Macadam ★ 4.4
€€ChantenayThu 23:30-06:00; Fri-Sat 23:30-09:30; closed Sun-Wed
Macadam has run its club in the Chantenay port zone of Nantes since 2017, house and techno on Saturday against trance and hardcore on Friday.
Tip: Phones stay in pockets: filming is banned inside. Saturday nights can run through to 09:30.
ONŌ Club ★ 4.0
€€GraslinWed-Sun 00:00-06:00; closed Mon-Tue
ONŌ Club opens its doors at midnight on Place de la Bourse in central Nantes and runs to 06:00 five nights a week on DJ sets and themed evenings.
Tip: Nothing happens before midnight here; it is the room to move to once the Bouffay bars start closing.
New Factory ★ 3.7
€Champ-de-MarsThu-Sat 23:59-06:00; closed Sun-Wed
New Factory works pop and reggaeton nights on Rue de Rieux in Nantes, with a cheap door and a run from just before midnight through until 06:00.
Tip: Entry sits around €6 without a drink, which makes it the budget end of the Nantes club night.
Stereolux ★ 4.6
€€Île de NantesConcert nights vary by show; box office Wed 10:00-12:30 and Thu-Fri 16:30-18:30
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
€€TalensacConcert nights from 20:30, varies by show
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
€€TalensacConcert nights from 20:30; box office Tue-Fri 14:00-18:00
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.