CharlElie Couture plays Le Rez-Usine in Geneva on Saturday 5 December 2026. Doors open at 8 pm.
The story
CharlElie Couture was born in Nancy. He studied at the city's School of Fine Arts.
In 1978 he produced his first two records himself.
Chris Blackwell then signed him to Island Records. The album Poèmes rock (Rock Poems), recorded in New York, includes the song Comme un avion sans aile (Like a Plane Without a Wing).
The album won the Bus d'acier, the grand prize of French rock, in 1982.
He moved to New York in 2004 and opened a gallery there in 2009. He returned to France in 2018.
He also paints, photographs and draws. He has released around 27 albums between 1981 and 2026.
In 2024 he made the album Contre toi (Against You) with his daughter Yamée Couture. In 2026 he released Bleu Vert (Blue Green), in support of France Nature Environnement.
Who organises it
Azimuth Productions presents the concert, hosted at Le Rez-Usine.
What to find
A French-language blues rock concert by an artist who combines writing, image, music and painting.
Practical information
- Dates, Saturday 5 December 2026
- Times, doors open at 8 pm
- Venue, Le Rez-Usine, Place des Volontaires 4, 1204 Geneva (entrance on the Rhône side)
- Price, CHF 35 in advance, CHF 40 at the door
- Age, from 4, under-16s accompanied by a legal guardian
- Tickets, Petzi
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Links
- Official website, Le Rez-Usine
- Tickets, Petzi
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Le Rez-Usine, listings, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Guidle, CharlElie Couture in Geneva, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Wikipedia (supplementary), CharlElie Couture, accessed on 14 November 2026
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