Sonocraft Festival
Unclassifiable music, visual arts, and craft beer in Nantes
2026
About Sonocraft Festival
Since 2020, Sonocraft has brought together unclassifiable music concerts, a visual arts exhibition, and a local craft beer fair at the Ateliers de Bitche in Nantes every year. The festival is put together by the Le Filtre à Sons association, in collaboration with Hard Kolision, the Ateliers de Bitche, and Interstices, with support from Nantes radio stations Jet FM, SUN, and Prun'.
The program blends emerging bands and visual artists centered on sound experimentation and experimental instrument making, while local brewers offer tastings of their creations on-site.
Sonocraft Festival — edition 2026
The 7th edition of Sonocraft takes place from October 2nd to 4th, 2026, at Ateliers de Bitche, featuring two nights of concerts, a ten-brewery microbrewery fair, and an exhibition by three artists. Lineup includes Mary Ocher, Radical Kitten, Ciccio & 2mo, and YouKnowGhost on Saturday; Frantx, Trucs, Julien Claire, Barrage, and Dagure on Friday; followed by two free concerts on Sunday. Gliff will also be performing a live tattooing session, with the sound of the needles amplified in real-time.
Highlights Sonocraft Festival 2026
- Friday, October 2nd, 8 PM: Frantx, Trucs, Julien Claire, Barrage, and Dagure
- Saturday, October 3rd, 7 PM: Mary Ocher, Radical Kitten, Ciccio & 2mo, and YouKnowGhost
- Saturday, October 3rd, 2:30 PM: Gliff, live tattooing performance (free)
- Saturday, October 3rd, 3:30 PM: Noise Jam workshop with Martine Chine, showcase at 7 PM
- Saturday and Sunday, 2 PM–8 PM: Microbrewery fair, ten breweries, free admission
- Sunday, October 4th: Free concerts by PLF (5 PM) and TZZ (6:30 PM)
Programme Sonocraft Festival 2026
Friday, October 2nd, 2026
- 8 PM — Concerts: Frantx, Trucs, Julien Claire, Barrage, Dagure · Ateliers de Bitche (€10, €8 in advance). Individual set times are not published.
- Ongoing — Exhibition: Paquito Couet, Nicolas Comte, Gliff · Ateliers de Bitche
Saturday, October 3rd, 2026
- From 2 PM — DJ set by DJ Bidule ("turbo guinche") and performance · Ateliers de Bitche (free)
- 2 PM–8 PM — Microbrewery Fair: Octa, La Soupape / Umami, Les Heretiks, Namnèt, Maze, Toum's, Bouyer, Laupia, L'Éclusière, Lorc'h (free)
- 2:30 PM — Performance by Gliff: live tattooing where the sound of the needles is captured and remixed in real-time (free)
- 3:30 PM–6:30 PM — Noise Jam & Sound DIY Workshop, led by Martine Chine (€12, €10 for those on social welfare and members of Filtre à Sons; registration via HelloAsso)
- 7 PM — Martine Chine Noise Orchestra, workshop showcase to kick off the evening (free)
- 7 PM — Concerts: Mary Ocher, Radical Kitten, Ciccio & 2mo, YouKnowGhost · Ateliers de Bitche (€10, €8 in advance). Individual set times are not published.
- Ongoing — Exhibition: Paquito Couet, Nicolas Comte · Ateliers de Bitche
Sunday, October 4th, 2026
- From 2 PM — DJ set by DJ Bellegare ("indie digger") and exhibition
- 2 PM–8 PM — Microbrewery Fair (free)
- 5 PM — Concert: PLF (free)
- 6:30 PM — Concert: TZZ (free)
"L'Heure Kolision" radio shows broadcast live from the festival on Jet FM 91.2 all weekend long. Program as published by the organizer on sonocraft.fr and in their PDF program.
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