La Cigale is a theater at 120, boulevard de Rochechouart

Boulevard de Rochechouart

The Boulevard de Rochechouart is situated at the foot of Montmartre and to its south. Like the neighbouring street it is named after Marguerite de Rochechouart de Montpipeau , abbess of Montmartre. It is a result of the 1864 merging of the boulevards and chemins de ronde which followed the...

 near Place Pigalle

Place Pigalle

The Place Pigalle is a public square located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, between the Boulevard de Clichy and the Boulevard de Rochechouart, near Sacré-Cœur, at the foot of the Montmartre hill...

, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. The theatre is part of a complex that is connected to Le Trabendo

Le Trabendo

The Le Trabendo, is a musical concert venue located at the Parc de la Villette, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The capacity is 700. In 2000, it was relaunched with its current name, Le Trabendo. It is surrounded by a red building ....

 and the Boule Noire. The hall can accommodate 1389 people (for concerts where the audience is standing) or 954 people (for shows with entire audience seated). The floor of the orchestra has a scalable platform that can tilt and rise through a system of hydraulics .

The Inrockuptibles Festival takes place 20 years at La Cigale. La Cigale also hosts the Factory Festival. Pierre Palmade

Pierre Palmade

Pierre Palmade is a French actor and comedian.-Biography:He has done dubbing for the films, Pédale douce and Pédale dure...

 received a Molière in 1993 for his show Go see me at La Cigale.

History

• 1887: La Cigale is built on the site of the former cabaret Boule Noire which was demolished to make room for the new theatre. In those days it had room for about 1000 people and featured theatrical reviews.

• 1894: The theatre is remodeled and enlarged by architect Henry Grandpierre, and ceiling paintings are added by Adolphe Leon Willette. During this period it features performances by luminaries such as Mistinguett
  Mistinguett
  Mistinguett was a French actress and singer, whose birth name was Jeanne Bourgeois. She was at one time the best-paid female entertainer in the world...
  
  , Maurice Chevalier
  Maurice Chevalier
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  , Yvonne Printemps
  Yvonne Printemps
  Yvonne Printemps was a French singer and actress.-Biography:Born Yvonne Wigniolle, she made her debut at the age of 12 in a revue at La Cigale in Paris. She was dancing at the Folies Bergère at age 13...
  
  , Arletty
  Arletty
  Arletty was a French actress, singer, and fashion model.-Life and career:Arletty was born Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat in Courbevoie , to a working-class family. Her early career was dominated by the music hall, and she later appeared in plays and cabaret. Arletty was a stage performer for ten years...
  
  , Raimu
  Raimu
  Raimu was the stage name for the French actor Jules Auguste Muraire .-Biography:Born in Toulon in the Var département, he made his stage debut there in 1899. After coming to the attention of the then great music hall star Félix Mayol who was also from Toulon, in 1908 he was given a chance to work...
  
  , and Max Linder
  Max Linder
  Max Linder was an influential French pioneer of silent film.-Birth and early career:Born Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle in Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France to a Catholic wine-growing family, he grew up with a passion for the theatre and as a young man joined a theatre troupe touring the country...
  
  .

• 1920: The hall is given over to operettas, vaudeville, and avant-garde evenings with Jean Cocteau
  Jean Cocteau
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  . A cabaret opens in the basement of the facility in 1924, but only lasts for three years when it is temporarily replaced by a small music hall called La Fourmi [The Ant].

• 1940: La Cigale is converted to a movie theater specializing in Kung-fu films
  Martial arts film
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  , and later, X-rated movies.

• 1981: The vestibule and auditorium of the theatre is classified a historical monument on December 8, 1981

• 1987: La Cigale as a theatre is reopened by Rita Mitsouko along with Jacques Renault and Fabrice Coat, two former junk dealers and cofounders of the famous Paris nightclub Les Bains Douches. The auditorium is modernized and a system of hydraulics is added. The interior is redecorated by Philippe Starck
  Philippe Starck
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  . Corinne Mimram is appointed art and music director.

• 2007: La Cigale partners with the French telecommunications company, SFR
  SFR
  SFR is a French mobile phone company. It has over 20 million customers, and provides over 4.6 million households with high-speed internet access...
  
   for two years and the name is officially changed to La Cigale SFR.

• 2011 In January Jean-Louis Menanteau becomes the new director general.

Performers

Entertainers who have performed at La Cigale include:

• Superbus
  Superbus (band)
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• The Allman Brothers Band
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• Status Quo
• Jeff Beck
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• Johnny Winter
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• Iggy Pop
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• Charles Trenet
  Charles Trenet
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• Johnny Hallyday
  Johnny Hallyday
  Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...
  
  
• Gorillaz
  Gorillaz
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• Bonnie Tyler
  Bonnie Tyler
  Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
  
  
• Kim Wilde
  Kim Wilde
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• Jango Edwards
  Jango Edwards
  Jango Edwards is an American clown and entertainer who has spent most of his career in Europe, primarily in France, Spain, the Netherlands, and England. His performances are mostly one-man shows in the European cabaret tradition, in which he combines traditional clowning with countercultural and...
  
