We have just started working on a brand new Vive la Fete site! The old one at vivelafete.be will be replaced by an updated one and is now off-line. We’ve redirected you to the Dutch fansite vivelafete.nl for the time being. As soon as new tourdates are confirmed, we will post them here in the tour section.
Meanwhile, check us out on Facebook and stay tuned for the launch of the new site soon!
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Love,
Danny & Els
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After playing exclusive shows on the catwalk for Chanel in Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, New York and Las Vegas, Vive la Fête was invited to open The Ball de la Rose in Monaco in Match 17, 2002. Initiated by Karl Lagerfeld, for whom the band had played the catwalks shows, Vive la Fête opened the dance party, after concerts by Marianne Faithfull and The Ringo Starr Allstar Band.
For the opening dance, Princess Caroline of Monaco requested a cover version of the Rolling Stones classic ‘Angie’. With Mick Jagger present among the guests of the annual fundraising event, Vive la Fête played an impressive and sexy version of the song which set the mood for the rest of the evening. Being in the world of the rich and famous, Els changed the lyrics from ‘Angie’ to ‘Angel’, referring to the magic of The Ball de la Rose and host of the ball, Princess Caroline of Monaco, in particular.
Amateur footage of the Vive la Fête set at The Ball de la Rose recently surfaced from the vaults of Danny Mommens and will be featured on the upcoming Vive la Fête DVD, which is scheduled for release in 2014.
Hell6
Danny Mommens, guitarist for Vive la Fete, released a brand new ep with rock songs under the name Hell6. In a recent interview he told Hell6 is a Do-It-Yourself project in which he can ventilate his mind and emotions.
Danny Mommens recorded all tracks himself at his home studio in the south of Belgium. Without help form his Vive la Fete bandmates, there was no room for compromises. Musically, the project is heavily influenced by hardrock bands like Led Zepelin and AC/DC.
“I wrote the lyrics first – they are the most important”, Mommens said. “I kept the music simple, it helps to get the message clear”. Personal frustrations are at the base of all sic tracks. “Some of the songs are directly targetted at certain people form my past. I won’t reveal any names, but I want them to know that I know where they live”. Besides personal grudges, Mommens is also concerned about animal rights and wellness. After seeying the documentary The Cove, about the way dolphin hunting is part of Japanese culture, he wrote a song about it to express his feelings on the subject.
The Hell6 ep is available in digital format from the iTunes store. Prior to the release of the EP, a short trailer was released on YouTube.
Danny Mommens and Cicciolina
On November 29, 2003 Els and Danny performed at the notorious Ex Pornstar party in Amsterdam. Vive la Fete shared the bill of this extravagant event with the legendary Cicciolina, aka Ilona Staller. Staller is famous for being both an e member of the Italian parliament and, literally, an ex-pornstar. After her carreer in the adult film industry, she went on to politics to put love on the political agenda.
At the Ex PornStar event, Cicciolina performed semi-live and sung a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes”. A partial video of her performance can be found on YouTube. The clip stops halfway, as the rest didn’t pass the YouTube guidelines. Look at her dress and imagine what can happen… (and yes, it does).
Earlier that day, Els and Danny, together with Cicciolina, went to a TV studio in Hilversum (the Netherlands) to perform a cover of Bob Marley’s ‘No Woman No Cry’ on the – prerecorded – late night television show Barend & van Dorp. The idea was to have Cicciolina sing a duet with Vive la Fete, but in the end it was mainly Els singing and improvising, with Cicciolina attempting to remember the words of the verse. They decided to keep it by this unique, one-time collaboration and not repeat the act at the Ex PornStar party the same night.
Highlight of the Ex Pornstar party was the performance of Els and Danny as Vive la Fete. Without their extended band, they took the stage as a duo and played five songs. All five tracks of their sizzling show are now available for the first time -and we put them on YouTube for your viewing and listening pleasure! SO check it out:
In 2004, Vive la Fete performed at the 2nd anniversary party of record store La La Land music. The shop has always been very supportive of the band, and it made sense for Vive la Fete to play at this wild party. Special guests this night were Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of Tom Tom Club and Talking Heads fame, also friends of the owners of La La Land Music. At a special treat, Danny performed Talking Heads’ classic “Psycho Killer” together with Chris and Tina, who co-wrote the song back in 1977. Exclusive video footage of this once in a lifetime performance was recently discovered and edited into this unique and super-rare video.
