Do You Remember Festival 2026 : line-up, dates et rap 90s
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Do You Remember Festival 2026: line-up, dates and 90s rap

Summary

An abbey in Val-d'Oise, one July evening. The bass rises, memories resurface, and a whole generation feels something is about to awaken. From July 3 to 5, the Do You Remember Festival revives the golden age of rap and R&B.

The DYR Festival sets its turntables at the Notre-Dame du Val Abbey, 30 minutes from Paris.

The DYR Festival 2026 in brief

  • Dates: Friday 3, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2026
  • Location: Notre-Dame du Val Abbey, Mériel (Val-d'Oise) — 30 min from Paris
  • Line-up: over 40 artists from the 90s-2000s, from Sinik to Blu Cantrell
  • ️ Pass: from ~€45 per day, up to ~€284 for three days
  • ⏰ Schedule: doors at 2pm, shows from 3pm to midnight

Mériel, 30 minutes from Paris: the abbey turns into a playground

Goodbye Taverny. For its third edition, the Do You Remember Festival changes scale. Heading to the Notre-Dame du Val Abbey in Mériel, Val-d'Oise, half an hour from the capital. The setting is no longer a park: it’s a stone jewel box.

The success of the 2024 and 2025 editions changed everything. More people, more space, more energy. Large stage, giant screens, chill zone, food & drinks: the site was designed to hold three full-power days. A Discovery Stage “On Parle R&B” even opens the door to new talents, while Florian On Air and DJ Noise hold the mic from morning to night.

The concept? Relight the hits that marked a generation. Hip-hop, R&B, French rap, zouk, dancehall, kompa: everything is covered. The DYR doesn’t put classics away — it puts them back in the spotlight.

Sinik, Passi, Stomy Bugsy: the rap from the projects wakes up

It’s the beating heart of the festival. On Friday, Sinik lays down his raw pen as headliner. Over 1.4 million records sold, a La Main sur le Cœur gold record, a flow nicknamed “the French Eminem”: Thomas Idir has been telling the street story unfiltered for twenty years. Alongside him, Busta Flex, a pure Val-d'Oise product, brings the raw energy of 90s rap home.

Saturday, the lineup hits even harder. Passi and Stomy Bugsy, the two pillars of Ministère A.M.E.R., take the stage together. Street lyrics, social awareness, neighborhood storytelling: their duo wrote part of French rap history. Cut Killer, turntablism legend, holds the decks.

Sunday, Marseille arrives. Freeman, voice of Fonky Family, and Faf Larage close the street triptych with deep lyrics and uncompromising hip-hop. At Project X Paris, we vibe exactly to this culture’s rhythm: hard flows, streetwear, neighborhood legends united in one weekend.

Vibe check: Sinik’s pen, Friday’s headliner.

Did you know?

The title of Ministère A.M.E.R.’s cult album, 95200 (1994), is none other than the postal code of Sarcelles, in Val-d'Oise. Thirty years later, Passi and Stomy Bugsy return to rap in the same department. The circle closes.

From Blu Cantrell to Faudel, the great 90s-2000s mix

DYR is not just French rap. It’s a nostalgic rollercoaster crossing genres. On the US R&B and soul side, billboard Blu Cantrell (Hit 'Em Up Style), Truth Hurts, Lemar, Nivea, the brothers of 3T and Luniz bring back Saturday nights of yesteryear.

UK pop answers with East 17, Worlds Apart and Jenny from Ace of Base. The raï-pop of Faudel, the zouk of Admiral T, Kaysha, Elizio and Medhy Custos, the dancehall of Daddy Mory: each day paints its own color. Three nights, three vibes, one common thread — memory.

Between concerts, the festival leaves no dead time. Blind tests, karaoke and dance contests run continuously. Here, we don’t watch the past from afar: we replay it live.

Why it resonates with us

DYR brings together the pioneers who shaped street culture: Ministère A.M.E.R., Fonky Family, the 2000s suburban scene. This is precisely the DNA Project X Paris brings to life — authentic rap, streetwear, neighborhood heritage. Seeing these legends on the same bill, 30 minutes from Paris, is an appointment we wouldn’t miss for anything.

Tickets, access, schedule: how to enjoy the weekend smoothly?

The rule is simple: the earlier you book, the less you pay. Prices rise in phases. Count from ~€45 for an early day pass, up to ~€75 in the last phase, and around ~€284 for three days. Reduced rate under 23 (~€33/day with proof), Kids Club 7-13 years at €45, free for under 3, and VIP skip-the-line packages with privileged zone.

Tickets are sold on the official site dyrfestival.fr, Weezevent, Shotgun, Ticketmaster and France Billet. Last spots are selling fast: don’t wait if you want a specific day.

To get there, two options. By train, lines H or RER C to Méry-sur-Oise or Taverny, then festival shuttles. By car, the A15 and parking on site. Good to know: doors open at 2pm, shows until midnight, no re-entry once out, no camping. No pets except guide dogs, and a dedicated PMR/PSH zone with proof.

LEGENDS NEVER SLEEP

For one weekend, the Mériel abbey reignites the classics that built street culture. Three days to remember, dance and vibe — and already, the countdown has started.

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