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Piano en Valois Festival

14 - 21 Nov 2009 (various dates)

The tinkling of ivory keys fills the air in Angoulême during the annual Piano en Valois Festival. Recitals take place in venues across town during two weeks of classical and jazz piano music…

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Jazz Festival, Reims. © OCTP/Amélie Dupont

Reims Jazz Festival

12 - 21 Nov 2009 (annual)

The annual Reims Jazz Festival takes place at selected venues across town. The event consistently attracts big-hitters as well as supporting up-and-coming talent and is regarded as a…

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Depeche Mode

23 Nov 2009

Doom-laden synth-rock gods Depeche Mode are on an extensive tour in support of latest album, Sounds of the Universe. This date is at the Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon.

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Nordik Impakt Festival

20 - 24 Nov 2009 (annual)

The Nordik Impakt electronic music festival takes place throughout the city of Caen. The event mixes electronic music (from electronica to hardcore) with video media, dance, art and new…

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Esperanza Spalding. Courtesy of AirMTM

Esperanza Spalding

24 Nov 2009

Acoustic upright bass player and vocalist Esperanza Spalding performs at New Morning in Paris. Expect upbeat sets from a charismatic young performer.

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Franz Ferdinand. Courtesy of SJM Concerts

Franz Ferdinand

26 Nov 2009

Arch funksters Franz Ferdinand head out on an extensive tour on the back of their latest album, Tonight. This date sees them bring their spiky guitars and dance beats to the Zénith in Paris.

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Festival des 38e Rugissants

17 - 28 Nov 2009 (annual)

An extraordinary event in Grenoble, the Festival des 38e Rugissants (Festival of the 38 Roars, roughly translated) celebrates nomadic music at venues around the city. Each year, a different…

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Franz Ferdinand. Courtesy of SJM Concerts

Franz Ferdinand

28 Nov 2009

Arch funksters Franz Ferdinand head out on an extensive tour on the back of their latest album, Tonight. This date sees them bring their spiky guitars and dance beats to the Liberté in Rennes.

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Tango in the Suburbs, Paris. © Paris Tourist Office/Amélie Dupont

Tango in the Suburbs

15 Oct - 30 Nov 2009 (annual)

Paris goes tango mad in autumn for Tango in the Suburbs. Venues across the city, including Le Satellit Café, welcome the biggest names on the Latino dance scene as some 250 artists from 20…

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Franz Ferdinand. Courtesy of SJM Concerts

Franz Ferdinand

30 Nov 2009

Arch funksters Franz Ferdinand head out on an extensive tour on the back of their latest album, Tonight. This date sees them bring their spiky guitars and dance beats to the Medoquine in Bordeaux.

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Transmusicales

2 - 5 Dec 2009 (annual)

One of France's oldest and most famous music festivals, the Transmusicales in Rennes combines big names with young hopefuls to provide an eclectic bill. The festival shifts away from summer's…

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Rendez-Vous at Queen

Dec 2009 (monthly)

It's party time at Queen every first Saturday of the month, when international stars come to the Parisian club for guest nights and themed nights for a predominantly gay crowd.

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Paul McCartney on stage, courtesy of MPL Communications.

Paul McCartney's Good Evening Paris

10 Dec 2009

Paul McCartney plays at the Palais Omnisports in Paris as part of his sell-out tour, Good Evening Europe. Beginning in Hamburg and ending in London, the Beatles' most successful soloist…

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H20 Festival, Aulnay-Sous-Bois and Paris. © Centre de Danse du Galion

H20 Festival

9 - 14 Dec 2009 (annual)

Organised by the Centre de Danse du Galion, Paris's annual H20 Festival of dance and hip hop brings a varied programme to Aulnay-Sous-Bois' Le CAP and L'Espace Jacques Prévert. Both are within…

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Beaune Blues Boogie Festival

10 - 14 Dec 2009 (annual)

The Beaune Blues Boogie Festival welcomes the best international musicians of swing, boogie-woogie, gospel and blues. The event takes place in and around Beaune. Look out for the concerts held…

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Guitar. © Photo by Bree Hogg, Whatsonwhen

Toulouse Jazz Nights

24 Sep - 17 Dec 2009 (annual)

La Maison Midi-Pyrénées' Toulouse Jazz Nights consist of an hour-long talk on a different visitor attraction followed by a jazz concert. A great way for tourists to learn a bit about the…

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'Tempo 76' by Mathilde Monnier. © Marc Coudrais

Paris Autumn Festival

15 Sep - 19 Dec 2009 (annual)

Encompassing opera, film, dance and performing arts, Paris' Autumn Festival incorporates more high-powered arts events than some other cities see in a whole year. Dip into this festival at any…

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Grenoble Piano Festival

10 - 19 Dec 2009 (annual)

What's on at the Grenoble Piano Festival in the Théâtre Ste-Marie D'en Bas? Well, there'll be jazz, contemporary and classical piano-playing, plus the sort of piano-playing that can only be…

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Africolor Music Festival

13 Nov - 20 Dec 2009 (annual)

Paris resounds to the beat of African drums for the month-long Africolor Music Festival. Although the festival concentrates on artists from Ethiopia, Mali and Nigeria, all kinds of global…

© Paris Tourist Office/Photo Amélie Dupont

Rendez-Vous at Queen

Jan 2010 (monthly)

It's party time at Queen every first Saturday of the month, when international stars come to the Parisian club for guest nights and themed nights for a predominantly gay crowd.


Highlights

Piano en Valois Festival

Angoulême

14 - 21 Nov 2009 (various dates)

Reims Jazz Festival

Reims

12 - 21 Nov 2009 (annual)

Depeche Mode

Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon

23 Nov 2009