This week sees the second edition of the Nuits Capitales festival, an event that was set up last year to counter reports stating that nightlife in Paris was dead.

More than 200 events are promised, the largest of all being the launch party that took place at the 104 Center , in the 19th arrondissement, on Monday evening.

A slightly bizarre feature of the event is the fact that several of the concerts take place during the day, suggesting that the event is less about getting people to stay up all night and more about getting them outside in the first place, to discover new venues and artists.

From the official website:

You should consider Les Nuits Capitales as an invitation to stroll and discover artists, but also – and perhaps primarily – as a journey off the beaten tracks of the city, to discover the many places (music bars, cafés-concerts, concert halls, and clubs) which are, after dark, the cultural heart of Paris.

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