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Sun15Nov
MusicVilleurbanne
19:30–23:30
Beast in Black, Sonata Arctica, Frozen Crown, Villeurbanne
Transbordeur
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 19:30 the Transbordeur in Villeurbanne hosts a power metal night with three bands: Beast In Black, Sonata Arctica and Frozen Crown. The listing describes Beast In Black as an international band based in Helsinki, mixing sharp riffs and melodic choruses with 1980s pop and electro energy, with a dark fantasy and science-fiction world. Sonata Arctica is presented as one of the best-known Finnish metal bands, formed in Kemi about thirty years ago, with 11 studio albums and more than 1,500 concerts in over 50 countries. Frozen Crown is a power metal band from Milan, active since 2017, led by the guitarist Federico Mondelli and the singer Giada Etro. Tickets cost from 34.39 to 37.69 euros and are sold through a Shotgun booking page. The evening runs from 19:30 to 23:30. A multi-band metal night is easy to enjoy alone, since the crowd shares the same taste and the stage gives everyone something to watch.
«Beast In Black, formation internationale de power metal installée à Helsinki, s'impose comme l'un des groupes les plus singuliers de la scène actuelle.»
Starts 19:30, ends about 23:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The record gives the price as 34.39 to 37.69 euros and the evening as 19:30 to 23:30.
Wed18Nov
MusicLyon
20:00–23:00
Monthly open jam session at Kraspek Myzik, Lyon
Kraspek Myzik
Kraspek Myzik, a small music venue on the slopes of the Croix-Rousse hill in Lyon's first arrondissement, holds its monthly jam night under the title Kick in the Jam on a Wednesday. The invitation is open to singers, rappers, guitarists, bass players, drummers and horn players, who are asked to come with their instrument for live and hybrid music in a warm, festive atmosphere. A drum kit and two guitar amplifiers are provided, and you can bring your own sticks and jack cables. Sign-up happens on the spot. Entry is free, but the venue asks for a two-euro membership of the association Lerockepamort, which is why the price is shown as €2.00. Doors open at 20:00 and we assume the night ends about 23:00. It is a good way to meet local musicians, or simply to listen.
«KICK IN THE JAM | MER. 18.11»
Starts 20:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data).
Wed18Nov
MusicVilleurbanne
20:00–22:30
The Locos (ex SKA-P) and La Pigñata at La Rayonne, Villeurbanne
La Rayonne
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 20:00 La Rayonne in Villeurbanne, next to Lyon, hosts the Spanish ska-punk band The Locos, founded in 2005 by Pipi, a former singer of SKA-P. The listing says the group celebrated twenty years of career in 2025 and is known for explosive, festive concerts with costumes, confetti and contagious joy, playing its own songs, SKA-P classics and surprising covers. Opening is La Pigñata, a French punk duo without guitar, described as Punk Safe, where the gigs turn into a big party in which everyone has a place except aggressors and reactionaries. Tickets cost 25.99 to 27.99 euros. A ska-punk night is one of the friendliest rooms to enter alone, since pogo and singing along are collective and the listing itself stresses that everyone is welcome.
«Fidèle à son esprit libre et subversif, le groupe propose un répertoire intense mêlant ses propres titres, des morceaux emblématiques de SKA-P ainsi que des reprises pleines de surprises.»
Starts 20:00, ends about 22:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives 22:30 as the end.
Wed18Nov
MusicVilleurbanne
20:00–23:00
Live Echo, Marcus Gad reggae concert, Transbordeur, Villeurbanne
Transbordeur
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 20:00 the Transbordeur in Villeurbanne presents Marcus Gad in the Live Echo series. The listing says 2026 marks the great return of the singer, who comes from New Caledonia, with a new album and a new show. He is accompanied by his musicians, called Tribe, and tours the halls of mainland France to defend his new project. The listing calls him an inspired and inspiring artist who embodies more than ever the new breath of a conscious and universal music, and tags the concert as reggae. Tickets start from 25.69 euros through Shotgun, and the evening runs from 20:00 to 23:00. A reggae concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the crowd sways to the same rhythm and strikes up conversation between songs.
«Artiste inspiré et inspirant, il incarne plus que jamais le souffle nouveau d'une musique consciente et universelle»
Starts 20:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives tickets from 25.69 euros and the evening from 20:00 to 23:00.
Thu19Nov
LearningLyon
18:30–19:30
Author talk on cultural exclusion with Victorien Bornéat
Hôtel71
Victorien Bornéat presents his essay on how cultural institutions can feel elitist and exclude people, drawing on his own arrival in Lyon. The one-hour talk at Hôtel71 by the Saône is a good fit if you enjoy discussing ideas with strangers afterwards.
Thu19Nov
MusicLyon
20:00–22:30
Myra, YAPI tour, at Le Marché Gare, Lyon
Le Marché Gare
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 20:00 Le Marché Gare in Lyon hosts Myra on her YAPI tour. The listing says she asserts herself as a singular voice of the new French scene: author, composer, performer and actress, she sculpts an organic music carried by a deep, smooth voice. After a series of remarkable projects, including Saudade Palace, Passion Câlins and Après la Pluie, she revealed in January 2026 her first album YAPI, conceived and recorded under the Greek sky, among landscapes that echo her origins, as a return to her roots. The page calls it a sound patchwork that is deep, danceable and deeply comforting. With the YAPI tour she extends this search for identity on stage, in concerts that the text calls generous, vibrant and deeply human, more like transgenerational parties where the audience is invited to sing, dance and celebrate being together. The listed times are 20:00 to 22:30. Tickets start at 24.72 euros. A warm, communal concert is easy to enjoy alone.
«De véritables fêtes transgénérationnelles où elle invite le public à chanter, danser et célébrer.»
Starts 20:00, ends about 22:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives 22:30 as the end. Tickets start at 24.72 euros.
Fri20Nov
FreeMusicVilleurbanne
19:00–20:30
Les 2A Chantent (enfin) ensemble, La Croizet, Villeurbanne
Centre Social La Croizet
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centre Social La Croizet in Villeurbanne hosts the musical show Les 2A Chantent (enfin) ensemble. The listing presents Agnès and Alice as two performers who share a passion for French song. It describes them as authors and composers but above all as singers, who revisit a carefully chosen repertoire running from Barbara to Gainsbourg, by way of Leprest, Legrand, Michèle Bernard and Dutronc. The arrangements are original, with jazz influences, borrowings from classical music and even a little rap. The listing speaks of two voices, two temperaments, subtle humour and sincere emotion. Entry is free, but registration is required through the booking link given in the listing, and the show runs from 19:00 to 20:30. A sung evening like this is easy to enjoy alone, because the whole room is there to listen to the same songs.
«Agnès et Alice partagent une passion commune pour la chanson française»
Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Wikilleurbanne (open data). The listing gives the price as free with registration, and an end time of 20:30.
Fri20Nov
MusicLyon
20:00–23:00
Majora and Allo Daphné: pop double bill at Kraspek Myzik, Lyon
Kraspek Myzik
On Friday 20 November 2026 the Kraspek Myzik, a small concert venue on the Croix-Rousse slopes in Lyon, presents a double bill of Majora and Allo Daphné. Majora is two nostalgic fans of the 1980s exploring what they call sunny melancholy, with old synthesisers, vocal harmonies, groovy bass, electronic sequences and hazy guitars. Allo Daphné brings French nu-disco pop, a retro sound with romantic melancholy inspired by the 80s and 90s and by the groove of Shalamar and Chaka Khan. Doors open at 20:00 and the concerts start at 20:30. Tickets are listed at 6, 9, 11 or 16.50 euros, plus 2 euros for membership of the association Lerockepamort, and the lowest price is used here. A small standing show with two bands is an easy outing for one person, since everybody is facing the stage.
«MAJORA | ALLO DAPHNÉ»
Starts 20:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data).
Sat21Nov
MusicLyon
19:30–22:30
Corpus Delicti, gothic rock at Rock n'Eat Live, Lyon
Rock n'Eat Live
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:30 Rock n'Eat Live in Lyon hosts Corpus Delicti with a guest band. The listing calls it a legend of gothic rock arriving in Lyon, with a dark atmosphere, raw energy and nostalgia for the cold wave years, an evening not to be missed for lovers of obscure sounds. The page says the concert is on 21 November 2026 at 20:00, while the listed start is 19:30, which we take as doors. Presale tickets cost 22 euros and tickets at the door cost 25 euros. The listing gives few other details about the programme, so this description is limited to what it says. Rock n'Eat Live is a rock venue on the Quai Arloing with food on site, and a gothic rock night there is easy to join alone: fans of the genre tend to be friendly, dress in black and enjoy talking about the bands and records they love.
«Une légende du rock gothique débarque à Lyon.»
Starts 19:30, ends about 22:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data). The listing gives 23:59 as the end. That 23:59 looks like a placeholder, so the end shown is estimated. Prices: 22 euros presale, 25 at the door.
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