Supersonic is a free-entry rock club near Bastille in Paris's 12th arrondissement, built around live indie, garage and post-punk gigs most nights of the week. Since opening in 2016 at 9 Rue Biscornet, it has run on a plain model - no cover charge, several bands a night, and a second room next door - that has made it one of the busiest guitar-music rooms in a city whose nightlife tilts heavily electronic. This guide covers what Supersonic programmes, the two rooms, the practical details, and how to track its calendar on Mood.
What Supersonic is
Supersonic works on a free-concert model: typically three sets a night across indie rock, garage, post-punk, synthwave, psych and power-pop, most of the week, with the bar rather than the door covering the room. That volume is the point - it functions less as a promoter's occasional venue and more as a nightly rock club where you can turn up without a ticket and find a band playing.
In Mood's data, across the 43 Supersonic dates listed for July 2026 the top genres are alternative and indie rock, with post-punk third - a guitar-led room in a city whose July board is led by electronic, house and techno. That contrast is what makes it distinct: Supersonic is where Paris's guitar scene concentrates while the rest of the calendar leans to the dancefloor.
Two rooms: the Club and Supersonic Records
The address holds two adjacent spaces. The main Supersonic Club is the late room - open into the early hours Tuesday through Saturday, with the tribute nights and aftershows. Next door, Supersonic Records began as a record shop and has since converted into a second concert hall of roughly 180 capacity, so a busy night can run bands across both rooms.
It is worth being plain about scale: these are small standing rooms, not a seated theatre. In Mood's data Supersonic's events average 0.14 on the seating feature against a citywide 0.45 - near the bottom of the Paris scale, which fits a stand-at-the-front rock club rather than a concert hall with rows.
The programming: new bands, tributes and aftershows
Three strands run through the calendar. There are new and touring indie bands most nights; a run of Sunday tribute sets, like the Arctic Monkeys tribute at Supersonic, that pull a singalong crowd; and late aftershows tied to bigger gigs elsewhere in the city. French garage and post-punk acts sit alongside international names passing through.
In Mood's data the room reads 0.65 on organicness and just 0.41 on polish, against a Paris average of 0.49 and 0.57 - live-band, rough-edged nights rather than produced DJ sets. That is the trade Supersonic makes on purpose: it is not a room chasing gloss, and the free-entry model keeps the barrier to walking in low.
Getting there and practical notes
Supersonic sits at 9 Rue Biscornet in the 12th, a short walk from the Bastille interchange on metro lines 1, 5 and 8. Entry to the concerts is generally free, the bar runs a happy-hour window early in the evening, and the rooms stay open late on weekends. Because the model is free and first-come, popular tribute nights and aftershows fill early - arriving before the headline set is the safe move. For the full run of what is on, the Paris rock events calendar tracks Supersonic alongside the city's other guitar rooms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Supersonic in Paris free to get in?
Supersonic runs on a free-concert model - most nights you can walk in without a ticket, with the bar rather than a door charge supporting the room. Some special events and aftershows may differ, so it is worth checking the specific listing, but the everyday programme of indie and rock bands is free entry, which is the venue's whole idea.
Where is Supersonic in Paris?
Supersonic is at 9 Rue Biscornet in the 12th arrondissement, near Place de la Bastille. The nearest metro is Bastille, on lines 1, 5 and 8. The venue spans two adjacent rooms - the main Supersonic Club and Supersonic Records, a former record shop turned second concert hall.
What kind of music does Supersonic play?
Supersonic programmes guitar music above all - indie rock, garage, post-punk, psych, power-pop and synthwave, with occasional French rap and pop nights. In Mood's data its July listings are led by alternative and indie rock, with post-punk third. It leans live-band rather than DJ-led, which sets it apart from most of the Paris nightlife calendar.
What's on at Supersonic this month?
Mood is tracking 43 Supersonic dates for July 2026, from new-band bills to Sunday tributes and late aftershows. The calendar updates as nights are confirmed, and because entry is free and rooms are small, the busier nights fill fast. The full listing is on Mood.
Supersonic is the rare Paris room where the guitar scene, not the dancefloor, sets the schedule. The full calendar - every band, every night, free entry included - is on Mood's Paris events page.
