5 live music in Nantes our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Nantes nightlife.
Stereolux ★ 4.6
Île de Nantes · 4 Boulevard Léon Bureau, 44200 Nantes
Stereolux runs two halls beside the Machines de l'Île in Nantes, a music and digital arts venue with programming across indie, electronic and experimental.
Tip: Two rooms of different sizes share the building, so check which hall your ticket names before you arrive.
Pannonica ★ 4.5
Talensac · 9 Rue Basse Porte, 44000 Nantes
Pannonica has been the jazz and improvised music stage of Nantes since autumn 1994, a small room that leans hard on discovery and emerging players.
Tip: Sets usually start at 20:30; tickets go through the venue's own box office rather than the door.
La Bouche d'Air ★ 4.3
Talensac · 9 Rue Basse Porte, 44000 Nantes
La Bouche d'Air programmes contemporary French chanson at the Salle Paul Fort in the Talensac quarter of Nantes, seated shows most weeks of the season.
Tip: The box office shuts for summer from 10 July and reopens on 1 September, so book around the break.
Le Ferrailleur ★ 4.4
Île de Nantes · 21 Quai des Antilles, 44200 Nantes
Le Ferrailleur puts concerts on the Loire quays at the Hangar à Bananes in Nantes, then turns into a dance floor for its Nuits Blanches until 04:00.
Tip: The summer concerts sauvages on the terrace are free and start around 19:00, before the ticketed room opens.
Le Zygobar ★ 4.0
Olivettes · 35 Rue des Olivettes, 44000 Nantes
Le Zygobar is the small live room of the Olivettes quarter in Nantes, with blues and soul gigs and open jam sessions against a beer-led bar list.
Tip: Gigs are usually free and the room is tiny, so arrive early on jam nights if you want to sit.