Festival les InRocks 2012 Music Festival Nov 5–13, 2012

Organized by French cultural magazine Les Inrockuptibles – which is commonly referred to as "Les Inrocks" – the Festival les InRocks is a popular music festival held at numerous venues across Paris every November.

Dozens of concerts covering a wide-range of genres go up throughout the month during Festival les InRocks, with mainstays like the Casino de Paris, La Cigale, Le Boule Noire, Divan du Monde, and L’Olympia regularly playing host.

Paris isn’t the only French city to take part in Festival les InRocks, as concerts also occur in the cities of Lille, Caen, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, and Toulouse.

Performers at Festival les InRocks have included Hot Chip, Andrew Bird, Here We Go, Tindersticks, Lambchop, Citizens, Alabama Shakes, Niki and The Dove, and many, many more.

Tickets to the Festival les InRocks shows can vary widely depending on which of the performers you go see, but most fall into the €25– €35 range. Package tickets to some of the individual venues’ lineups are also often available. For example, in recent years patrons have been able to buy a three-day pass to all shows at La Cigale and Le Boule Noire for around €99.