Paris scene guide
Paris scene guide — find your venue by sound. Techno lands at essaim. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Paris’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- Techno — if you like Flux Pavilion: essaim, La Station - Gare des Mines, Fvtvr
- House — if you like Marco Carola: Le 6b, La Station - Gare des Mines, Fvtvr
- Electro — if you like Digitalism: Rex Club, TBA - Paris, Petit Bain
- Trance — if you like t e s t p r e s s: La Rotonde Stalingrad, Mia Mao, Virage
- Tech House — if you like Marco Carola: Le 6b, Paname sur Seine, T7 Paris
- Deep House — if you like Dam Swindle: La Cité Fertile, La Nuit, Fvtvr
- Bass — if you like Kode9: Point Ephémère, Badaboum, Le 211
Busiest venues
How big is Paris’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 5,278 club nights across 528 venues in Paris, featuring 4,762 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Paris tonight.
Which Paris venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| La Gare / Le Gore | 316 |
| Badaboum | 224 |
| Rex Club | 188 |
| Silencio | 178 |
| Panic Room | 175 |
| Mia Mao | 158 |
| La Station - Gare des Mines | 154 |
| essaim | 152 |
| Sacré | 138 |
| La Java | 129 |
What time do Paris club nights actually start and end?
From the 5,278 listings publishing door times: the median Paris night opens at 23:00 — 37% open before 22:00, 62% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 1,111 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 05:00, 65% run past 04:00 and 49% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Paris cost?
Across the 939 listings publishing prices (18% of all nights): the median advance ticket is €12, with half of all nights between €5 and €17. 23% of listed nights are free.
When does Paris go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (37% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 68% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does Paris sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: Techno 36% · House 29% · Electro 11% · Tech House 6% · Trance 6% · Disco 5%. 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.