Updated November 10, 2020
Where to have a drink and listen to rock music in Paris
A lot of people ask me about where to have a drink and listen to rock music in Paris. So I thought it would be useful to publish the list that I’ve compiled from various sources. I get asked a lot if there any Doors’ bars in Paris. Short answer, no. Long answer, there used to be.
I haven’t been to all of the bars yet (working on it), but my personal favs so far are the Truskel, Dr. Feelgood and the Black Dog (metal).
Paris rock bars
Music styles range from 100% metal to more eclectic. Many program live music. Please check websites beforehand for programming information and operating hours.
List by arrondissement (Arr.)
| Arr. 1 | Guiness Rock Tavern | Website | Map |
| Arr. 2 | Truskel | Website | Map |
| Arr. 4 | Le Black Dog (metal) | Website | Map |
| Hellfest Corner | Website | Map | |
| Arr. 9 | Bus Palladium | Website | Map |
| Pigalle Country Club | Website | Map | |
| Arr. 11 | L’Alimentation Générale | Website | Map |
| Cantada II | Website | Map | |
| Dr Feelgood Bastille | Map | ||
| La Mécanique Ondulatoire | Website | Map | |
| Le Motel | Website | Map | |
| Le P’tit Garage | Yelp | Map | |
| Les Furieux | Website | Map | |
| L’Orange Mécanique | Map | ||
| Pop In | Map | ||
| Some Girls | Map | ||
| UFO Bar | Website | Map | |
| Gibus Live | Website | Map | |
| Holy Holster | Map | ||
| Alabama Bar | Map | ||
| Arr. 12 | Supersonic | Website | Map |
| Arr. 18 | Espace B | Website | Map |
| La Divette de Montmartre | Time Out | Map | |
| Chez Camille | Map | ||
| Arr. 20 | Le Saint-Sauveur | Map |
Major music festivals
| June | Solidays, Hippodrome de Longchamp |
| Download Festival, Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base | |
| July | Festival Days Off, Philharmonie de Paris |
| Lollapalooza Paris, Hippodrome de Longchamp | |
| August | Rock en Seine, Domaine national de Saint-Cloud |
| September | Paris International Festival of Psychedelic Music |
| Oct/Nov | Pitchfork, Grande Halle de la Villette |
Concert guides
Lylo
Lylo is hands down the most comprehensive guide to live music—all genres—in and around Paris. In addition to a website and an app, free print copies are available at various locations throughout Paris and surrounding suburbs.
Sueur de metal
To find metal concerts in Paris, either select 75 – Paris under “département” or Paris under “ville”.
Razibus
Concerts, manifs, festivals, punk, ska and hardcore.
Guidebooks
“200 bars-concerts, Guide des bons plans en poche” (2014) by Pierrick Bourgault. Published by Christine Bonneton, 125 pages.
Publisher’s website →
“Paris Rock” (2011) by Christophe Quillien. Over 100 adresses in Paris: records stores, bars, clothing shops, concert venues and more. Published by Parigramme, 112 pages.
More details on Decitre.fr →
FM radio
Ouï FM 102.3
Feedback
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Cool Rock’n’Roll City Guide !
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