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As mentioned previously, there was a free concert and light show at the Place de la Concorde yesterday, to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Here are a couple shots to give you a feel of it:

There are also a couple videos on youtube, which might give you a better idea (what with having sound and mouvement as well…).

It’ll be techno madness and unbelievable crowd in Paris on Saturday 19 September! Oh yes, Techno Parade is back for it’s 11th edition, with special floats and showcases of electronic scene from Turkey and Reunion Island (for that extra zing of “electropical” festivity).

Starting at 12pm, from Place Denfert-Rochereau, the parade will move along the following streets to get to Bastille between 5pm-8pm.

• Avenue Denfert-Rochereau
• Boulevard Saint Michel
• Boulevard Saint Germain
• Pont de Sully
• Boulevard Henri IV

For the passionate technoids, this is your time to put your party shoes on! It will be extravagant, it will be loud, people will climb the poles and the bus shelters and whats not, but most of all, it’s a rave in the open broad daylight and there’ll be dancing aplenty!

Check out this video from the set of DJ Greg Cerrone last year.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2t6bmQBf5E[/youtube]

[Update : We apologise for the date previously published in error. The information is now corrected.]

La Défense Jazz Festival has been running for the last couple of weeks now, but this week is the high point of the festival, with jazz à la carte performances on a daily basis at l’Esplanade de La Défense, as well as the National Jazz Competition of La Défense.

Here’s the full programme for the remainder of the festival this week. For ease, know that:
– the midweek performances (Monday to Friday) will be at noon (just right during lunch break)
– the competition : 5pm to 8.30pm on Friday 26 June and 1pm to 4.30pm on Saturday 27 June
– Saturday 27 June show will be at 8pm
– Sunday 28 June show will be at 7pm

Of course, as previous years, the shows are all free, hurrah!

Blues is still alive!

The 4th edition of “Les nuits de l’Alligator” blues festival is starting on friday. Be careful, all concerts are NOT in Paris, but lots of them will take place at “La maroquinerie” (on the 16th, 18th ,19yh, 21st,22sd and 24th of february).

For the complete festival details check the festival website.

Booking can be made directly on “La maroqionerie” website.

A l’Hippodrome de Longchamp du 04 juillet 2008 au 06 juillet 2008… Solidays fêtera ses dix ans ! Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur ce festival est sur leur site. Et juste pour vous mettre en appétit : une petite vidéo ? Toute en musique bien sûre !

En ce moment, Paris est un concert permanent ! Avec entre autre, tout bientôt, les concerts de Mika ou encore de Jack Johnson, on ne sait où donner de l’oreille !

What an awesome club. La Fleche D’Or is a great small club in the 20eme near Pere Lachaise. They are well known for their free indie, rock, and electronic shows.
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Mainly Paris V (quartier latin) and Paris XIV (Montparnasse)