A year dedicated to musical diversity. From Katy Perry to Robbie Williams via Ludovico Einaudi, there will be something for everyone in France. Here are the most anticipated concerts in France in 2025.
And off we go for the show. The French stages are preparing to welcome many music icons in 2025. If this year was marked by the appearance of Taylor Swift or Coldplay, next year also has some very nice surprises in store.
Imagine Dragons, DJ Snake and Linkin Park at the Stade de France
The legendary Stade de France is preparing to welcome a 5-star musical cast for 2025. If rapper Jul’s concert is already sold out for the month of April, the electrifying DJ Snake is preparing to ignite the stage on May 10. A return to France after more than three years of waiting, for the most listened to French artist in the world, and collaborations with the greatest like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber or Selena Gomez.
At the start of the summer, it will be the turn of the alternative rock group Imagine Dragons, propelled by the titles “Radioactive” or “Believer”, to unleash the crowds with a concert scheduled for July 5. Following phenomenal demand, an additional date was added for the following day as part of his ‘Loom World Tour’. Note that the group will also perform on July 3 at Groupama Stadium in Lyon, then in Lille on July 23, 2025.
The group Linkin Park, which started out in neo-metal before moving towards pop, will also take to the pitch at the Stade de France on July 11. But with its success, the date is already sold out.
dua lipa, ludovico einaudi and robbie williams at paris la défense arena
London pop star Dua Lipa will settle in France during her “Radical Optimism Tour”. The singer with the sultry hips behind the hits “Houdini” and “Dance The Night” (the soundtrack to the film “Barbie”) will cross the Channel for a series of event concerts on May 15 and 16 at the LDLC Arena in Lyon, as well as on May 23 and 24, 2025 at La Défense Arena.
For fans of Ludovico Einaudi’s tear-jerking notes, the Italian pianist – made famous for having composed the soundtrack for the film “Intouchables” – will perform in France on June 21, 2025. A dive into a unique sound universe, to intensely enjoy the captivating melodies of “Divenire”, “Una mattina” or “Experience”.
Next up is the man who made his debut in the group “Take That”, pop singer Robbie Williams, who will take over La Défense Arena for a concert on July 2. The emblematic artist of his generation, whose titles “Angels” and “Feel” are at the top of his discography, will perform on stage alongside the group The Lottery Winners.
“Gladiator”, “Interstellar”, “The Lion King”… Multiple Oscar winner composer Hans Zimmer will also perform on Europe’s biggest stage on November 21 as part of his “The Next Level” tour. Europe Tour. Enough to conquer the hearts (and ears) of those who vibrated in dark rooms to the musical frescoes of the Hollywood musician.
Katy Perry, Sabrina Carpenter and Michel Polnareff at the Accor Arena
The Accor Arena, formerly called Bercy, is preparing to welcome the crème de la crème of song for the year 2025. If the singer with dark glasses Pitbull, the superstar of the 1980s Cyndi Lauper and the Frenchie Clara Luciani are among Of the headliners at the start of the year, there is one who risks turning heads. The new queen of pop Sabrina Carpenter will heat up the stage in the middle of winter with her “Short n’Sweet Tour” on March 16 and 17. The opportunity for the former star of the Disney stables to perform his flagship titles “Expresso” or “Please, Please, Please”, but for the ticket office, it is already full.
The month of June also has some nice surprises in store for the one that has been ranked the second best performance hall in the world. Just after the group Kyo who will perform on June 7, 2025, the Parisian stage will be trodden by the singular Billie Eilish, at the top of the charts for her titles like “Bad Guy” or “What Was I Made for”, the Oscar-winning ballad from the film “Barbie.”
As for French artists, the icon Michel Polnareff will make his comeback on stage on June 14. After reaching the summits with his hits “Love Me, Please Love Me” or “Lettre à France”, the singer with white glasses will make his farewell tour in France. Then it’s time for Indochina from June 17 to 21, 2025, the closing dates of their “Arena Tour” already sold out. A tour which will continue on February 27 and 28, 2026 for the group led by Nikola Sirkis, at the origin of the timeless “I Asked the Moon” and “The Adventurer”.
Seven years after her last concert in France, pop star Katy Perry will make her comeback at the end of the year for three dates on the Accor Arena stage, on October 24 then November 4 and 5. The opportunity for the American singer, at the top in the 2010s, to ignite the stage with titles like “Firework” or “California Gurls”, as part of her world tour “The Lifetimes Tour”.
A non-exhaustive list for a musically very rich year to come. Note that the French stages will also see Pascal Obispo, Gojira, 50 Cent and Kylie Minogue.
