Nantes scene guide
Nantes scene guide — find your venue by sound. Techno lands at Macadam. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Nantes’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- Techno — if you like Kolsch: Macadam, Stereolux, Warehouse
- House — if you like Dimitri From Paris: Macadam, Stereolux, Warehouse
- Trance — if you like NOVAH: Macadam, Warehouse, Le Lieu Unique / Nantes
- Electro — if you like Dimitri From Paris: Warehouse
- Bass — if you like Nadia Struiwigh: Macadam, Askip, Les Ateliers du Dahu
- Disco: Warehouse, Le Lieu Unique / Nantes
- Tech House — if you like Kolsch: Warehouse
Busiest venues
How big is Nantes’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 383 club nights across 33 venues in Nantes, featuring 518 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Nantes tonight.
Which Nantes venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Macadam | 189 |
| Le Lieu Unique / Nantes | 62 |
| Warehouse | 55 |
| OHM Town | 13 |
| CO² Club Origin | 8 |
| Le Ferrailleur | 7 |
| Stereolux | 6 |
| Askip | 5 |
| Little Atlantique Brewery | 4 |
| L'agronaute | 4 |
What time do Nantes club nights actually start and end?
From the 383 listings publishing door times: the median Nantes night opens at 23:00 — 26% open before 22:00, 74% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 56 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 06:00, 77% run past 04:00 and 71% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Nantes cost?
Across the 72 listings publishing prices (19% of all nights): the median advance ticket is €16, with half of all nights between €10 and €27. 13% of listed nights are free.
When does Nantes go out?
Friday is the biggest night (40% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 70% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does Nantes sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: Techno 38% · House 21% · Trance 17% · Electro 9% · Acid 5% · Hardcore 4%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.