Nuits Sonores

Lyon at the heart of electronic music

The history of Nuits Sonores began in Lyon back in 2003. Members of the non-profit organisation ArtyFarty, which founded the event, decided to take over the city, its heritage and its industrial sites to create a festival celebrating electronic music. 

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Nuits sonores

Every May, the Nuits Sonores festival attracts thousands of visitors to Lyon. For five days and four nights, the crème de la crème of artists from the international, national and local electronic music scenes take to the city’s stages. Laurent Garnier, Patrick Vidal, Richie Hawtin, Jon Hopkins, Moderat, Amelie Lens, Nils Frahm and more recently Lyon’s own Bernadette, Mangabey, Umwelt, are just a few of the artists to have played Nuits Sonores since the early days.

The first historic night of this unique festival was held at the Transbordeur, then the former Fagor-Brandt factories, which hosted the event for multiple years, transforming this iconic industrial wasteland into a unique forum for cultural creation.

Over two decades later, Nuits Sonores is recognised as one of the electronic scene’s most respected festivals, featuring nearly 200 artists every year.

The 2025 program at a glance

Wednesday 28 May 2025

• Nuits sonores LAB - from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
• Day 1 - Grandes Locos from 04:00pm to 12:00am 
• Night 1 - La Sucrière - from 10:00 pm to 05:00 am

Thursday 29 May 2025

• Nuits sonores LAB - from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
• Nuit sonores open air - from 12:00pm to 09:00pm
• Day 2 - Grandes Locos from 04:00pm to 12:00am 
• Night 2 - La Sucrière - from 10:00 pm to 05:00 am

Friday 30 May 2025

• Nuits sonores LAB - from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
• Nuit sonores open air - from 12:00pm to 09:00pm
• Day 3 - Grandes Locos from 04:00pm to 12:00am  
• Night 3 - La Sucrière - from 10:00 pm to 05:00 am

Saturday 31 May 2025

• Nuits sonores LAB - from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
• Child sonore - from 12:00pm to 07:00pm
• Nuit sonores open air - from 12:00pm to 09:00pm
• Day 3 - Grandes Locos from 04:00pm to 12:00am  
• Night 3 - La Sucrière - from 10:00 pm to 05:00 am

Sunday 1 June 2025

• Child sonore - from 12:00pm to 07:00pm
• Special concert: Suranne Ciani - Les Célestins - at 04:00pm
• Closing Day - Grandes Locos from 04:00pm to 12:00am 

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Brice Robert Photographe

Days 

DAY 1 - Wednesday 28 May 2025 from 16:00 to 00:00
Khalil Epi présente Aïchoucha (live A/V), Moxie b2b Wallace LB aka LABAT (live AV), BICEP present CHROMA (AV DJ set), Soyoon b2b CallBackSami Juno Reactor (live)...

DAY 2 - Thursday 29 May 2025 - 16:00 – 00:00
Anto<3 (live), Mogwaa (live), Peggy Gou Ellen Allien b2b BADSISTA eat-girls (live), Das Kinn (live), John Maus (live), FÖLLAKZOID (live)...

DAY 3 - Friday 30 May 2025 from 16:00 to 00:00
Syrob Helena Hauff b2b DJ MELL G KOMPROMAT (live), Kalte Liebe (hybrid live), Rosa Pistola TOCCORORO MU540 Julmud (live), Promesses b2b Raz 404 Realo (live)...

DAY 4 - Saturday 31 May 2025 from 16:00 to 00:00
Renick Bell (live coding), Machine Girl (live), Massive Attack (dj set), [Daddy G feat Dj Kaos] Anetha presents ‘EXHIBIT’ Mochakk Angela Photons (live), Nubiyan Twist (live)...

CLOSING DAY - Sunday 1 June 2025 from 16:00 to 00:00
Patrick Mason Chlär (live), Jeff Mills Lander & Adriaan (live), Âme (live), feat Curses Irène Drésel (live), Cassius b2b Myd b2b Bambounou Axymt Azu Tiwaline & Forest Drive West (live)...