1001 Bass Music Festival

A pioneering association in the Saint-Étienne electronic scene

The association 1001 Bass has been working since 2005 to support, develop, and promote creations from electronic music in Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Aubenas, and throughout the Rhône-Alpes region. Building on this expertise, it launched the first edition of the 1001 Bass Music Festival in 2012, a three-day event dedicated to urban and electronic music, spanning Lyon and Saint-Étienne.

Le Fil and Palais des Spectacles: two emblematic venues

The festival is held at Le Fil, a certified contemporary music venue (SMAC) located at 20 boulevard Thiers in Saint-Étienne, whose two rooms (a main hall with 1,260 seats and a Club with 300 seats) offer an ideal setting for electronic nights. The Palais des Spectacles, at 31 boulevard Jules Janin, complements the setup with its larger capacity, allowing the festival to deploy up to five stages simultaneously and host around forty artists per edition.

A rich and eclectic program

The artistic direction of 1001 Bass explores all facets of electronic music: powerful techno, hypnotic trance and psytrance, groovy house, energetic electro, contemplative minimal and progressive, drum and bass, acid, hardtek, and hardcore. Each evening is themed around a musical genre — hip-hop and electro on Thursday, techno and acid on Friday, psytrance and hardcore on Saturday — offering a complete introductory journey. Over the years, the festival has hosted leading artists such as I Hate Models, Boris Brejcha, Vitalic, Astrix, Miss Kittin, Oxia, Chinese Man, Ajja, Bambounou, Zadig, Lucy, Julian Jeweil, Dusty Kid, Joachim Pastor, Chris Liberator, 999999999, Umwelt, Hilight Tribe, Darktek, and Mandragora.

Much more than a music festival

The 1001 Bass Music Festival goes beyond concerts to offer a complete immersive experience. Spectacular visual scenographies — video mapping, fluorescent decorations, and light installations by Fluofreax, Vizual Invaders, and T2O — transform the venues into true sensory universes. The festival also features craft stalls, food trucks, exhibitions, screenings, and workshops on electronic cultures. The association is committed to risk prevention and accessible pricing to open electronic culture to the widest possible audience.

A reach between the Loire and the Rhône

Rooted in Saint-Étienne but reaching across the Loire and the Lyon metropolitan area, the 1001 Bass Music Festival actively participates in the cultural and nightlife dynamics of the Saint-Étienne metropolis. In addition to the annual festival, the 1001 Bass association organizes themed evenings throughout the year — Acid vs Psytrance, Hardcore vs Techno — at Le Fil and other venues in the region, helping to make Saint-Étienne a major hub for electronic music in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.