Kaaris in concert at Paris La Défense Arena: everything you need to know

Kaaris prepares to take over the Paris La Défense Arena for the first time. During this unique concert, to be held on Saturday January 11, 2025, the rapper will take the opportunity to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his iconic album "Or Noir". But when should the doors to the venue open? What time is the rapper due on stage? How do I get to the venue by public transport? What objects are forbidden and what are allowed? Here's everything you need to know before coming to Paris La Défense Arena for this unique Kaaris concert in the capital.

Urban music is alive and well, and continues to seduce the ears of the French. While a recent ranking places French rappers' albums among the best-selling in the country in 2024, rap artists are multiplying their concerts in France. In Paris and the Île-de-France region, numerous venues open their doors to them throughout the year. Among them? The Paris La Défense Arena. Europe's largest indoor venue has already welcomed Orelsan and Gims. Soon, the Hauts-de-Seine venue will welcome Hamza, Gazo, Josman and Werenoi, the artist who sold the most records in France in 2024.

In the meantime, another rapper is set to light up the Paris La Défense Arena. It's Kaaris! After two concerts at the Accor Arena in 2024, the rapper will be taking over this huge Paris venue for the very first time, with a unique show on Saturday, January 11, 2025.

What's on the agenda for this Kaaris concert at Paris La Défense Arena? Celebrations for the 10th anniversary of his famous album,"Or Noir". Released on October 21, 2013, this opus is, for many, a benchmark in French rap circles. Comprising 18 tracks, it includes the likes of " Zoo ", " Binks ", " Paradis ou enfer ", " Dès le départ " and " Or noir ".

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But when are the venue doors due to open on January 11, 2025? What time is the show due to start? The Paris La Défense Arena has lifted the veil on the practical and useful information you need to know in order to best prepare your visit.

The doors of the Paris La Défense Arena will open to the general public at 6pm. The show is scheduled to start at 8pm.

Kaaris concert schedule in Paris

6:00 pm: Doors open to the general public
8:00 pm: Start of the show

Paris La Défense Arena recommends that spectators arrive as early as 6pm,"to make sure you don't miss the start of the show".

How to get to Paris La Défense Arena

Another piece of information concerns transport to and from the venue. In view of the large crowds expected, the venue is inviting spectators to use public transport to get to and from the Paris La Défense Arena.

As a reminder, you can take metro line 1 (La Défense stop), RER line A (La Défense stop or Nanterre-Préfecture stop), tramway T2 (La Défense stop), as well as Transilien lines L and U (La Défense Grande Arche stop), and RER line E (La Défense or Nanterre-le-Folie stops).

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Locate your entrance

Paris La Défense Arena has several different entrances, depending on where you sit in the hall. Therefore, " the coloured access indicated on your ticket (yellow, red or purple) helps you to find your way around, but does not represent an obligatory point of passage for screening ", explains the Paris La Défense Arena, which advises you to go directly to the entrances indicated below:

Entrances to the pit are via entrance 33;
Entrances to level 1 are via entrances 5, 34 and 60;
Entrances to level 4 will be via entrances 8 and 56;
Entrances to dressing rooms and lounges are via entrance 21;
Access for the disabled and those with reduced mobility will be via :
- Entrance 38 for level 1;
- Entrance 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 at the various points" Paris La Défense Arena would like to point out.

Forbidden items

On its website,Paris La Défense Arena sets out the list of prohibited objects at concerts, " in accordance with legislation governing establishments open to the public ". Forbidden are "all dangerous and illicit objects that are bulky, that could be used as projectiles and that could be a danger to spectators, visitors or artists, or that could be diverted from their intended use for malicious purposes ", such as bags and saddlebags over 10 liters, glass and metal containers over 50 cl, helmets, alcoholic beverages, noisemakers (horns, bells, etc.), rolling objects (skateboards, rollerblades, etc.) and unauthorized cameras.

On the other hand, small handbags (under 10 liters), retractable umbrellas and plastic bottles and water bottles under 50cl are authorized. For more information, visit the Paris La Défense Arena website.

Leave the room

Once the concert is over, we recommend that you return to Paris via La Défense station (Line 1 / RER A).

For all other directions, go to La Défense station for the Transilien L line. " If you're taking public transport to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Cergy and Poissy, you can get to Nanterre Préfecture station and take the RER A," adds Paris La Défense Arena.

Enjoy the Kaaris concert!