RockCorps at the Accor Arena in Paris with Black Eyed Peas, Guy2Bezbar... we were there, we tell you all about it

A musical solidarity event this summer at theAccor Arena in Paris with the new edition of RockCorps! The concept? To use music as a " catalyst for social change, bringing together people from all walks of life to work hand in hand towards a more united and supportive society ", as the organization explained on its website last year.

In concrete terms, by giving 4 hours of their time to a civic project, volunteers receive in exchange a ticket to attend the RockCorps France concert, which took place on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at the famous venue in the capital's 12th arrondissement. To mobilize as many people as possible, RockCorps once again joined forces with Ibis, inviting the American group Black Eyed Peas, rapper Guy2Bezbar and singer Adèle Castillon to theAccor Arena in Paris. DJ Bens will complete the program, which is both cross-generational and eclectic.

If this musical evening appeals to you, then you know what you have to do: register on the dedicated website and volunteer four hours for one of the 200Ibis RockCorps projects. Also, there are no tickets to sell, no tickets to win. You just have to take part! If you're wondering, then you should know that citizen projects focus on a range of commitments in the fields of ecology, inclusion, citizenship, disability and precariousness.

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As a reminder, the RockCorps model has already brought together 180,000 volunteers in 10 countries on 6 continents, and produced 55 concerts! In France, between 2009 and 2015, 45,000 young people were involved in over 600 projects with 600 associations. Last year, Ibis RockCorps brought together over 13,000 volunteers who took part in 215 projects and supported 124 associations before attending the show featuring Macklemore, Franglish and Ronisia at the Accor Arena.

So, this year, it's a new edition, and new solidarity projects. So, are you going to join the movement? If so, don't delay: sign up here to take part, and in exchange for your volunteer work, you'll receive a ticket for the evening of concerts at theAccor Arena on July 9, 2025, with Black Eyed Peas, Guy2Bezbar and Adèle Castillon.

We attended the RockCorps 2025 concert, and tell you all about it:

Bercy's Accor Arena was packed to the rafters on Wednesday evening: 14,000 people gathered to sing, dance and applaud Adèle Castillon, Guy2Bezbar and, of course, the Black Eyed Peas. Just like the members of the public who had to volunteer to earn their place at the Accor Arena, the artists also took part in volunteer projects.

To tide us over until the arrival of the first singer, DJ Bens, who is very popular on social networks, performed a first set that was much appreciated by the audience. He easily warmed up the atmosphere and put the crowd in a good mood before the official start of the concert.

Adèle Castillon then took to the stage: she performed several of the songs that have made her famous, such as Roi and Amour plastique, and the audience sang along to her latest hits from the 2023 album. At times dreamy, at other times energetic, the singer was very close to her audience, who didn't hesitate to shout out their love for her.

The concert continued with Guy2Bezbar. In a completely different style, the rapper strung together his sounds, and saved his best-known tracks for last, finishing with a bang, with thousands of voices echoing the choruses of his songs.

Before arriving at the concert's headliner, DJ Cut Killer took possession of the turntables, for a set much appreciated by the audience. The French DJ linked recent songs with sounds from the 2000s, offering effective remixes that were sometimes surprising, but always very danceable. In fact, the audience made no secret of their enthusiasm.

The Black Eyed Peas brought an already electric evening to a close with an impressive show that almost made us lose our voices. It was hard to contain oneself from singing and shouting along to this must-see band, which has many iconic hits to its credit. Mamacita, I gotta feeling, Rock that body, Pump it, Where is the love?, Girl like me... The band performed their best-known and best-loved songs, duetting with a wildly enthusiastic audience. During this part of the show, additional spectacular effects added to the atmosphere: confetti explosions, fire, smoke...

Although the concert lasted around 2h30 in all, we would have liked to have enjoyed the Black Eyed Peas and the incredible atmosphere of the Accor Arena even more.

Talented and very popular artists, and a solidarity concept to encourage the public to get involved with various associations: that's a big yes!