Music
5 addresses in Paris and Madrid
Shakira: twelve nights in a stadium built for her
A temporary stadium in Villaverde, twelve dates between September and October, an Es Latina programme curated by Shakira — and Metro San Cristóbal or Villaverde Alto (L3) at hand.
September 18 – October 11, 2026 · Estadio Shakira, Iberdrola Music
Doors open before the 20:30 start · Metro L3
Manon Lescaut opens the Real after a century away
Puccini returns to the Teatro Real in a new Carlos Wagner staging, Luisotti in the pit and Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role — thirteen nights, seats from €19.
September 23 – October 11, 2026 · Teatro Real
Curtain 19:30 · 18:00 on 11 October
Jazz sur Seine: the clubs open the season on rue des Lombards
Two weeks, some 200 concerts and 450 musicians across the Paris jazz clubs — with one showcase night on rue des Lombards where the door costs nothing.
October 9–24, 2026 · Paris Jazz Club
Ticket per concert or 3-concert pass at 40 euros · Jazz Marathon night open access
MaMA 2026: three nights of Pigalle, one pass, 150 artists
The 17th edition runs the Pigalle and Montmartre rooms for three nights, with the daytime convention on two days only, 14 and 15 October. Take the Thursday.
October 14–16, 2026 · La Cigale
Passes are nominative · check the live tier before buying
Pitchfork Paris: one pass, seven rooms around Bastille
The Avant-Garde nights turn Badaboum, Supersonic, Café de la Danse and four more into a single walkable circuit for €28.25 a night. Collect the wristband first.
November 2–8, 2026 · POPUP!
Wristbands at Place de la Bastille, 18:00–22:30, DICE
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For curious minds with a taste for the exceptional
One dispatch a week from Paris and Madrid: where to go, when to be there, what not to miss.