La Cigale (; English: The Cicada) is a performance venue located at 120, boulevard de Rochechouart near Place Pigalle, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of a complex connected to the Boule Noire. The auditorium can accommodate 1,389 people standing or 954 seated. The orchestra floor has a scalable platform that can tilt and rise using a hydraulic system.
The Inrockuptibles music festival took place at La Cigale for over twenty years.Les Inrocks, Official website La Cigale also hosts the Factory Festival.
History 1887: La Cigale was built on the site of the former Boule Noire cabaret, which was demolished to make room for the new theatre. When it was first built, La Cigale had room for approximately1,000 people and featured theatrical revues.La Cigale, Paris Nightlife 1894: The theatre was enlarged and remodeled by architect Henry Grandpierre, and ceiling paintings were added by Adolphe Leon Willette. During this period, La Cigale featured performances by Mistinguett, Maurice Chevalier, Yvonne Printemps, Arletty, Raimu, and Max Linder. 1920: The hall was given over to operettas, vaudeville, and avant-garde evenings with Jean Cocteau. A cabaret opened in the basement of La Cigale in 1924, but closed permanently three years later; it was replaced by the small temporary La Fourmi (English: The Ant) music hall. 1940: La Cigale was converted into a movie theater specializing in B movies and Kung-fu films, and later, X-rated movies. 1981: The theatre's vestibule and auditorium were included in the list of French historical monuments on December 8, 1981 1987: La Cigale hosted a performance by the Les Rita Mitsouko band with the support of Jacques Renault and Fabrice Coat, two former antique dealers and cofounders of the famous Paris Les Bains Douches nightclub. The auditorium was modernized and a hydraulic system was added. The interior was redecorated by famed designer Philippe Starck. Corinne Mimram was appointed artistic and musical director. 2007: La Cigale partnered with French telecommunications company SFR for two years, during which the name of the venue was officially changed to La Cigale SFR. 2011: In January, Jean-Louis Menanteau became the new general director.
Performers
Entertainers who have performed at La Cigale include:La Cigale: Calendar / Archives
Adele The Allman Brothers Band Angels & Airwaves Angerme Babymetal Banks Jenifer Bartoli Jeff Beck Behemoth Birdy Nam Nam Billie Eilish Blur Carpenter Brut Jimmy Buffett °C-ute Manu Chao Chinese Man Eric Clapton Coldplay The Dandy Warhols David Bowie as part of Tin Machine Mac DeMarco The Darkness Dido Diego Torres Dir En Grey Dub Incorporation Jango Edwards Elephanz Europe F.T. Island Franz Ferdinand Dave Gahan Ghost Gorillaz Johnny Hallyday Morten Harket Sophie Hunger Iggy Pop Norah Jones Stacey Kent Kokia L'impératrice Litfiba Lush -M- Marillion Massive Attack MGMT Kylie Minogue The Moody Blues Willy Moon Jason Mraz Elliott Murphy Muse Noir Désir Claude Nougaro Oasis Okean Elzy Page & Plant Pierre Palmade Panic! at the Disco Paramore Parcels Parkway Drive Placebo Les Plastiscines Daniel Powter Prince Pulp R5 Radiohead Red Hot Chili Peppers Les Rita Mitsouko Mark Ronson Roxette The Servant Sigrid Troye Sivan Sleater-Kinney Status Quo The Stone Roses Superbus Supergrass Sunmi Charles Trenet Bonnie Tyler Ulver Vitaa Les Wampas Kim Wilde Johnny Winter The Wombats Les Wriggles Zemfira Julie Zenatti
Concerts and performances recorded at La Cigale
Marc Lavoine : Live at La Cigale (concert album - 1988) David Bowie as part of Tin Machine : Tin Machine at La Cigale in Paris 1989 Marillion : Made Again, disc 2 (CD - 1996) Les Wriggles : La Cigale (DVD - 2003) Lofofora : Blades background (CD + DVD - 2004) Johnny Hallyday : La Cigale 94 (CD - 2004) Les Wampas : Never trust a live! (CD + DVD - 2004) Thomas Fersen : La Cigale great days (CD + DVD - 2004) Mano Negra : General Tourconcert in 1990 included in the DVD Out of Time (2005) Bonnie Tyler : Bonnie on Tour (DVD 2005) Robert : Live at La Cigale (CD + DVD - 2005) Daniel Powter : Lie to Me (Daniel Powter Song) (And later the Deluxe Edition of Daniel Powter)- "Styrofoam" (Live at La Cigale) James Blunt : Live at La Cigalebonus DVD with the album Back to Bedlam (2006) Vincent Delerm : La Cigale (2CD +2 DVD - 2007) Johnny Hallyday : La Cigale 2007 (CD + DVD - 2007) Catherine Ringer : sings Rita Mitsouko and moreat La Cigale (CD + DVD - 2008) Grand Corps Malade : In Concert (CD + DVD - 2009) Booba : Autopsie Show (CD - 2010) Birdy Nam Nam : Live (2006) Stacey Kent : Dreamer In Concert (CD - 2012) Coldplay : Violet Hill (Song) (Mylo Xyloto Live - DVD 2012) Sleater-Kinney : Live in Paris (CD - 2017) Marillion : Brave Deluxe Edition, discs 3-4 (CD - 2018)
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