DJ Events in Paris

French club music has enthralled the world, with native DJs like David Guetta and Daft Punk among the electronic music elite. Here, home favorites spin at their familiar stomping grounds, and visiting DJs stop by on the European circuit. Paris DJ events are usually less about hedonism and more about the best music being produced today.

Located under the historic Pont Alexandre III bridge and housed in a former boating club, Showcase is a popular live music venue whose vaulted ceilings and natural stone arches – former boat hangars – create a unique space with incredible acoustics. Big-name DJs often play here. Cool kids more interested in being the first to see not-there-yet DJs pack it in at Point Ephémère, hoping to discover the next big talent.

Though talent-saturated DJ events in Paris satisfy music junkies and insiders, events at some clubs just focus on a good time. Gay club Queen blasts the techno and hip-hop all night, while high-energy DJs at La Machine du Moulin Rouge play to the dance-crazed crowd. Local celebrity DJs play at clubs such as these, showing a good time to those who want to dance but don’t necessarily need to be connoisseurs.

The picky and the playful should all be happy at events like the Villette Sonique electronic music festival, where big-time talents play to thousands of fans, each one just waiting for the right beats.