The complexity of the Gregorian calendar sometimes produces wonderful oddities. This is the case in the month of May 2024 when Armistice Day of 1945 comes next to Ascension Thursday, right in the middle of a week, thus creating an extended bridge (or a weekend right in the middle of the week) most delightful. In Lyon, we are doubly spoiled, because this unique encounter coincides with the return of the sun and the launch of the Nuits Sonores festival which gives the city an unparalleled festive atmosphere.
This almost perfect alignment of the planets could not leave us indifferent. This is why the CityCrunch team has decided to prepare a special little bridge diary for you so that you can find your way back to all the celebrations.
Wednesday May 8, 2024
11:00 a.m. > Sound Yoga at Mob Hotel (Lyon 2)
A priori, electronic music and yoga do not have much in common. This is without counting the team of Mob Hotel which invites you to wake up gently and to music with a course of Sound Yoga. The principle: a yoga teacher (Mélanie, founder of Unlock Studio) and a DJ (Mosi). Perfect to start this long festive weekend. There are two sessions, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and it is FREE (note limited places, registration required)
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Banboche and vegetables at the Fabuleuse Cantine (Lyon 7)
Dusty Nation and La Fabuleuse Cantine are joining forces to offer you an Extra! Nuits Sonores is off the beaten track and will delight your taste buds and eardrums. On the program: good sound (from 4 p.m.) with Manga Bey, Dusty Nation, Records Affair, La Vanotea thrift store, a screen printing stand, an exhibition, good food and a blind vegetable test with cocktails to win! In short, it’s going to be super cool!
It’s from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. and entry is FREE.
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6:00 p.m. > Caïman concert in the Villemanzy Garden (Lyon 1)
The team of Kraspek Myzik returns to invest the Garden of Villa Villemanzy to offer us some sweet treats to slip into our ears. This Wednesday, we let ourselves be carried away by the group’s indie folk Caiman. The group’s music, with sounds oscillating between poetry and rock, will resonate under the trees to let the night come. It’s from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and it’s FREE.
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7:00 p.m. > Club Terrace at Subs (Lyon 1)
The immense terrace of Subs welcomes this Thursday theWorkshop for artists in exile which supports artists from around the world who have recently found refuge in France. On the program: a beautiful bamboche without borders with Basem El Ashkar, Obi Bora and a silent party of Ccontrary. It’s from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. and it’s FREE.
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8:00 p.m. > The Circle of Disappeared Poets at the Institut Lumière (Lyon 8)
L’Light Institute gives you the opportunity to (re)see one of the late Robin Williams’ most memorable films on the big screen: Dead Poets Society. Released in 1989, this film by Peter Weir tells the story of how the arrival of an iconoclastic professor at the prestigious but rigid Welton Academy will turn the lives of a group of students upside down. It’s at 8 p.m. and the place costs €8.50
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Thursday May 9, 2024
12:00 > 10 years of Camion Bazar in Heat (Lyon 2)
The indescribable Parisian duo, Bazaar Truck, comes to Lyon to celebrate its first decade and it’s the anniversary we wouldn’t miss for anything in the world. With their unstoppable sense of partying, their humor and their pronounced taste for good sound, they will transform the food court Heat on a joyful and delirious dancefloor. We can not wait to see it !
It’s from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. and it’s FREE.
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2:00 p.m. > Open air at Pilo (Lyon 1)
Pilo take advantage of this public holiday to organize a big festive fair on its superb terrace. Collective Dusty Nation arrives with a lineup of hot DJs. Many games will also be available to create a playground atmosphere. It’s from 2 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and it costs €5.
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CITYCRUNCH EVENT
The Love Boat Festival and its festive cruises
Ohé Matelots, the CityCrunch and Livestation DIY crew are waiting for you from Wednesday until Saturday for the Love Boat Festival. On the program: 4 days, 16 sound and festive cruises and as many DJs for an event in the heart of the city on the waters of the Saône and Rhône. Around 20 artists will come and make passengers dance, including carte blanche to the Groom and Evasion Festival. Massage, Hairdressing, Tattoo, Drag Queens, glitter and games will also be there. Saturday cruises are already SOLD OUT so don’t wait too long to reserve your place for the other days.
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3:00 p.m. > New Wave open air at Station Mue (Lyon 2)
A stone’s throw away, the collective Art Feast launches its Open Airs season at Mue station, old wasteland transformed into a garden. On the program: soft electronic sounds with a nice selection of local DJs and artists. Refreshment bar and snack bar are provided on site.
It’s from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. (and it’s also Friday) and it’s FREE.
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3:00 p.m. > Public Domaine Sound Apéro, place Guichard (Lyon 3)
Nuits Sonores is not just big techno masses at Grandes Locos, it is also a series of aperitifs in the heart of the city. For example, this Thursday, go to the Place Guichard in the 3rd arrondissement, transformed for the occasion into a giant dancefloor. On the decks: Punkrai, Party Music: KasbaH b2b Bab, Shouka Soundsystem And Smaïli of Tilouacadi. It’s from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and it’s FREE.
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8:30 p.m. > Piano karaoke Chez Chromatique (Lyon 7)
A piano bar evening where everyone sings. This is what is proposed Chromatic, super cool arty bar near La Guillotière. Installed in the large room, Alex, on piano and Jordan, on percussion, invite you to a great collective karaoke to take back to heart the hits of yesterday and today. It’s from 8:30 p.m. and it’s FREE.
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8:45 p.m. > Concert by The Manikins at Trokson (Lyon 1)
Because there’s more than just electro music in life, let’s go Trokson, in the Pentes de la Croix-Rousse for a good garage punk cure. The Swedish group The Manikins is back in Lyon with their perfect cocktail of rock’n roll, garage punk and power pop that leads to madness. In short, it’s making noise and it’s going to be very cool. It’s from 8:45 p.m. and it’s FREE.
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We hope that this selection will allow you to enjoy these two public holidays in our beautiful city of Lyon and we’ll see you on Friday, on this same site, for our weekend tips (with more than 20 events, including a free package, to do Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
