Overview
- Organizers confirmed the festival will proceed with a “Rivers” theme, presenting more than 300 concerts and over 2,000 artists in Nantes.
- Founder René Martin stepped back on October 27 following harassment and toxic management allegations, which he denies, and a judicial inquiry is underway.
- The City of Nantes ended its collaboration with Martin after an internal audit of Créa and said the case was referred to the public prosecutor.
- Programming was finalized in roughly three weeks by a trio of Créa staffers, and officials avoided mentioning Martin during the press presentation.
- Some regular performers are not on the bill, but organizers report no wave of refusals, and roughly 140,000 tickets are slated for release.