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Fou-Bar is a live-music venue in Québec, Quebec. Long-running neighborhood cultural bar with concerts, jazz Tuesdays, album launches and other arts events. Friendly long-running cultural bar with regular jazz and small-format live events. Programming includes Jazz, singer-songwriter, folk, mixed. Age access is 21+. The venue is located at 525 Rue Saint-Jean, Québec, QC G1R 1P5. For musicians evaluating a date, the established programming is the clearest guide to whether a set, instrumentation, and audience profile will fit the room. Artists can compare their sound and show scale with the venue’s existing live-music format before pursuing a date. Bands and solo performers can use the genre mix, audience setting, and performance style as practical signals when building a routing plan. For working musicians, that established performance pattern also provides useful context for deciding how much production, stage footprint, and preparation a show may require. The venue’s live-use pattern makes it a practical lead for suitable performers.

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Sébastien and Nicolas
Role
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Age policy
18+
Genres
All Genres, Blues, Bossa Nova, Classic Rock, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock
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Address
525 Rue Saint-Jean, G1R 1P5, Canada
Venue phone
+1 418-522-1987

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