La Maroquinerie in Paris's 20e Ménilmontant is the 500-capacity former leather workshop next to La Bellevilloise, with a sweat-soaked basement room that breaks indie acts on their first French tours.
Tip: The courtyard restaurant opens 19:00 for a pre-show plate; doors usually 19:30, headliner at 21:00.
Address: 23 Rue Boyer, 75020 Paris
Café de la Danse in Paris's 11e is the 500-capacity Passage Louis-Philippe room off Rue de Lappe, with seated and standing configurations and a chanson, pop and acoustic programme since 1991.
Tip: Find the entrance on Rue de Lappe through the covered passage; the upper balcony is the easier seated tier.
Le Bataclan in Paris's 11e is the 1,500-capacity Boulevard Voltaire concert hall with the painted pagoda facade, rebuilt and reopened in November 2016 and booking touring rock, rap and electronic acts.
Tip: Allow extra time for bag check at door; balcony seated tier is the easier sightline if you arrive after 20:00.
Le Trabendo in Paris's 19e Parc de la Villette is the 700-capacity red-clad Bernard Tschumi folie booking emerging rap, alt-rock and electronic acts, with an outdoor terrace by the canal.
Tip: Closest entry is Métro 5 Porte de Pantin; the terrace opens 19:00 for a pre-set drink.
Le Perchoir Ménilmontant in Paris's 11e is the original 7th-floor rooftop above an industrial building, with 360-degree views to the Sacré-Coeur and a 6th-floor Vecchio Italian restaurant downstairs.
Tip: Roof has no reservations; arrive 18:00 for a sofa or 21:00 once the early crowd thins. Lift goes only as far as 6e.
Skybar Paris in the 14e is the 32nd-floor private rooftop on top of the Pullman Montparnasse, 115 metres above the city, with floor-to-ceiling glass and DJ sets four nights a week.
Tip: Strict door, email-only bookings opening 30 days out; cocktails €18-24 and the Eiffel-side window booths book up first.
The Ranch on the 7th-floor roof of the Terrass Hotel in Paris's 18e Montmartre is the western-styled cocktail lounge with desert plants and a view that takes in the Eiffel Tower from the Butte.
Tip: No reservations on the roof; Sunday afternoons are calmer than Friday evenings. Tapas and cocktails from €14.