Festival de Nîmes 2025: DJ Snake, Tiakola, Kendji... join the line-up

Who hasn't heard of the Festival de Nîmes, which takes place every summer on the exceptional site of the Arènes de Nîmes? Since its inception, this festival has featured some incredible international and French-speaking artists: PJ Harvey, Placebo, Noir Désir, Ben Harper, David Bowie, The Cure, Compay Segundo, Depeche Mode, Rammstein, Metallica and many more.

The South of France is known for hosting the largest number of festivals in the country: theater, music, dance, street theater... every cultural discipline is represented. Unsurprisingly, the Nîmes Arena attracts thousands of visitors every year, fascinated by the quality of its conservation. Classified as a historic monument, the Arènes de Nîmes is, by virtue of its very architectural function, a must-see venue for shows and concerts.

After Eric Clapton, Shaka Ponk, Dua Lipa, Calogero, The Offspring, SCH, Dadju & Tayc, Ninho, Patti Smith, Simple Minds, IAM, Grand Corps Malade, Avril Lavigne, Etienne Daho, Macklemore and James Blunt in 2024, who will be rocking the Festival de Nîmes in 2025 ? Well, the festival has lifted the veil on the first names confirmed for this new edition.

Next summer, get ready to feast your eyes and ears on the opera stage , which will be on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Roberto Alagna & Aleksandra Kurzak will take over the sublime Arènes de Nîmes for what promises to be a memorable evening.

Another name confirmed for this 2025 edition of the Nîmes Festival? Scorpions! The legendary German hard rock band has announced that it will be coming to the South of France on Thursday, July 24, 2025 to celebrate 60 years in the business.

Lamomali, Matthieu Chedid 's project with Toumani Diabaté and his son Sidiki Diabaté, is scheduled to perform at the Nîmes arena on Wednesday July 23. The evening will also feature live performances by Ibrahim Maalouf & The Trumpets of Michel-Ange!

Gims is also due to perform at the Arènes de Nîmes on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. A chance to rediscover some of his many hits live, including"Bella","Sapés comme jamais","La Même","Spider" and"Sois pas timide". Jean-Louis Aubert, MC Solaar, Tiakola, DJ Snake, Kendji and Santa are also announced.

Stay tuned for the rest of the 2025 program. Once again, eclecticism will be the order of the day, with a host of national and international stars coming to the Nîmes arena!

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Festival de Nîmes, the 2025 program

• ROBERTO ALAGNA & ALEKSANDRA KURZAK: Sunday, June 22, 2025
  
  
• MARVEL INFINITY SAGA: Friday, June 27, 2025
  
  
• TIAKOLA: Thursday, July 3, 2025 (advance sales available from Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 10:00 am to Friday, November 29, 2024 at 10:00 am on the Nîmes Festival website. Ticket sales open to all networks on Friday November 29 at 10.00am).
  
  
• DJ SNAKE: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 (presale available from Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:00am to Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 10:00am on the Nîmes Festival website. Ticket sales open to all networks on Thursday, November 28 at 10:00 a.m.)
  
  
• MICHEL POLNAREFF + LÉMAN (Part 1): Friday, July 11, 2025
  
  
• JEAN-LOUIS AUBERT + MC SOLAAR: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
  
  
• SANTA + KENDJI: Saturday, July 19, 2025 (advance sales available from Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 10:00 am to Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 10:00 am on the Nîmes Festival website. Ticket sales open to all networks on Saturday November 30 at 10.00am).
  
  
• GIMS: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
  
  
• LAMOMALI + IBRAHIM MAALOUF & The Trumpets of Michel-Ange: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
  
  
• SCORPIONS: Thursday, July 24, 2025

Stay tuned for the rest of the 2025 Festival de Nîmes program!