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Watch: Jamie xx live in Paris - an epic electronic journey

Ahead of his forthcoming appearance at the Forbidden Fruit festival in Dublin, British producer Jamie xx takes the Adidas Arena in Paris on an epic electronic journey

arte • 15 May

Watch: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds live in Paris

The triumphant return of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds to France bring with them a full stage show brimming with elegant fury and mystical fervour...

Music • 21 Apr

Watch: Electro hero Moby celebrates the 25th anniversary of Play

Electro mastermind Moby is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his classic album Play with a European tour - watch him revisit Play at Antwerp's Sportpaleis Arena.

arte • 16 Dec 24

Watch: Brad Mehldau Trio live - a masterclass in modern jazz

For Brad Mehldau's performance in Lorraine for the Nancy Jazz Pulsations festival, the piano virtuoso is accompanied by a double bassist and a drummer. A high-flying concert!

arte • 10 Dec 24

Watch: Beth Gibbons live at Bibliothèque nationale de France

A rare jewel of British pop in the historic venue responsible for preserving France's literary heritage. Could there be a more beautiful association?

arte • 03 Dec 24

Watch: Shoegaze music legends Slowdive play live in Bilbao

Indie music legends Slowdive have returned to the fray in recent years, with a brace of well-received albums and live shows.

Music • 03 Oct 24

Watch: French electro duo Air play Moon Safari live in London

French electronic duo Air perform their iconic album Moon Safari at London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall...

Music • 17 Sep 24

Watch: Kneecap live and dangerous

Northern Irish trio Kneecap literally turn Jehnny Beth's music show Echoes upside down with their explosive mix of rap and punk...

Music • 11 Sep 24

Watch: Belle & Sebastian live at Elbjazz Festival 2024

Twee-pop melodies and acerbic lyrics about the difficult passage to adulthood: It can only be Glasgow's own Belle & Sebastian...

Music • 01 Sep 24

Watch: Arcade Fire in concert at Bilbao BBK Live Festival

Alternative music icons Arcade Fire are known for their rousing performances, and this one, captured a few days ago at the Bilbao BBK Live Festival in Spain, is no exception.

Music • 24 Aug 24

Watch: Simple Minds live - Don't you forget about them!

Music • 18 Jul 24

Watch: Nils Frahm live at the Philharmonie de Paris

Fusing neoclassical and electro music, pianist Nils Frahm has been taking us on a musical odyssey since the mid-2000s, both soaring and danceable.

Music • 25 Jun 24

Watch: Right about now - Fatboy Slim rocks the dancefloor

The Nuits Sonores festival in France brings the one and only Fatboy Slim to Lyon for an unmissable show

Music • 20 May 24

Watch: Sleaford Mods live - Echoes With Jehnny Beth

The UK duo bring all the aggressive and absurd energy present in their latest opus UK Grim, their twelfth album released in 2023.

Music • 27 Mar 24

Watch: So May We Start - Sparks live from Château d'Hérouville

Sparks, the legendary Californian band with a career spanning 50 years and 25 albums, invites you to the Château d'Hérouville...

Music • 20 Mar 24

Watch: Jon Batiste live at Ground Control - The ARTE Concert

arte • 24 Feb 24

Watch: PJ Harvey live at the Paris Olympia

An ecstatic audience turned out to witness PJ Harvey perform at the Paris Olympia, with a combination of old hits and nuggets from her tenth studio album: I Inside The Old Year Dying.

Music • 18 Dec 23

Watch: More adrenaline - Jehnny Beth live and loud

With her heart on her sleeve and a steely glint in her eye, Jehnny Beth is here to urge you to live and love with the customary intensity she brings to all her live performances, whether it's part of her former band Savages or solo.

arte • 07 Nov 23

Watch: Christine and the Queens perform live in a Normandy church

A small church in Normandy turns out to be a heavenly setting for this session of live music showcase Passengers, with Christine and the Queens performing tracks from their last album Paranoïa, Angels, True Love

arte • 23 Oct 23

Beyoncé at 20 : "I'm not the queen of anything"

Enjoy a rare jewel from the ARTE archives...

arte • 11 Sep 23

Watch: Jane Birkin live at the Casino de Paris

A few months after the death of her former partner Serge Gainsbourg in 1991, Jane Birkin gave a memorable performance in his memory at the Casino de Paris.

arte • 01 Aug 23

Watch: Queens of the Stone Age live at Nuits de Fourvière

A triumphant return to the road for Josh Homme's mighty band, with a new album in tow...

Music • 25 Jul 23

Enjoy a feast of classic European cinema

"European cinema is luckily not just one but is composed of many voices, and these voices have something in common that we proudly call European cinema." - Wim Wenders

arte • 11 Jul 23

Watch: Killer, Trader & Psychopath - Bret Easton Ellis's America

In the early 1990s, a book was released that caused heated debate amongst critics and the public.

arte • 04 Apr 23

Watch: Pixies - Live at the Paris Olympia

The highly influential indie rockers from Boston, famous for such tracks as Debaser and Where Is My Mind? perform in Paris

arte • 27 Mar 23