Grand Corps Malade at Rockhal

In 2003, Fabien Marsaud started reading his texts at slam nights in a bar on Place de Clichy in Paris. As Grand Corps Malade, he has taken that spoken poetry all the way to the big halls, and directed films along the way.

Grand Corps Malade plays the Rockhal Main Hall on Thursday 9 December 2027. Doors at 19:00, on stage at 21:00.

Fabien Marsaud took slam poetry from Paris back rooms to the top of the French charts, and has since written and directed films as well. His texts are spoken over the music, in the slam tradition.

Two hours between doors and stage, so there is no need to arrive at seven. The seating plan is not stated on the listing.

Who is Grand Corps Malade?

Grand Corps Malade is the stage name of Fabien Marsaud, born in 1977 in Le Blanc-Mesnil, near Paris. He started reciting his texts at slam nights in 2003, in a bar on Place de Clichy in Paris, and took the spoken poetry of those evenings all the way to the big concert halls.

Today he is a poet, singer, actor and director. Behind the camera he has co-directed feature films with Mehdi Idir, among them La Vie scolaire (2019), and the Charles Aznavour biopic Monsieur Aznavour (2024).

His records

• Midi 20 (2006): the debut, more than 600,000 copies sold.
• Enfant de la ville (2008).
• 3ème temps (2010): home of “Roméo kiffe Juliette”.
• Funambule (2013).
• Il nous restera ça (2015).
• Plan B (2018).
• Mesdames (2020): a record of duets with women artists, from Véronique Sanson to Louane and Camille Lellouche.
• Éphémère (2022): shared with Ben Mazué and Gaël Faye.
• Reflets (2023).
• Voir la mer (2026).

Songs to know before the night: “Saint-Denis”, “Les Voyages en train”, “Le jour se lève”, “Roméo kiffe Juliette” and “Mais je t’aime” with Camille Lellouche.

Awards

• 2007: two Victoires de la Musique for Midi 20, album revelation and stage revelation of the year.
• 2021: Victoire de la Musique for original song, “Mais je t’aime” with Camille Lellouche.

The 2027 tour

The tour follows Voir la mer, released in September 2026. The album was shaped by a year he spent in Montreal and looks at time, the seasons and nostalgia, with guests including SDM, Mentissa and Cœur de Pirate. “Nostalgia doesn’t stop me moving forward at all,” he told Paris Match.

The run opened at the Zénith de Toulouse on 21 January 2027, with two nights at the Adidas Arena in Paris on 12 and 13 March, and dates across France, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg.