- Philharmonie de Paris: 2,400-seat concert hall opened 2015
- Opéra de Paris (Palais Garnier & Opéra Bastille)
- Théâtre des Champs-Élysées: Historic venue for classical music
- L'Olympia: Legendary variety theater
- Le Zénith: Chain of large venues across France
Jazz Venues
- Le Duc des Lombards (Paris)
- New Morning (Paris)
- Le Sunset/Sunside (Paris)
- La Petite Halle (Paris)
Festivals
- Festival d'Avignon: July-August, theater and music
- Chorégies d'Orange: July-August, opera in Roman theater
- Nice Jazz Festival: July, one of Europe's oldest jazz festivals
- Rock en Seine: August, major rock festival near Paris
- Les Vieilles Charrues: July, France's largest music festival
- Hellfest: June, major metal festival
- Les Francofolies: July, French-language music
- Printemps de Bourges: April, discovering new talent
- Festival Interceltique de Lorient: August, Celtic music