The contemporary music creation festival in Clermont-Ferrand, a sound laboratory since 1999
Created in 1999, the Musiques Démesurées festival has pursued the same project for over 25 years: to awaken public curiosity for contemporary music creation. For about ten days in the spring, Clermont-Ferrand becomes a sound laboratory hosting concerts, performances, installations, screenings, and meetings around today's music. The festival offers an immersion into the diversity and inventiveness of contemporary musical and sound creation.
The Musiques Démesurées festival was born in 1999 in Clermont-Ferrand with an ambitious goal: to awaken curiosity for contemporary and experimental music creation. Organized by the association Musique d'aujourd'hui à Clermont Musiques Démesurées, the festival has become, in over 25 years, a major event for contemporary music in France.
Each edition, Musiques Démesurées offers an immersion into the diversity and inventiveness of contemporary musical and sound creation. The festival explores all territories of today's music:
Beyond traditional concerts, the festival offers performances, sound installations, film screenings, talks, and emerging artist showcases. Shows are specially designed for young audiences, allowing children to discover the richness of today's sounds and music.
The festival takes over several venues in Clermont-Ferrand and its surroundings, including Place de la Bourse, Le Lieu-dit, and the Opéra-Théâtre. This diversity of locations allows for varied listening experiences, from intimate concert halls to open-air urban spaces.
Musiques Démesurées develops a significant cultural mediation program for school audiences and local residents. Sound creation workshops, meetings with composers, and guided listening sessions make contemporary music accessible to the widest possible audience.
The 27th edition of the Musiques Démesurées festival will be held from April 18 to 26, 2026, in Clermont-Ferrand and its surroundings. The full program will be announced soon on the festival's official website.
The 27th edition of the Musiques Démesurées festival will be held from April 18 to 26, 2026, in Clermont-Ferrand and its surroundings. The full program will be unveiled soon on the festival's official website.
Clermont-Ferrand is accessible via the A71, A75, and A89 motorways. The shows take place in various locations in the city center.
Clermont-Ferrand station is served by Intercités and TER trains. The festival venues are accessible on foot or by tram from the station.
Prices vary depending on the events. Some shows are free. Tickets available on the official festival website.
Address: 16 rue Degeorges, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand
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