NAME Festival

NAME Festival: Electro on a UNESCO Mining Site

The NAME Festival (Nord Art Musique Electronique) is an independent electronic music festival born in 2005 in the Lille metropolis, created by the Art Point M association at the initiative of the Nord Departmental Council. Since 2024, the festival has been developing an open-air version on the 9-9bis site in Oignies, in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Mining Basin.

Ellen Allien, godmother since the beginning

Berlin-based DJ and producer Ellen Allien has been the godmother of the festival since its creation in 2005. She performs at every edition, symbolizing the strong link between NAME and the international techno scene.

A unique open-air format

The open-air format at 9-9bis offers 12 hours of music from noon to midnight, in an exceptional heritage setting. The 9-9bis site, a former mining pit converted into a cultural center, houses the Métaphone, a concert hall with an interactive and sound-reactive facade. Oignies is thus the second European city, after Zollverein in Essen (Germany), to host an electro festival on a mining site.

A cutting-edge program

The NAME Festival features the best artists from the techno, house, trance, and experimental electronic music scene. Among the artists who have participated in the festival are 999999999, Adiel, Ellen Allien, Jennifer Cardini, Kobosil, Âme, Peggy Gou, and many emerging talents from the European scene.

A chill and free day after

The day after the festival, a free event is offered with music and deckchairs, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere on the 9-9bis site.