La Nuit du Slam de Lyon

La Nuit du Slam: When Words Ignite Lyon

Since 2008, La Nuit du Slam de Lyon has been a unique event in Lyon's cultural landscape dedicated to living poetry. Initiated by the Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France (DGLFLF), this event has been supported from the start by the company La Tribut du Verbe, a Lyon-based slam poetry collective founded in 2005, and a member of the Ligue Slam de France.

An Evening with Multiple Faces

La Nuit du Slam unfolds over an entire evening, from 6 PM to midnight, structured around three complementary highlights. The slam session kicks things off with an open stage at the bar where anyone—amateur, enthusiast, or simply curious—can take the stage to share their texts. This is the very essence of slam: a democratic art form where everyone has a voice.

The "Yes we slam" Tournament

The highlight of the evening is the regional tournament « Yes we slam », which brings together the eight winners of the pre-selection tournaments held in various cities in the region in the main hall. These slammers compete in elimination duels before an audience that becomes the jury: the entire assembly votes and designates the champion of the evening. The intensity of the texts, the strength of the performance, and the shared emotion create an electric and profoundly human atmosphere.

The Spoken Word Stage

Towards the end of the evening, the spoken word stage takes over to explore the boundaries between slam, rap, and French song. This hybrid format, featuring artists from all backgrounds, illustrates the vitality of contemporary poetry that rejects labels and embraces all forms of oral expression.

An Event Rooted in Printemps des Poètes

La Nuit du Slam is held every year on a Saturday in March, as part of the Printemps des Poètes and the Magnifique Printemps festival. This integration into a national poetry highlight reinforces the event's reach and attracts a curious audience, well beyond the usual slam circles.

La Tribut du Verbe: The Soul of Lyonnaise Slam

Centered around Cocteau Mot Lotov and Mix ô Ma Prose, La Tribut du Verbe organizes slam creation workshops, tournaments, and open stages throughout the year in the Lyon metropolitan area. La Nuit du Slam is the culmination of this grassroots work: a moment of collective celebration where living poetry finds its most beautiful expression.