Vianney

Vianney stepped back from the media in June 2025, and during that break he built a wooden cabin in the forest [2]. He spent about nine months on it, and during that time he turned himself into a carpenter [4]. The cabin was finished in April 2026 [5]. In May and August of that year he came back with a tour announcement and a new single [4] [3].

Nine months in the forest

Vianney said he might have to become a bit of a carpenter to learn again how to be a singer [2]. He later wrote that wanting to build something had ended up rebuilding him, and that a retreat in the forest had not changed him but had helped him [7]. Once the cabin was finished, he stayed in it for a full month to write and record [7]. The cabin now serves as his recording studio [4].

“D'or et d'étain” and the no-computer rule

Vianney wrote and recorded the single “D'or et d'étain” during that month in the cabin [3]. He used no computer. In his words, he had only his instruments and an old tape recorder [7]. He warned fans that the result would not be perfect, but that it would be human [7]. The single came out on Friday 28 August 2026, at one minute past midnight [3].

Vianney said he had been chasing a freedom he needed to find again, and that this search led him to the song [2]. Pure People describes it as a love song about relationships that last through time and hardship, mixing melancholy with hope [2].

The 2027 and 2028 tour

Vianney announced the tour on Monday 25 May 2026, in an Instagram video in which he marked each 2027 city on a cardboard map of France [5]. Presale opened on 27 May 2026, and general sale began on Friday 29 May at 10:00 [8] [9].

The tour opens in Reims on 24 March 2027 [6]. Paris gets three nights at the Zénith de Paris La Villette, on 8, 9 and 10 April 2027 [6] [8]. Geneva is listed for 18 November 2027 [9], and Brussels for 1 December 2027 at the ING Arena [5].

Timeline from the break to the tour

The sequence is easier to follow in order. In June 2025 Vianney announced his media retreat [2]. The cabin was finished in April 2026, after nine months of work [5]. On 25 May 2026 he announced the tour, and sales opened two days later for presale and then on 29 May for everyone [4] [8]. The single followed on 28 August 2026 [3]. The first tour date is 24 March 2027 in Reims [6].

Where the sources differ

The number of dates is not settled. Paris Match Belgique and RTBF both report 40 dates, mostly in Zénith and Arena venues [4] [5]. Pure People says close to 40 cities [8]. Stéphane Larue reports more than 50 dates in France, Belgium and Switzerland [9].

The last date is also disputed. Paris Match Belgique and Sortiraparis put the final show in Narbonne on 24 March 2028 [4] [6]. RTBF gives 18 March 2028 [5]. Check the ticket office for the final list before planning travel.

Birth and first album

Vianney was born on 13 February 1991 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques [1]. His first album, “Idées blanches”, was released in 2014 [1].