no technical problems, we were praised for the welcome we gave the artists... Just some campers who were cold during the night. We provided them with emergency blankets. We really want to pamper everyone who comes to the site."

The president also praised the festival-goers' good spirit and the commitment of all the volunteers. "We have people who came from all over France: many Bretons, but also people from Savoy and Strasbourg. The rockers and metalheads are teddy bears, the spirit is very good-natured. And I really want to thank everyone who helps us: volunteers, partners, patrons, etc."