By Hugo Cabrignac 
In a December marked by exponentially colder weather, Cameron Winter stopped by Paris for an exceptional concert at the Cabaret Sauvage, in the 19th arrondissement. Leader of the band Geese, Cameron Winter has released two albums in less than a year. The most recent, Getting Killed, released last September, shook the indie rock microcosm. A real bombshell, both critics and audiences embraced this gem. Blues Actu was there and tells you all about it.
Live report – Cameron Winter
📆 December 3, 2025
📍 Paris – Cabaret Sauvage
📷 moilikehome and alice_scl
The rock revelation of the year
In December 2024, Cameron Winter released a solo album ironically titled Heavy Metal. After an intimate tour and a show at La Bellevilloise, sold out very quickly, the Brooklyn-born singer returned to the capital one year after his album’s release, performing in a venue almost perfectly suited to him (this show was also sold out for several weeks).
The audience is there, and on time. Tonight, in a rare occurrence, there is no opening act. Being punctual is essential, as the concert is scheduled for 8:30 pm. A piano occupies the center of the stage, positioned so that the performer turns his back to almost the entire room. Cameron arrives with disarming ease. He begins to play in an almost religious silence. The audience plays along. It’s impressive.
Cameron Winter opens his set with a surprise: It All Fell in the River, performed live for the very first time. He then unrolls the many tracks from his album with languid softness: Drinking Age, Cancer of the Skull, $0 and the fabulous The Rolling Stones. His melancholic lyrics carry the audience away:
Like Brian Jones
I was born to swim towards a month ago
Towards the Rolling Stones
Towards me and you
Swimming alone
Cameron captivates an already won-over audience but rarely turns around to look at them. The crowd is diverse: French, English, Swedish and Danish listeners blend together. More English speakers than French speakers, in fact. Some came specifically for this concert. His European tour only featured four dates: Manchester, London, Utrecht and Paris. His stage banter is understated; he cracks a few jokes, thinks out loud, but never overdoes it. The Geese frontman delivered a performance and presence that are rarely seen.
Cameron Winter is a hybrid artist. He sings like Lou Reed, writes like Dylan, plays melodies reminiscent of Tom Yorke, and has an attitude similar to Julian Casablancas. Heavy Metal is one of the albums of 2024, and Getting Killed is one of the albums of 2025.
At only 23, Cameron Winter performs and fills the space with staggering maturity. The Cabaret Sauvage welcomed a major artist, one who will continue to grow in the years ahead, with Geese or without.
