The 2025 Yellow Coins Gala at Paris La Défense Arena: everything you need to know

Artists around the world are mobilizing in favor of Hospital Foundation. This Thursday, January 23, 2025, Paris La Défense Arena welcomes for the very first time the Yellow Coins Gala. For its third edition, the Yellow Coins Gala has therefore chosen to invest in the largest indoor venue in Europe, after a first edition at the Zénith in La Villette then a second edition at the Accor Arena in Paris.

For this event which aims to be both united and musical, organized as part of the Yellow Pieces operation, the concert hall Paris La Défense Arena has the honor of opening its doors to a host of French-speaking and international artists. Are notably expected on stage Aya Nakamura, will be born et Gautier Capuçonbut also Katy Perry, John Legend, J Balvin, Burna Boyas well as K-pop stars J-Hope from the BTS group, Rosé Blackpink, without forgetting G-Dragon et Taeyang de BigBang.

The 2025 Yellow Coins Gala at Paris La Défense Arena: Aya Nakamura joins the program
The Yellow Pieces Gala announces its return in 2025. The musical and solidarity event will take place this year at Paris La Défense Arena on Thursday January 23. On the program? Several prestigious French and international artists, including Katy Perry, John Legend, Gims, Burna Boy, Rosé from Blackpink, J-Hope from BTS and even G-Dragon, Lang Lang and Gautier Capuçon. Aya Nakamura will also be there! [Lire la suite]

If this evening promises spectators to experience delicious musical moments, this Yellow Coins Gala must also make it possible to collect a maximum of donations for the benefit of the Hospital Foundation. The show will also be broadcast on France 2 on January 28, in order to extend this call for donations.

But then, when should the doors of the room open on January 23, 2025? What time will the evening start? The room of Paris La Défense Arena has lifted the veil on the practical and useful information you need to know in order to best prepare for your visit.

The opening of the doors Paris La Défense Arena to the general public is announced at 6:30 p.m. As for the start of the show, it is scheduled from 8:30 p.m.

The program for the 2025 Yellow Coins Gala

• 6:30 p.m.: Doors open to the general public
• 8:30 p.m.: Start of show

Paris La Défense Arena recommends that spectators arrive “30 minutes before doors open“.

How to get to Paris La Défense Arena

Other information, that concerning the transports to join the room. Given the large crowds expected, the venue invites spectators to use public transport, whether to reach or to leave Paris La Défense Arena.

As a reminder, it is possible to take the metro line 1 (La Défense judgment), the RER A (La Défense stop or Nanterre-Préfecture stop), the tramway T2 (La Défense judgment), as well as the lines L and U of the Transilien (La Défense Grande Arche judgment), and the RER E (La Défense or Nanterre-le-Folie stops).

Paris La Défense Arena: how to get to the venue? What you need to know before you come
The largest indoor venue in Europe is located in Paris, not far from the Grande Arche de La Défense. Throughout the year, Paris La Défense Arena hosts numerous concerts, but also shows and sporting events. Are you planning to go there soon? Here are some practical tips for preparing your visit and getting to Paris La Défense Arena easily. [Lire la suite]

Locate your entrance

Paris La Défense Arena has several entrances, different depending on your place in the room. Also, ” the color access indicated on your ticket (yellow, red or purple) helps you to find your way better, but does not represent an obligatory crossing point in terms of filtering », specifies the Ile-de-France area, which advises you to head directly to the entrances indicated below:

• Entrances to the pit will be via entrance 33;
• Entrances to the OR pit will be via entrance 32;
• Entrances to level 1 will be via entrances 5, 34 and 60;
• Entrances to level 4 will be via entrances 8 and 56;
• Entrances to lodges & lounges will be via entrances 21, 39 and 55;
• Access for people with disabilities and reduced mobility can be achieved via:
  • Entry 38 for level 1;
  • Entry 56 for level 4.

“For reasons of ease and fluidity of access, access to security checks is not organized solely by order of arrival of spectators in the queue, but also takes into account the category of ticket and the fluidity of passage to different points” would like to point out Paris La Défense Arena.

Prohibited items

Paris La Défense Arena recalls on its website the list of prohibited items at concerts and, in accordance with the legislation relating to establishments open to the public “. Are thus prohibited “tany dangerous and illicit object, bulky, which can be used as a projectile and which can be a danger for spectators, visitors, artists or which can even be misused for malicious purposes », such as bags and panniers of more than 10 liters, glass and metal containers of more than 50 cl, helmets, alcoholic drinks, devices making noise (horns, bells, etc.), any rolling object ( skateboarding, rollerblading, etc.) or even cameras without authorization.

On the other hand, are allowed small bags, handbags or satchels (less than 10 liters), lightsticks up to 50 cm, as well as plastic bottles and flasks less than 50cl. Find all of this information on the Paris La Défense Arena website.

Leave the room

Once the concert is over, it is advisable to go to La Défense station (Line 1 / RER A) if you wish to return to Paris.

For all other directions, go to La Défense station for the Transilien line L. “ If you are taking public transport in the direction of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Cergy and Poissy, you can go to Nanterre Préfecture station and take the RER A », Specifies Paris La Défense Arena.

Bon Yellow Coins Gala to everyone!