  
• Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
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• Noir Désir
  Noir Désir
  Noir Désir was a French rock band from Bordeaux. They were active during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, and have had two albums certified double platinum in France and three certified gold. They have been an influence on numerous French musicians including Cali, Louise Attaque and Miossec...
  
  
• Dido
  Dido (singer)
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• Dub Incorporation
  Dub Incorporation
  Dub Incorporation is a reggae band from Saint-Étienne, France together since 1997. They combine a range of styles, including dancehall, dub, ska and even rap...
  
  
• Oasis
  Oasis (band)
  Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
  
  
• Julie Zenatti
  Julie Zenatti
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• Radiohead
  Radiohead
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• Blur
  Blur (band)
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• Page & Plant
• Prince
  Prince (musician)
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• Claude Nougaro
  Claude Nougaro
  Claude Nougaro was a French songwriter and singer.Claude Nougaro was born in Toulouse to a respected French opera singer, Pierre Nougaro, and an Italian piano teacher, Liette Tellini. He was raised by his grandparents in Toulouse where he heard Glenn Miller, Édith Piaf and Louis Armstrong on the...
  
  
• -M-
• Massive Attack
  Massive Attack
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• Manu Chao
  Manu Chao
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• Muse
  Muse (band)
  Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
  
  
• Norah Jones
  Norah Jones
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• Les Rita Mitsouko
  Les Rita Mitsouko
  Les Rita Mitsouko was a French pop rock group formed by guitarist Fred Chichin and singer Catherine Ringer. The duo first performed as Rita Mitsouko at Gibus Club, Paris in 1980...
  
  
• Les Wampas
  Les Wampas
  Les Wampas are a French punk rock/psychobilly band, who refer more exactly to their music as "Yé-yé-punk". The band was formed in Paris in 1983.-Les Wampas vous aiment:...
  
  
• Jenifer Bartoli
  Jenifer Bartoli
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers
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• Vitaa
  Vitaa
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• Placebo
  Placebo (band)
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• Ulver
• Franz Ferdinand
  Franz Ferdinand (band)
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• The Servant
  The Servant (band)
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• Les Wriggles
  Les Wriggles
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• Kokia
  Kokia (singer)
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who performs under the stage name Kokia . She is best known for her songs and "The Power of Smile." She is also recognised for her numerous contributions to anime/game soundtracks, the most notable being "Ai no Melody/Chōwa Oto " for the film...
  
  
• Dandy Warhols
• Europe
  Europe (band)
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• Mark Ronson
  Mark Ronson
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• Eric Clapton
  Eric Clapton
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• Pierre Palmade
  Pierre Palmade
  Pierre Palmade is a French actor and comedian.-Biography:He has done dubbing for the films, Pédale douce and Pédale dure...
  
  
• Angels & Airwaves
  Angels & Airwaves
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• Panic! At The Disco
  Panic! at the Disco
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• Birdy Nam Nam
  Birdy Nam Nam
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• Coldplay
  Coldplay
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Concerts and performances recorded at La Cigale

• Les Wriggles
  Les Wriggles
  Les Wriggles is a French music group. The group's members are Christophe Gendreau, Stéphane Gourdon, Frédéric Volovitch. Until September 2006 the group had 5 members, Antoine Réjasse, and Franck Zerbib have left the group to pursue solo careers...
  
   : La Cigale (DVD - 2003)
• Lofofora
  Lofofora
  Lofofora is a French metal band from Paris. They write songs of protest and denounce some of the failings of the French society. For example, the problems in the underdeveloped outskirts, the hypocrisy of the politics of the French extreme right leagues. Among their titles are "Buvez du cul" and...
  
   : Blades background (CD + DVD - 2004)
• Johnny Hallyday
  Johnny Hallyday
  Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...
  
   : La Cigale 94 (CD - 2004)
• Les Wampas
  Les Wampas
  Les Wampas are a French punk rock/psychobilly band, who refer more exactly to their music as "Yé-yé-punk". The band was formed in Paris in 1983.-Les Wampas vous aiment:...
  
   : Never trust a live! (CD + DVD - 2004)
• Thomas Fersen
  Thomas Fersen
  Thomas Fersen is a French singer-songwriter.During his childhood, he was part of a punk group before playing the piano in café-theatres...
  
   : La Cigale great days (CD + DVD - 2004)
• Mano Negra
  Mano Negra
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   : General Tour
  concert in 1990 included in the DVD Out of Time (2005)
• Bonnie Tyler
  Bonnie Tyler
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   : Bonnie on Tour (2005)
• Robert
  Robert (singer)
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   : Live at La Cigale (CD + DVD - 2005)
• James Blunt
  James Blunt
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   : Live at La Cigale
  bonus DVD with the album Back to Bedlam (2006)
• Vincent Delerm
  Vincent Delerm
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   : La Cigale (2CD +2 DVD - 2007)
• Johnny Hallyday : La Cigale 2007 (CD + DVD - 2007)
• Catherine Ringer
  Catherine Ringer
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   : sings Rita Mitsouko and more
  at La Cigale (CD + DVD - 2008)
• Grand Corps Malade
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   : In Concert (CD + DVD - 2009)
• Booba
  Booba
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   : Autopsie Show (CD - 2010)
• Birdy Nam Nam
  Birdy Nam Nam
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  : Live (2006)