Les Nuits (Re)Belles

Music Closer to the Residents

For eleven years, Les Nuits (Re)Belles has brought music to the heart of Jura's villages. Organized by Le Moulin de Brainans, a labelled contemporary music venue in the Jura, this travelling and free festival moves each evening in June to a different village, transforming town squares, schoolyards, municipal parks, and church squares into ephemeral concert stages.

A Unique Travelling Festival

The concept of Les Nuits (Re)Belles is unique in the French festival landscape: rather than gathering the public in one place, the festival goes out to meet the residents, commune by commune. Each stop is organized in partnership with local associations, which handle the welcome, catering, and additional activities:

• 12 host communes welcome the festival each edition.
• Open-air concerts in unusual locations: parks, stadiums, schoolyards, church squares.
• Producer markets and local catering.
• Activities: exhibitions, sports activities, workshops for children.
• Indoor contingency plans in case of unfavourable weather.

A Demanding and Accessible Program

The program of Les Nuits (Re)Belles reflects the diversity of contemporary music:

• Pop jazz : Rosaway, with soul and groove influences.
• Urban chanson : Lombre, between poetic rap and French chanson.
• Electro-pop : Alexandrie, with luminous and danceable sounds.
• Instrumental indie pop : Mathis Akengin, refined and atmospheric melodies.
• Experimental electro-chanson : O'o, at the boundaries of genres.
• And also : Uncle Henkle, The Wooden, Sabardoum, LaurAline et les Bandits.

A Solidarity Network

Les Nuits (Re)Belles relies on a solidarity network of volunteers and local associations. With 93 partner associations, 80 communes visited since its creation, and 6 inter-communalities involved, the festival weaves a dense cultural fabric across the entire Jura territory. Artists also perform in the schools of the host communes, creating an educational link with younger generations.

Free for Everyone

True to its mission of cultural democratization, the festival is entirely free for the public. This free access allows it to reach a large and diverse audience, from contemporary music lovers to rural families who do not have access to major cultural venues. Since its creation, over 15,000 spectators have attended Les Nuits (Re)Belles concerts.