The emotion and the joy of sharing the stage together were clearly palpable on Tuesday night. On September 15, 2026, the Salle Pleyel in Paris threw open its doors to three cornerstones of the Canadian indie rock scene: Metric, Broken Social Scene and Stars. Friends in real life for many years, these three Canadian outfits had the bright idea to unite for a global joint tour, aptly titled All The Feelings Tour. It offered a chance to travel back to the early 2000s, when these bands were on everyone's lips. We were there, and here’s our take on this triple-bill concert in Paris!
To savor this unique evening to the full, arriving late wasn’t an option. Right on the dot of 7:00 PM, Stars burst onto the stage at Salle Pleyel. Torquil Campbell, the lead singer and co-founder of the band alongside his friend Chris Seligman, looked in great shape and thrilled to be in Paris. Across the roughly 40-minute set, the Toronto-born artist showed off his vocal prowess, pairing pinpoint accuracy with controlled power. Torquil Campbell would end up breathless on more than one occasion that Tuesday night.
But the strength of Stars lies above all in the vocal duo formed by Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan, who also play guitar. On stage, the two artists trade lines, creating a vibrant vocal dynamic. Surrounded by five, or even six other musicians on stage, including a trombonist and a saxophonist, Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan truly carried us back in time by delivering a string of old hits, including the indispensable "Take Me to the Riot" and "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead".
Another flagship act on Canada's indie-rock scene, Broken Social Scene takes the Salle Pleyel stage at 8 p.m. Originating from Toronto, the group formed in 1999 under the leadership of Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew.
A true collective, Broken Social Scene tends to bring a host of talented guests into its recordings—Jason Collett, Feist, Emily Haines of Metric, or Amy Millian of Stars. But the live show follows the same rule. On Tuesday night, Stars members did not hesitate to join their Broken Social Scene bandmates at various moments, eventually reaching 14 on stage! Emily Haines also joined in the finale, on the infectious track "Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl".
On stage, there are three guitarists, a bassist, a drummer, a keyboardist, a singer, a vocalist, and a brass quintet… a sizeable ensemble that at times makes the show feel a little chaotic. But the buoyant mood and the camaraderie among the Canadians are unmistakable. Tuesday night, we meet a bunch of friends who live and breathe music, touring together to share memorable moments and fully embrace their shared passion.
Driven by a wildly infectious, upbeat mood, the Canadian collective Broken Social Scene rattled off a string of songs for about an hour, sending the crowd back in time with several hits, such as "Cause=Time" and "Sweetest Kill".
After an hour-long set from Broken Social Scene, and a roughly 35-minute intermission, Metric takes the stage at Salle Pleyel at 9:35 PM to close this beautiful evening dedicated to the Canadian indie rock scene. If Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars have known and appreciated each other for years, their musical styles aren’t as close as one might think. Metric made that perfectly clear on Tuesday night.
With this lineup led by the charismatic Emily Haines and her clear voice, the analog synths and electronic sequences weave together with razor-edged guitars. A true electro-rock machine, Metric had the pit dancing for about 1h20 of set, spotlighting its newer material, such as "Victim of Luck", chosen to kick off the show, as well as "Tremolo" and "Loyal". Songs that feel poppier than in their early days and which, in our view, lacked the punch and depth.
But Metric has more than one trick up its sleeve and didn’t forget to close the set with some older, decidedly rockier tracks. The energy levels rise a notch as the songs echo through Salle Pleyel, with Gold Guns Girls featuring Sam Goldberg Jr. on guitar, Gimme Sympathy, Combat Baby, and encore selections Help I'm Alive and Black Sheep. We won’t forget the beautiful moment shared between Emily Haines and her longtime friend Amy Millan on Breathing Underwater. A fresh instance of sharing that underlines the strong camaraderie among all these Canadian artists.
A small disappointment, though: we would have loved to hear live this Tuesday evening the hit Dead Disco, from the soundtrack of Olivier Assayas's film Clean, released in 2004.
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